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Contemporary Guam

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Guamanian Era

←Return to the Historic Eras of Guam Category Guamanian Era Gallery Art and Architecture Biographies Government and Economic Systems Health and Medicine Language and Education Migrations of People Religion and Cultural Practices Transportation, Technology, and Communications Villages, Places, Organizations, and Island Life

Post WWII Era

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WWII/Japanese Era

←Return to the Historic Eras of Guam Category Wartime on Guam Biographies and Survivor Stories

US Naval Era of Guam

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Spanish Era of Guam

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Ancient Guam

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Taga

Largest latte house in the Marianas. Found nowhere else in the world, latte first appeared in the Mariana Islands about 800 years ago, during a period known as the Latte Era of Chamorro/CHamoru culture. Each stone is comprised of a vertical pillar (haligi) topped with a hemi-spherical capstone (tasa). Organized in two parallel rows of three to seven stones, the latte likely served as foundation posts for wood and thatch houses that were built on top of them. Representing the apex of CHamoru latte architecture, the massive stones of Taga House, located in Tinian, are 15 feet in overall length.

Japanese Stragglers on Guam

Hiding in the jungle. After the US declared the WWII invasion of Guam to be over on August 10, 1944, two companies of approximately 60 Japanese infantry, each still under military command, were ordered by their officers to conduct guerilla warfare against American forces. These Japanese troops followed smaller groups of stragglers who had already escaped into the rugged interior of the island to avoid combat.

2nd Workshop: Visual Arts Committee

In 2016, Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific Arts (FestPac), a region-wide festival celebrating the various arts and cultures of the Pacific. As the host of FestPac 2016, Guam chose what kinds of events to highlight, although traditional performances, arts and craft displays and demonstrations, music and story-telling are often part of the many activities available for participants. Hosting the Pacific wide festival represented an important and exciting opportunity to highlight cultural identity and heritage among a diverse group of Pacific islanders, many of whom share a colonial past and have felt its impact on traditional practices and lifestyles.