In April 2021, Kepa Maumau, a Tongan Utah man who was sentenced to fifty-five years in prison, was released as part of the 2010 RICO Act. Media coverage such as this article in the Salt Lake Tribune contributed to fearful and negative stereotypes about the Tongan community
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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