Health and Medicine
Hospitals
The first medical facilities and dispensaries of the US Naval Era (1898 – 1941) were established shortly after the Spanish American War in 1898, recorded
Health and Medicine
Guam Pattera (Nurse Midwives)
The CHamoru women who were trained as nurse-midwives by the US Navy assisted with home births in Guam from approximately 1910 to 1967. CHamorus born
Health and Medicine
Dr. Ramon Manalisay Sablan
Ramon Manalisay Sablan (1902-1970) was the first CHamoru medical doctor. He is also remembered as an influential educator, politician, activist, linguist, and musician.
Contemporary Guam Era
American Red Cross, Guam Chapter
Congress chartered the Guam Chapter of the American Red Cross on 23 October 1916 with signatures of then President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary Charles L. Magee
Historic Eras of Guam
US Naval Era: Judges and Island Attorneys
US Naval Governor Edward Dorn replaced all CHamoru justices in 1910 with commissioned officers from the US Navy and Marine Corps. However, by 1918 local
Historic Eras of Guam
US Naval Era: Island Court System
Many of the first US Naval governors of Guam attempted to reorganize the court system. Guam’s first appointed US Navy Governor Richard P. Leary (1899–1900)
Historic Eras of Guam
US Naval Era: Development of the Code of Guam
Although Guam became an American possession in 1898, it was not until 1933 that the laws of Guam began to reflect those of the United
Civic Society
History of Democracy in Guam
A common political fallacy is that democracy was a babe born in Guam during the mid-20th century under American rule. The fact is that democracy
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Guam’s Political Status
Since the claim by Spain over the Mariana Islands in 1565 and the settlement of Jesuit missionaries and conquest of the CHamoru people in the
Civic Society
Guam and Its Three Empires
Few peoples in the world have had continued colonial status for the past 330 years. However, the CHamoru people can claim this unfortunate distinction. It