American Samoa vs Western Samoa
I wanted to piggyback off of Holeva's blog post from last week. I wanted to give a little history of Samoa as a whole and then American Samoa vs Western Samoa.
Samoa is composed of 15 islands, 6 of which encompass American Samoa and the other 9 encompass Western Samoa. In 1878, the United States worked up a treaty with Samoa to create a naval base in its capital, Pago Pago. Then during the World Wars, it was divided up by the rising powers, but "By 1904 the eastern islands had all been ceded to the United States, although the U.S. Congress did not formally accept the deeds of cession until Feb. 20, 1929" (Britannica). But, the officials of Samoa did not have any real power. In 1951, American Samoa was overseen by the Department of Interior and the U.S. appointed a governor. But, by 1977 the citizens of American Samoa elected their first governor and have done so ever since. In 1988, they even elected a Samoan congressman to the House of Representatives. However, keep in mind, the people of American Samoa are not U.S. citizens. Refer to Holeva's blog for more reference.
Some say that American Samoa seems dirtier, but is that due to the development and mimicking of American culture? Is it because Western Samoa is untouched by America and more natural? Here is a video of a missionary's perspective and experience in both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIy41K-OM2g
Here is the link to the history I drew from: https://www.britannica.com/place/American-Samoa
Samoa is composed of 15 islands, 6 of which encompass American Samoa and the other 9 encompass Western Samoa. In 1878, the United States worked up a treaty with Samoa to create a naval base in its capital, Pago Pago. Then during the World Wars, it was divided up by the rising powers, but "By 1904 the eastern islands had all been ceded to the United States, although the U.S. Congress did not formally accept the deeds of cession until Feb. 20, 1929" (Britannica). But, the officials of Samoa did not have any real power. In 1951, American Samoa was overseen by the Department of Interior and the U.S. appointed a governor. But, by 1977 the citizens of American Samoa elected their first governor and have done so ever since. In 1988, they even elected a Samoan congressman to the House of Representatives. However, keep in mind, the people of American Samoa are not U.S. citizens. Refer to Holeva's blog for more reference.
Some say that American Samoa seems dirtier, but is that due to the development and mimicking of American culture? Is it because Western Samoa is untouched by America and more natural? Here is a video of a missionary's perspective and experience in both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIy41K-OM2g
Here is the link to the history I drew from: https://www.britannica.com/place/American-Samoa
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