The talanoa closed with a shared understanding that safeguarding Samoa’s living heritage is a collective journey—one that ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Samoan Heritage Week festivities are underway in Hawaii. To celebrate, the Honolulu office of the American Samoan Government is hosting a week-long program, including a ...

Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Morgan Sloss / BuzzFeed Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, you've likely seen or heard about our tattoos. Fun fact: the English word ...

Towering, yet soft-spoken, Samoan Father Pale Schmidt is gently calling Samoans in Anchorage back to their spiritual homeland — the Catholic Church. Using the native language of the tiny Pacific ...

New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond superstition: The matalafi plant, which has been used for generations in ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KGTV) — Saturday marked 36 years of celebrating the rich Samoan culture in Oceanside. Several families came out in droves to honor the Annual Oceanside Samoan Cultural Celebration ...

Mater Dei High School senior football player Tupua Seanoa carries his Samoan heritage with him on the field every week through his family and their music. Since Seanoa was a freshman, his family has ...

Frankie Luvu, WSU's Boa from Samoa, is now with the New York Jets (Photo: Raj Mehta, USA TODAY Sports) PULLMAN — A Samoan male is 56 times more likely to play in the NFL than non-Samoan Americans, ...

Samoans are the most overrepresented ethnic group in the NFL. They are 56% more likely than any other ethnic group to make it to the professional level and on average make up 3% of the NFL. The Samoan ...