Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of ...

Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Morgan Sloss / BuzzFeed Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, you've likely seen or heard about our tattoos. Fun fact: the English word ...

When Abbey Tufue-Wood started planning her wedding, she had more on her to-do list than to choose flowers and cakes. She was also needed to learn how to dance. But not just any dance, a Siva. “Doing ...

We saw this fun listing on the city's event calendar and wanted to pass it along! The Asia Pacific Cultural Center, in partnership with Clover Park High School, will present a full day of authentic ...

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James and Annamaria Unutoa demonstrate a traditional Samoan dance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pasefika Roots Institute of Language and Cultural Arts on August 4, 2025. Pastor Samuel Fiu ...

A group of Samoan tribal members held a traditional ceremony Tuesday with Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and Police Chief Sean Case, aimed at growing a “strong and harmonious relationship among ...

Royal tours have their pressures – and the King has experienced plenty of these during his time in Australia this week. His next destination, though – the island of Samoa, where he and the Queen ...

King Charles got into the island vibes in the Pacific as he started his first full day in Samoa! Charles, 75, wore a white bush jacket trimmed with embroidery by the Samoan School of Fine Art as he ...