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Toward the beginning of the 19th century King Fernando VII (1813-1833) was the regent in Spain when Europe...
General Order No. 1. It is prohibited to sell, issue, or in any way to dispose of any intoxicating spirituous...
General Order No. 10. 1. The Spanish system of taxation on real estate is hereby abolished, and in lieu...
Commander Seaton Schroeder. Don Farrell collection. General Orders issued in 1901. To go back to the...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Petition calls for a permanent government for Guam. The pursuit of self-government and protected civil...
General Order No. 39. It is hereby ordered and decreed: 1. That on the 1st day of April, 1902, the industrial...
General Order No. 48. It is hereby ordered and decreed: 1. That whenever a document shall purport to...
General Order No. 74. By virtue of appointment from the Home Government the undersigned hereby assumes...
Executive General Order No. 180. 1. All merchants, persons, corporations and agencies engaged in trade...
Executive General Order No. 191. It is hereby ordered and decreed that: – 1. Executive General Orders...
Executive General Order issued in 1916. To go back to the list of General Orders click here. Note: there...
The conference theme, “One Archipelago, Many Stories,” highlighted the deep and rich history of the Mariana...
51 Papers and Posters on Marianas History. The University of Guam, Guam Preservation Trust, Guampedia,...
Art
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In 2016, Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific Arts (FestPac), a region-wide festival celebrating the...
Milestones in Marianas History. The third Marianas History Conference, set for Susupe, Saipan on September...
The third Marianas History Conference was held in Garapan, Saipan September 1-2, 2017. The conference,...
The fourth Marianas History Conference, "Commemorating Our Histories," was held at the University of...
Held February 2021 and themed “Navigating 500 Years of Cross Cultural Contact”
The 6th Marianas History Conference convened on 1-3 September 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Garapan,...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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The Guam Legislature's Subcommittee on Social, Cultural and Historical Factors Relating to the Political...
In the 1960s (1964 to be exact), in our small village of Toto, Christmas was a joyous time. As a youngster...
Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural history....
Guampedia, Guam’s Online Encyclopedia, is a community project that highlights the unique CHamoru heritage...
The introduction of Spanish culture to the CHamoru/Chamorro people began with early Spanish visitors...
This report provides a translation and annotation of Adelbert von Chamisso's glossary of CHamoru words...
Civic Society
Guamanian Era
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Politics and Government
“Guamanian,” a term that evolved in the early years after World War II, was informally adopted as a means...
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Adriano Baza Pangelinan (1940 - 2022) is considered one of Guam’s pioneers in contemporary painters who...
Adventurers
Ancient Guam Era
Early Historic Accounts
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
In 1597 the Dutch began raiding into the Pacific, hoping that by attacking the Spanish colonies and ships...
Adventurers
Ancient Guam Era
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
The next recorded visitor to the Mariana Islands after explorer Ferdinand Magellan, was British adventurer...
William “Bully” Hayes was a blackbirder (slave trader) and criminal who in the 19th century terrorized...
William Dampier was an English buccaneer, sea captain, chronicler (he kept a detailed journal of his...
Just after three frigates under his command had captured the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Encarnacion...
Adventurers
Ancient Guam Era
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Spanish Era
In the Pacific, no other group of people was more reviled than the beachcomber. Considered degenerate...
John Clipperton, a British pirate who was made captain of one of the Spanish ships taken by William Dampier...
John Eaton and William Ambrosia Cowley, English pirates, visited Guam in March 1685. Jesuit Father Juan...
Although the word "pirate" is used in early documents, secondary literature on Guam’s history has also...
The ancient CHamorus who were skilled at canoe building and navigation were called agad’na. Early European...
Agana Heights sits just above the capital city of Hagåtña and was a resettlement community for many residents...
Ancient Guam Era
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Matrilineal Systems
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Wars and Factors of Peace
Agualin (also referred to in historic documents as "Aguarin") was a Chamorro/CHamoru chief who led several...
Civic Society
Education
Guamanian Era: Education
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Religion
Women in Guam History
Agueda Iglesias Johnston (1892 – 1977) was an educator, civic leader, patriot and a woman of great internal...
