Ta'amu's Playbook: Notes from a Seattle Samoan Football Player - APIA PICTURES

Saili Ao Malo Trilogy - Part 2 In 2015, it was reported that Samoans are 56 times more likely play football in the NFL than an American non-Samoan. Alameda Ta’amu’s story describes the importance of football to many young Samoan men, the challenges of being a football player, and what happens after the football career is over. Asian Pacific Islander American (AπA) Pictures Produced for Department of American Ethnic Studies (UW-Seattle), City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, OCA Asian Pacific Advocates—Greater Seattle. Premiered at Kane Hall and Ethnic Cultural Center (UW-Seattle), Seattle, Washington. November 2019, co-sponsored by the 7th annual Pre-conquest Indigenous Cultures and its Aftermath (PICA) and NIKE Ascend, "Pasifik Standard Time” conference, premiered at Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, Washington. Saili Ao Malo Trilogy series focused on Samoan Americans in the Seattle-Tacoma area (third largest Samoan community in the US). Part 3: Coming Soon Aiomanu, Logo, Toelau: Samoans in Education - APIA PICTURES