Washington, July 11 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Pago Pago - Joined by students from the Tafuna High School Summer Bridge program, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata read the Declaration of Independence as part of the nationwide 'Sharing the Spirit of America' project initiated by the Hawai'i America 250 Commission. The American Samoa America 250 Commission organized the local reading with support from the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office, the American Samoa Visitors Bureau, and the American Samoa Cultural Heritage Collective, Inc., while at least 1,098 locations around the world participated. The reading was included as a special stop for the Tafuna High School Summer Bridge program during t...