二战后，第一批萨摩亚移民来到西雅图。许多新移民在美属萨摩亚的首府帕果-帕果 (Pago Pago) 的海军基地工作，该海军基地于二战结束后关闭。后来移民在西雅图建立组织，帮助移民成为大家庭中的成员，以便获取更好的教育和工作机会。该地区的早期移民 通常以家族为基础建立教会，支持发展中的社区并继承文化传统。萨摩亚活动家和领袖建立计划和社区中心以纪念和保护萨摩亚文化，并努力解决失业、贫穷、犯 罪，以及缺乏针对萨摩亚人的英语培训而导致的萨摩亚年轻人高失业率等现实问题。二十世纪七十年代，成立了西雅图萨摩亚中心和萨摩亚教育特别工作 组；2000 年，成立了针对萨摩亚人和太平洋岛民的首个家长教师学生协会 (Parent Teacher Student Association) 分会。社区奖励其运动员，并全力支持萨摩亚板球联盟 (Samoan Cricket League)。1993 年，举行首次萨摩亚社区日活动 (又称 Aso Mo Samoa)，以民间舞蹈、歌唱、岛屿美食、传统服饰和纪念仪式、板球锦标赛等形式庆祝萨摩亚文化。尽管受到市政府和内部不团结力量的忽视，这个刚健自 强、充满活力的社区还是发展成了西雅图东南和西西雅图地区生气蓬勃的种族社区。截至 2000 年，大约 8,000 萨摩亚裔美国人居住在华盛顿州，其中 80% 居住在金恩县 (King) 和皮尔斯县 (Pierce)。
萨摩亚社区（西雅图）
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 11/29/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9646
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