Far into the South Pacific, the U.S. flag has flown proudly over the islands known as American Samoa for over a century. It is a relationship that has brought a level of achievement and prosperity to the islands of what was formerly Eastern Samoa that is unmatched in most of the region. And it is a relationship that has enriched the United States, with scores of talented Samoans working in commerce, government service, education, the military and the arts, among other areas...
Participants of the 2007 Sasakawa Pacific Islands Journalism Fellowship included Moffat G. Mamu of the Solomon Star; Suzanne Chutaro of the Marshall Islands Journal and Agnes E. Donato of the Saipan Tribune.
Most Pacific Islands have gone through extreme changes over the past 50 years. In many cases, the islands have gone from traditional-style village based life to urbanization with all of the opportunities and challenges that it brings. On most islands, the changes have been for the better, On some islands, we remember with fondness the good old days. This special publication – a collaboration between Pacific Magazine and the Micronesian Seminar – looks at the islands of the "Micronesian" region and chronicles some of the dramatic changes that have taken place there over nearly a century. "Micronesia: Then & Now" reminds us of how far we’ve come and, in some cases, how little we’ve changed.
