My culture is very dear to me and to see other people of other cultures take the initiative to learn about it is such a refreshing feeling. Thank you for this🙏❤
Talofa! It is a pleasure to see a reaction video to our culture. I have never been to Samoa, but I am Samoan. Born and raised in California. I grew up seeing my dad and uncles doing the Sunday Umu. Since the passing of my father and most of my uncles I have not seen an Umu for the past 10 years😢. However, sometimes families may do a umu for a birthday party, church function, or even a wedding. In the U.S. the best place for you to experience the Samoan culture is at a traditional wedding or during a function at a Samoan church. Or, you can just ask a Samoan person if he can plan a day for you to experience a Samoan traditional umu. If you have plans to visit Hawaii, try visiting polynesian cultural center or one of the ranches there that has tours with a luau. There are actually millions of Samoans on the mainland and many of us still cling to our beautiful culture. Although, each family differ in the details the main points of the culture is still there; Jesus, Family, Gatherings and food.😊Hope this helped, God bless and tofa soifua❤
Talofa! (Hello in Samoan 😊), thanks for this reaction video. I agree that it’s so important for us all to learn and we love sharing our island culture because the more we know about each other, the more peace we can have in one accord. 😊 Just wanted to chime in on some of the questions you’ve shared. Danny did a great job answering your question about tasks and responsibilities among our Samoan men and women. As for where we are mainly in America, our main surge of migration to the US is because of two factors, religion and the military. We came through the need of America to use our port in Pago Pago (our capital) during World War 2, roughly in the 1950’s. We were also brought over through the missionaries(mainly Christianity, Mormonism and Catholicism). As for where we mainly reside, you’ll find big populations of us in the West Coast (closest to the Pacific Ocean) because Samoa is located in the South Pacific Ocean. So you’ll find a lot of us in states like California, Utah, Oregon and Washington. Then a sprinkle of us in many military based cities. We’re actually one of the highest recruitments of all branches of the US military per capita. As for where we get most of our exports, they’re mainly from neighboring countries like Australia, Asia, New Zealand and the US. Keep up the great work in spreading the message to “Get to know others.” God bless you and your family. Hope this helps. We’re an open book as people and yes, it takes a village (of humanity). 🥰🤗👍🏽 Oh, and the proper pronunciation of our home is Samoa (sah-mo-ah), short A in the first syllable as in Sausage lol) then mo (long o) and a (as in sausage again lol). Saaaahmoa Chiihhhooo!!! 😃👍🏽 ❤
Talofa, Naomi! Ah! We did see a lot of people who may have been of the Polynesian culture in California on our trip a few years ago. We watched a few videos for the pronunciation afterwards lol. Thanks for answering our questions and welcome to the family. We're excited to learn more about your culture.
You guys do a good job of providing a lot of variety in your videos. Most reaction channels react to the same stuff all the time. It's very refreshing.
thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. im samoan and i was born n raised in Carson Ca. There are communities in the least places you would expect. in LA, Daily City, San Francisco, Kent WA, Salt lake City, Ut, Alaska, Kaleen Tx, Pheonix AZ...etc. we're all over the place.
