Category: American Samoa
American Samoa’s Fono celebrates 75 years
On Thursday, November 30, 2023, American Samoa’s legislature, the Fono, celebrated the 75th...
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Pacific territorial delegates help pass COFA renewals
Delegates Amata Radewagen Coleman (R) of American Samoa, James Moylan (R) of Guam, and Gregorio...
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#TBT: November 9, 2023
A settlement was reached in London by November 9, 1899, between Germany and the United Kingdom...
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Fishing restrictions threaten the tuna industry in American Samoa
American Samoa has been an inspiration to marine conservationists. The National Marine Sanctuary...
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#TBT: October 5, 2023
Varying tsunami runup heights (elevations of farthest points inland reached by the tsunami) on the...
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American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam at the forefront of US-China tensions
As tensions rise between the US and China, the territories of American Samoa, Northern Mariana...
Read More#TBT: August 31, 2023
On August 17, 1924, Margaret Mead arrived in American Samoa to begin fieldwork for her doctoral...
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American Samoa and decolonization, in context
In October of 2022, the US Supreme Court discussed hearing a case that could have overturned the...
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#TBT: July 27, 2023
On July 27, 2009, the American Samoa Quarter sculpted by Charles L. Vickers was released; it was...
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In American Samoa, fa’afafine, and fa’afatama celebrations despite lack of legal protections
In American Samoa and Samoa, there are more than two genders, with recent events celebrating those...
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#TBT: June 22, 2023
On June 13, 1722, Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to sight the Samoan...
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#TBT: May 11, 2023
Nora Stewart Coleman (December 11, 1920–May 11, 2005) was the First Lady of #AmericanSamoa during...
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