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Concepcion Cruz Barrett (1915-1993), known as “Chong,” was the Chalan Pago-Ordot representative to the...
Cynthia Johnston Torres (1911-2001) of Nimitz Hill was born July 1911 in Hagåtña, Guam. She was the...
Lagrimas Leon Guerrero Untalan (1911-1997) was an educator, political pioneer and cultural advocate. ...
Candelaria Flores Taitano Rios (1932-2009) was an accomplished public servant in many sectors of the...
Emilie Green Johnston (1924-2011) is a significant figure to historians and researchers of Guam history. ...
Gertrude Costenoble Hornbostel (1893 - 1982) was born on 20 December 1893, in Reinfelden, Switzerland,...
Rosa Aguigui Reyes (1915-2007) is distinguished as being the first woman elected to the Guam Congress,...
Mary Essie Underwood (1906-1998), also known as Sister Mary Inez, was one of the first three Sisters...
Lucia Fernandez Torres (1933 - 2007) was a recognized Master of the traditional folk art of weaving. ...
Elizabeth Pangelinan Perez Arriola (1928 - 2002) is most widely recognized in Guam history for her stand...
Guampedia Author. Anthony Crisostomo Blaz (1958 – 2016), son of Brigida Lujan Crisostomo (Familian Bejong-Capili)...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn Dina Atoigue Manibusan is an indigenous political activist whose group, PARA-PADA,...
Guampedia Author. Jacqueline (“Jackie”) A. Marati is the eldest of the eight children of former Speaker...
Guampedia Author. Desiree Taimanglo-Ventura (Familian Alamåsac) is a full-time instructor of English...
Guampedia Author. Samantha Marley Barnett is a native Chamoru from the island of Guam, and is actively...
Amanda Pangelinan Guzman Shelton (1906-1982) was one of a handful of native Chamorro nurses who worked...
Once upon a time, a long time ago, on the island of Guahan in the Mariana Islands there lived two manmaga’låhi...
Back in the ancient days, giants with supernatural strength inhabited the Mariana Islands.
Construction of the first San Dionisio Catholic Church in Umatac/Humåtak began on November 12, 1680....
Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan’s coastline in March 2011 and sent thousands...
Echinoderms are members of a phylum (i.e., a major group) of common, often large and colorful shallow-water...
There are 11 classes (i.e., major groups) of living arachnids in the world. Of these, only six are likely...
Eleven CHamoru men, kidnapped in Guam by Alonso de Salazar’s crew of the Victoria on 10 September 1526,...
The matao fashioned the iron they acquired from trading with visiting ship crews into traditional tools,...
Between 1565 and 1665, Guam’s southwest coast received sporadic visits from Spanish vessels, including...
Members of the matao, the highest-ranking strata of Mariana Islands society in the 16th and 17th centuries,...
Guampedia Author. Frank Quimby studied history at LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA) and the University...
Åntes na tiempo (a long time ago), the ancestors of the modern day CHamorus came to the Marianas, a mighty...
Maria Yatar McDonald (1955 - ) is a multi-talented musician, traditional tattoo and visual artist influenced...
Flora Baza Quan is a renowned CHamoru/Chamorro singer and songwriter from Guam, who has been performing...
Melvin Won Pat-Borja is a spoken word poet, slam poet and hip hop artist, and teacher, now serving as...
Johnny Sablan, (1948 - ) a pioneer Chamorro recording artist, received the “Island Icon Award for 2011”...
Segundo Blas (1917 - 2004) was one of the most respected and well-known traditional woodcarvers to emerge...
Adriano Baza Pangelinan (1940 - 2022) is considered one of Guam’s pioneers in contemporary painters who...
Floren Meno Paulino (1925 - 2022) was a traditional master weaver, specializing in plaiting coconut palm...
Francisco “Frank” Rabon (1954 - ) is the founder and director of the Taotao Tano’ Cultural Dancers, whose...
Mark Dell´Isola (1956 - ) is a local artist whose dramatic and colorful paintings have earned him numerous...
Jose J. Babauta (1952 - 2015) was a painter and art professor at the University of Guam. Babauta, born...
Richard “Ric” Castro (1961 - ) , a Chamorro artist born to Juan and Magdalena LG Castro of Yigo, is a...
Ronald “Ron” J. Castro (1954 - ) is an artist known for his graphic design talents as well as his altruistic...
Joaquin Flores Lujan (1920-2015), commonly known as “Tun Jack” and “Kin Bitud” to family and friends,...
Julie "Jill" Quichocho Benavente (1958 - ) is a traditional and contemporary Chamorro body ornamentation...
Peter R. Onedera (1953 - ) is a playwright, author and poet, a master storyteller and a Chamorro language...
Multimedia photojournalist Manny Crisostomo (1958 - ) is a native of Guam and is perhaps best known on...
Vincent J.C. Reyes, a Master of CHamoru dance, serves as Director of the Inetnon Gefpå'go Cultural Arts...
Ariel Perez Dimalanta is a commercial artist who began his career on Guam in the 1970s and has since...