Talofa! I love the reaction and I love your journey to seek all the different culture and share your discoveries. I to am Samoan Afakasi (Half Samoan & Half White) and married to a full Samoan with 3 adult children living in Oceanside California. I have been to the island several times both Samoa (Which my family is from) and American Samoa (Which my husband family is from) Pretty much all islanders in the South Pacific are Polynesians such as Tongans, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Fijians, New Zealander and many more. There's a lot of history with each island and a lot of similarities within each culture. Samoans have migrated to the West Coast of America mainly California due to the military. Today you will see Polynesians sprinkled throughout the United States hugely pursuing life as a professional Athlete (NFL, Rugby, College Softball, Volleyball etc. and Performers. One last fun fact, American Samoa is part of the U.S.A since 1900 and the island of Samoa is a Independant State Territory. The eastern side of Samoan island was designated to America and the Western was assign to Germany back in the late 1800's done by Europe when they invaded the islands. Sorry just giving a little history... But Thank you again for you reaction to our Amazing Samoan Culture. 💛🏝🥥🌴
1.Boys are taught as soon as they are able to learn. 2. Huge Samoan communities live on the entire US western seaboard, from California to Alaska and the populations have spread to inner states such as Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. But the US military has helped placed Samoan communities in almost of the 50 US states as well as other countries around the world. 3. Women are usually in the home maintaining it and caring for the children. 4. It is pronounced Sah-moh-Ah( Sāmoa) Thank you for the video! I’m glad you love our way of life. I hope you get to visit us some day! 😊
Traditionally Men do most of the work when it it comes to cooking because of the work involved. Boys start as young as possible learning how to cook and farm. Starting with small tasks and working to larger ones. Young boys sharpen their skills during the week by doing the small cooking for the family like the “saka”. Saka is prepared bananas, Taro, and etc. Then when it comes to Sunday they join the older men in cooking. Women traditionally rear the children and take care of family matters concerning the day to day family duties. But with western influences more families have a family structure of women rearing the children, cooking, cleaning, and etc. but the roles revert back to a traditional structure during cultural events. However Women are important to our culture and are revered amongst the children more than father in majority of all the families. Interesting enough in Samoan Deity our version of a god of war is actually a goddess of war her name Nafanua. It is tough on the island for young women because of the conservative values our culture has for them. They have to watch how they dress and present themselves. Always dealing with the pressure of not shaming their families. Indeed we are family centered culture with the hierarchy of roles. More often time then not, the family motto for most if not all families is “the whole is greater than the individual”. This mindset is why it is easy for Samoans to thrive in team sports like Football and Rugby or even being successful in the military. Because they are taught young their role and to do it well for the sake of the family or team. We have a beautiful culture and like all cultures we have not so good things. Hope this helps with exploration into Samoan (Saw-Mow-an) culture. You will find that what I have explained is prevalent in all cultures in Polynesia. Tofa Soifua.
Beautiful culture indeed, Danny. Thanks so much for sharing with us. We will be learning and covering more of the Polynesian culture throughout the weeks.
Great video! Majority of the Polynesian are in the West Coast. California, Washington, Oregon, Utah to be exact. Now Samoans are pretty much in East Coast, Midwest.
4:21 I can only speak for myself and my family, but my dad started teaching me how to cook when I was 6. Before that I had to sit, watch, and most importantly: not interrupt grown folk with my questions. I wasn''t great at the last part, but it's the thought that counts. In general, my uncles handled cooking big meals for family gatherings, whereas my aunties handled certain side dishes as well as cooking daily meals around the house. My dad cooked every day and taught me how to cook young bc we decided as a family that it was best to keep our white mama away from the Samoan cooking. Spaghetti? HAVE AT IT! Fa'alifu fa'i? Sit this one out ma, we got this covered. I should note: this was all in the Bay Area. My cousins in our village started helping when they were 3 & 4, and our parents were sure to remind us about that if anyone complained. Idk if they were ALL helping that young, but I've for sure seen a meaty 4yo carry a large bag of rice from the garage to the kitchen on more than one occasion 😂
yes in our samoan culture the men do the cooking cause its a lot of work to pepare. while the woman take care of the front of the house. We work altogether to make sure everyone is working as one to make everything work in our families
The women take care of the children and the home. From schools to church. The food imports to the US are mostly from New Zealand and asian stores. Samoan markets (US) are usually small but carry nearly all its needs for local communities because Americans are not use to the taste. For Samoans the taste is heavenly. 👍😎😁😇
I Live in KC MO, Chiefs Kingdom, there's many Samoans here, usually on the West Coast, but thousands here in KC, that's what the Rocks origin is from!!! We do that same cooking here fam!!! Thanks for your exposure and your trying new cultures in this Giant melting pot!!! Tofa Soifua!!! Good bye!!! W/(Healthy Life)
Young Boys join into the cooking process as young as 3 to 4 years old. I remember my nephews at 4 years old starting fires for cooking Saka. For the family. Samoa culture for sure is very beautiful culture
Malo soifua manuia! js helping out with some of the questions. The women's roles are really just to take care of the family, while the men provide if that makes sense, and they get all there stuff from New Zealand, then American Samoa gives some of those resources to Samoa (Western Samoa). hope that helped. Manuia le aso! (Have a good day!)
