Taika Waititi’s new movie Next Goal Wins tells the real-life story of American Samoa’s men's soccer team — infamously one of the world’s worst — and their quest to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup ...

Bright lights, glittering dresses and dazzling smiles are a feature of every beauty pageant, but Samoa's Miss Fa'afafine is a pageant with a difference - an annual celebration of the island nation's ...

“I like being physical,” laughs Jaiyah Saelua, “I’m like the Sergio Ramos of Oceania football.” Saelua, one of football’s great trailblazers, is speaking to The Athletic in a London hotel, where the ...

APIA, Samoa, July 31 (Reuters) - Keyonce Lee Hang is busy finishing preparations for the to'ona'i, a traditional lunch served after Sunday church in Samoa, and attending to her elderly, bed-ridden ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- "What are you?" The question was posed to Tafi Toleafoa by a young woman across the computer lab. People often want to know, but they rarely ask: Students look quizzical.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. David Huebner, born May 7, 1960 in ...

Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ introduces audiences to American Samoan culture, including its third-gender fa’afafine community Presley Ann/Getty; Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Courtesy of Searchlight ...