Josefa Cruz Certeza
Chamorro Culture

Josefa Cruz Certeza

“Gof Metgot I Mana’amte Yan I Amot Siha”—a solemn and profound message recently conveyed at a family gathering by Mrs. Josefa Cruz Certeza, known affectionately

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Juan Cepeda
Chamorro Culture

Juan Cepeda

As a child, Juan Cepeda was exposed to traditional healing methods as he assisted his mother Francisca Quitano Cepeda, a suruhåna with the picking of

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Genaro Saralu
Chamorro Culture

Genaro Saralu

As a child growing up in Saipan, it was a common sight for young Genaro Saralu, to see his mother, a local healer treating her

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Civic Society

Speaker Joaquin C. Arriola

Postwar leader. Joaquin “Kin” C. Arriola (1925 – 2022) was a prominent figure at the forefront of Guam’s legal history. Arriola was one of Guam’s

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Tumon Bay was used as a recreation area by the US military from the mid-1940s to 1950. The military returned the land to the Guam government to avoid a conflict with local landowners.
Contemporary Guam: Politics

The Fight to Keep Tumon Public

Tumon Bay has a lengthy history and special significance for the CHamoru people whose ancestors lived and thrived in Tomhom (Tumon) area for millennia, establishing

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James M. Stewart in front of Government House, 11 October 1954. Manuscripts Collection RFT MARC, University of Guam.
Architecture

James Murray Stewart

If you have ever visited the Governor’s Office complex in Adelup, or attended Mass in the old Santa Teresita Church in Mangilao, or were a

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