Award Winning Samoan Actress Advocating for Authentic Pacific Representation in Hollywood, Tiana Masaniai | “We Need to Let our Brilliance Shine”

Tiana Masaniai, born in Orange County, CA, then raised in American Samoa until primary school, shares the struggles of her college journey and how she turned one of her biggest fears into a dream career. An advocate for equitable representation in film, she hopes to see an emergence of Pacific storytellers, writers, and actors in Hollywood.