Samoan Herstory Month, sharing women stories...

Today, March 1 is the beginning of Women's History Month. It's an important movement for not only Samoan Women, but all women. It is a time to celebrate women and their contributions to history and society. We would like to honor American Samoa's first female United States Congresswoman Amua Amata Coleman Radewagen, who speaks out against Domestic Violence. She reminds us that "Domestic Violence Must Not Be Part of Our Way". (learn more below)
 
Men's violence and discrimination against women and girls are based on male domination. Unfortunately, as beautiful as our Samoan culture, power and control are held by men. The acts of violence against our women through domestic violence, sexual assault stem from oppression, a state of unjust treatment or control. Belief systems such as, "I am the head of the house", "I'm the man" or "I own her" is why men feel it's ok to hit women.
The purpose of National Women's History Month is to remind all of us the stories and the narrative of women, and how the important roles they play in culture and society.
 
Learn more: https://radewagen.house.gov/…/domestic-violence-must-not-be…
 
Follow us this month as we highlight inspiring moments in Samoan history of the struggle for women's rights. For more information contact us here at our Facebook page, or via email: asadsv@gmail.com

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Women's HERstory month is dedicated to increasing the visibility of all women and women-identified people in American Samoa. This week we feature, Dr. Robin Faumuina, a local physician for the Veteran Affairs. She attended Fa'asao Marist High School, attended ASCC and received her Bachelors degree from idaho State University. She holds a Masters of Public Health Degree, and received her Doctor of Medicine Degree at the age of 28 from Ross University School of Medicine.
Dr. Faumuina is an active member in our community. She sits on the Board of many organizations, as well as continues to teach our local youth. In the first hosted TEDxPagoPago event in 2019 she shared her living E-A-S-Y Plan.
She is happily married to Stan Tui Vasai of Aua, and is a proud mother to two handsome sons, Aisali and Tuiofetoa and to a beautiful daughter, Soliaa’ana.
Thank you Dr. Faumuina for all that you do for our community.

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