Sweet coconut dumpling soup dessert Ingredients – 12 medium-sized young coconuts– 1 package...
A sweet, syrupy drink made with young coconut.
Ancient Guam Era
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The term ålas (derived from the Spanish term alhajas, which means jewelry) refers to turtle shell valuables...
Guampedia Author. Alexander M. Kerr is an assistant professor of Marine Biology at the University of...
Guampedia Author. Alice Hadley earned a master of library science from Florida State University in 1975...
Guampedia Board member. Alice Taijeron, a Guampedia Board member, is the president of the Guam Housing...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Aline A. Yamashita earned her BA in human services and early childhood...
Health and Medicine
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Post WWII Era: Health
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US Naval Era: Health
Women in Guam History
WWII/Japanese Era
WWII/Japanese Era: Health
Amanda Pangelinan Guzman Shelton (1906-1982) was one of a handful of native Chamorro nurses who worked...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Economics and Commercial Development
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People
People and Places
US Naval Era
Ambrosio Torres Shimizu (1909 – 1988) is well known on Guam for he and his family’s success in business....
Historic Eras of Guam
Island Life
People and Places
US Naval Era
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
The American Legion is a federally chartered veterans organization that supports veterans’ issues and...
Contemporary Guam Era
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Island Life
People and Places
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
The American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council (APNLC) was founded by nurses in 1978 to promote the advancement...
Contemporary Guam Era
Health and Medicine
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Island Life
Modern Guam Rises
People and Places
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Health
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Congress chartered the Guam Chapter of the American Red Cross on 23 October 1916 with signatures of then...
Civic Society
Historic Eras of Guam
Interpretive Essays
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
Colonialism is a process of usurping an existing order or orders of meaning for a territory or a people,...
Organized western religion has created two major upheavals in the daily lives of the Chamorro people...
Presented to the United Nation's Fourth Committee on Decolonization by Dr. Robert A. Underwood, at the...
The period between 1907 and 1911 when German Catholic missionaries were officially in charge of Guam...
Historic Eras of Guam
Justice
Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Post WWII Era
Women in Guam History
Guam’s first CHamoru policewoman. She enlisted in 1946 and served for 29 years.
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Religion
Historic Eras of Guam
Other Religion
Religion
Contemporary physical evidence of ancestral worship. The concept of ancestor worship, a central guiding...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Food
Historic Eras of Guam
For most people in the Marianas today, getting something to eat is as easy as a trip to the grocery store...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Body Adornment
Chamorro Culture
Creative Expression
Early Historic Accounts
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Tooth staining. Unlike clothing or hairstyles, body modifications are changes made to the body itself...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Burial Practices and Beliefs
Chamorro Culture
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
One of the distinguishing features of our humanity is the way in which people treat and understand death....
Ancient Guam Era
Burial Practices and Beliefs
Chamorro Culture
Early Historic Accounts
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
There is a dearth of written accounts of ancient CHamoru burial practices, but from the few historic...
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
Division of Resources
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Our Heritage
Resources
Freycinet also noted that an examination of CHamoru words and phrases supports the idea that the islanders...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
Traditional Craft
Dating as far back as the Upper Paleolithic (around 10,000 to 40,000 years ago), humans have been producing...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Body Adornment
Early Historic Accounts
Historic Eras of Guam
Beauty as a cultural concept. Different cultures have different ways of defining and understanding “beauty.”...
Fishing was one of the most important subsistence activities in ancient CHamoru society. Surrounded...
Illustrations and images representing Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus.
Ancient Guam Era
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When French explorer Louis Claude de Freycinet visited Guam between March and June of 1819, he observed...
Two sources of information reveal the fishing practices of the Ancient CHamoru people. The first source...
The ancient CHamorus were very adept at fishing and used a variety of implements and techniques to procure...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Health
Archeological Investigations
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Food
Health and Medicine
Historic Eras of Guam
Cultural aspects of food. Humans require food in order to survive. People get their food from the natural...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Body Adornment
Creative Expression
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Historic Eras of Guam
Traditional Craft
Body ornamentation. All human cultures practice some form of body ornamentation. Body ornamentation refers...
