Category: American Samoa
Coconut Colonialism: Mediators
According to a famous Samoan proverb, the pathway to leadership is through service (ʻO le ala i le...
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Coconut Colonialism: Builders
When Samoa came under formal German and American control in 1900, the world around the islands was...
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Coconut Colonialism: Performers
On long journeys on ships and railways, from Sydney to Hamburg and San Francisco to Chicago, the...
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Coconut Colonialism: Planters
Plantation agriculture reshaped Samoa in fundamental ways. As Euro-American settlers turned the...
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Coconut Colonialism: Coconuts
As nourishment for body and mind, the coconut has fed Samoans for millennia. Coconut trees are...
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Where the territories stand on marijuana laws
As President Joe Biden announced he would pardon all prior federal offenses of marijuana...
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American Samoa reelects most legislators and rejects more autonomy in midterm elections
Results from the November 8 general election in American Samoa were finalized on November 15 with...
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What does Veterans Day Mean to the US Territories?
On November 11, Americans celebrated Veterans Day. This federal holiday honors veterans of the...
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American Samoa to vote on new constitution
The last gathering of the American Constitutional Convention took place on September 17, 1787. It...
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Supreme Court decides not to hear American Samoans’ bid for birthright citizenship
On Monday, October 17, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up a case asking whether...
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Why doesn’t the government of American Samoa want US Citizenship?
The United States is often criticized for neglecting its territories. Politically, socially, and...
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The Samoan football phenomenon: A remnant of American imperialism
Another weekend of college football madness approaches. Rowdy students roar with anticipation as...
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