Posted by LUTU PENI III T.L.P. BROWN {198.81.26.48} on June 17, 2003 at 12:16:21:
In Reply to: thanks for answering the question, "do you think Am. Samoa is better than Samoa?" posted by blessing {168.212.159.11} on May 14, 2003 at 18:27:27:
I'AM A FIRM BELIEVER, THAT AMERICAN SAMOA IS BY FAR THE BEST THAN OUR
NEIGHBORING SISTER ISLAND " SAMOA ", HERE'S WHY. AMERICAN SAMOA HAS
BECOME MORE ADVANCED TODAY IN IT'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AS WELL AS IT'S TECHNOLOGY, AND SOUND ECONOMICAL STRUCTURE. THOUGH,THE
" WHEELS OF PROGRESS " IN THE ECONOMY IS A BIT SLOWER, PEOPLE OF THE
TERRITORY STILL THRIVE AND DO MAKE THE BEST OF IT. SAMOA IN CONTRAST,
IS HIGHLY RICH AND DEEP ROOTED IN TRUE SAMOAN CULTURE, CUSTOM, AND
TRADITIONS, AND THEIR RESPECT IS EARNED. BUT THEY FEEL IN THE ECONOMI
-CAL SENSE, THEY ARE NOT MAKING IT, THEIR ECONOMY IS SLOW AND POOR.
A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM " SAMOA " HAVE TRAVELED TO AMERICAN SAMOA THROUGH
THE YEARS IN RECORD NUMBERS, ONLY TO LIVE IN WITH RELATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING TO RECEIVE THEM. THERE IS A HIGH POPULATION OF SAMOANS
FROM SAMOA WHO HAVE BEEN STRIVING TO LOOK FOR JOBS, ONLY TO FIND OUT
THAT THEIR FRUSTRATION GROWS BIGGER THAN THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS. ONLY
A MINUTE PERCENT WILL MAKE IT, AND WITH VERY CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
TIME. PEOPLE OF " SAMOA " REALLY ENJOY ACCLIMATED CONDITIONS AND THE
FREEDOM IN THE TERRITORY. AS FOR " SAMOA ", THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS,
VILLAGE, AND CIVIL LAWS THAT NEED TO BE OBSERVED. PUNISHMENT UNDER
THESE LAWS ARE SEVERE, IN AMERICAN SAMOA, THE ADOPTED LAWS OF THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION PREVAILS BECAUSE " YOU " AS A NATIONAL OF THE U.S. HAS A
RIGHT TO THE " DUE PROCESS OF THE LAW ", A RIGHT TO COUNCIL, A RIGHT
TO AN ATTORNEY TO PROVE YOUR INNOCENCE. YOU SEE, LIFE IN THE TERRITORY
IS IS EQUALLY BENEFITING OR DISADVANTAGE DEPENDING IN HOW YOU MAKE OF
IT. THAT MEANS, A GOOD EDUCATION, A WELL FOCUSED MIND IN SETTING YOUR
" GOALS ", AND A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN LIFE.
WHEN DAD RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AFTER SERVING IN
THREE WARS ( WORLD WAR II, THE KOREAN WAR, AND THE VIETNAM WAR )WE
CAME HOME TO AMERICAN SAMOA IN 1964 AND STARTED OUR LIVES. I HAVE SEEN
MANY OF THE CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS, POSITIVE CHANGES, NEW DEVELOP-
MENT IN OUR URBAN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROSPEROUS
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, AND MANY MORE. AMERICAN SAMOA IS
FAR AHEAD IN EVERYTHING, BUT WE HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR IT.
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