In CHamoru culture today, the notion of family or i-familia is very important. From rosaries to weddings,...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Health
Chamorro Culture
Early Historic Accounts
Health and Medicine
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Our Heritage
Health and wellness. Because of the biological nature of our bodies, people get sick, and people die....
Archeologists help us learn about ancient cultures by looking at the objects or materials, known as artifacts,...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
Traditional Craft
Of the different pottery forms produced in the Marianas, the lime-incised pottery from the early Pre-Latte...
White sandy beaches, lush jungles, verdant landscapes and gorgeous sunsets—the Marianas, for many, resemble...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Chamorro Culture
Early Historic Accounts
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Our Heritage
Archeologists learn about societies and cultures of the past by looking at the objects or artifacts that...
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient Guam: Religion
Burial Practices and Beliefs
Chamorro Culture
Civic Society
Early Historic Accounts
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Religion
Archeological studies have revealed that during the Latte Period ancient CHamorus retrieved bones from...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Chamorro Culture
Early Historic Accounts
Food
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
In the Mariana Islands, as well as other islands throughout the Pacific, rice is considered one of the...
The nature of warfare. In any human society, there are different reasons and circumstances in which people...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
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Land (Tano)
Natural Environment
Natural Resources
In addition to analyzing artifacts, archeologists often study ancient environments to understand how...
Civic Society
Education
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Spanish Era
Spanish Era: Education
Father Fray Andrés Blázquez de San José was born in Cáceres, Spain in c. 1737. An ordained priest in...
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Spanish Era
Trade
Andrés de Urdaneta (1498-1568), a Spanish Augustinian friar born in Villafranca de Ordizia in the Basque...
Andrew T. Laguaña (1950 - 2022) was part of the first generation of island-born architects, and the first...
Guampedia Author. Sometimes life is short. Short, but no less eventful, especially in the case of Andrew...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Politics and Government
Perhaps no individual figure in Guam’s recent history epitomizes the social and political activism of...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Interpretive Essays
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Matatnga. In 1993, Angel Leon Guerrero Santos, the spokesman for the Chamorro activist group Nasion Chamoru...
Chamorro Culture
Contemporary Guam: Health
Health and Medicine
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
Master Suruhåna Angela Santos Palacios has treated many individuals and is a well-known and well-sought...
Ancient Guam: Religion
Chamorro Culture
Civic Society
Concepts and Beliefs
Our Heritage
Religion
Value Systems
Ancient religious philosophy. Animism is the belief that everything in nature – living and non-living...
Guampedia Board President. Borja Enriquez is the Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs...
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
Concepts and Beliefs
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Value Systems
Aniti is the ancient CHamoru word which meant spirit. In its contemporary use, it has evolved to mean...
Guampedia Author. Anne Brooke holds a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Anne Perez Hattori earned a PhD in Pacific history in 1999 and an MA in...
Guampedia Author. Annette Donner and her two young children came to Guam in 1974 for adventure. She taught...
Anthony J. Ramirez was the curator of the Guam Museum from 1995 to 2012. In 2008, he created a booklet...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Economics and Commercial Development
Guampedia Authors
Guampedia Staff and Contributors
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People
People and Places
Guampedia Director and Author. Anthony “Tony” A. Leon Guerrero (1952 – 2005): President and Chairman...
Guampedia Author. Anthony Crisostomo Blaz (1958 – 2016), son of Brigida Lujan Crisostomo (Familian Bejong-Capili)...
Civic Society
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Antonio Carbullido Yamashita (1930 – 1992) was the middle child of thirteen born to Felicita and Raymundo...
Guampedia Author. Antonio Salas (Familian Kan, Saipan; Damoa, Luta; and Fangu, Guam) is a former Capuchin...
Former Guampedia administrative team. Anya M. Perez, Familian Boñu, is from the village of Barrigada...
