The American Samoa Bar Association has awarded $2500 in scholarships to three current law students of Samoan ancestry.
The three recipients are:
Joseph Langkilde
Joseph V. Langkilde, a First Year Student at the Harvard Law School. Langkilde is a 2013 graduate of Faasao-Marist High School and is from Tafuna, American Samoa. He is the son of J. Victor Langkilde and Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde.
Ian Tapu, a third-year student at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii – Manoa. Mr. Tapu has roots in Faleniu and Poloa.
Ian Tapu
Jazmine Tapusoa, a third year student at the J. Reuben Law School at the Brigham Young University in Provo Utah. Tapusoa is the granddaughter of Dr. Uimaiitua Poloai of Olosega, Manu’a.
Jazmine Tapusoa
The American Samoa Bar Association wishes the recipients all the best in their future endeavors and hopes they consider joining the local Bar in the near future!
