En agosto de 1993, los residentes samoanos de Seattle se reúnen en el campo de juegos Jefferson Park Playfield para su primer "Aso Mo Samoa" o Día de la Comunidad Samoana. El evento de un día de duración celebra la herencia cultural samoana y conmemora la relación política entre la Samoa Americana y los Estados Unidos. Esta actividad de todo el día incluye ceremonias y danzas tradicionales, comida de las islas, e incluso partidos de cricket, el pasatiempo entrañable del pueblo Samoano.
"Aso Mo Samoa" o Día de la Comunidad Samoana, comienza en el campo de juegos Jefferson Park Playfield en Seattle, en agosto de 1993.
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 11/30/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9654
Sources:
Cassie Chinn, “Narrative Report: Asian Pacific Islander Americans in Southeast Seattle,” December 15, 2009, The Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, Washington; George Foster, “Samoa Comes to S. Holly St. (Taamu Faiumu became chief),” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 1, 1975, p. A-5; J. J. Jensen, "Pasefika Helps Celebrate Pacific Islanders' Heritage," The Seattle Times, August 13, 2004, p. E-2; Phuong Cat Le, “A Swinging Sport for the Whole Family.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 18, 2001, p. A-1; Barbara Burns McGrath, “Seattle Fa'a Samoa (Samoans in Seattle, Washington),” The Contemporary Pacific, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Fall 2002); David A. Takami, Shared Dreams: A History of Asians and Pacific Americans in Washington State (Seattle: Washington Centennial Commission, 1989); Teresa Talerico, “Samoans Celebrate their Roots,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Aug 29, 1998, p. C-1.
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