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Fitzpatrick, Matthew P. "Embodying Empire: European Tattooing and German Colonial Power*." Past & Present 234, no. 1 (January 29, 2017): 101–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtw047.

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Abstract Via an investigation of the broader historical conditions of European tattooing practices, this article argues that the example of the last German Governor of Samoa, Erich Schultz, demonstrates the key role of the body in colonial entanglements. By allowing himself to be tattooed in Samoan style, Schultz signalled his strong affinity with Samoan social practices and politics. Not merely indicative of a subjective shift, his tattooing also furthered his authority as a German colonial official. At a time when other European officials, including Germans in other colonies, shied away from engaging with the cultural and political practices of those they governed, Schultz and other German officials in Samoa self-consciously sought to colonize the Samoans while accepting and employing Samoan symbols of authority.
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Steele, Matthew S., and Stephen T. McGarvey. "Expression of Anger by Samoan Adults." Psychological Reports 79, no. 3_suppl (December 1996): 1339–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3f.1339.

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A modified version of Spielberger's 1988 Anger Expression Inventory including four Samoan culture-specific anger terms was administered to 593 adult American and Western Samoans, 25 to 55 years, to assess intrasample age, sex, and location differences and to examine its cross-cultural utility by an exploratory factor analysis. American Samoans men's and women's scores showed greater difficulty controlling anger than Western Samoan men and women, American Samoan males scored higher on Anger-Out and Samoan anger expression than Western Samoan men, and Western Samoan women scored higher on Anger-Out and higher on Samoan anger expression than Western Samoan men. Factor analysis showed that Spielberger's original factor structure was replicated in all subpopulations except American Samoan women. Control of anger, a Samoan cultural core value, appears to be more difficult in modern American Samoans of both sexes compared with the more traditional Western Samoans. Among American Samoan women, we speculate that role expansion may be responsible for their heterogeneous factor structure of anger expression.
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Rimoni, Fuapepe. "Tama Samoa: Exploring Identities in Secondary School." New Zealand Annual Review of Education 22 (December 19, 2017): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.26686/nzaroe.v22i0.4151.

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This paper draws on a recent doctoral study which demonstrated ways that Tama Samoa (Samoan boys) enact their identities as Samoans authentically within the New Zealand secondary school context. Identity is complex and is not generally taken into consideration in the literature on education success and achievement of Pacific students in New Zealand. Recognising Pacific identities as being fluid, diverse and multi-dimensional, and engaging with the voices of tama Samoa enables a greater understanding and thus better support for tama Samoa and their educational success within the secondary school context.
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Armstrong, Karen. "American Exceptionalism in American Samoa." Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 33, no. 2 (January 1, 2008): 49–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v33i2.116437.

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American Samoa has been a territory of the United States for 108 years. For fifty ears of this period, American Samoa was administered by the U.S. Navy. Thepolicies of the naval administration established practices of militarization—that is, integrating the military and its values into the lives of the locals—that continue today. Significant numbers of American Samoans serve in the various branches of the U.S. military; Samoans participate in, and support, the ‘incoherent empire’ of the United States. The ideology of ‘American exceptionalism’—the incorporation of democracy, freedom and human rights as features purportedly distinguishing U.S. imperialist practice from its colonizing forebears—was never effectively part of the administration of American Samoa. Nevertheless, when debating their future political status, Samoans choose to keep the present political arrangement as long as they can control their land and titles system and practice faʻaSamoa, the Samoan way.
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Vaa, Leulu Felise. "The Future of Western Samoan Migration to New Zealand." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 1, no. 2 (June 1992): 313–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/011719689200100206.

