Learning the traditional Samoan dance was going to take practice. As a full-time teacher, she wasn’t sure how she would fit it into her busy schedule. She asked for help from two Samoan girls in ...

She asked for help from two Samoan girls in her class. "They were very keen, gathered a few of their other friends and sisters and got to work creating the dance for me.

Vincent Schimdt has helped a Samoan citizen get home from the Middle East following a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Two of Abbey Tufue-Wood's students teach her a traditional Samoan dance to perform for her Samoan husband at their wedding. Steve Carell 's prom gift stuns California students hit by wildfires ...

Samoan culture was on full display during the Mater Dei High School choir’s 2025 spring concert. In a now-viral social media post, the class choir can be seen performing “Pese O Le Tatau,” a ...

BYU student Josephina Lealaitafea wins Miss Samoa USA contest. On August 1, 2024, Lealaitafea was crowned the first Miss Samoa USA after 15 years. (Courtesy of Josephina Lealaitafea) ...

High school students have celebrated Samoan Language Week by showcasing their cultural heritage through Bible readings, prayers, singing, and dancing. Papatoetoe high school Samoan language teacher ...

Josephina Lealaitafea of Provo, center, won the Miss Samoa USA contest on Aug. 2, in Las Vegas, Nev. With her, from left, are the other contestants, Elepe Lafaele, Desiree Washington, Mariel ...

Keona Grace Masuno, 17, was one of 24 students who left their homes in American Samoa last month to attend the Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy.

With names like plastic, navigating identity is an ongoing journey, particularly amongst the diaspora. So, for many families living on Australia's Gold Coast; cultural lessons in Siva Samoa or the ...