Apra Harbor is a deep water port located on the west coast of Guam. It is home to both the commercial...
There are 11 classes (i.e., major groups) of living arachnids in the world. Of these, only six are likely...
Read the ePublications of the Archaeological Excavations at Non Nok Tha, Thailand.
Catholic
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Religion
Archbishop Felixberto C. Flores (1921 - 1985) was the first Chamorro/ CHamoru bishop. He was born Felixberto...
Art
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Contemporary Guam Era
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Ariel Perez Dimalanta is a commercial artist who began his career on Guam in the 1970s and has since...
Guampedia Author. Art De Oro has a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in...
Former Guampedia Staff. Artemia Perez graduated from the University of Guam pursuing a BA in Anthropology...
The village of Asan probably derives its name from the word Hassan, which means scarce or rare in CHamoru....
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
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Justice
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
First postmaster of Guam, first Secretary to the Governor during US Naval Era. Atanasio Taitano Perez...
Audio Files Guma’ Pålu Li’e’ Leonard Iriarte Interview Maria Yatar McDonald Dalai Nene (Limited Edition)...
Guampedia author. Audreya J.P. Taitano (Audi) earned a BS in Public Administration from the University...
The second religious order of Catholic missionaries, who were given responsibility for the Marianas mission...
Modern-day Guam is a predominantly Catholic society. Some beliefs have passed through generations preserving...
Guam's Villages
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Photos from the Back to Sumai event by Edward B. San Nicolas, US Navy Base Guam's Joint Region Marianas...
What is a badland? Badlands are areas of land that cannot support plant growth due to severe erosion....
Civic Society
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Religion
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Other Religion
Religion
The Bahá’í Faith has been part of the Guam community since 1954, quietly attracting members from the...
Former Board Member. Baltazar “Bal” Aguon serves as the secretary-treasurer for the Guampedia Foundation,...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Music
Creative Expression
Guamanian Era
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Island Life
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Music
People and Places
US Naval Era
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
When Lt. Commander William Sewell served as the third American Governor of Guam beginning in 1903, he...
Civic Society
Economics and Commercial Development
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Post WWII Era
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Economics
Guam’s banking history began during what is known in the banking world as the Pacific’s Concessionary...
In the past, picking a name for the child was a family affair. In the early matrilineal CHamoru society,...
Meat, chicken and fish marinated and grilled. The popular ritual of modern-day CHamoru barbecuing (which...
Barrigada comes from the CHamoru word meaning “flank” (the side of the stomach). The first written mention...
Adventurers
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Spanish Era
Women in Guam History
CHamoru educator in Micronesia. Few CHamorus of Guam’s Spanish Era (1668-1898) are mentioned by name...
The Guam Major League was formed in 1974 and has been Guam’s premier baseball league ever since, although...
Baseball arrived in Guam with the Americans, and seems to have been played almost as soon as the Americans...
Youth baseball on Guam developed as an organized sport after World War II and enjoyed several decades...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
Guamanian Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Music
Musicians
The Bautista brothers moved to Guam from the Philippines during the early 1950s. They were and are still...
Whales are mammals. Cetacea is an order of marine mammals that includes both whales and dolphins. They...
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Wars and Factors of Peace
Women in Guam History
WWII
WWII/Japanese Era
Beatrice Peredo Flores Emsley (1929-1995) is best remembered as a survivor of the Japanese Occupation...
Chamorro Culture
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Spanish Catholic Changes
Spanish Era
Every human culture recognizes and accepts death as a natural part of life. Rituals, though, are often...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
Music
Spanish Era
Traditional Music
The belembaotuyan is a long single-stringed musical instrument historically found on Guam. It is classified...
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Artists
Body Adornment
Contemporary Guam Era
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Traditional Craft
Ben “Sinahi” San Nicolas del Rosario is a Chamorro cultural artist who specializes in creating traditional...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Bernadette Matthews served as a fact-checker for Guampedia during late...
Guampedia Author. Bernard T. Punzalan is the founder and principal collaborator of the Chamorro Roots...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
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Music
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People
People and Places
George William Pereira Muna, more commonly known as Bill Muna, was a noted musician and active member...
