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First Covid Related Death in American Samoa

Title (Dublin Core)

First Covid Related Death in American Samoa

Description (Dublin Core)

On March 23, 2022, American Samoa reported its first Covid Death. This article was released on Talanei News with the Governor sending his sincere condolences to the man's family. With the surging number of cases in American Samoa from 555 last month to 2000 plus recently, the Governor went live on the local news when the first covid related death was reported to express his sympathies and to the public never to lose hope and to keep fighting against the disease. After two years, American Samoa had just experienced its first covid related death, making everyone worried that more deaths would come. And sadly, I think there will be. I have seen how COVID deaths have increased globally for the past two years, and as much as I do not want to think about it, I know it will be bound to happen. And just like me, the American Samoa public worries that since it is a tiny island, COVID-related deaths will spread quickly. When I saw this article on Talanei News, I immediately began to worry. I felt like I also lost a family member thinking about my parents. Experiencing death is never easy, and COVID has brought a lot of sadness. This article gave me fear, worries, and sadness altogether. This is why this article is essential to me as it informed important information about home during the drastic times of COVID and death.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 23, 2022

Creator (Dublin Core)

self

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Anasitasia Vaitele

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Screenshot

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Talanei News

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Healthcare
English Government Local
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

LBJ hospital
preexisting conditions
American Samoa
death
fear
loss
grief

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Deathways

Collection (Dublin Core)

Deathways
Asian & Pacific Islander Voices

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Anasitasia Vaitele Biography Sheet
HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/27/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/01/2022
04/02/2022
05/29/2022
08/02/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/23/2022

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on March 27, 2022 by Anasitasia Vaitele using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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