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The history of Samoan migration to New Zealand, a demographic profile of the migrants, and the future of such migration are discussed. Migration became a serious phenomenon after independence in 1962, with primarily young, unskilled workers moving to take up jobs in the agricultural and service sectors. Remaining essentially unchanged since 1962, New Zealand's immigration policy gives preferential treatment to Western Samoans and recognizes their valuable labor contribution. The future of migration to New Zealand is discussed in the context of the costs and benefits to Western Samoa. Contrary to some observers, the author argues that emigration has been beneficial rather than deleterious to Western Samoa's development and predicts the continuation of Samoan migration to New Zealand, Australia, United States and other countries, with increased emphasis on family reunion.
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Norris, Pauline, Marianna Churchward, Fuafiva Fa'alau, and Cecilia Va’ai. "Understanding and use of antibiotics amongst Samoan people in New Zealand." Journal of Primary Health Care 1, no. 1 (2009): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc09030.

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INTRODUCTION: Use of antibiotics is high in Samoa and this may affect the expectations and patterns of antibiotic use of Samoans in New Zealand. AIM: This study examined the understanding and reported use of antibiotics amongst Samoans in New Zealand. METHODS: In-depth interviews were held with 13 Samoans in New Zealand. These interviews were analysed and used to develop a questionnaire that was administered to 112 Samoans attending health care facilities in New Zealand. RESULTS: Many participants had little understanding of antibiotics. Less than 2% identified the correct purpose for antibiotics, and 66% thought they were used to relieve pain. Respondents regarded a wide range of medicines (including some which they regularly took) as antibiotics. They frequently attributed colds and flu to environmental conditions (96%), and regarded antibiotics as a useful treatment for them (81%). They reported stopping taking antibiotics before finishing the course. Very few (8%) were aware of antibiotic resistance. DISCUSSION: Health care practitioners cannot assume that patients share a Western scientific understanding of which illnesses are caused by microbes, or what antibiotics are or do. People may have significant confusion about the medicines they take. Samoans, whether they are born in New Zealand or not, may hold traditional Samoan views about health and illness. KEYWORDS: Antibiotics, lay knowledge, URTI (upper respiratory tract infections), Samoa, New Zealand
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Thode-Arora, Hilke. "“The Samoans Are Here!”: Samoan Ethnic Shows, 1895–1911." East Central Europe 47, no. 2-3 (November 9, 2020): 233–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.30965/18763308-04702004.

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Abstract Between 1895 and 1911, three groups of Samoans traveled to Germany to take part in ethnic shows. There were titled and high-ranking persons in each of the groups. This article explores the recruiting, organizing, and reception of the shows, contextualizing the European and Samoan perspectives, which differed significantly. In addition to written, visual, and material sources in Samoan, New Zealand, and European archives and museums, the research is based on interviews with descendants of the Samoan travelers who could still be traced.
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Butcher, Hayley, Sarah Burkhart, Nicholas Paul, Ulusapeti Tiitii, Karibanang Tamuera, Taati Eria, and Libby Swanepoel. "Role of Seaweed in Diets of Samoa and Kiribati: Exploring Key Motivators for Consumption." Sustainability 12, no. 18 (September 8, 2020): 7356. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12187356.

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Edible seaweeds have significant potential to contribute to sustainable diets that promote health of Pacific Islanders in ecologically, economically, and socially acceptable ways. No studies to date have investigated motivators for and the consumption of edible green seaweed from the genus Caulerpa (sea grapes) in Samoa and Kiribati. An observational, cross-sectional study utilized an interviewer-administered questionnaire to explore consumption behaviors and the role of sea grapes in the current diets of individuals in Samoa and Kiribati. Of the total 145 participants (n = 79, 54.5% Samoa; n = 66, 45.5% Kiribati), half (n = 76, 52%) reported consuming sea grapes. A significantly greater proportion of Samoans (n = 56, 70.9%) reported consumption than I-Kiribati participants (n = 20, 30.3%). A greater proportion of consumers were male (n = 47, 61.8%). Samoan consumers reported consumption of sea grapes with a higher diversity of foods and being related to traditional events or ceremonies. Motivators for consumption varied between countries, with Samoan consumers reporting strong agreement for taste and value for money, and identified sea grapes as nutritious food, as influences on consumption. Easy access was a motivator in Kiribati only. The findings of this study are underpinned by the degree of food security and differences in culture in Samoa and Kiribati. Future public health efforts to integrate traditional fresh food into local food systems will need to work within the existing social parameters in each respective country.
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Boon-Nanai, Juliet, Sandra Thaggard, and El-Shadan Tautolo. "E le sauaina tatou tagata matutua: Re-examining abuse through cultural lens of the fonofale model." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 7 (June 22, 2021): 407–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2021.109.

