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Guampedia Rubric Chair. Roseann Murphy Jones earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She also...
Rosketi: Recipe Cornstarch cookies Ingredients 2 boxes corn starch 1 cup flour 3 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar...
Guampedia Author. Roy T. Tsuda (1939-2020) earned a PhD in botany with a minor in zoology from University...
Limestone forest understory is their home. Pairs of fantails produce two nests of young a year. The nests,...
Fred Schumann has been one of Guam’s top runners since the late 1970s. Along with Guam runner Joe Taitano,...
Running on Guam has evolved over the years from a handful of hardcore, dedicated runners who would meet...
Parents and other elders are important in Chamorro/CHamoru family and culture. CHamorus gain respect...
Since ancient times, Chamorro/CHamoru society has assigned both distinct and overlapping roles by gender....
Guampedia Author. Sally Y. Tsuda earned an MSN and BSN in nursing from the University of Hawai'i in 1978...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Guampedia Author. Samantha Marley Barnett is a native Chamoru from the island of Guam, and is actively...
Architecture
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Construction of the first San Dionisio Catholic Church in Umatac/Humåtak began on November 12, 1680....
Sandra Chung is Distinguished Professor (emerita) in the Department of Linguistics at the University...
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The Santa Ana Chapel was built in the 1950s and dedicated in 1968. In 2008, the Chapel was rebuilt and...
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Voices of Our Elders
Santa Marian Kamalen, also known as Our Lady of Camarin, is the patron saint of Guam. The 300-year-old...
Sånta Rita-Sumai is one of two villages that does not have a name derived from the CHamoru language....
Fresh seafood that is sliced and eaten with a soy sauce and spicy Japanese horseradish (wasabi) dipping...
Because of a shortage of personnel Navy Medical Officers began teaching local women to be health care...
Catholic
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Religion
The School Sisters of Notre Dame, commonly called the Notre Dame Sisters, are a consecrated community...
Echinoderms are members of a phylum (i.e., a major group) of common, often large and colorful shallow-water...
Seagrasses (Division Magnoliophyta, Class Magnoliopsida, Order Helobiae) differ from seaweeds (algae)...
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Seaton Schroeder (19 July 1901 – 2 Nov. 1903). To learn more...
The green seaweed Enteromorpha clathrata (Roth) Greville grows profusely along the shoreline on certain...
The notoriety of the red seaweed, Gracilaria tsudae, (Division Rhodophyta, Class Rhodophyceae, Order...
Seaweeds, or marine benthic algae, constitute the primary plant life in the marine waters around Guam....
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Few issues in Guåhan’s history garner such diverse reactions as the efforts for CHamoru self-determination...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
Guampedia Resources
Politics and Government
Often, discussions of Guåhan’s quest for self-determination are mired in terminology that is difficult...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
Throughout the second half of the 20th century Guåhan’s leaders encountered multiple challenges to pursuing...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
Tiempo (Timelines)
Inspired by the CHamoru/Chamorro concepts of mo’na, pa’go and tatte. The timeline covers important moments...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
In the CHamoru culture, as in many other Pacific Island cultures, elders (mañaina) are held in high regard...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
Cultural preservation is an important aspect of self-determination. For modern day descendants of Indigenous...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Indigenous Lenses
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CHamoru efforts toward self-determination and decolonization have brought about the revitalization of...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
CHamoru perspectives have many times been at the periphery of the federal government’s decisions regarding...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Politics and Government
Yu’us Prutehi I Islan Guåhan! More than 30 years ago historian and education leader Dr. Pedro Sanchez...
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Navy controlled entry and departure from Guam. August 21, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of an unsung...
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Segundo Blas (1917 - 2004) was one of the most respected and well-known traditional woodcarvers to emerge...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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A legal analysis regarding the CHamoru and Hawai'ian right to self-determination was written for the...
Christian
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Religion
During World War II, two American servicemen by the names of Henry Metzker and Bob Beckett played key...
Former Guampedia Staff. Shannon Ada is a 2019 University of Guam graduate with a BA in communications...
Guampedia’s first Managing Editor. Shannon J. Murphy (1953 - ) was the Managing Editor of Guampedia.com,...
Large animals that are well-known and beloved by the general public are typically referred to as “Charismatic...
An appetizer that consists of shrimp and vegetables; it is deep fried and very similar to a corn fri...
