1964 Samoa-ga Seattle waxay sameeyeen Kaniisadda Isku-keenista Kiristaanka Samoan ee koonfurbari Seattle. Waxay u doorteen Folasa Titialii inuu noqdo baadarigooda. Isku-keenista labaad ee reer Samoan waxay ahayd Kulanka Kowaad ee Samoa ee Ilaahay, oo samaysmay 1971. Tan kadib, kaniisadaha Samoan ee Seattle way bateen, iyagoo ugu deeqaya barashada baybalka iyo adeegyo Samoa-ga dhexdooda. Kaniisadahani waxa ku kulmayay qoysaska iyo saaxiibada waxay iskugu gudbinayeen waxyaabaha reer Samoa qiimayn jireen sida addeecidda dadka waawayn, ilaalinta carruurta ee qoyska, iyo daryeelka xubnaha bulshada. Horaantii kaniisaduhu waxay ahaayeen qaar aan caan ahayn waxay gaadhi jireen oo kaliya kuwa ka tirsan iyo qoysaskooda, laakiin si tartiib tartiib ah waxay gaadheen dadka kale ee jaarka iyo dadka kale ee u baahan.
Bulshada Samoa waxay samaysay kaniisaddoodii ugu horaysay ee Seattle 1964.
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 11/30/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9651
Sources:
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