The unko at the end wove a basket with coconut leaves. Baskets, bowls, and plates are usually woven to carry and divide the food from the umu. Samoa is divided into American Samoa & Western Samoa. Culture & language are exactly the same, the difference being that American Samoa is a US territory, whilst the other is Independent Samoa. You can find Samoans in many states, and in many countries.
Samoan communities are in Long Beach California, Salt Lake City Utah (Glendale neighborhood), West Valley City Utah (next to Salt Lake), Kearns Utah & Seattle Washington. There are some Samoans in the Bay Area as well. Lots of Samoans (and Tongans in Utah).
There are 2 different types of kitchen in Samoa , the one for inside the house and the other one is outside the house so the outside kitchen is where men cook and for the inside is where women cook
Hello This Reaction Video is Awesome coming from a Samoan lol. But there are big Samoan communities on the West coast of America mainly in California, Washington, Arizona, and Utah too.
You definitely identified the most important part. We own our land....Nobody owns the land and its against the law to sell Cultural land. So it is passed down from one generation to the next. That is why we are not easily intimidated because we control our own destiny. Nobody can kick you off your land. If you have Samoan blood, just go to where your family is from tell the chief I am related and then ask for some land to live on and he will give you land for you and your family.
The women look after the home(getting kids ready,clean the house but mainly looking after kids Samoa is in the south pacific near Australia and new Zealand
Women usually help raise the kids. And also maintain a clean living in the house. Imports come from America and NZ some from China and Korea. SA-MO-Ah.
Y'all are right if only Americans had land to pass down to each family and there's so much land in America it's kind of upsetting if you think about it
Sa...mo...àh😅 women are the ones that do the cooking in the house, and they serve. Men will always do the cooking outside of the house. If a family doesn't have men, of course, the women would have to do the outside cooking. Answer your question.. When do the boys start learning to cook or do domestic work. I say, around 6yrs old.
Samoans are not as unique as they claim , they are just another Polynesian people .Almost identical to the culture of Wallis and Futuna , which is one of their neighbors .
My culture is very dear to me and to see other people of other cultures take the initiative to learn about it is such a refreshing feeling. Thank you for this🙏❤
You’re most welcome. We’ll learn more soon.
Talofa! It is a pleasure to see a reaction video to our culture. I have never been to Samoa, but I am Samoan. Born and raised in California. I grew up seeing my dad and uncles doing the Sunday Umu. Since the passing of my father and most of my uncles I have not seen an Umu for the past 10 years😢. However, sometimes families may do a umu for a birthday party, church function, or even a wedding. In the U.S. the best place for you to experience the Samoan culture is at a traditional wedding or during a function at a Samoan church. Or, you can just ask a Samoan person if he can plan a day for you to experience a Samoan traditional umu. If you have plans to visit Hawaii, try visiting polynesian cultural center or one of the ranches there that has tours with a luau. There are actually millions of Samoans on the mainland and many of us still cling to our beautiful culture. Although, each family differ in the details the main points of the culture is still there; Jesus, Family, Gatherings and food.😊Hope this helped, God bless and tofa soifua❤
We love this! We hope you get the chance to see an umu soon. We plan to learn more about your culture.
Watsup family 👪 thanks for reaction..men's do outdoor heavy cooking..
Thank you for taking time to react to the culture BIG RESPECTS
I vacationed there for almost a month in 1993. I learned to quickly love being on the island of Tutuila at Pago Pago.
I bet this was a great experience. We love when people take pride in their community and culture.
