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And this is good young man, not just a good football player. Here's an excerpt from the Idaho Statesman. His parents have also both been struggling with health issues.......<br>"Born in American Samoa, Iupati moved to California before high
school. He struggled to learn English and failed to meet NCAA standards
as a freshman. His parents, struggling financially in their new country
and living in a small apartment, took out a loan to pay out-of-state
tuition for Iupati's first year at Idaho.<BR>"My parents sacrificed a
lot for us so we could have a better future," said Iupati, one of four
children.<BR>Tonight, that bright future should arrive for Belinda
and Aposetolo Iupati's son. He does not know which team will select him,
but Iupati is certain of what he will do with his first paycheck. <BR>"I'm
going to build my parents a house in Samoa," he said, fulfilling their
dream of returning to American Samoa, a tiny territory in the South
Pacific Ocean."<BR><div id="TixyyLink" style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br>Read more: <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/22/1163490/mike-iupati-the-former-idaho-lineman.html#ixzz0lsugOLxi">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/22/1163490/mike-iupati-the-former-idaho-lineman.html#ixzz0lsugOLxi</a><br></div><br>> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:31:29 -0700<br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: vandal@uidaho.edu; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Mike Iupati and the NFL Draft<br>> <br>> Mike Iupati, All-American offensive guard for Idaho, was selected in the<br>> first round of the NFL draft by . . .<br>> <br>> THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ers<br>> <br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> <br>> Take pride, Vandals.<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> UI '96<br>> <br>> Came a tribe from the north brave and bold . . .<br>> <br>> "Here We Have Idaho"<br>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/HWHI.mp3<br>> <br>> "I-D-A-H-O Idaho Idaho Go Go Go"<br>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/Vandals.mp3<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> <br /><hr />Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1' target='_new'>Learn more.</a></body>
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