Guampedia Authors

Guampedia author. Youngyoon Amy Seo earned a BS in Biology, BA in East Asian Studies, and MS in Community Health and Prevention Research from Stanford University in 2024. She has early roots in South Korea and immigrated to Guam with her parents in 2008. She graduated from St. John’s School of Guam as the valedictorian in 2018.

Guampedia Author. Brandon L. Cruz is a CHamoru chanter and advocate for the accuracy of CHamoru (Taotao Håya) history and culture.

Guampedia Author. Leiana San Agustin Naholowaʻa received her bachelor’s degree in Literature and Writing Studies at California State University, San Marcos, and a master’s in English at the University of Guam. She has taught at Université Paris-Est (previously Université de Marne-la-Vallée), California State University-San Marcos, University of Guam, and Guam Community College.

Guampedia Author. James Oelke-Farley serves as a historian for War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam and American Memorial Park on Saipan. Oelke-Farley holds a BA in History from the University of Guam and is currently at work co-authoring a book (with Timothy Babalis, PhD) about the American Memorial Park in Saipan for the National Park Service.

Guampedia Author. A graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, Attorney Leevin Camacho earned a Bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University of Washington in Seattle and received his law degree from Boston University. Committed to public service, Camacho worked at the Honolulu public defender’s office, followed by a year in a “legal clinic” providing legal assistance to low-income people in Boston.

Guampedia Author. Cara Flores-Mays is a mother and small-business owner specializing in web and media production.