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Updated August 23, 2021
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Koko Sāmoa is practically the national drink.

In Samoa, Hot Chocolate Is Homegrown

Growing, grinding, and drinking koko Sāmoa brings families together.
by Tiare Tuuhia, Atlas Obscura
Samoan chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi I, c. 1891. According to Scheurmann’s great-granddaughter, he may have been an inspiration for the composite character of Tuiavii.

The Hoax Book That Became an Anarchist and Hippie Bible

'The Papalagi'—supposedly written by a Samoan chief in 1920—offered a societal critique, but carried on a problematic racial trope.
by Jordan Todorov, Atlas Obscura
Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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