Governor Willis Bradley Issues Proclamation. US Naval Governor Willis Bradley created a Bill of Rights...
The birth of a child is the most important family event in CHamoru society. It marks the beginning of...
Catholic
Civic Society
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People
People and Places
Religion
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Religion
Bishop Agustín José Bernaus y Serra, or Bishop Bernaus, was the second Apostolic Vicar of Guam. When...
Catholic
Civic Society
Education
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Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Post WWII Era
Post WWII: Education
Post WWII: Religion
Religion
To Bishop Apollinaris W. Baumgartner (1899 - 1970) belongs the honor and distinction of taking a church...
Catholic
Civic Society
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People
People and Places
Religion
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Religion
Francisco Javier Vilá y Mateu (1851 - 1913) was the first missionary bishop of Guam. He was born Ricardo...
Catholic
Civic Society
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People
People and Places
Religion
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Religion
Contributed to the Guam mission’s growth Bishop Joaquín Felipe Oláiz y Zabalza (1872 – 1945)...
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Religion
Spanish Era
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US Naval Era: Religion
For almost 300 years, the Spanish overseas Catholic missions took firm root in the Marianas. Spanish...
Stir-fried steak Ingredients 3 lbs steak, sliced while frozen into short, thin strips 2 large onions,...
Ancient Guam Era
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
Spanish Era
Traditional Craft
US Naval Era
Herreron CHamoru. Blacksmithing, in the form that it is most known today, has only existed on Guam for...
Ripe banana doughnuts Ingredients – 2 lbs ripe bananas– 4 tbsp sugar– 1 cup flour–...
Photo by Victor Consaga. Yam doughnuts Ingredients 5-10 lbs dågu (yam) peeled 2 ½ cups flour 2 ½ cups...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Politics and Government
In the 1960s the United Nations issued Resolution 1514 (XV) "Declaration on the Granting of Independence...
Guampedia Author. Boyd Dixon is a Senior Archeologist and Auxiliary Manager for the TEC Inc. Hawaii office...
Guampedia Author. Brandon L. Cruz is a CHamoru chanter and advocate for the accuracy of CHamoru (Taotao...
Guam's Birds
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Nosa' live in native limestone and ravine forest trees as well as tangantangan thickets. Nests are placed...
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Post WWII Era
The brown treesnake was accidentally introduced most likely by the US military to Guam in the late 1940s...
Guampedia rubric chair. Bruce Best holds a BA in aquatic biology from the University of California, Santa...
Guampedia Author. Bruce G. Karolle earned a PhD in geography from Michigan State University in 1978 and...
Guampedia Author. Bruce L. Campbell earned a BA in history from the University of Guam in 1984 and an...
An appetizer that consists of shrimp and vegetables; it is deep fried and very similar to a corn fri...
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Spanish Era: Religion
Voices of Our Elders
Christmas is an important holiday in the Mariana Islands, filled with activities that celebrate Christ’s...
Ancient Guam Era
Burial Practices and Beliefs
Chamorro Culture
Funeral Practices
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Although death is an occasion for grief, the CHamorus consider it as a chance for the extended family...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Education
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Education
Guamanian Era: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Women in Guam History
Candelaria Flores Taitano Rios (1932-2009) was an accomplished public servant in many sectors of the...
Ancient Guam Era
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
Traditional Craft
A systematic migration to and settlement of the Mariana Islands, about 3,500 years ago, would not have...
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1874 - 1945) was the captain of the German raider SMS Cormoran and its successor...
Civic Society
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
Captain Henry Glass (1844–1908), a rear admiral in the United States Navy, is remembered in Guam for...
In 1889, when the unified Spanish Province was divided, a separate jurisdiction was created specifically...
Guampedia Author. Cara Flores-Mays is a mother and small-business owner specializing in web and media...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
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People and Places
Carlos Cruz Laguana was born on 4 November 1925, and died at age 65 on 30 June 1991. He was a banker...
