American Samoa
Pago Pago's home
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific, comprising several islands east of independent Samoa.
Residents are U.S. nationals but not citizens by birth.
The territory is known for its tuna canneries and as the southernmost point of U.S. soil: My cousin enlisted from American Samoa.
Polynesian person or tongue
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- navigatorsThose who direct travel
wayfinding · outrigger · canoe · oral history · ancestral · migration · tattoo · taro
Chain of scattered islands
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
coral reef · tropical · subtropical · harbor · lagoon · coastline · marine · biodiversity
Not legally chartered
- U.S. territoryAmerican-governed non-state land
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- local governmentRegional civic administration
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
jurisdiction · annexation · residency · territorial · Constitution · federal · cession · treaty
Culture passed by speech
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- village lifeExistence in small settlements
- communalShared by a community
Samoan
Polynesian person or tongue
- PolynesiaEastern Oceania's island groups
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
navigators · wayfinding · outrigger · canoe · oral history · ancestral · migration · tattoo · taro · coconut
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
- South PacificOcean region near Oceania
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- OceaniaPacific island collective
volcanic · coral reef · tropical · subtropical · harbor · lagoon · coastline · marine · biodiversity · fauna
unincorporated
Not legally chartered
- U.S. territoryAmerican-governed non-state land
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- local governmentRegional civic administration
self-governance · jurisdiction · annexation · residency · territorial · Constitution · federal · cession · treaty · naval station
oral tradition
Culture passed by speech
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- village lifeExistence in small settlements
- Interior DepartmentBLM, National Park Service, NPS, USGS, public lands
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Vanuatu
- national parksYellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier National Park
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
- Pacific RimAustralia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Philippines
American SamoaU.S. state
Federal republic subdivision
Hawaii · Texas · California · Alaska · Washington D.C.
America, American, Americans, Samoa, Americana, Americano, Americanize, Americanized, Americanizing