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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

Eager students in Bilingual/Bicultural classroom. Image courtesy of the Guam Department of Education CHamoru Studies Department.

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Guam’s Bilingual/Bicultural Program

The Chamorro Bilingual/Bicultural Program began on Guam in 1970 as a five-year test program run by the Guam Department of Education to promote the use

United Nations team addresses University of Guam students.Trust Territory Photo Archives, Pacific Collection, University of Hawaii-Manoa Library (digital.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/collections/show/29). N-16

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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in Guam

For Guåhan’s neighboring Micronesia islands, their designation as the United Nations’ Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) under US administration was their pathway to

CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination

The Hopkins Report

In 1947 the United States Navy created the Hopkins Commission to review and make recommendations about the naval governments of Guam and American Samoa. There

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Governor Charles Alan Pownall

Last appointed military governor of Guam. Governor Charles A. Pownall (1887-1975) served as naval Governor of Guam from 30 May 1946 to 27 September 1949.

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Paul Carano

Paul Carano (1919-2020) was a teacher, researcher and one of the founders of the University of Guam’s Micronesian Area Research Center. Carano was the son

Gov. Bradley Signs Guam’s Bill of Rights

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Bill of Rights for Guam 1930

Governor Willis Bradley Issues Proclamation. US Naval Governor Willis Bradley created a Bill of Rights for Guam on 4 December 1930 modeled after the first

Business Pioneers: Economics

Rita Guevara Sablan

Rita Guevara Sablan (1926-2003) was a wife and mother of 10 children, an active member of her community, and businesswoman who left a legacy –

CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination

Challenge to CHamoru Self-determination: Davis v. Guam

Davis v. Guam is a key court case which addresses the question of who is able to participate in the process to determine Guam’s future

CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination

CHamorus/Chamorros Yearn for Freedom

Interpretive essay: WWII made indelible impact on CHamorus. To this day, whenever we speak of the period before the “war” and after the “war” we