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Taupou Samoa Cultural Arts Our mission is to preserve and perpetuate our Samoan heritage through language, music, dance, storytelling, and creative arts….

10/20/2026

O Le Vaiaso Lona Lima: Tautua 🤲🏾✨
Week 5: Service | Facilitator: Krystal

We must serve ourselves to serve others. Tautua comes in many forms. Sometimes we think service means leading large groups or speaking in front of hundreds, but sometimes it begins with how we show up for ourselves and tend to the things that fill our cups.

Service can look like checking in on a friend, caring for our fanua, nurturing our elders, or showing up for our families, our people, and our culture. Week 5, we deeply reflected on how service lives in the little things and how our culture continues to thrive through those who give, nurture, and care for one another.

E lē tasi se tagata e mafai ona amoina le nu’u atoa. We are reminded that service doesn’t have to be grand to be meaningful. At its heart, Tautua is about caring for and uplifting something greater than ourselves.

As we continue to live out our program theme, “E fesoasoani — together we help one another. One burden must not be carried alone. We go further when we serve together. ♥️✨🇦🇸🇦🇸

Afio Mai! Welcome! 🇦🇸🇼🇸We invite you to our Second Annual FETU Fa’afiafiaga ♥️✨FREE COMMUNITY EVENT! 🫶🏽Under our Tu I Lu...
10/07/2026

Afio Mai! Welcome! 🇦🇸🇼🇸

We invite you to our Second Annual FETU Fa’afiafiaga ♥️✨

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT! 🫶🏽

Under our Tu I Luga (Rise Up) Youth Program we offer the FETU 7-week Series, inviting community members to experience cultural enrichment, creative arts and wellness activities. They have been learning songs, dances and storytelling of Samoa. Come and celebrate them as they complete the 7 week series as showcase their work.

To RSVP please visit the link in bio:
🔗: https://tr.ee/9SQ-iOmXgd

Sunday, October 25, 2026
Doors open at 1:30PM
📍Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
140 E 12th St
National City, CA 91950
United States

10/06/2026

FETU Series 2026 🌺⭐️

O Le Vaiaso Fa — Week Four

Facilitator: CHristian

Fa’aaloalo i matutua. Honoring our elders and intergenerational wisdom and knowledge.

In Samoan culture, our elders are keepers of our stories, traditions, values, and wisdom. We reflected on what makes someone wise, where wisdom comes from, and the importance of learning from those who came before us.

Sometimes, learning is as simple as sitting at the feet of our elders and asking questions.Through listening, storytelling, and sharing knowledge, we learn from one another and carry that wisdom forward. ⭐️

09/29/2026

FETU Series 2026 🌺⭐️
WEEK 3:Su’e Lou Leo — Find Your Voice.

We explored the important roles of the Matai and Tulāfale, learning about their responsibilities, the significance of their traditional adornments, and how their roles represent and speak on behalf of their people, village, and family.

Our participants had the opportunity to adorn themselves in these traditional items as part of a symbolic role play, stepping into the sacred responsibility carried by a Matai and Tulāfale.
Through this experience, we learned that leadership is not simply about having a title or being heard. It is about carrying your people with purpose, confidence, respect, and understanding.

Some of our FETU participants who wore the ‘ula fala, to’oto’o, and fue shared that they felt “empowered.”👏🏾

And while we may not all be Matai or Tulāfale, we all have a voice.

A voice to speak up.
A voice to encourage.
A voice to tell our stories.
A voice to protect our people.
A voice to create change.

Our voices have roots. They carry our aiga, our experiences, our culture, and those who came before us.
Finding your voice is only the beginning. What you choose to do with it is where your purpose begins. ✨

09/22/2026

FETU Series 2026 🌟❤️‍🔥

O Le Vaiaso Lona Lua (Week 2)

Our Second week of FETU focuses on Fa’ailoa Lou Tagata “Know Your People”

Facilitator: Aunty Kiki ✨

Theme Focus

After discovering who we are as individuals, we begin to understand that our identity is connected to the people who came before us.

Our second week, we explored Samoan cultural values, family, the matai system, cultural protocol, faith, and tradition.

We task our participants to go home and ask about their gafa, their people, their family, and the stories that have been passed down.

Knowing yourself also means knowing your people and where you come from. 🌱🇦🇸🇼🇸

09/20/2026

We asked our FETU, “What is a positive message you want to share with the world?” 💫

These were their responses.

A small act of kindness can go a long way. Sometimes, a few words of encouragement, a reminder that someone matters, or simply showing up for one another can mean more than we realize.

September is National Su***de Prevention Awareness Month. 🫂💜

In these spaces, it’s important to lift the voices of our community and create spaces where our people feel seen, heard, supported, and valued.

When we share love, kindness, and encouragement, we help build a healthier and stronger community.

You matter. Your voice matters. And you are not alone.💜
***dePreventionMonth SamoanCommunity PacificIslanderMentalHealth

Drop a “💜” to spread love this September!

09/17/2026

FETU SERIES 2026 🌟🌱

O Le Vaiaso Muamua (Week 1)

Ia e Iloa Oe Lava — Know Yourself
Facilitated by Cyrrona

The journey of FETU begins with a simple but powerful question:

Who am I?

In our first week, we explored identity, self-awareness, and gafa, understanding who we are, where we come from, and the stories that have shaped us.

In Samoan culture, we know that identity is never just about ourselves. It is connected to our family, our ancestors, our community, and the people we walk alongside.

Because before we can help others, we must first know ourselves.

Know yourself. Know where you come from. Know that you belong.💜

Tonight is the night!! We’re super excited to kick off our FETU Series this evening and fellowship with all of you! Our ...
09/08/2026

Tonight is the night!! We’re super excited to kick off our FETU Series this evening and fellowship with all of you! Our 2nd annual FETU Series under our Tu I Luga Youth Program, empowering our youth and young adults to RISE UP and reach their full potential. 🇦🇸🇼🇸

Make sure to screenshot important details listed above! 🙏🏾😍

⏱️6:30pm
🚨Wear your ie lavalava!
📍Southeastern Live Well Center
5101 Market St
San Diego, CA 92114
United States

Fa’afetai tele to the San Diego Foundation Lotus Fund for investing into our Samoan youth. 🌱

09/01/2026

We’re thrilled to begin our 2nd annual FETU series in ONE week! We’re at capacity and registration is now closed. 🙏🏾

FETU is a 7 week series under our Tu I Luga Youth program, empowering our youth and young adults to RISE UP and reach their full potential. 🌟❤️

We can’t wait! 😍✨

08/31/2026

We’re thrilled to begin our 2nd annual FETU series next week! We’re at capacity and registration is now closed. 🙏🏾

FETU is a 7 week series under our Tu I Luga Youth program, empowering our youth and young adults to RISE UP and reach their full potential. 🌟❤️

We can’t wait! 😍✨

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