Archive for Category: "american somoa"
Life Underwater in American Samoa
As a child, I coveted the Little Mermaid’s life. Not only was this girl born a princess, but she got to stay at the pool all day and nobody ever told her it was adult swim. Some kids get all the luck. I firmly believed that I was a much more logical candidate for princess of the seas.
Ghosts of Samoans Past: Living with Superstition
“When you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer, superstition ain’t the way…” Stevie Wonder’s song, “Superstition,” thumped away on my iPod. What a perfect song to listen to on my walk to school in American Samoa
Eating Samoan Style
Random online statistics say that American Samoa is the most obese place on the planet. From what I can see, this is due to two things: the Samoan diet and Samoan food
BBQs, Boat Races, and Beer: Flag Day in Samoa
April 17th is American Samoa’s biggest holiday: flag day. Or maybe it’s the 18th. No one really seems to be sure. But whatever the date is, flag day is a very big deal
Discovering My Whiteness in American Samoa
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only white person in the world. I know this sound more than a bit extreme, but as someone who is used to being a comfortable majority you must forgive me as I adjust to this whole minority concept