Guampedia Author. Carlos Madrid Alvarez-Piñer, born in Spain in 1976, holds a PhD cum laude in Contemporary...
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Post WWII Era
Post WWII Era: Politics
Carlos Pangelinan Taitano (1917 – 2009) was one of the leaders from Guam who brought about the signing...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
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People
People and Places
Carlos T. Laguana grew up at a time when noted jazz musicians throughout Guam were making a name for...
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Guamanian Era: Religion
Historic Eras of Guam
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The Carmelite Sisters are an order of contemplative Catholic nuns who follow the reformed observance...
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First Woman to Establish a Music and Arts School on Guam. Carmen "Meling" Romualdez Dela Cruz (1910-1995),...
Guampedia Author. Carol Fitch Baulos graduated with a BA from The College, University of Chicago in 1987....
Peoples from the Caroline Islands have had a lengthy pre-contact history with the Mariana Islands. Research...
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Carving is a ancient tradition on Guam and in the Mariana Islands. The craft was used for thousands of...
Guampedia advisor. Cathleen Moore-Linn earned an MFA in English and writing from Long Island University...
The following are texts of Fundamental Catholic prayers in both Chamorro/CHamoru and English. They are...
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Cecilia Cruz Bamba (1934 - 1986) was a community organizer, senator, businesswoman and mother of 10 whose...
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Marianas archaeological studies indicate that, as a craft, an indigenous form of ceramics dates back...
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
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One of the most well-known scenic points of Guam is the Cetti Bay Overlook on the southwest side of the...
Red cream of rice soup Ingredients 1 chicken fryer, cut into small pieces 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 medium...
Chalan Pago is a CHamoru word that means “Pago Road.” Chalan Pago referred to the area traveled through...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Davis v. Guam is a key court case which addresses the question of who is able to participate in the process...
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Establishment of Religious Sisters in Guam. Religious sisters have been actively working and praying...
Though the Chamorro language was spoken by the people of the Marianas long before European expeditions...
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The vision of the CHamoru Roots Genealogy Project, Hale’ CHamoru, is to be the premiere portal of CHamoru...
Rooted in the oral tradition, the Chamorro people’s transition toward the written word is a relatively...
Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus, as well as CHamorus today, practice ancestral worship, or the veneration...
Art
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Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Education
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“Juan Malimanga'' is the first comic strip in local print news that is written completely in the CHamoru...
Summary Workshop Report epublication. In May-June 2016, Guam is hosting the Festival of the Pacific Arts...
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Native dance of the CHamoru people was only vaguely described by early visitors to the Mariana Islands....
In westernized Guam the cardinal directions are lågu for north, håya for south, kåttan for east and luchan...
From where do the original inhabitants of the Marianas originate? How long ago did they first settle...
I’ve grown up with a tremendous fascination for talk story. I’m going to share a bit of folklore in the...
Ancient Guam Era
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Ancient CHamorus donned various styles of necklaces called ålas and salape that were made of seashells...
Since 2008, Guampedia.com has been recognized as a valuable community resource for and about the Mariana...
In 1898, at the twilight of the Spanish-American War, the US claimed Guam as a token of war. Though this...
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Contemporary CHamoru music is a ubiquitous part of life on Guam at the beginning of the 21st century...
The "Better Known As" system. CHamorus have developed a way of identifying people other than their given...
Permission to use from Dipåttamenton i Kaohao Guinahan CHamoru. Leblon Numiru, Government of Guam. Department...
With the enactment of PL 33-236 re-establishing I Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru yan i Fina’nå’guen i Historia...
Proverbs are popular sayings, phrases of wisdom, or simply a piece of advice. Proverbs express a people’s...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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In the early 1960s when the United Nations passed Resolution 1514 (XV) declaring that peoples in colonized...
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Music has always been an important feature of Chamorro/CHamoru culture and society. From ancient chants...
3rd Workshop in Preparation for the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts. Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific...
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The CHamorus often made their fishing nets out of the vascular bundles of fibers from Lo’u, a common...
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Self-Determination: A promise for true democracy. To understand what the process of self-determination...