Talofa! (Hello in Samoan 😊), thanks for this reaction video. I agree that it’s so important for us all to learn and we love sharing our island culture because the more we know about each other, the more peace we can have in one accord. 😊
Just wanted to chime in on some of the questions you’ve shared.
Danny did a great job answering your question about tasks and responsibilities among our Samoan men and women.
As for where we are mainly in America, our main surge of migration to the US is because of two factors, religion and the military. We came through the need of America to use our port in Pago Pago (our capital) during World War 2, roughly in the 1950’s. We were also brought over through the missionaries(mainly Christianity, Mormonism and Catholicism).
As for where we mainly reside, you’ll find big populations of us in the West Coast (closest to the Pacific Ocean) because Samoa is located in the South Pacific Ocean. So you’ll find a lot of us in states like California, Utah, Oregon and Washington. Then a sprinkle of us in many military based cities. We’re actually one of the highest recruitments of all branches of the US military per capita.
As for where we get most of our exports, they’re mainly from neighboring countries like Australia, Asia, New Zealand and the US.
Keep up the great work in spreading the message to “Get to know others.” God bless you and your family. Hope this helps. We’re an open book as people and yes, it takes a village (of humanity). 🥰🤗👍🏽
Oh, and the proper pronunciation of our home is Samoa (sah-mo-ah), short A in the first syllable as in Sausage lol) then mo (long o) and a (as in sausage again lol). Saaaahmoa Chiihhhooo!!! 😃👍🏽 ❤
Talofa, Naomi!
Ah! We did see a lot of people who may have been of the Polynesian culture in California on our trip a few years ago. We watched a few videos for the pronunciation afterwards lol. Thanks for answering our questions and welcome to the family. We're excited to learn more about your culture.
Thank you For sharing the Samoan culture. God and Family was always the number one priority and the foundation of the Samoan people.🙏
You’re welcome!
You guys do a good job of providing a lot of variety in your videos. Most reaction channels react to the same stuff all the time. It's very refreshing.
Exactly
We try our best! Thanks for being apart of our family and learning with us.
The American idol Winner Iam Tongi is part Samoan aswell!!!
thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. im samoan and i was born n raised in Carson Ca. There are communities in the least places you would expect. in LA, Daily City, San Francisco, Kent WA, Salt lake City, Ut, Alaska, Kaleen Tx, Pheonix AZ...etc. we're all over the place.
Americn idol winner 2023 he's Tongan and Samoan
rain or shine, cold or hot, we still be working because at the end of the day, everything we do is for our family and our future!!!!
Talofa! I love the reaction and I love your journey to seek all the different culture and share your discoveries. I to am Samoan Afakasi (Half Samoan & Half White) and married to a full Samoan with 3 adult children living in Oceanside California. I have been to the island several times both Samoa (Which my family is from) and American Samoa (Which my husband family is from) Pretty much all islanders in the South Pacific are Polynesians such as Tongans, Tahitians, Hawaiians, Fijians, New Zealander and many more. There's a lot of history with each island and a lot of similarities within each culture. Samoans have migrated to the West Coast of America mainly California due to the military. Today you will see Polynesians sprinkled throughout the United States hugely pursuing life as a professional Athlete (NFL, Rugby, College Softball, Volleyball etc. and Performers. One last fun fact, American Samoa is part of the U.S.A since 1900 and the island of Samoa is a Independant State Territory. The eastern side of Samoan island was designated to America and the Western was assign to Germany back in the late 1800's done by Europe when they invaded the islands. Sorry just giving a little history... But Thank you again for you reaction to our Amazing Samoan Culture. 💛🏝🥥🌴
Thank you for sharing this with us. We enjoy learning about this culture.
When he said untitled men, it means a man that isn't a chef. Two types of chiefs. Speaking Chief and High Chief or Sitting Chief.
I'm a new Sub to your guys yt, all the way from NZ. Love your guys reaction
Welcome to the family! Much love!
LOVE THE REACTION VID ON OUR CULTURE!
1.Boys are taught as soon as they are able to learn.
