ThesisThis article will outline the life of the Samoan people who live on the islands of the South Pacific. It will express the lifestyles of Samoan culture in terms of traditional way of life: group location, material culture and subsistence. In addition to talking about the effects of globalization: give a brief history and what led them to their current location. Tracking the current status of the group: description of the government, economy, health and education levels. Traditional lifestyle Samoans are from a Polynesian ethnic group and are known to have emigrated from Asia from the South-East. Today, Samoans are commonly found living in areas such as New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, and the American mainland. Hot, humid, humid and tropical describe the climate type of the islands. The islands are also very susceptible to the risk of storms, including cyclones, major flooding and even a tsunami. A survey carried out in 2009 revealed that up to 80% of the population lived on the coast, making the population vulnerable to these hazards (Daly, 2010). Coastal Infrastructure Management Plans (CIM Plans) have partnered with islanders to develop plans to deal with these cyclones and potential climate-related issues. Even though they face these problems, Samoans continue to build their homes on the coast. Samoan houses are built either as a long house (afo lav) or as a round house (fale tele). These house structures are similar in some ways, including: height, what they are made of, the tools used, and how they are supported. Some of the differences include: the longhouse, which is built with pitched roofs to give a larger appearance (Handy, 1924). As for the round house, it...... middle of paper ......Handy, ES Craighill and Willowdean C. Handy. Samoan house building, cooking and tattooing. Honolulu, HI: Museum, 1924. Print.8) Baldauf, Richard B. “Educational Television, Enculturation, and Acculturation: A Study of Change in American Samoa.” International Review of Education 27.3 (1981): 227-45. Print.9) Duranti, Alessandro, Elinor Ochs and Elia K. Ta'ase. “Change and tradition in literacy instruction in an American Samoan community.” Educational Foundation (1995): 57-74. Internet. April 15, 2014.10) Meleisea, Malama and Penelope Schoeffel. Meleisea. Lagaga: A Brief History of Western Samoa. Suva, Fiji: University of the South Pacific, 1987. Print.11) Seiden, Andrew, Nicola L. Hawley, Dirk Schulz, Sarah Raifman and Stephen T. Mcgarvey. “Long-term trends in food availability, food prices and obesity in Samoa.” American Journal of Human Biology (2012): N/a. Print.