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obituario/u.s. news Diahuebs 17 Juni 2021

American Samoa culture plays role in US

citizenship ruling

(AP) — In a decision cit-
ing American Samoa cul-
tural traditions, those
born in the U.S. territory
shouldn’t have citizen-
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta ship automatically forced
di nada on them, a federal appeals
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi court ruled Tuesday.
sosega. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court
E ta hibami na awa trankil, of Appeals ruling reverses a
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. lower court ruling that sid-
Salmo: 23 ed with three people from
American Samoa who live in
Utah and sued to be recog-
nized as citizens. The judge
Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di nos ser ruled the Utah residents are
stima: entitled to birthright citizen-
ship under the 14th Amend-
ment. He then put his ruling
on hold pending appeal.

U.S. Congress should play a
bigger role than the courts in tary chieftain titles. want it. But some say it’s
deciding citizenship for those costly and cumbersome.
in territories, the appeals “There is simply insufficient Non-citizen nationals of
court ruling said. caselaw to conclude with cer- American Samoa are entitled
tainty that citizenship will to work and travel freely in
American Samoa is the only have no effect on the legal the United States and receive
unincorporated territory of status of the fa’a Samoa,” or certain advantages in the nat-
the United States where the the American Samoan way uralization process.
inhabitants are not American of life, the ruling said. “The
Luis Andres Hoek citizens at birth. constitutional issues that Neil Weare, one of the at-
the
would arise in the context torneys
representing
Mihor conoci como “Andresito” Instead, those born in the of America Samoa’s unique plaintiffs, said they are dis-
*17-05-1950 - †15-06-2021 cluster of islands some 2,600 culture and social structure appointed by the ruling, and
miles (4,184 kilometers) would be unusual, if not en- are reviewing next steps. Op-
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia southwest of Hawaii are tirely novel, and therefore tions include asking a wider
panel of appeals court judges
unpredictable.”
granted “U.S. national” sta-
despues tus, meaning they can’t vote to hear the case or taking it to
for U.S. president, run for of- Drawing on the views of the the U.S. Supreme Court.
fice outside American Samoa American Samoa people is
or apply for certain jobs. The one of the more gratifying as- Weare is president of Equally
only federal election they can pects of the ruling, said Mi- American, which advocates
cast a vote in is the race for chael Williams, an attorney for equality and civil rights
American Samoa’s nonvoting representing the American for people in U.S. territories.
U.S. House seat. Samoa government, which
intervened to oppose the He said he was impressed
The ruling notes that Ameri- lawsuit. with a dissenting judge’s
can Samoa government lead- opinion.
ers and others opposed the “It is also vindication for the
lawsuit because they are con- principle that the people of ”When the Fourteenth
cerned automatic citizenship American Samoa should de- Amendment was ratified,
could disrupt cultural tra- termine their own status in courts, dictionaries, maps,
ditions, such as communal accordance with Samoan cul- and censuses uniformly re-
land ownership and social ture and traditions,” he said. garded territories as land ‘in
“Achter elke traan van verdriet, schuilt een glimlach van structures organized around the United States,’” wrote
herinneringen.” large, extended families led A path toward U.S. citizen- Judge Robert E. Bacharach in
by matai, those with heredi- ship exists for those who his dissent.
Op 10 juni 2021 is overleden onze Moeder, Grootmoeder
en Zus Self-determination is a high-
ly valued principle in Ameri-
Glenda Dennert can Samoa, said Line-Noue
Memea Kruse, adjunct fac-
ulty in Pacific islands studies
Condoleance zal plaatsvinden op zaterdag 19 juni 2021 at Brigham Young Universi-
van 9 uur tot 11:00 bij Aurora Funeral Home. ty-Hawaii and whose book is
André, Pamela cited in the ruling.
Ingrid en Alexandra
en familie Maryse, Patrick en Kyra

“There are many foreign in-
terests looming over these
In plaats van bloemen a.u.b. een donatie aan het Wilhelmina citizenship cases,” she said.
Kankerfonds. “This is not the end. They
Gelieve geen rouwbeklag aan huis. will keep pushing. This to
me is a form of inter-territo-
rial hegemony.”