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Introduction Cultural paradigms are emerging as the appropriate way to examine Samoans’ life experiences. In this study, it proposes to employ the fonofale model to explore and examine the notion of abuse among Pacific elders main from a Samoan lens. Methodology In framing this study, the talanoa approach was deemed culturally appropriate. Twelve Samoan tagata matutua (elderly people) were asked to talanoa (discuss) their experiences of what abuse means to them. Findings suggest that, initially, abuse of Samoan elders was at first contested. That it is not the fa’asamoa(Samoan way). However, as the talanoa gathered mafana (warmth) and malie (maintained good social relationships), most agreed that physical abuse was uncommon within an aiga (familial) context, but other forms of abuse were apparent. Conclusion For these tagata matutua, six different forms of abuse were identified; with particular emphasis on cultural and spiritual abuse. Following the fonofale paradigm, which reflects the Samoan worldview, this article informs the perception of spiritual abuse for Samoan elders and is relevant within the wider Pacific context.
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Tamasese, Taimalieutu Kiwi, Tafaoimalo Loudeen Parsons, Charles Waldegrave, Richard Sawrey, and Allister Bush. "Asiasiga: a Samoan intervention to address the immediate mental health needs of Samoan communities after a tsunami." Australasian Psychiatry 28, no. 1 (September 4, 2019): 31–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219866321.

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Objective: To describe an Indigenous Samoan psychosocial intervention developed to address the mental health needs of affected communities in Samoa following a tsunami. Method: A partnership was established between Samoan therapists, Samoan Catholic pastoral workers and non-Samoan mental health clinicians, informed by Samoan concepts of self and wellbeing. The format developed for visits to significantly affected households was based on a Samoan cultural practice known as asiasiga and was carried out by pastoral workers, with daily group supervision and access to mental health professionals. Results: Household visits were offered to affected families in villages throughout southern and eastern Upolu and the island of Manono. There was a high degree of acceptance of the programme by Pulenu’u (village governance leaders) and family leaders and members. Conclusions: Mental health responses to the needs of Indigenous Pacific communities following a disaster need to be embedded in the values of those communities. The Samoan practice of asiasiga contributed to the high degree of acceptability of this programme. Partnerships with churches, schools and other local organisations are likely to enhance acceptability and participation. More research is required on Indigenous Pacific post-disaster mental health programmes.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Samoan"

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Noa, Siaosi Ashalyna Sialataua. "Catching the Dragon's Tail: The Impact of the Chinese in Samoa." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4257.

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Contemporary Samoan society is a reflection of a number of different cultures and influences. As a result of several attempts at colonisation by the British, German and New Zealand Administrations the cultural landscape of Samoa has been influenced by many different groups and peoples. As a result of integration and assimilation into the Samoan way of life the Chinese have been accepted into Samoan society and have contributed to the development of Samoan culture and identity. This thesis explores the history of the Chinese in Samoa as a method of uncovering the true extent of the influence played by the Chinese, both as a people and as a nation, in the make-up of Samoan society. It uncovers the roles and impacts of the Chinese in the island nation from the first Chinese arrivals in the late 19th century, through various political administrations and into the present day. The thesis will illustrate the importance of the Chinese in Samoa and how they have contributed to, and helped to shape, the Samoan people, politics, culture, identity and economy. This thesis explains the importance of the Chinese in Samoa by examining important events in Samoan history in the past 150 years. Such events include the forbidding of Chinese settlement in Samoa through the Malietoa Laupepa Law of 1880, the establishment of the Chinese indentured scheme, and the ‘new wave’ of Chinese aid being poured into the Pacific, including Samoa, in recent times.
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Kruger, Emma Lilian. "Samoan Speech Audiometry: Developing Word Recognition Materials for Native Speakers of Samoan." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2250.