Civic Society
Education
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People
People and Places
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Post WWII Era: Politics
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US Naval Era: Education
Simon Sanchez (1895 - 1975) was a pioneer in education and a key player in the establishment and formalization...
It is said that wild yams grew plentiful in the lands nestled above the capital village of Hagåtña. These...
Catholic
Civic Society
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The Religious Sisters of Mercy, commonly called the Sisters of Mercy or Mercy Sisters, were the first...
Catholic
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Religion
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Religion
30 years with Alee Shelter. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, also called Good Shepherd Sisters, are...
Slingstones were used as weapons by ancient CHamoru warriors. Slingstones are stones of various sizes...
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
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The signature weapon of the ancient Chamorro/CHamoru warrior, slingstones of various sizes were sharpened...
The German cruiser that was scuttled in Apra Harbor in April 1917 at the start of World War I was actually...
Details and description. The SS Rjasan (or Riasan) was a Russian passenger and mail carrier built by...
Heritage Sites
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WWI
Located in East Hagåtña on the beachside of Marine Corps Drive is a small cemetery maintained by the...
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From December 1914 to April 1917, Guam was the backdrop for one of the earliest stories of the United...
Historic Eras of Guam
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People
People and Places
US Naval Era
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WWI
When the SMS Cormoran II arrived in Guam in December 1914, among the hundreds of crew members were individuals...
The partial list presented here that researcher James Oelke-Farley compiled for Guampedia, indicates...
Ernest Max Adolph. My father’s name was Ernest Max Adolf, perhaps he had already changed his last name...
In 2007, Guam commemorated the 90th anniversary of the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran II. The festivities...
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The social ranking of individuals, whether by age, gender or social status, has always been important...
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Ditty urged the Americans to return. I used to listen lo my auntie's stories about the invasion, occupation,...
Derived from the Spanish term "soltera" for an unmarried female and "soltero" for an unmarried male,...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Civic Society
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Spanish Era
The early years. A method of barter was in common use by native CHamorus long before the Spaniards arrived...
Addresses misrepresentations focused in missionization. The research project Aberigua investigates the...
A collection of images representing the Spanish Era (1668 - 1898) of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
Architecture
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In order to protect Spain’s interests in Guam and its Pacific trade routes, several fortifications were...
Spanish Heritage in Micronesia is a collection of presentation papers and slideshows from the conference...
An important part of Guam’s Spanish-era history is the dramatic decline of the CHamoru population, particularly...
Civic Society
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US Naval Era: Politics
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico became territories of the United States as part of the terms of...
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Justice
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Postwar leader. Joaquin “Kin” C. Arriola (1925 - 2022) was a prominent figure at the forefront of Guam’s...
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Public servant for more than six decades. Speaker Joe Taitano San Agustin (1930 - 2021) was the epitome...
Corals and their relatives. When people think of corals, usually the first thing they picture is not...
Need for teachers in Guam grew after WWII. In the years following the end of World War II, Guam became...
The steamboat is a round of beef that is roasted whole and is usually carved on a serving line.
Guampedia Author. Steven Amesbury earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Hawai'i and holds an...
Catholic
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Religion
The first religious congregation to staff the Father Duenas Memorial School and Minor Seminary—members...
The second in a series of conferences funded by the Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation (SPCC) opened...
When Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition departed Mexico in 1564 with four ships across the Pacific...
As the island entered into a postwar reconstruction period, the two leading causes of conflict between...
The passage of the Organic Act of Guam created a civil, or non-military, government for the island, thus...
For many CHamorus, the 1950 passage of the Organic Act seemed a welcome reward after a long drive for...
The United States began its colonial administration of Guam in 1898. Today, more than 120 years later,...
Research and Reflect on Guam’s Quest for Self-Determination. The United States began its colonial administration...
The United States began its colonial administration of Guam in 1898. Today, more than 120 years later,...
The historical record of suicide on Guam extends back to the mid-19th century. Father Aniceto Ibáñez...
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WWII
Sumai/Sumay’s history dates before the Spanish colonial period, although not much is known about its...
Sumai/Sumay Descendants Registry Children’s work space at the Back to Sumai event in 2016. Share...
People first started riding the waves on Guam in the early 1960s. Guam surfers from that era remember...
The ancient Chamorros/CHamorus were generally healthy people. They were well built and appeared to be...
Ancient Guam Era
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Chamorro Folktales
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People and Places
Largest latte house in the Marianas. Found nowhere else in the world, latte first appeared in the Mariana...