2. Huge Samoan communities live on the entire US western seaboard, from California to Alaska and the populations have spread to inner states such as Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. But the US military has helped placed Samoan communities in almost of the 50 US states as well as other countries around the world.
3. Women are usually in the home maintaining it and caring for the children.
4. It is pronounced Sah-moh-Ah( Sāmoa)
Thank you for the video! I’m glad you love our way of life. I hope you get to visit us some day! 😊
Traditionally Men do most of the work when it it comes to cooking because of the work involved. Boys start as young as possible learning how to cook and farm. Starting with small tasks and working to larger ones. Young boys sharpen their skills during the week by doing the small cooking for the family like the “saka”. Saka is prepared bananas, Taro, and etc. Then when it comes to Sunday they join the older men in cooking. Women traditionally rear the children and take care of family matters concerning the day to day family duties. But with western influences more families have a family structure of women rearing the children, cooking, cleaning, and etc. but the roles revert back to a traditional structure during cultural events. However Women are important to our culture and are revered amongst the children more than father in majority of all the families. Interesting enough in Samoan Deity our version of a god of war is actually a goddess of war her name Nafanua. It is tough on the island for young women because of the conservative values our culture has for them. They have to watch how they dress and present themselves. Always dealing with the pressure of not shaming their families. Indeed we are family centered culture with the hierarchy of roles. More often time then not, the family motto for most if not all families is “the whole is greater than the individual”. This mindset is why it is easy for Samoans to thrive in team sports like Football and Rugby or even being successful in the military. Because they are taught young their role and to do it well for the sake of the family or team. We have a beautiful culture and like all cultures we have not so good things. Hope this helps with exploration into Samoan (Saw-Mow-an) culture. You will find that what I have explained is prevalent in all cultures in Polynesia. Tofa Soifua.
Beautiful culture indeed, Danny. Thanks so much for sharing with us. We will be learning and covering more of the Polynesian culture throughout the weeks.
YESSURR UNKO TOGOTOGO PUTTIN ON FOR THE SOTOA TRIBE☝🏾🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸
Great video! Majority of the Polynesian are in the West Coast. California, Washington, Oregon, Utah to be exact. Now Samoans are pretty much in East Coast, Midwest.
4:21 I can only speak for myself and my family, but my dad started teaching me how to cook when I was 6. Before that I had to sit, watch, and most importantly: not interrupt grown folk with my questions. I wasn''t great at the last part, but it's the thought that counts.
In general, my uncles handled cooking big meals for family gatherings, whereas my aunties handled certain side dishes as well as cooking daily meals around the house. My dad cooked every day and taught me how to cook young bc we decided as a family that it was best to keep our white mama away from the Samoan cooking. Spaghetti? HAVE AT IT! Fa'alifu fa'i? Sit this one out ma, we got this covered.
I should note: this was all in the Bay Area. My cousins in our village started helping when they were 3 & 4, and our parents were sure to remind us about that if anyone complained. Idk if they were ALL helping that young, but I've for sure seen a meaty 4yo carry a large bag of rice from the garage to the kitchen on more than one occasion 😂
😂😂 thanks for the good laugh. This was a nice read.
yes in our samoan culture the men do the cooking cause its a lot of work to pepare. while the woman take care of the front of the house. We work altogether to make sure everyone is working as one to make everything work in our families
Right on bro and sis 👍👍👍👍 much (Respect) with (Utmost) Love to both of you 👍👍👍👍
Much love!
The women take care of the children and the home. From schools to church. The food imports to the US are mostly from New Zealand and asian stores. Samoan markets (US) are usually small but carry nearly all its needs for local communities because Americans are not use to the taste. For Samoans the taste is heavenly. 👍😎😁😇
I'm Samoan thank you for this!!!
You’re welcome.
