e-Publications - Guampedia

This report provides a complete list of words found in Y Santa Biblia, a partial translation into the Chamorro language of the bible that was first published in 1908.

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e-Publications, Guam Recorder, MARC, MARC Publications

Guam Recorder (1972, January – March)

Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 1, second series, 1972.

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e-Publications, Historic Eras of Guam, Wars and Factors of Peace, WWII, WWII/Japanese Era

War Atrocities: Tinta and Faha Massacres, Malesso

On July 15 and 16, 1944, with the American forces approaching Guam near the end of the Japanese occupation of the island in World War II, Japanese soldiers massacred nearly fifty Chamorro men and women from Malesso’ in two separate confrontations in the Tinta and Faha areas just outside the village of Malesso’.

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CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination, Civic Society, e-Publications, Historic Eras of Guam, MARC, Politics and Government, Post WWII Era: Politics, US Naval Era, US Naval Era: Politics

Institute of Ethnic Affairs

Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started the Institute of Ethnic Affairs in 1945 as a nonprofit organization whose purpose was to search for solutions to problems within and between white and colored races, cultural minority groups, and dependent peoples at home and abroad. The Institute’s goal was to recommend administrative changes requiring governmental action.

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Catholic, Civic Society, e-Publications, Historic Eras of Guam, Religion, Spanish Era, Spanish Era: Religion

Nobenan I Niño Jesus-Novena to the Christ Child

Every year, during the Christmas season, Catholic families gather for nine nights of devotional prayers reciting the Nobenan Niño, a nobena (novena) in honor of Christ’s birth. For Chamorro families, the nightly prayers may be said in Chamorro or English.

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