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Spanish Colonialism and CHamoru Responses: The Aberigua Project

 

Addresses misrepresentations focused in missionization. The research project Aberigua investigates the impact that Spanish colonialism had on CHamorus from a decolonial-depatriarchal standpoint aimed at redressing misrepresentations of communities, territories, practices, values, cultural logic and ways of being. It scrutinizes the case-specific details of colonial strategies, with a focus on Jesuit missionization, and subsequent native responses, including processes of cultural identity, change and continuity. It endorses a long-term perspective that includes investigations on Latte rationalities to understand the real impact brought by the colony. 

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Civic Society, Contemporary Guam: Religion, Guamanian Era: Religion, Modern Guam Rises, Post WWII: Religion, Religion

Chamorro Nuns in Postwar Guam

 

Establishment of Religious Sisters in Guam. Religious sisters have been actively working and praying with Guam’s Catholic faith community since 1946. From the classroom to the hospital, the women’s shelter to the senior care home, religious sisters have had a significant presence in people’s lives here in Guam and hold an important place in the island’s history.

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Civic Society, Historic Eras of Guam, People, People and Places, Post WWII: Religion, Religion, US Naval Era: Religion, Wars and Factors of Peace, WWII, WWII Survivor Stories, WWII/Japanese Era, WWII/Japanese Era: Religion

Joaquin Flores Sablan

 

Wartime Protestant Minister. Joaquin Flores Sablan (1912 – 1993) lived a long life and cherished his career as a school teacher before and after World War II. But he possessed a greater love – to preach the Word of God.

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Catholic, Civic Society, Education, Guamanian Era, Guamanian Era: Education, Historic Eras of Guam, Modern Guam Rises, People, People and Places, Post WWII Era, Post WWII: Education, Post WWII: Religion, Religion, US Naval Era: Religion, Women in Guam History

Mary Essie Underwood

 

Mary Essie Underwood (1906-1998), also known as Sister Mary Inez, was one of the first three Sisters of Mercy from North Carolina who came to Guam in 1946 to establish a community of women religious and Catholic schools.

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