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Passion for Pugua
Betel nut use. Areca (Betel) nut is the seed of the palm known scientifically as Areca catechu. Betel nut is the fourth most widely used psychoactive substance in the world, following only caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco. These substances act upon the central nervous system to alter brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. Over 600 million people chew betel nut worldwide, including Indians, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. In the Mariana Islands, betel nut, or pugua, chewing is a social pastime that extends friendship.
Life on Guam
Life on Guam was a 1977 project to produce relevant class, lab, and field materials in ecology and social studies for Guam middle and senior high schools. Funding for the project was made through a grant under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Titles III and IV, US Office of Education–Department of Health, Education […]
1901 Petition
Petition calls for a permanent government for Guam. The pursuit of self-government and protected civil rights through United States citizenship became a priority among many CHamorus in the first half of the 20th century. Guam leaders sought citizenship and self-government through formal democratic processes common in the US, but relatively new to CHamorus of the early 20th century who had just become subjects of the American empire in 1898.
Island of Guam by William Haswell
Remarks on a Voyage in 1801 to the Island of Guam, was written by William Haswell, the First Officer of the barque Lydia.
Lesson Plan: Historical and Cultural Heritage Sites Film Project, Sumai
This film project encourages students to deeply engage with Guam’s cultural heritage by visiting the island’s historic sites, talking to people, and using various resources to gather information about places with cultural or historic significance in Guam. In addition, students will be able to critically discuss issues surrounding historic sites and the importance of historic preservation.
Lesson Plan: Historical and Cultural Heritage Sites Film Project, Ritidian
This film project encourages students to engage more deeply with Guam’s cultural heritage by visiting the island’s historic sites, talking to people, and using various resources to gather information about places with cultural or historic significance in Guam. In addition, students will be able to critically discuss issues surrounding historic sites and the importance of historic preservation.
Guam Museum
Named for the late Senator Tony M. Palomo. The Guam Museum, located at Skinner Plaza in the heart of Hagåtña, Guam, is a government of Guam owned museum focused on the history of Guam. It’s official name is Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Educational Facility.
Thelma Glenn
When the Guam Museum opened at the Garden House, Plaza de España in 1954, members of the Guam Women’s Club and Guam Historical Club volunteered their time to staff it. A year later the government hired Thelma Glenn, one of the Guam Women’s Club members, to be a museum attendant.
Guam Teachers’ Association
Guam Teachers’ Association called for collections to begin for a Guam Museum. In 1925 a group of CHamoru teachers in Guam, led by Ramon M. Sablan, formed the Guam Teachers’ Association.
Joey San Agustin
Joey San Agustin was a curator of the Guam Museum from 1994 until his passing in 2001. Initially hired in 1990, San Agustin created many Guam Museum presentations, booklets and exhibits on historical and cultural legacies of Guam and presented them at local public schools.