FEMA-built Housing.wmv   Jan. 18, 2010

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The Governor of American Samoa announced that FEMA contractors will build homes to replace some 

of the 275 dwellings destroyed by the tsunami.

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About 70 applicants chose a FEMA-built home, which will require relocating some homesites. 

Others chose to rebuild on their own with the help of a FEMA cash grant.

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The concrete block homes are based on designs from the American Samoa Development Bank and 

meet standards of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department

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Gov. Togiola Tulafono

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January 11, 2010, Amanave, AS

"Today indeed is a historic day for all of us for I can stand here to speak on behalf of the 

government and the people of American Samoa, and especially for the Etuale family, to say that 

we have never seen the speed of relief and recovery that we have seen after this disaster, in 

any other case before.

"Chief, it's our pleasure to be able to work with FEMA to bring relief to your family and I 

hope, and we are anxious to see the construction happening and looking forward to coming back 

and seeing you move into your new house."

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Terrie Zuiderhoek, FEMA Operations Section Chief

"This is a new beginning for both the village and the family. After months of study and 

analysis and planning, the American Samoan government and FEMA, along with the Permanent 

Housing Task Force, has come up with a plan to provide permanent housing construction for 

those families whose homes were destroyed and have selected to have the direct housing 

approach where FEMA will provide them with a concrete-built house."

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Faatea Etuale, High Talking Chief, Amanave

"When we looked down where our house was there was no house at all. So the house that was 

lost, we built it by ourselves. So I have to say thank you to the FEMA and the federal 

government for assisting us while we are on a very bad situation."

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For more information go to www.fema.gov or www.americansamoa.gov