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Heritage Site Talofofo steeped in history. The municipality of Talo'fo'fo is located in south-central...
The village probably derives its name from the phrase "entalo’ i fe’fo’,” which means between the cliffs....
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
A variation of the more well-known Mexican tamale, this CHamoru version is characterized by its distinctive...
Guampedia Author. Tammy Jo Anderson-Taft has loved Guam ever since she was a little girl growing up in...
“Tamuning” is a Carolinian word which was given to the area where Carolinians settled beginning in 1849,...
Former Guampedia Staff and Author. Tanya M. Champaco Mendiola was a member of the Guampedia team from...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Religion
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Value Systems
Taotaomo’na, the people of before, refers to ancestral spirits that inhabited the earth along with the...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
Historic Eras of Guam
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Tarague is a geographic place name given to the northern littoral of the island of Guam, between Mergagan...
Chamorro Culture
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Spanish Catholic Changes
Spanish Era
In the Mariana Islands, the techa is the traditional prayer leader who directs and recites the prayers...
Guampedia Board Member. Teresita L. Perez (Familian Bonio) is a professor of English composition at the...
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Politics and Government
The formation of the Territorial Party of Guam was the beginning of the two-party political system on...
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Guam Old Hagåtña hospital. Photo from GMH collection. Table of Contents...
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) are Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian...
Dr. Robert Underwood, Congressman at the time, keynote address at the Centennial Conference in Tumhom,...
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Guam's Villages
Guamanian Era: Politics
Heritage Sites
Modern Guam Rises
People and Places
Politics and Government
Post WWII Era: Politics
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Tumon Bay has a lengthy history and special significance for the CHamoru people whose ancestors lived...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
e-Publications
MARC
Modern Guam Rises
Politics and Government
In 1947 the United States Navy created the Hopkins Commission to review and make recommendations about...
At many restaurants in Guam, there is a wide variety of kimchi and tanmuji that patrons can order as...
The German cruiser Cormoran II, intentionally scuttled by its own captain during World War I, sits on...
Dr. Underwood speech to US House of Representatives, June 18, 1994.
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Economics
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Civic Society
Division of Resources
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Economics and Commercial Development
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
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Trade
Transportation, Technology, and Communications
Members of the matao, the highest-ranking strata of Mariana Islands society in the 16th and 17th centuries,...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Economics
Chamorro Culture
Civic Society
Division of Resources
Early Historic Accounts
Economic Systems
Economics and Commercial Development
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Trade
Transportation, Technology, and Communications
Between 1565 and 1665, Guam’s southwest coast received sporadic visits from Spanish vessels, including...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Economics
Chamorro Culture
Civic Society
Division of Resources
Early Historic Accounts
Economic Systems
Economics and Commercial Development
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Trade
Transportation, Technology, and Communications
The matao fashioned the iron they acquired from trading with visiting ship crews into traditional tools,...
Octopuses are one of the many unique creatures that inhabit Guam’s waters. Octopuses are solitary animals...
Four (4) e-publications of the Organic Act of Guam provided by the Micronesian Area Research Center...
After more than two years of internment on the United States territory of Guam, the German cruiser SMS...
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Performance Arts
Performing theaters on Guam became a home to many plays and playwrights, both international and local....
When the Guam Museum opened at the Garden House, Plaza de España in 1954, members of the Guam Women’s...
Three of Dr. Robert A. Underwood’s lectures for the Guam Humanities Council’s (now Humanities Guåhan)...
Guampedia rubric chair. Thomas E. Marler earned a PhD in plant physiology from University of Florida...
Cured and dried strips of beef.
Titiyas, derived from the Spanish word “tortilla,” is a flatbread made from the flour of corn, wheat...
Chamorro Culture
Historic Eras of Guam
Matrilineal Systems
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
Roles of Family Members
Spanish Era
Spanish-CHamoru Wars
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Maga’låhi Tolahi (also spelled Tetlaje or Torahi) was a chief from Tachuc (immediately south of Malesso),...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Antonio “Tony” Palomo (1931 - 2013) received his early education in Guam...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam: Economics
Economics and Commercial Development
Natural Environment
Natural Resources
Sea (Tasi)
Importance of coral reefs to Guam. Coral reefs are important to Guam for many reasons, but the primary...