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Hearing can be evaluated through the presentation of tones or speech. Speech audiometry determines an individual's speech recognition threshold and word recognition score. Traditionally these materials were developed using familiar, frequently used, monosyllabic words. Currently, there are various types of word recognition materials including those which use word lists, short half-lists, and materials which use sentences level stimuli with competing noise. Word recognition materials were first developed in Standard American English; today, materials are now readily available in many other languages. When possible, word recognition materials are developed digitally to standardize their presentation. Currently, no recorded word recognition materials are commercially available for native speakers of Samoan. Bisyllablic words were chosen, rated, recorded, and prepared for subject testing. All subjects were native speakers of Samoan with adequate hearing, meeting required standards for audiological research. Results indicated that no significant differences were found among bisyllabic word lists or half-lists developed in the current study. Subject word recognition performance and psychometric function slopes were comparable to the results of other related studies. All materials were recorded onto CD and made commercially available. It is hoped that this resource will aid trained professionals in the diagnosis and remediation of hearing loss in Samoan-speaking individuals.
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O'Regan, Bridget. "Ietoga : Samoan educators' educational journeys." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Professional Development, Centre for Postgraduate Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2841.

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Senior educators in Samoa who are currently studying towards a Master of Teaching and Learning degree through the Christchurch College of Education face the usual range of challenges encountered by students studying from a distance. In addition, they face a range of expectations from their jobs, their communities, their churches and their families that are not the norm in the western society through which they are studying. Despite such difficulties, these educators are successful and are leaders in their fields. I was interested to learn how they managed these challenges. This thesis therefore asks, How did a group of senior educators in Samoa undertake their educational journeys'! It also traces my cultural and research learning journeys and the pathways I followed as a palagi (white person) undertaking cross-cultural research. It was important that I recognise my limitations as a palagi conducting research in the Pacific and that as far as possible I followed practices and research methodologies sensitive to Pasifika contexts. I therefore adopted a holistic and collaborative approach that entailed consultation with the community throughout the research process. During initial consultation community members confirmed they wished the research to occur, and that they approved of and accepted me as the researcher. We worked collaboratively to determine the topic and the nature of the study. The community drew clear parameters and established the main emphasis of the research as a narrative approach within an ethnographic framework. Ongoing consultation included regular visits to Samoa to meet with the participants where we discussed progress and worked together to co-construct their stories. My research approach 0 auala i le fa'a Pasefika (Pasefika Pathways) guided me throughout the research. This approach, a combination of my own western social constructionist epistemology, Talanoa research methodology and Stephen Filipo's (2004) research approach 0 auala i le fa'a Samoa, enabled me to respect and value my participants while at the same time taking cognisance of the cultural limitations under which a palagi works. I was given cultural guidance and support by an advisor in New Zealand appointed by the College of Education. The participants voluntarily took on the role of cultural advisors during my time in Samoa. I gathered data through a combination of fono (interviews), and talanoa (informal conversations) conducted in Samoa, and supplemented this with data from the participants' journals and from my own research journal, I realised from an early stage that various aspects of the research such as the processes used, cultural aspects and the main themes drawn from the participants' stories were closely intertwined and difficult to separate. Consequently, I adopted the metaphor of an ietoga (fine mat) to present this thesis. The completed ietoga represents the participants' individual educational journeys together with my cultural and research learning journeys. I argue that the participants live between two worlds as they balance tensions between the requirements of the western institutions that provide their education and the requirements of fa'a Samoa. The participants' formal schooling did not take account of fa'a Samoa and its related values. Nor did it take account of Pasifika people's preference for oral and experiential learning. Codes of behaviour and expectations of fa'a Samoa such as fa'a aloalo (respect) for one's elders and those in authority have markedly constrained and influenced the participants' educational journeys. Their responsibilities to family, church and community, for example, have presented barriers to their success. Paradoxically, these same codes of behaviour and expectations have supported the participants and have made it possible for their educational journeys to be successful. I contend that if western institutions wish to provide meaningful programmes and learning experiences for their Pasifika students, it is important that they take cognisance of and plan for these students' cultural values, beliefs and codes of behaviour. This research determined factors that enabled a group of senior educators in Samoa to be successful. Two questions arise for me and present as opportunities for research to be undertaken by Samoan or other Pasifika peoples. Have the participants been successful in their postgraduate study because they are undertaking this while living in Samoa and therefore have ready access to fa'a Samoa's support systems? How have the participants' educational journeys differed from those of other educators who have not achieved the same success?
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Collins, James. "Syntactic Derivations of Samoan Predicates." Thesis, Department of Linguistics, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/10039.

