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Ava Bowl - photo courtesy of Jean P. Haydon Museum of American Samoa
June 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed President Biden’s signing into law on June 13 the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act (H.R. 3525). 

Issues:Culture

June 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the national Juneteenth holiday, created just last year through the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

Issues:Culture

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WWII Memorial
June 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed a response to her request to the Secretary of the Navy to name ships after the territories.

Issues:Military

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American Samoa Flag raised at the National Museum of American History
June 14, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the addition of the flag of American Samoa to the ring of flags surrounding the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the National Mall in the nation’s capital.

Issues:Culture

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Congresswoman Amata and Secretary of Defense Austin at the US Capitol Rotunda (Dec. 9, 2021)
June 13, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the U.S. Army’s 247th birthday, marking the Army’s beginning on June 14, 1775.

Issues:Military

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Flag flying in American Samoa.
June 13, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the 245th anniversary of the United States Flag.

Issues:Culture

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Women Veterans Day 2022
June 12, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Women Veterans Day (Sunday, 12 June), sometimes called Women Veterans Appreciation Day, a day to honor the service of women who help defend the United States and the cause of freedom.

Issues:Veterans

June 10, 2022
Talofa, In 2022, the people in American Samoa and their leaders are focused on preserving balance between our proven allegiance as a people to the nation we love, and the historical achievement of autonomy that defines a federal-territorial relationship unlike any other under the American flag.

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CODEL with the wreath from the US Congress for the Cemetery
June 9, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was in London on Memorial Day for a special wreath laying at Cambridge American Cemetery, where many U.S. Service Members who fought in World War II are buried. The tour and ceremony at the Cemetery included a wreath on behalf of the U.S. Congress.