Contemporary Guam: Politics
Pilar Cruz Lujan
Pilar Cruz Lujan (1930 – 2022) was a CHamoru language advocate and leader, groundbreaking educator, and a six-term senator in the Guam Legislature.
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
In 2013 Guampedia launched a new section that included twenty new entries and a slew of historical documents that highlighted the major issues, challenges and
Civic Society
Speaker Joe T. San Agustin
Public servant for more than six decades. Speaker Joe Taitano San Agustin (1930 – 2021) was the epitome of a public servant and a leader
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
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Challenge to CHamoru Self-determination: Davis v. Guam
Davis v. Guam is a key court case which addresses the question of who is able to participate in the process to determine Guam’s future
Civic Society
Dr. Pedro Cruz Sanchez
Educator, historian and public servant. Dr. Pedro Cruz Sanchez (29 June 1925 – 15 August 1987), known as “Doc,” was a prolific educator, historian and
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
A 1974 Analysis of Social, Cultural and Historical Factors Bearing on the Political Status of Guam
The Guam Legislature’s Subcommittee on Social, Cultural and Historical Factors Relating to the Political Status of Guam under the direction of Senator Richard Taitano produced
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge Famalåo’an and Fan’tachu Fama’lauan
Women Rising: Indigenous Resistance to Militarization in the Marianas Archipelago. Graduate student Sylvia Frain examined how indigenous women nonviolently resist the invisible and visible sexist
Civic Society
Ignacio “Buck” Cruz
Ignacio “Buck” Cruz (1927-2017) was a public servant, World War II survivor and a long time Malesso’/erizo Mayor. Cruz served as commissioner and mayor of
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
United Nations Role in Guam’s Decolonization
UN Charter for self-determination of all peoples. After World War II in 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, Calif. to form the