Emma Miller
Emma Miller Author Emma is currently a graduate student at the University of Guam working towards a master’s degree in biology. She works in the Phycology Lab under the advisership […]
Chenchule’: A System of Receiving
Gifting, in its many forms, is part of many cultural traditions across the Pacific. It can mean the sharing of food or song, home or heart.Â
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Algal Blooms in GuamÂ
Marine algae, also known as seaweeds, are a diverse group of organisms.
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Guampedia Authors, Guampedia Staff and Contributors
Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei
Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, a Chamorro/Japanese from Saipan. She is a co-principal investigator and one of the editors of The Revised Chamorro-English Dictionary, a revision of of the Topping, Ogo, and Dungca’s Chamorro-English Dictionary (1975) by the Chamorro community of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Revised Chamorro-English Dictionary
As part of a larger effort to preserve and revitalize the language, the CNMI’s Chamorro community began in 2008 to revise Topping, Ogo, and Dungca’s (1975) Chamorro-English Dictionary, which contains entries for some 9,700 headwords. With support from the National Science Foundation, assistance from the CNMI government, and the help of many volunteers, a concerted effort has been made to revise, update, and expand the dictionary.
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Guampedia Authors, Guampedia Staff and Contributors
Sandra Chung
Sandra Chung is Distinguished Professor (emerita) in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she taught from 1986 until 2017. She is the author of Chamorro Grammar and of numerous articles on the structure of the Chamorro language.
Contemporary Guam: Religion, Guampedia Authors, Other Religion, Religion
Khalid Khan
Imam Khalid Khan is the current president and missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Guam.Â