Family, love and sacrifice. Ana Blas San Nicolas Gogue (1935 – 2004) was six years old when the Japanese attacked Guam without warning on 8 December 1944. She grew up in rural Sinajana, in an area known as Dedigue. The area is adjacent to Hagåtña, Mongmong, and Ordot, and is perfect for growing crops and raising livestock. Gogue was the second oldest of four siblings at the start of the war.
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The darkest of journeys. Most people would find it hard to believe that there can be any positive aspect of war. What is hardly ever discovered is that, along with the negativity, there is positivity that develops and lives on long after war ends.
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CHagui’an Memorial, Yigo. The CHagui’an Memorial site, on the north-central plateau of Guam, is where the largest known single act of violence on Guam occurred, just at the end of World War II. Among the thousands of CHamorus held at the Manenggon concentration camp, 45 men were taken and forced to carry supplies to an Imperial Japanese Army command post at Milalak near CHagui’an, Yigo. They were killed by the Japanese to prevent them from providing information to the Americans.
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Former Guampedia Staff. Artemia Perez graduated from the University of Guam pursuing a BA in Anthropology with minors in Sociology and CHamoru Studies. She joined Guampedia’s team as an Administrative and Research Assistant starting in November 2018. Deepening her understanding of CHamoru culture started as and continues to be a personal endeavor. She aspires to instill this same sense of curiosity in all of Guampedia’s users.
Guampedia Staff. Lazaro Quinata is a graduate of the University of Guam with a major in Sociology and minor in CHamoru Studies. He has contributed and collaborated with Guampedia in a professional capacity multiple times.
Former Guampedia Staff. Shannon Ada is a 2019 University of Guam graduate with a BA in communications with a concentration in mass media, journalism, and public relations and a minor in mathematics.
Micronesia: Understanding Its People and Culture. Guam is rich in diversity. It has a multicultural community with people from many parts of the world, particularly from within the Pacific Region and specifically from Micronesia.
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Through their story, students will learn the importance of oral storytelling and how it plays an important role in Pacific Island cultures.
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Students will explore the historical background of the story of Sirena, a well known legend in Guam. Students will also draw personal connections to the cultural aspects in the story of Sirena.
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This lesson will allow students explore a moment in their lives to write a personal narrative essay. Personal narratives allow them to share their life with others and vicariously experience the things that happen around them. Their job as the writer is to put the reader in the midst of the action, letting him or her live through an experience.
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