6/17/24 - Author Nafanua Manns and Women's Coalition of American Samoa's Luisa Kuaea speak with Joey Cummings about the Meet & Greet happening at Feleti Barstow Library 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday 6/18/24. Nafanua is the inspiring author of "Speak Up and Be Free.” Her book is a powerful call to break the silence and speak out against the veil of tradition surrounding sexual abuse, assault, and violence. Nafanua shares her deeply personal journey, highlighting how these issues have impacted her life—from relationships and school to work and motherhood. Joey: 93KHJ American Samoa's Best Music Mix. I'm Mr. Joey and we have more friends in studio with us for a quick talk; our friends Luisa Kuaea from the Women's Coalition of American Samoa and author of the new book Speak Up and Be Free - Nafanua Manns. Hi, how are you? Nafanua: I'm doing good, Joey. Joey: Oh, it's so fantastic to have you here. You've been making quite the splash. Everybody knows that there's an event happening tomorrow at Feleti Barstow Library to introduce this book locally, but to actually have you here to talk about it is very exciting. Luisa, do you want to do a proper introduction? Luisa: Absolutely. Joey, thank you for the time. Good morning. American Samoa. The Women's Coalition of American Samoa is excited to partner with the Feleti Barstow Public Library for a special Meet and Greet the Author event tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18th at 5 p.m. at the Library in Utulei. We are honored to have Nafanua Manns, the author of Speak Up and Be Free as our guest speaker. Her powerful book sheds light on breaking the silence surrounding sexual abuse, assault, and violence. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet Nafanua personally, hear her inspiring story, ask questions, and find the courage to use your voice. Joey: That's like a professional grade (inroduction) right there. I have to step up my game. Good job. Luisa: You said "come ready." Joey: Love it, I love it! Nafanua, that's the grandest intro that one could have. Can you tell us a little bit about your book? Nafanua: My book. My book. I wrote it four years ago, 2020 during Covid. It went live in October of 2020. In the book I wrote, I thought about it for a couple of years before I actually came up, came around writing it. But the book…