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Namesake School: PC Lujan Elementary
Established in 1961, the East Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Pedro Camacho Lujan Elementary School by Public Law 9-221, enacted on 1 August 1968.
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Maria Arceo Ulloa
Maria Arceo Ulloa (1898 – 1968), a teacher and school administrator, was born in the village of Hagåtña, Guam on 25 December 1898 to Vicente
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Namesake School: LP Untalan Middle
Luis Palomo Untalan Middle School, more commonly known as Untalan Middle School, was established in 1958 as Barrigada Junior High School. It was renamed in
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Namesake School: CL Taitano Elementary
Carlos Lizama Taitano Elementary School was first established in 1958 as the Sinajana Elementary School. On 27 September 1970, the school was formally dedicated as
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Namesake School: BP Carbullido Elementary
Established in 1965, the Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Baltazar P. Carbullido Elementary School, commonly referred to as BP Carbullido Elementary. Guam Public Law
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Agueda Iglesias Johnston
Agueda Iglesias Johnston (1892 – 1977) was an educator, civic leader, patriot and a woman of great internal strength and fortitude. Her commitment to education
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Antonio C. Yamashita
Antonio Carbullido Yamashita (1930 – 1992) was the middle child of thirteen born to Felicita and Raymundo Yamashita. He was born 13 September 1930 in
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Education After WWII
Following World War II, the people of Guam faced not only the looming reconstruction of community structures and homes, but also institutional and cultural change.
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
English and Chamorro Language Policies
As a result of America’s victory in the Spanish-American War, Spain sold Guam to the United States in 1898. Before long, it was determined that
Business Pioneers: Economics
Pedro Martinez Ada
Pedro Martinez Ada (1903 – 1995) founded numerous enterprises with his wife, Maria Palomo Ada, including a general store, supermarkets throughout the island, warehouses, a