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This thesis gives a formal syntactic account of Samoan verbal classes. Samoan verbs may be divided into classes based on their observable syntactic behaviour (for example, case assignment, incorporation) or on their semantic properties (event structure, theta role assignment). The analysis aims to characterise these differences in terms of simple, lexically specified parameters. My objectives here are primarily theoretical, as opposed to descriptive. I intend to test the validity of certain linguistic assumptions using Samoan examples. My argument is informed by research conducted with Samoan speakers living in both Australia and Samoa.
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Winterstein, Xavier Joseph. "Painting Samoan hybridity – le Va." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18771.

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I have always struggled to come to terms of my position between worlds. Growing up involved constant friction between my Samoan heritage and Western upbringing; resulting in a bitterness towards an unknown Samoan culture. These feelings were to be confronted directly as I was asked by my parents to undertake the role of Matai – a Samoan chief. This research paper looks at cultural hybridity and how visual dialogue aids in resolving an internal feud of clashing cultures. The Samoan term ‘Va’ is associated with one’s position and connection, and the paintings produced alongside this investigation become steps towards a resolution by forming an understanding of my position as a hybrid. In the case of this research paper, traditional style oil painting on canvas becomes my mode of choice to portray this communication. The series of paintings created through this research project embodies my connection with Samoan spirituality. The connection is conceived as stories of a sacred world being familiarized through re-enactment and re-evaluation against the present world – my reality. As this journey unfolds, the question is raised: how can the process of painting account for and help mediate the various positions of my subjectivity and the pressure of initiation into the Matai system? Critical analysis of works produced by artists Odd Nerdrum, Kehinde Wiley and Greg Semu aid in finding an answer by investigating hybridity from a contemporary perspective. The resulting research evidences a visual mode of hybrid language that has the power to speak the unspoken; the given, the Va.
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Perese, Lana. "You bet your life...and mine! Contemporary Samoan gambling in New Zealand." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/4958.

