Samoan Islands

Polynesian section the Pacific there are seventeen separate islands. Located in the center of the Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia is the Samoan island. The Spaniards and Portuguese encountered the first islanders, up until then the islands of Micronesia was owned by Germany. The main focus is in the Polynesian triangle not the earliest islander, but the largest population that lies within the clutter of islands, this would be Samoan island. Learning about the land histories of economics and ways

people living in this world with different culture diversity, and ways of making a living. American Samoans are one of these countries with different cultures and different ways of living. Living life in American Samoa is more unique from other countries. First of all, living life in American Samoa is easier then any other countries as far as I know. In American Samoa we get food free because the Samoans mainly live off the land. There is no house or rent payment. The people of Samoa grow their own

these perceptions eventually changed over time. Many westerners categorised the pacific islands as a land of paradise which caused for heavy sexualisation of the islands. Others observed the Pacific Islands as a place of savagery. These views of the pacific became strengthened and/or weakened by the works of American and European Explorers and Ethnographers such as Margaret Mead. In effect, western

GROWING UP SAMOAN, IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND. IDENTITY. ADAPTATION. ACCULTURATION. The purpose of this essay is to describe the Samoan culture as an indigenous culture prior to contact with western civilisation. The changes that came with the advent of Christianity. Samoan migration to Aotearoa New Zealand particularly during the influx of sought after workers, from 1950s to1980s. The impact on Samoan families when employment was threatened by decreased workload and disgruntled New Zealanders.

categorised the Pacific islands as a land of paradise which caused for the heavy sexualisation of the islands. Others observed the Pacific Islands as a place of savagery. These views of the Pacific became strengthened and/or weakened by the works of American and European Explorers and Ethnographers such as Margaret Mead. In effect, western thought unavoidably affects the Pacific people by how they view oneself and that of the western world. Western perspectives of the Pacific Islands have a wide spectrum

pathologized in the Samoan community.. I am not entirely sure if the blame is on fast-food industries or it has something to do with our unique genes. I grew up in American Samoa, a small island southwest of Hawaii, and health is not a priority in my community. One health challenge that I have witnessed while growing up in Samoa is the growing rate of obesity among the community. According to the World Health Organization records, 95% of the populations are overweight. Most Samoans depend heavily on

officially the Independent State of Samoa (In Samoan: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa), previously known as Western Samoa is an Oceanian nation in the South Pacific Ocean entailing its two primary islands: Upolu and Savai’i. Polynesian explorers were said to have arrived on the island thousands of years ago, however its oldest known site of human occupation was the settlement of Mulifauna on the island of Upolu, which dates back to about 1000 BC. The Samoans have many imperative social and spiritual

Western Samoa to New Zealand in 1920. Mau Movement (Black Saturday)- Causes/Event Like most colonial powers, New Zealand paternalistic policies towards the Samoans, in result of this, officials felt a duty or favor towards Samoa in order to ‘modernise’ the Samoan society by developing the health, economic, and education systems throughout the Island,without full understanding of the people or their culture. Because of this attitude held by New Zealanders, Samoa began to hold great resentment towards

səˈmoʊ.ə/; Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa, [aˈmɛɾika ˈsaːmʊa]; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.[2] American Samoa consists of five main islands and two coral atolls. The largest and most populous island is Tutuila, with the Manuʻa Islands, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island also included in the territory. American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga

girls, and act as girls in everyday Samoan life. The first aspect of the video I found interesting was how it seemed that the Fa’afaine are a new trend and sect of Samoan society. What I found interesting was how the arrival of the European missioniaries correlated with the explosion of transvestism. What also fascinated me was how after the European’s came, the girls of Samoa seemed to be overshadowed and replaced. I found it intersting how the traditional Samoan female roles of