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About American Samoa

Declared September 29, 2009

Members of Bravo Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry off-load much needed humanitarian supplies. American Samoa officials asked FEMA to establish this distribution center in the village of Asili to help the local community. FEMA/Casey Deshong 
Members of Bravo Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry off-load much needed humanitarian supplies. American Samoa officials asked FEMA to establish this distribution center in the village of Asili to help the local community. FEMA/Casey Deshong  

The Samoa Islands are part of Polynesia, a triangular area of the Pacific bounded by Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island. The Samoa Islands have been populated for 3,000 years, but known to the Western world for little more than two centuries. So important is Samoa to Polynesian culture that some believe this was where all Polynesian people originated.

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Last Modified: Wednesday, 11-Aug-2010 14:40:55 EDT