Greg Borja Flores (1958 - 2010) was a master artist who was well known locally as a muralist, airbrush...
Evelyn Flores, a professor of English at the University of Guam, is best known as the author of The Island...
Ben “Sinahi” San Nicolas del Rosario is a Chamorro cultural artist who specializes in creating traditional...
Leonard Iriarte (Familian Yåyi) is an educator (fafa’nå’gue) and an oral historian for the I Fanlalai’an...
Herman A. Crisostomo is a photographer and filmmaker known for his stylish television commercials and...
Clotilde “Ding” Castro Gould (1930-2002) was a beloved storyteller, educator and advocate for Chamorro...
Guampedia Author. Faye Varias’ byline is a familiar sight throughout publications in Guam and Hawai'i....
Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand. Guam Visitors Bureau Conference. April 7 - 8, 2011...
Robert Phillip Taitano (1938 - 2022) was an established woodcarver who specializes in crafting art works,...
Dr. Alexander M. Kerr of the University of Guam translated Joseph Paul Gaimard's 1819 glossary of CHamoru...
In ancient times the people of the Mariana Islands lived in villages ruled by a maga’låhi or maga’håga...
View list of the fiestas by month or download the Catholic Church’s fiesta calendar.
In Guam's capital city of Hagåtña sightseers can take a memorable walk through Guam’s history. The Heritage...
Guampedia Author. Omaira Brunal-Perry is an associate professor and the Spanish Legal Historiography...
Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus customarily chose their own spouses, rather than their families dictating...
Music has always been an important feature of Chamorro/CHamoru culture and society. From ancient chants...
Guampedia Author. Robert W. Wescom earned a MS in Natural Resources (Forestry) from Humboldt State University...
Guampedia Author. Mike T. Carson, PhD, was an assistant professor at the archeology office of the Richard...
In CHamoru culture today, the notion of family or i-familia is very important. From rosaries to weddings,...
In addition to analyzing artifacts, archeologists often study ancient environments to understand how...
White sandy beaches, lush jungles, verdant landscapes and gorgeous sunsets—the Marianas, for many, resemble...
Fishing was one of the most important subsistence activities in ancient CHamoru society. Surrounded...
The ancient CHamorus were very adept at fishing and used a variety of implements and techniques to procure...
For most people in the Marianas today, getting something to eat is as easy as a trip to the grocery store...
Located on the northernmost tip of Guam, Ritidian is one of the most spectacular and culturally rich...
Dating as far back as the Upper Paleolithic (around 10,000 to 40,000 years ago), humans have been producing...
One of the distinguishing features of our humanity is the way in which people treat and understand death....
Two sources of information reveal the fishing practices of the Ancient CHamoru people. The first source...
Archeologists help us learn about ancient cultures by looking at the objects or materials, known as artifacts,...
Of the different pottery forms produced in the Marianas, the lime-incised pottery from the early Pre-Latte...
Archeological studies have revealed that during the Latte Period ancient CHamorus retrieved bones from...
Tarague is a geographic place name given to the northern littoral of the island of Guam, between Mergagan...
When French explorer Louis Claude de Freycinet visited Guam between March and June of 1819, he observed...
There is a dearth of written accounts of ancient CHamoru burial practices, but from the few historic...
In the Mariana Islands, as well as other islands throughout the Pacific, rice is considered one of the...
Archeologists learn about societies and cultures of the past by looking at the objects or artifacts that...
Guampedia Author. Joanne Eakin received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 1978...
Guampedia Author. Judith R. Amesbury earned her BA in anthropology magna cum laude from the University...
Guampedia Author. Boyd Dixon is a Senior Archeologist and Auxiliary Manager for the TEC Inc. Hawaii office...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn C. Salas received her BA and MEd from the University of Guam (UOG) and obtained...
Cultural aspects of food. Humans require food in order to survive. People get their food from the natural...
Health and wellness. Because of the biological nature of our bodies, people get sick, and people die....
Guampedia Author. Hiro Kurashina, PhD is the Emeritus Director of the University of Guam Richard F. Taitano...
Guampedia Author. John A. Peterson, Assistant Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research and Sponsored...
Listen to Guam birds like the Åga (Mariana Crow) and the Yǻyaguak (Mariana Gray Swiftlet).
Implications for the Chamorro People. The Chamorro people continue to struggle for self-determination....
Tooth staining. Unlike clothing or hairstyles, body modifications are changes made to the body itself...
Body ornamentation. All human cultures practice some form of body ornamentation. Body ornamentation refers...
The nature of warfare. In any human society, there are different reasons and circumstances in which people...
Prelude to war. For the ancient CHamorus warfare was sporadic and functioned primarily to resolve political,...
Beauty as a cultural concept. Different cultures have different ways of defining and understanding “beauty.”...
This report provides a translation and annotation of Adelbert von Chamisso's glossary of CHamoru words...
The second in a series of conferences funded by the Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation (SPCC) opened...
Read the ePublications of the Archaeological Excavations at Non Nok Tha, Thailand.
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