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Governor Carlton Skinner

Carlton Skinner (1913-2004) was the governor of Guam at a historical crossroad. It was a time when civilian rule and American citizenship was finally granted

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Governor Carl TC Gutierrez

Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (1941 — ) was the 11th civilian governor of Guam, serving two consecutive terms, along with Madeliene Z. Bordallo, his Lieutenant

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Governor Manuel FL Guerrero

Governor Manuel Flores “Carson” Leon Guerrero (1914 – 1985) was Guam’s second Chamorro governor, the sixth civilian appointed governor, and the first appointed governor to

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Governor Joseph F. Ada

Joseph Franklin Ada (1943 — ) served as the Governor of Guam from 1987 through 1994. Frank Blas Jr. was his lieutenant governor. Ada stewarded

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Chamorro Culture

Fo’na

Mother of the Chamorro people. Fo’na is the female protagonist of the Chamorro/CHamoru creation myth. In the story, Fo’na (also spelled Fu’una) along with her

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Adventurers

Bartola Garrido

CHamoru educator in Micronesia. Few CHamorus of Guam’s Spanish Era (1668-1898) are mentioned by name in the annals of Pacific history. However, there is one

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Rosa Perez Salas

Educator and advocate. Rosa Teresita Perez Salas (1926-1998) was an educator and vocal advocate for the physically and intellectually disabled, as well as the elderly.

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