CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Guam Congress Walkout
On 5 March 1949, the Guam Congress walked out as a protest against the US Naval Government and to underscore its quest for a measure
Civic Society
Carlos Pangelinan Taitano
Carlos Pangelinan Taitano (1917 – 2009) was one of the leaders from Guam who brought about the signing of the Organic Act for Guam. He
Civic Society
US Navy War Crimes Trials in Guam
Some months before the end of the Pacific War, the US Navy impaneled a war crimes commission for Guam. The responsibility of the commission, a
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Institute of Ethnic Affairs
Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started the Institute of Ethnic Affairs in 1945 as a nonprofit organization whose purpose was to search
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
Eduardo “Jake” Calvo
Eduardo Torres “Jake” Calvo (1909 – 1963) founded a number of extremely successful businesses that continue to thrive today and is the patriarch of a
Chamorro Culture
Laura Maud Thompson
Laura Maud Thompson (1905-2000), a distinguished sociocultural anthropologist who studied peoples and cultures around the world, is best known for her comprehensive studies of the