How Local American Samoans Are Being Short-Changed Over Citizenship

Mar. 11, 2015 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Citizenship, Pacific Islander

Although American Samoa has been a U.S territory for over a hundred years, being born there does not come with the same privileges as being born in the U.S.

An Open Letter, Apology To CNN Reporter Jeanne Moos: Pacific Peoples Don’t “Decorate Bums” Or “Rub Noses” For Fun

Apr. 21, 2014 / By Silicon Valley De-Bug
Tags: Pacific Islander, Racial Justice, Racism

Dear Jeanne Moos,

I recently saw your short two minute piece on the Williams’ family traveling to Aotearoa (New Zealand)...

Forgotten & Underserved: Pacific Islanders Fight for Academic Success

Jul. 25, 2013 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Asian Americans, Long Beach, Pacific Islander, Samoan American

Kulia I Ka Nu’u. Strive for the summit.

This was the motto of Hawaii’s Queen Kapi’olani...