Guamanian Era
Guam Historical Club
The Guam Historical Club was a small group of people interested in Guam history in the 1950s and 1960s. Led by Paul Souder and Agueda
Contemporary Guam Era
Guam Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association
Founded in 1965 by the late Senator Cecilia Cruz Bamba, the Guam Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association (GMHVA) is a nonprofit organization of dedicated people, who,
Art
Genevieve Perez Ploke Snow
First CHamoru Woman US Naval Officer. Genevieve Perez Ploke Snow (1941 -2011) was born in Hågat, Guam on 15 March 1941. As an infant and
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
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
Guamanian Era
Lytico-Bodig on Guam
Long studied, now disappearing disease. Lytico-bodig is the local name for a complex of neurological diseases (or diseases that affect the nervous system) on Guam
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Guam’s Political Development
Guam’s colonized past under Spain. When the Europeans came to the Mariana Islands in the 16th and 17th centuries, they found a vigorous and highly
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Organic Act of Guam
Granted Congressional US citizenship to the people of Guam. The Organic Act of Guam is federal legislation passed by the United States Congress and signed
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Book: Secret Guam Study
In the 1960s the United Nations issued Resolution 1514 (XV) “Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,” as a call to
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Richard Flores Taitano
Richard Flores “Dick” Taitano was a prominent figure in Guam politics and community service following the establishment of the civilian government on Guam. Taitano was