Josephine Tauoa
A native of Fagaitua, American Samoa, and a Master of Science in Management graduate from Excelsior College, Master Chief Josephine Tauoa enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1996 as a Machinist Mate.
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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
Congressional Delegate from American Samoa
Mavis Rivers
Samoan-New Zealander jazz singer
Aggie Grey
Aggie Grey left an indelible mark as a prominent hotelier and businesswoman in Samoa.
Falakika Seilala
19th century queen of the Polynesian kingdom `Uvea, or Wallis Island
Marau Taaroa
Tahitian queen and memoirist
Salamāsina
Queen Salamāsina lived in 16th century Samoa and held the paramount position of Tafa‘ifā, after acquiring four papā or district titles. Her elevation to the highest chiefly ranks was a dynastic move by her relatives.
Matelita
A paramount chief of the islands of Manu’a, now in American Samoa.
Agnes TuiSamoa
Agnes TuiSamoa spent a lifetime supporting and campaigning for the rights of her fellow Pacific Islanders in Auckland, both new migrants and their New Zealand-born children.