Interpretive Essays

Image depicting the US empire as of 1898. Philadelphia Press, Public Domain
American-Style Colonialism
Angel Santos and Nasion members build concrete structure.
Angel LG Santos
Commission on Self-Determination members and staff, 1987. Photo Courtesy of the Department of Chamorro Affairs.
CHamoru/Chamorro Self-Determination
In a rare photo of Manenggon in 1994, people are shown milling about the camp. The hardships of war and the occupation only served to intensify Guamanians' desire for a better future and for control of their own destiny. Photo courtesy of the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC).
CHamorus/Chamorros Yearn for Freedom
Spondylus at Ypao Site. Judy Flores collection.
Contents of a Latte Village
Guam Militia. Don Farrell collection.
Early American Period has Profound Implications
Illustration from Remarks on a Voyage in 1801 to the Island of Guam by William Haswell, First Officer of the Barque “Lydia.”
Envisioning the Past: Near Extinction
The Cliff Hotel in Agana Heights is one of the few hotel from the beginning of tourism and there are now more than 28 hotel properties in operation.
Evolution of the Tourism Industry on Guam
The CHamoru Society. Photo by Victor Consaga at Guampedia filming of I Tinituhon.
Folktale: Puntan and Fu'una: Gods of Creation
Chamorro Patriots, 1944. Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC) collection.
Guam and Its Three Empires
women in guam history
Guam Women in Art
House of Assembly 9th Guam Congress courtesy of the Sanchez Collection.
Guam's Political Development
ADM CW Nimitz and men inspect Betio Island, 27 November 1943
Guam's Political Status
The military has used Guam in the Korean War in 1949-53, the Vietnam war of 1965-73, for the 1991 Gulf War, and the Iraq War that began in 2003.
Guam's Strategic Value
President Harry Truman finally signed the Organic Act on 1 August 1950, which solidified Guam’s status as an unincorporated territory, and essentially established the Government of Guam while granting American citizenship to the local CHamoru population. Image courtesy of the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), UOG.
History of Democracy in Guam
Show of respect for elder or clan leader. Freycinet collection from the Guam Public Library System.
Inafa'maolek: Striving for Harmony
Bone Rake Detail. Rosalind Hunter-Anderson collection.
On the Question of Tattoo by Ancestral Chamorus
The Australian National University,
Origin of Guam’s Indigenous People
Treaty of Paris, 1899. Library of Congress collection.
Partition of the Marianas
Saina
Proa and Navigation
Rediscovering Fo’na and Pontan. Images provided by Brandon L. Cruz.
Rediscovering Fo’na and Pontan
SMS Cormoran II Featured Image
SMS Cormoran II: Local Stories
Trading in the Marianas, 1602. Guam Public Library System collection.
Spanish Response to CHamoru Depopulation
Procession, 1902. Charles Lemkuhl, Micronesian Seminar (MicSem) collection.
Transmission of Christianity into CHamoru/Chamorro Culture
women and religion in CHamoru/Chamorro Society
Women and Religion in CHamoru/Chamorro Society
Women in Guam History
Women in Guam History: A Critical Reflection
women in guam history
Women in Politics
Women in Guam History (WIGH) Event. The revealing of the WIGH posters at the Lujan House in Hagatna. Guampedia photo.
Women of Inspiration in Guam History
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