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Le Fetuao Samoan Language School has partnered with the United States Census for 2020. Learn more about the 2020 Census

The 2020 Census affects your voice in government, how much funding your community receives and how your community plans for the future. Partnership specialists play an important role in their communities by working with local organizations to raise awareness, trust and participation in the 2020 Census. Read the full article

The 2017 Hawaiʻi Samoa Youth Symposium will bring together Samoan youths born and raised in the state of Hawaiʻi, family members, community members, church communities in Hawaiʻi, educators with experience teaching Samoan, community groups, students, artists and cultural practitioners in order to help create learning environments for Samoan youth that will perpetuate the language and ...

By James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer Printed in the Samoa News on Sept. 1, 2016 Mrs. Okenaisa Fauolo-Manila, Director of the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) provided one of the keynote addresses during the 2016 Samoan Language Symposium, which took place on Friday and Saturday, August 12th and 13th, in Halau ...

HONOLULU (August 28, 2016) – More than 150 community leaders, presenters, Samoan community members, Le Fetuao teachers, students, and parents gathered for the inaugural Fono o le Gagana Samoa (2016 Samoan Language Symposium) hosted by Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center on August 12 and 13. Featured speakers from American Samoa, New Zealand, Guam, Utah, and Hawai‘i ...

Pago Pago (June 16, 2016) – Feleti Barstow Public Library and Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center are partnering to host a month of Tech Camps for students in American Samoa. During each of the one-week Tech Camps, students will learn digital media skills, storytelling skills and Samoan language. Tech Camp students will be the first ...

More than 100 students, parents and Samoan community members filled the Oʻahu Veterans’ Center for Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center’s end of the semester celebration last month. The event, emceed by Le Fetuao Samoan Language Teacher of the Year Deborah Stanley, was a showcase of traditional Samoan songs, dances, arts and crafts, and oratory, students ...

Check out the newsletter for December 2015

Spring semester starts on Saturday, Jan. 9th, 2016. Classes are held every Saturday from 10 a.m to noon in the Salt Lake area. Classes are open to all ages: preschool, elementary, high school and adult students. Utilizes a combination of classroom, hands on and experiential lessons. Open Enrollment Flyer 2016 | Register for Classes

Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center is a community-based program that provides free and low-cost Samoan language and culture lessons to children, parents and community members. Each Saturday, about 100 students gather at the Island Family Christian Church hall in Salt Lake to learn from caring community members who dedicate their time and talent to teaching ...