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Pacific peoples in New Zealand are identified as having the highest risk and prevalence of problem and pathological gambling behaviours. Despite increasing awareness of gambling related harms in New Zealand there is a dearth of research on Pacific gambling, the reasons for problem gambling and the risks gambling poses for these populations. This thesis examines contemporary Samoan gambling and problem gambling through the perceptions and in-depth understandings of thirty-two Samoan participants. Pacific research methodologies premised on Pacific epistemologies, practices and protocols provide the cultural framework that supports the qualitative methods used in this research. These cultural methodologies also provide the context within which data gathered is analysed, interpreted and discussed. The method used within this thesis is an amalgam of Pacific and grounded theory approaches. The research identifies Samoan cultural factors that play a major role in understanding contemporary Samoan gambling. It links the deep-rooted cultural understandings of va/teu le va that are associated with early Samoan games and sports with contemporary Samoan gambling behaviours and practices. The research provides cultural understandings of the complex conditions and processes within which contemporary Samoan gambling and problem gambling are embedded, constituted and differentiated for Samoan people in New Zealand. These understandings are used to explore the extent to which gambling impacts harm Samoan individuals, families and communities. The research also describes cultural factors that are associated with motivations for contemporary Samoan gambling. It demonstrates that concepts such as ‘winning’, ‘fundraising’ and ‘socialising’ act as primary motivations for engagement and explores ways in which these drivers challenge the va and teu le va that are inherent within fa’aSamoa. The potency of these new motivations is illustrated through consideration of cultural practices such as fa’alavelave, status acquisition, religion and hospitality. These factors are not only complex but they also play an important role in the initiation, development and maintenance of Samoan gambling. This thesis articulates a broad knowledge base of cultural factors, practices, influences and understandings that are associated with contemporary Samoan gambling in New Zealand. It highlights how Samoan (problem) gambling while often rationalised in terms of aiga enhancing precepts is in reality most often undermining and eroding of aiga values and practices. In light of these findings, contextually effective Samoan solutions incorporated into Public Health interventions are recommended as a means of addressing the alarming gambling-related issues facing Samoan people in New Zealand. A greater emphasis on aiga/familial interventions rather than focusing on individuals is crucial since aiga and close social networks are identified as playing an important role in the development and maintenance of gambling behaviour and can also be effective catalysts and supports for behavioural change. Further research is indicated to better understand and develop the knowledge-base on contemporary Samoan gambling with specific relevance to Samoan youth and adult populations in New Zealand.
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SMELSER, DIANE T. "A COMPARISON OF OBESITY CANDIDATE GENES IN THE ANABOLIC NEUROPEPTIDE PATHWAY IN THE SAMOAN AND AMERICAN SAMOAN POPULATIONS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1163647875.

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Watson, Beth Eleanor. "Reconceptualising Disasters: Lessons from the Samoan Experience." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Geography, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1424.

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In the early nineties Samoa was hit by two major cyclones, Cyclone Ofa (1990) and Cyclone Val (1991), which caused significant damage and devastation. Although it is more than 15 years since these cyclones, they still factor in people's lives and have impacted on the way individuals and organisations conceptualise disasters in Samoa. The incidence of disasters is increasing globally and Pacific Island nations face ongoing and increasing vulnerability to the impacts of such disasters at both community and national levels. Disasters can result in short and long-term social, economic and environmental consequences and, as Ofa and Val illustrate, entire community survival and livelihood systems can be severely disrupted by a single disaster. As a consequence, disasters continue to pose significant threats to sustainable development in the Pacific region. Villagers from the eastern coast of Savai'i, and Government and NGO agencies in Apia were interviewed during six weeks of fieldwork in Samoa. These interviews and insights gained from participant observation, as well as secondary materials such as maps and official reports are used to explore the ways in which people make sense of disaster and hazard risk in their daily lives and the ways in which their belief-systems (cultural, religious etc.) result in very different understandings of disasters and disaster risk. Building on a growing body of critical disaster literature, this thesis explores the ways in which disasters are more than 'natural' events. It examines the ways in which they are socially constructed, resulting from human actions, rather than 'freak natural events'. This approach challenges dominant understandings of disasters which often underpin disaster planning at both national and regional level, and are often characterised by technical 'fixes'. In contrast, this thesis argues for more locally appropriate understandings of 'disasters' and for the importance of placing disaster events within the context of people's everyday lives and broader development priorities.
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Siauane, Lona Laneselota. "Fa'aSamoa: a look at the evolution of the fa'aSamoa in Christchurch." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/899.

