Iiga Pisa presentation tonight

Posted on Jun 19 2015

Tag: Guam, Iiga Olivia, Iiga Pisa, Visitors Center Theater

The public is invited to a presentation by a visiting Samoan chief, which begins at 6pm tonight, June 19, at the Visitors Center Theater, American Memorial Park.

Iiga Olivia will talk about her grandfather, Iiga Pisa, who was exiled to Saipan along with nine other Samoan chiefs in 1909.

Seven other descendants of Iiga Pisa are also on Saipan to participate in the Humanities Council’s program, which focuses on the history behind the exiled chiefs.

Pisa undertook a perilous 120-day voyage to Guam in a small Samoan paddling canoe in June 1915. He spent the next four years in Guam learning English before returning to his homeland in 1919. He was the only one of the exiled chiefs to witness Samoan independence in 1962.

Iiga Olivia, was raised by Pisa, will provide a personal account of her late grandfather and the stories that he related about his time on Saipan including his daring voyage to Guam.

The presentation is open to the public and free of charge. For more information, please contact Council staff at 235-4785. (PR)

Jun Dayao Dayao

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