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AMERICAN SAMOA

Pacific Island Paradise

Where in the world is American Samoa?

A COUNTRY OF TWO FLAGS

SEAL

Language

• A E I O U F G L M N P S T V (H K R)

• Formal (taught)

• Informal

• English (most Samoans are Samoan/English bilingual)

• He who starts another quarrel shall be turned into a rock in the very place he stands."

• Sa toe faapea atu le toeaina, afai ae toe misa oulua o le a liu ma'a loa i le mea o lo'o tu ai."

Sina and Her Eel (Tuna)

Oral Tradition

Pule Tasi

Sports

Tsunami 10/05/09

Flag DayApril 17, 2009

Sources

• http://americansamoa.gov/faq.htm• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ws.htmlhttp://amsam

oa.net/facts• http://www.polynesia.com/samoa/interesting-facts.html• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/520589/Samoa• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoans• http://www.ipacific.com/samoa/speak.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_language• http://www.nps.gov/npsa/photosmultimedia/index.htm• http://gohawaii.about.com/od/amsamoaphotos/American_Samoa_Photos.htm• http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/as.htm• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1842.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Samoa#Dance• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siapo• http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/mead-preview.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_American_Samoa• http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/mead-preview.html• http://www.nps.gov/npsa/historyculture/people.htm

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