Commemorating Our Past, Commandeering Our Future: Guam’s Rocky Road to Self-Governance
The Organic Act certainly deserves to be celebrated. But at the same time, we cannot overlook its deficiencies. We didn’t even get to elect our
Nobenan i Sagråda Familia (Novena to the Holy Family)
Nobenan i Sagråda Familia Jesus Maria Jose (Novena to the Holy Family Jesus Mary Joseph) Chamorro/CHamoru English Tinige‘ Påle‘ Roman Maria de VeraMisioneron Kapuchino (1941)
Catholic
Burego’
Burego’ was a joyful CHamoru/Chamorro Christmas celebration in the Mariana Islands. Young people, but primarily teenagers, masqueraded and went house-to-house in their costumes.
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Spanish Colonialism and CHamoru Responses: The Aberigua Project
Addresses misrepresentations focused in missionization. The research project Aberigua investigates the impact that Spanish colonialism had on CHamorus from a decolonial-depatriarchal standpoint aimed at redressing
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Contract Teachers in the Classroom
Culture clashes. In the years following the end of WWII in Guam, the naval administration, followed by a civilian administration in 1950, took on the
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Speaker Joaquin C. Arriola
Postwar leader. Joaquin “Kin” C. Arriola (1925 – 2022) was a prominent figure at the forefront of Guam’s legal history. Arriola was one of Guam’s
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CHamoru/Chamorro Nuns in Postwar Guam
Establishment of Religious Sisters in Guam. Religious sisters have been actively working and praying with Guam’s Catholic faith community since 1946. From the classroom to
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Speaker Joe T. San Agustin
Public servant for more than six decades. Speaker Joe Taitano San Agustin (1930 – 2021) was the epitome of a public servant and a leader
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Stateside Teacher Hiring Program
Need for teachers in Guam grew after WWII. In the years following the end of World War II, Guam became a new military stronghold in
Art
CHamoru/Chamorro Comic Strip: Juan Malimanga
“Juan Malimanga” is the first comic strip in local print news that is written completely in the CHamoru language. The comic strip, originally written by