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Partition of the Marianas
A diplomatic history 1898-1919. The Marianas archipelago was first inhabited some 3,500 years ago by people who originally came from Island Southeast Asia. Today the indigenous inhabitants are known as CHamorus/Chamorros.
George Tweed
George R. Tweed (1902 – 1989) – was an American Navy man who was able to escape capture from the Japanese during their occupation of Guam in World War II, and the only American to survive the entire occupation in hiding.
Guam Leaders from 1899-1904
On 20 June 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the USS Charleston sailed past Hagåtña and steamed into Apra Harbor. Captain Henry Glass who commanded the flotilla of four ships (the Charleston, the Peking, the Sydney and the Australia) was prepared to take the Spanish held island of Guam by force if necessary.
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
30 years with Alee Shelter. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, also called Good Shepherd Sisters, are a Catholic community of women religious founded by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in France in 1835.
Muslim Association of Guam
Creating understanding and harmony. The Muslim Association of Guam was founded in 1990 to meet the needs of the growing Muslim community in Guam, although membership has varied over the years from a high of more than 100 to the current total of about 50.
Institute of Ethnic Affairs
Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started the Institute of Ethnic Affairs in 1945 as a nonprofit organization whose purpose was to search for solutions to problems within and between white and colored races, cultural minority groups, and dependent peoples at home and abroad. The Institute’s goal was to recommend administrative changes requiring governmental action.
Guam Buddhism Society
The Guam Buddhism Society, the non-profit community organization associated with Guam’s Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, was founded in 1986 and has built the only traditional Mahayana Buddhist temple in Guam. The temple, located off Bello Road near the Guam International Airport, is a monumental blend of the Chinese palatial style and the style of a traditional Buddhist temple.
Ancestral Worship Today
Contemporary physical evidence of ancestral worship. The concept of ancestor worship, a central guiding principle in ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society, continues today in some general and some specific ways.
School Sisters of Notre Dame
The School Sisters of Notre Dame, commonly called the Notre Dame Sisters, are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church.
Mercedarian Sisters
The Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz are a Catholic missionary community of religious sisters who have been in the Mariana Islands since 1928, working first in Saipan and then in Guam beginning in 1962.