Catholic
Civic Society
Historic Eras of Guam
Indigenous Lenses
Interpretive Essays
Religion
Spanish Era
There is little doubt that CHamorus today live very different lives than Chamorros/CHamorus did 400 years...
The Treaty of Tordesillas was ratified by the Crown of Castile and the King of Portugal in 1494. The...
The Treaty of Zaragoza was ratified in 1529 between the king of Spain and Emperor Charles V, and João...
Civic Society
Economics and Commercial Development
European Exploration, Trade, and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Spanish Era: Economics
Spanish Era
Trade
The 19th century trepang trade was a profit-driven industry throughout the Pacific, most notably in Melanesia...
Tropical Fruit Salad: Recipe Chilled fruit dessert Ingredients 1 medium-sized watermelon 1 medium-sized...
For Guåhan’s neighboring Micronesia islands, their designation as the United Nations’ Trust Territory...
Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan’s coastline in March 2011 and sent thousands...
Classification, appearance and local distribution. Pilot whales are in the dolphin family (Delphinidae),...
Divorce. The earliest information known about the Ancient Chamorro/CHamoru style of divorce comes from...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Politics and Government
Implications for the Chamorro People. The Chamorro people continue to struggle for self-determination....
A statement at the Centennial Commemoration, Piti, Guam, June 21, 1998. By Dr. Robert A. Underwood
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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UN Charter for self-determination of all peoples. After World War II in 1945 leaders from 51 countries...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Politics and Government
Significant developments relative to the return of lands to the people of Guam have occurred since the...
When Chamorro/CHamoru males reached puberty during ancient times, they were sent to live at the Guma’...
The US Naval Cemetery, along side Marine Corps Drive in East Hagåtña, was first opened by the US Naval...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Historic Eras of Guam
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
Following the conclusion of the four-month long Spanish-American war in 1898, Guam was placed under the...
Although Guam became an American possession in 1898, it was not until 1933 that the laws of Guam began...
Many of the first US Naval governors of Guam attempted to reorganize the court system. Guam’s first appointed...
US Naval Governor Edward Dorn replaced all CHamoru justices in 1910 with commissioned officers from the...
The first US Naval Hospital in Guam was established in Hagåtña in August 1899 by Surgeon Philip Leach....
Contemporary Guam: Health
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Health
Health and Medicine
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Modern Guam Rises
In 1962 the Naval Hospital provided the services of a typical community hospital to active duty members,...
Civic Society
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Modern Guam Rises
Politics and Government
Post WWII Era
Post WWII Era: Politics
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII/Japanese Era
WWII/Japanese Era: Politics
Some months before the end of the Pacific War, the US Navy impaneled a war crimes commission for Guam....
The utak or itak (Phaethon lepturu) is a bird Chamorros/CHamorus believe plays a role as providing an...
Guampedia author. Vanessa Estella is the executive director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guam, a youth...
Guampedia Author. Velma Jean Yamashita is a graduate of Academy of Our Lady of Guam, and holds a BA in...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Politics
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Long time senator. Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan (1955-2014), known as “Senator ben,” was a fighter...
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Victor Consaga is a Guam resident and professional photographer. He received his training through his...
Guampedia Editorial and Author. Victoria-Lola M. Leon Guerrero (Familian Cha’ka) is from the village...
Art
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Contemporary Guam Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Indigenous Lenses
People
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Performance Arts
Vincent J.C. Reyes, a Master of CHamoru dance, serves as Director of the Inetnon Gefpå'go Cultural Arts...
Guampedia Author. Vincent P. Diego earned a BA in biology from the University of Guam in 1995. He went...
Focused on community development. Fifteen VISTA volunteers came to Guam 12 November 1967 on Pan American...
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Project Contributors. Toni "Malia" Ramirez, Antonia Degracia Castro, and Pale' Eric Forbes, OFM Cap....
Guampedia Author. Wakako Higuchi earned her PhD in Pacific and Asian history from The Australian National...
The Fena Caves Massacre occurred on 23 July 1944, shortly after American troops invaded the island on...
One of the worst atrocities that took place at the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam during World...
