Governor Joseph Ada and Lieutenant Governor Frank Blas Jr. served the island of Guam from 1987 through 1994. Ada stewarded Guam’s economic expansion and pushed, successfully, for return of land held by the US military.
Civic Society

Lt. Governor Frank F. Blas

Lt. Governor of Guam 1987-1995. Frank Flores Blas, Sr. (1941-2016) was a Chamorro politician, businessman and member of the Republican Party of Guam. Blas served

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Civic Society

Herminia Duenas Dierking

First Chamorro Woman to Preside over Association of Pacific Island Legislatures. Herminia Duenas Dierking (1939 – 2008) was a senator in the Guam Legislature, a

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Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food

Carmen Romualdez Dela Cruz

First Woman to Establish a Music and Arts School on Guam. Carmen “Meling” Romualdez Dela Cruz (1910-1995), a life long musician, is the first woman

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The first Liberation Day celebration, 1945. Photography courtesy of the Sanchez Collection.
Contemporary Guam Era

Guam Liberation Day

Guam’s biggest celebration. After World War II was over community leader Agueda Iglesias Johnston convinced US military leaders on Guam to support a celebration to

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Vicente Pangelinan at Amot Conference.
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination

Vicente Cabrera Pangelinan

Long time senator. Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan (1955-2014), known as “Senator ben,” was a fighter and champion for many causes that affected the people of

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Toni “Malia” Ramirez Presents at FestPac Workshop 1, 2014
Art

What is FestPac?

In 2016, Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific Arts (FestPac), a region-wide festival celebrating the various arts and cultures of the Pacific. As the

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