I Live in KC MO, Chiefs Kingdom, there's many Samoans here, usually on the West Coast, but thousands here in KC, that's what the Rocks origin is from!!! We do that same cooking here fam!!! Thanks for your exposure and your trying new cultures in this Giant melting pot!!! Tofa Soifua!!! Good bye!!! W/(Healthy Life)
Cheehoohooo lmao yes Samoan people (Americans Samoa and (Western) Samoa) beautiful people
Hi, it's pronounced Sah-moe-ah. The basket was made from a coconut tree leaf. Great reaction!
Correction, kae mo a
In Samoa you’re my family, im your family, everybody family
Young Boys join into the cooking process as young as 3 to 4 years old. I remember my nephews at 4 years old starting fires for cooking Saka. For the family. Samoa culture for sure is very beautiful culture
Im a full samoan thx for listening to my country music
Malo soifua manuia! js helping out with some of the questions. The women's roles are really just to take care of the family, while the men provide if that makes sense, and they get all there stuff from New Zealand, then American Samoa gives some of those resources to Samoa (Western Samoa). hope that helped. Manuia le aso! (Have a good day!)
The unko at the end wove a basket with coconut leaves. Baskets, bowls, and plates are usually woven to carry and divide the food from the umu.
Samoa is divided into American Samoa & Western Samoa. Culture & language are exactly the same, the difference being that American Samoa is a US territory, whilst the other is Independent Samoa.
You can find Samoans in many states, and in many countries.
Samoan communities are in Long Beach California, Salt Lake City Utah (Glendale neighborhood), West Valley City Utah (next to Salt Lake), Kearns Utah & Seattle Washington.
There are some Samoans in the Bay Area as well.
Lots of Samoans (and Tongans in Utah).
There's alot in Arizona
There are 2 different types of kitchen in Samoa , the one for inside the house and the other one is outside the house so the outside kitchen is where men cook and for the inside is where women cook
Hello This Reaction Video is Awesome coming from a Samoan lol. But there are big Samoan communities on the West coast of America mainly in California, Washington, Arizona, and Utah too.
Thank you!
You definitely identified the most important part. We own our land....Nobody owns the land and its against the law to sell Cultural land. So it is passed down from one generation to the next. That is why we are not easily intimidated because we control our own destiny. Nobody can kick you off your land. If you have Samoan blood, just go to where your family is from tell the chief I am related and then ask for some land to live on and he will give you land for you and your family.
Samoans live in San Francisco, Compton, South Central, San Pedro, Inglewood, Alaska, Seattle , Utah and Hawaii.
YOU FORGOT THE ORIGINAL CITY. CARSON CALIFORNIA ❤
Most of us Samoans are in New Zealand and Australia. But Samoa is in the Polynesian triangle on the Pacific Ocean
All the Samoan communities in the US is mainly states on the Westcoast. From San Diego up to Seattle, WA.
We're all Polynesians. Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, New Zealand etc.
The women look after the home(getting kids ready,clean the house but mainly looking after kids
Samoa is in the south pacific near Australia and new Zealand
The first guy speaking is my Uncle Potu!
Tell Uncle Potu we said hello!
Women usually help raise the kids. And also maintain a clean living in the house. Imports come from America and NZ some from China and Korea. SA-MO-Ah.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇼🇸🇦🇸🇹🇴🇫🇯
2:05 Property is kept in the family yes. Nice culture
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Y'all are right if only Americans had land to pass down to each family and there's so much land in America it's kind of upsetting if you think about it
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Auckland New Zealand has the biggest Pacific island population in he world.
American..has the largest community
My land belongs to us.. we owned it and no sale taxes
Talofa i am samoan you have to react to the toa samoa siva tau and manu samoa siva tau
Sa...mo...àh😅 women are the ones that do the cooking in the house, and they serve. Men will always do the cooking outside of the house. If a family doesn't have men, of course, the women would have to do the outside cooking.
Answer your question.. When do the boys start learning to cook or do domestic work. I say, around 6yrs old.
American samoa now this is different
You know we have to switch it up, family!
thats coconut leaves
Samoans are not as unique as they claim , they are just another Polynesian people .Almost identical to the culture of Wallis and Futuna , which is one of their neighbors .
American Samoa us colony