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What is the fa'aSamoa? Is it fair to just say the "Samoan Way"? This study aims to define and determine the significance of such an all-encompassing concept. The objectives of this investigation is to illustrate the evolution of the fa'aSamoa, from its "classical" model to a "variant" model practiced among the Samoan Christchurch community; yet, still be classified as the fa'aSamoa. This investigation aims to look at the institutions of the fa'aSamoa to highlight how change within the Samoan community is not only from "external" forces but also change has occurred from within the Samoan community. One of the objectives of this thesis is to highlight the different groups within the Samoan community, who have different needs from that of other members in the community. The transportation of the fa'aSamoa successfully to these shores has brought about an element of "togetherness" among the Samoan communities. Furthermore, the fa'aSamoa has evolved from the "Samoan Way" to a concept of traditions.
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Singh, Shail. "The effects of perceived discrimination on Samoan health." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3260.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of perceived discrimination on Samoan health. This study employed purposive data collection and was conducted quantitatively using a questionnaire format, which measured everyday perceived discrimination, depression, and physical health.
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Books on the topic "Samoan"

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Milner, G. B. Samoan dictionary: Samoan-English, English-Samoan. Auckland, N.Z: Polynesian Press, 1993.

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Samoan proverbial expressions =: Alagā'upu fa'a-Samoa. Auckland, N.Z: Polynesian Press, 1985.

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Samoa: American Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoans abroad. Oxford, England: Clio Press, 1997.

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Hunkin, Galumalemana Afeleti L. Gagana Samoa: A Samoan language coursebook. Auckland, N.Z: Polynesian Press, 1988.

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Hart, John William. Samoan culture. [Samoa?]: Ati's Samoan Print Shop, 1996.

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Bennett, Michelle. Samoan Islands. 4th ed. Melbourne, Vic: Lonely Planet, 2003.

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Riley, David. Samoan heroes. [Auckland, New Zealand]: [Reading Warrior], 2015.

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Phillips, Lori. Samoan alphabet. Honolulu, Hawaii: Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, 2004.

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Whistler, W. Arthur. Plants in Samoan culture: The ethnobotany of Samoa. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Isle Botanica, 2000.

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Whistler, W. Arthur. Plants in Samoan culture: The ethnobotany of Samoa. Hawaii: Arthur Whistler, 2000.

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Book chapters on the topic "Samoan"

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Peregrine, Peter N. "Samoan." In Encyclopedia of Prehistory, 285–86. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1189-2_32.

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Mosel-Kreutzer, Ulrike. "13 Samoan." In Studies in Language Companion Series, 331. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/slcs.25.17mos.

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Kruse Va’ai, Emma. "Samoan narratives." In Studies in Narrative, 193–207. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sin.21.10kru.

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Tunufa’i, Laumua. "Samoan Youth Crime." In The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime and Justice, 175–89. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55747-2_12.

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Alefaio, Siautu. "Samoan indigenous psychology." In Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology, 218–31. New York: Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315158358-12.

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Tuleja, Elizabeth A. "Appropriating the Samoan Culture." In Intercultural Communication for Global Business, 67–73. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367423827-6.

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Keating, Barbara H. "The Geology of the Samoan Islands." In Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, 127–78. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2896-7_9.

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Ligaliga, Michael. "Indigenous Conflict Resolution: A Samoan Perspective." In Decolonising Peace and Conflict Studies through Indigenous Research, 215–29. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6779-4_12.

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Neemia, Makesi. "The Hebrew Bible and Postcolonial Samoan Hermeneutics." In Colonial Contexts and Postcolonial Theologies, 67–79. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137475473_5.

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Duranti, Alessandro, and Elinor Ochs. "Syncretic Literacy in a Samoan American Family." In Discourse, Tools and Reasoning, 169–202. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03362-3_8.

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Conference papers on the topic "Samoan"

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Olsen, Michael J., and Jennifer ronahue. "A Wave of New Information: LIDAR Investigations of the 2009 Samoan Tsunami." In Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2011. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41185(417)29.

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Mikami, Takahito, Tomoya Shibayama, Ryo Matsumaru, Hiroshi Takagi, Faainuseiamalie Latu, and Ioana Chanmow. "FIELD SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF TSUNAMI DISASTER IN THE SAMOAN ISLANDS 2009." In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference. WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814412216_0114.

