Category: Context of islands
#TBT: October 30, 2025
On October 30, 2012, the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office hosted Holger Droessler, then...
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#TBT: October 23, 2025
On October 23, 2018, Yutu became a typhoon and then caused catastrophic destruction on Tinian and...
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#TBT: October 16, 2025
Peter Tali Coleman (R) was the first and only person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of...
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American Samoa confronts food safety gaps
On June 16, Governor Pulaali’i Nokolao Pula (R) called an emergency meeting in Pago Pago, the...
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#TBT: October 9, 2025
About a century ago, some St. Thomians in the US Virgin Islands lived in traditional thatch-roofed...
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Brain drain crisis in the US territories is a hidden threat to economic stability
In the last 20 years, US territories have faced a serious problem: the loss of population. For...
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#TBT: October 2, 2025
Richard Barrett Lowe was the governor (and fifth appointed civil governor) of American Samoa and...
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#TBT: September 25, 2025
Dutch privateer Boudewijn Hendricksz attacks San Juan on September 25, 1625, and resides in La...
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Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt
By Justin Dunnavant, University of California, Los Angeles “For a long time now, a large number of...
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#TBT: September 18, 2025
From September to October 1895, Andrew Jenson toured the Samoan islands, including American Samoa,...
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How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will impact the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico’s rum Industry
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) signed HR 1 into law, referred to as the “One Big...
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Democracy in the US territories, in context
Being a part of the United States, but not represented as a state, ensures the territories’...
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