On July 15 and 16, 1944, with the American forces approaching Guam near the end of the Japanese occupation...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Hid from the bombings in a hole in Toto. Agnes "Neng" Guzman Duenas Perez (1930 - 2022) was 11 years...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
They had God and each other. During the war, Ana “Ann” Anderson Atoigue Muna (1934 - 2022) and her family...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Lost family members but found her faith. The encroachment of the Second World War in the Pacific forever...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Family, love and sacrifice. Ana Blas San Nicolas Gogue (1935 - 2004) was six years old when the Japanese...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
A war baby. Antonio Adriano Arriola (1944 - ) was born a twin just a few months before the forced march...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Taken in by relatives. Asuncion Camacho Lazaro Cruz (1937 - ) was born to Ignacia Camacho and Juan Untalan...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Wondered why war came to peaceful Guam. Cecilia Taitano Yanger (1933 - ), an identical twin, was just...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Moved north to Machananao. Cleotilde Mendiola Bamba (1931 - ) was only 10 years old when the Japanese...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Painful memories abide. Memories about the Japanese occupation remain a vivid part of Concepcion Castro...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Left behind due to illness. Cynthia Tenorio Terlaje (1935 - ) and her family were making their way out...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
WWII/Japanese Era
Memories of the war are just a blur. The sun rose bright and brilliant, the same way it had every Monday...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
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WWII
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Altar server at war's beginning. Fidel Toves Blas, (1932 - 2019) known to family and friends as “Dek,”...
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A lover of songs and poetry. A lifelong lover of learning and music, Francisca Quintanilla Franquez (1920...
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Simply blessed. She arrived a few months early, the size of her mother’s palm, but survived and flourished...
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In the footsteps of Saint Andrew. After teaching, Ignacio “Ray” Mendiola Reyes (1923 - 2018) opened a...
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Daughter of an American. Tired and hungry were the words Irene Perez Ploke Sgambelluri (1931 - ) used...
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Survived by his wits. When the Japanese invaded Guam in 1941 Jesus Camacho Babauta, from Sumai, was just...
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Moved to the ranch with cousins. At the onset of the Japanese invasion of Guam during World War II, Jose...
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The musician and soldier from Fena. At George Washington High School, Jose Santos Torres (1934- ) learned...
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A young Malesso girl. Josefa Cruz Baza (1930 - 2021) is known as a quiet and gentle soul. But those who...
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Fond memories of Sumai. Juan Quintanilla Guzman (1934 - 2021), affectionately known as “Major” spent...
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Emotional toll of war. As a young teenager, Justo Torre Leon Guerrero (1928 - ) experienced the ravages...
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I am a proud CHamoru too. Lillian Pangelinan Tenorio Dimla (1934 - ) never shared the memories of her...
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From dark to lightness. Imagine that you are a child and that, like the burst of a bomb, you suddenly...
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From peace to chaos. It is hard for Maria “Babie” Rapolla Matanane (1929 - 2022) to forget the 8th of...
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Shrimp, breadfruit, and banana: The taste of occupation. Maria Babauta Taitague Escalera (1930 – ) was...
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A child's wartime journey. Mary Taitano San Agustin Lujan (1936 - 2022) endured separation from close...
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A frightened five year old. Becoming a priest was always what David I.A. Quitugua (1936 -2020 ) envisioned...
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Faith in spite of fear. Patricia Taitano Guerrero (1936 - ) was only five-and-a-half years old when Japanese...
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Merizo’s best dropout. To this day in Malesso'/Merizo, they still talk about the lady who married young,...
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Thankful to the Marines. Rosa Sablan Payne Murer (1924 – 2017) remembered the war as if it were yesterday. ...
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Born on the March to Manenggon. Rosanne Borja Santos Ada, (1944-2021), was born at the end of June 1944,...
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Moved to CHagui'an Yigo. When they learned of the Japanese bombing at Sumai on 8 December 1941, many...
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The darkest of journeys. Most people would find it hard to believe that there can be any positive aspect...
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War is non-discriminatory. Sister Mary Bernard Unpingco (1935 - ) is a School Sister of Notre Dame and...
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The war brought her family closer together. Clad in a white dress and moccasins, Sylvia Iglesias San...
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Long time senator. Vicente (ben) Cabrera Pangelinan...
Victor Consaga is a Guam resident and professional...
Guampedia Editorial and Author. Victoria-Lola M. Leon...
Vincent J.C. Reyes, a Master of CHamoru dance, serves...
Guampedia Author. Vincent P. Diego earned a BA in biology...
Focused on community development. Fifteen VISTA volunteers...
Project Contributors. Toni "Malia" Ramirez, Antonia...
Guampedia Author. Wakako Higuchi earned her PhD in...
The Fena Caves Massacre occurred on 23 July 1944, shortly...
One of the worst atrocities that took place at the...