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Williams, Shaun, Gegar Prasetya, Catherine Chague-Goff, James Goff, Kwok Fai Cheung, Tim Davies, and Thomas Wilson. "Characterising diagnostic proxies for identifying palaeotsunamis in a tropical climatic regime, Samoan Islands." In OCEANS 2011. IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/oceans.2011.6107137.

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Taufatofua, R. G., and S. Craig-Smith. "The socio-cultural impacts of visiting friends and relatives on hosts: a Samoan study." In ISLANDS 2010. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/islands100081.

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Hibiya, Yuki, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Katsuhiko Suzuki, and Shigekazu Yoneda. "Cr Isotopic Search for a Core Component in Basalts from the Ontong Java Plateau and Samoan Ocean Islands." In Goldschmidt2020. Geochemical Society, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46427/gold2020.1027.

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Kováč, Juraj, Vladimír Rudy, and Peter Malega. "Prepojenie robotizovaných systémov s dátovou rukavicou Cyber Glove II." In Průmyslové inženýrství. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.24132/pi.2021.07927.102-109.

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Článok sa zaoberá prepojením dátovej rukavice a robotických systémov. Popisuje softvérové a hardvérové prostriedky ako dátová rukavica Cyber Glove II, trekovacie zariadenie pre sledovanie pohybu ruky v priestore a samotnú robotickú ruku, na ktorej bol realizovaný experiment. V jednotlivých kapitolách je uvedený postup aktivácie systému aj samotný vlastný vývoj softvéru pre ovládanie robotickej ruky pomocou dátovej rukavice, ktorý bol naprogramovaný pomocou jazyka C++. Uvedené je aj možné využitie systému v praxi a samotné testovanie systému v procese uchopovacích schopnosti.
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De Francisci Morales, Gianmarco. "SAMOA." In the 22nd International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2487788.2488042.

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Sandhu, Avrinder Singh, Kaj Hoernle, Maxim Portnyagin, Reinhard Werner, Folkmar Hauff, and Philipp Brandl. "Major and Trace Element and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf Isotope Geochemistry of the Fonualei Ridge Spreading Centre, northeast Lau Basin: Mixing between Indian upper mantle and a Samoan Plume Component." In Goldschmidt2021. France: European Association of Geochemistry, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7185/gold2021.6071.

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Burgos, Alfredo, Alfredo Goni, Arantza Illarramendi, and Jesus Bermudez. "SAMON: Sleep apnea monitoring." In 2009 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Workshop, BIBMW. IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/bibmw.2009.5332072.

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Shi, Yiyu, Hao Yu, and Lei He. "SAMSON." In the 2006 international symposium. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1123008.1123014.

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Reports on the topic "Samoan"

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Haase, Scott, Sean Esterly, David Herdrich, Tim Bodell, and Charles Visser. American Samoa Energy Action Plan. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1260907.

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Ness, J. Erik, Scott Haase, and Misty Conrad. American Samoa: Energy Action Plan. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1326893.

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Busche, S., M. Conrad, K. Funk, A. Kandt, and P. McNutt. American Samoa Initial Technical Assessment Report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1026569.

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Shupe, J. W., and J. W. Stevens. Renewable energy plan of action for American Samoa. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), November 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6186435.

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Smith, Thomas. Potential RSM projects; Utulei Beach region, American Samoa. Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.), March 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/26601.

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Donnegan, Joseph A., Sheri S. Mann, Sarah L. Butler, and Bruce A. Hiserote. American Samoa's forest resources, 2001. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/pnw-rb-244.

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Rivard, C. Anaerobic digestion as a waste disposal option for American Samoa. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10136262.

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Turk, George F. Ofu Harbor, American Samoa, Breakwater 2-D Hydraulic Stability Test. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, October 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada304047.

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Yates, Steve, and Andrick Lal. EDM Height Traversing Levelling Survey Report: Apia, Western Samoa, November 2011. Geoscience Australia, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/record.2014.024.

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Yates, Steve, and Andrick Lal. EDM Height Traversing Levelling Survey Report: Apia, Western Samoa, May 2013. Geoscience Australia, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/record.2014.025.

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