On July 15 and 16, 1944, with the American forces approaching...
Hid from the bombings in a hole in Toto. Agnes "Neng"...
They had God and each other. During the war, Ana “Ann”...
Lost family members but found her faith. The encroachment...
Family, love and sacrifice. Ana Blas San Nicolas Gogue...
A war baby. Antonio Adriano Arriola (1944 - ) was born...
Taken in by relatives. Asuncion Camacho Lazaro Cruz...
Wondered why war came to peaceful Guam. Cecilia Taitano...
Moved north to Machananao. Cleotilde Mendiola Bamba...
Painful memories abide. Memories about the Japanese...
Left behind due to illness. Cynthia Tenorio Terlaje...
Memories of the war are just a blur. The sun rose bright...
Altar server at war's beginning. Fidel Toves Blas,...
A lover of songs and poetry. A lifelong lover of learning...
Simply blessed. She arrived a few months early, the...
In the footsteps of Saint Andrew. After teaching, Ignacio...
Daughter of an American. Tired and hungry were the...
Survived by his wits. When the Japanese invaded Guam...
Moved to the ranch with cousins. At the onset of the...
The musician and soldier from Fena. At George Washington...
A young Malesso girl. Josefa Cruz Baza (1930 - 2021)...
Fond memories of Sumai. Juan Quintanilla Guzman (1934...
Emotional toll of war. As a young teenager, Justo Torre...
I am a proud CHamoru too. Lillian Pangelinan Tenorio...
From dark to lightness. Imagine that you are a child...
From peace to chaos. It is hard for Maria “Babie” Rapolla...
Shrimp, breadfruit, and banana: The taste of occupation....
A child's wartime journey. Mary Taitano San Agustin...
A frightened five year old. Becoming a priest was always...
Faith in spite of fear. Patricia Taitano Guerrero (1936...
Merizo’s best dropout. To this day in Malesso'/Merizo,...
Thankful to the Marines. Rosa Sablan Payne Murer (1924...
Born on the March to Manenggon. Rosanne Borja Santos...
Moved to CHagui'an Yigo. When they learned of the Japanese...
The darkest of journeys. Most people would find it...
War is non-discriminatory. Sister Mary Bernard Unpingco...
The war brought her family closer together. Clad in...
A tale best told together. Vicente (“Ben”) Gogue Arceo...
Early European accounts of ancient Chamorro/CHamoru...
What is radon? Radon is a radioactive gas that forms...
In 2006, the United States and Japan signed an agreement...
Weaving continues to be an important practice on Guam....
Guampedia advisor. Wesley T. Gima, of Guam Community...
Eleven CHamoru men, kidnapped in Guam by Alonso de...
In 2016, Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific Arts...
This dove lives in limestone forests and is secretive....
General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Elbridge...
Executive General Orders issued by Naval Governor William...
William Hernandez was trained and certified in museum...
William Edwin Safford (1859 - 1926), raised in Ohio,...
General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Swift...
This video was presented at Guampedia’s CHamoru Heritage...
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s CHamoru Heritage...
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage...
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage...
Women today continue to maintain positions of authority...
A precursor to the concrete typhoon proof pillbox style...
Annotated Bibliography. World War II in the Marianas...
This list was provided by the War in the Pacific National...
CHagui'an Memorial, Yigo. The CHagui'an Memorial site,...
These American and Japanese men led the battle for...
View images of Guam's World War II/Japanese Era featured...
Pan Am employees become Wake Island Defenders. Before...
Saburu Kurusu, diplomatic pouch in hand, stepped off...
All Micronesian islands under Japan's rule except Guam....
Killed 117 Japanese stragglers, captured five. Although...
Guam is attacked. In the early morning of 8 December...
Nearly 500 Americans from Guam taken to camps in Japan....
From a religious perspective, World War II in Guam,...
Japan attacks the island. Saburu Kurusu, diplomatic...
Hid in Guam jungles. Shoichi Yokoi (1915 - 1997) was...
While remembrance of World War II atrocities against...
This report provides a complete list of words found...
Yellow bittern live in a variety of habitats including...
The meaning of “Yigo” is unclear. According to some,...
Yona derives its name from the CHamoru word iyo-ña,...
The Young Men’s League of Guam (YMLG) was formed in...
Guampedia author. Youngyoon Amy Seo earned a BS in...
Maga’låhi Yula (also spelled Hula or Yura) was a chief...
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