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Edited by Laura Torres Souder and Robert A. Underwood. Published by the Chamorro Studies Association...
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In 1817 Adelbert von Chamisso recorded the CHamoru terms for what he assumed were cardinal directions:...
Traditionally, CHamorus didn’t have surnames. Each person was known by a first name and was probably...
CHamoru women have a legacy of leadership that helped keep the culture and history of their people alive....
The idea of the world being divided into different realms, as was common in the Chamorro/CHamoru view...
SPAM® in Guam history and culture. SPAM®, the famous pink loaf in a blue square can found in kitchens...
Mess attendants in the US Navy. The first CHamoru casualties of World War II occurred in the Japanese...
Land clearing, construction and much more. By early 1944, the CHamorus were mere tools to be utilized...
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Interpretive essay: WWII made indelible impact on CHamorus. To this day, whenever we speak of the period...
The people of the Mariana Islands archipelago, collectively known as CHamorus, call as their homeland...
Competition for rank and status. As in any culture, Chamorros/CHamorus compete against themselves in...
Chocolate rice pudding Ingredients ½ cup rice, uncooked (or 1 cup of cooked rice may be used) 2 cups...
From pole and thatched homes to those made of concrete and reinforced steel, Guam has seen an evolution...
References to chanting practices of the CHamoru people can be found in early missionary documents. Fray...
Che’lu is a Chamorro term for a sibling; brother or sister. Mañe'lu is the plural form of che’lu, referring...
Guampedia Author. Chelsea Marlo San Nicolas is the daughter of John San Nicolas and Melissa Finney Bettis...
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Chenchule’ refers to the intricate system of social reciprocity at the heart of ancient and contemporary...
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Chester Carl Butler (1884 – 1952) founded Butler’s Inc. in 1915, along with his wife Ignacia Bordallo...
Chicken with coconut cream Ingredients – 2 cups chicken meat (liver, gizzard and white meat, etc.),...
Guampedia author. Chloe Batangan Babauta is a fourth-generation reporter at the Pacific Daily News. Babauta...
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Father Don Ciriaco de Espiritu Santo (abt 1780 - 1849), a Filipino, spent 34 years in the Marianas, particularly...
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The United States began its colonial administration of Guam in 1898. Today, Guam remains a colony of...
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Curator and professor of biology. University of Guam (UOG) professor, Dr. Lynn Raulerson (1937-2012),...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Clarisa Quan studied at the Alliance Francaise de Manille and the...
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Clotilde “Ding” Castro Gould (1930-2002) was a beloved storyteller, educator and advocate for Chamorro...
Sweet coconut treats Ingredients 2 coconuts, grated 1 cup granulated sugar 1 can condensed milk 2 tbsp...
The Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, a boy’s school or seminary, was established in 1669 in Hagåtña by...
5 houses selected. The Japanese government, besides its troops, also dispatched “comfort women” or sex...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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The Commission on Decolonization was established by the 24th Guam Legislature in 1997 to enhance the...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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In the 1980s and 1990s, the Government of Guam created the Commission on Self-Determination (CSD) to...
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Guam made huge strides in improving telecommunication and transportation throughout the 20th century...
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The Compadres was a musical band that formed in the early 1960s as the Continentals. The group, at certain...
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Concepcion “Connie” or “Chong” Balajadia Duenas (1934-2018) was a Mayor of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon and...
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Concepcion Cruz Barrett (1915-1993), known as “Chong,” was the Chalan Pago-Ordot representative to the...
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First elected to the Guam Congress in 1936, Antonio Borja Won Pat (1908 - 1987) was a mainstay in Guam...
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Ben Blaz (1928 - 2014) was a distinguished public elected official and military officer. He lived his...
Guampedia Author. Connor Murphy is a 2008 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a BA...
Guampedia welcomes suggestions and comments or ideas for topics. We also appreciate reports of errors...
Gallery of Contemporary Era Guam (1970-Present) images featured in Guampedia.
The Guam Law Library was established in 1978 to serve the growing needs of Guam’s legal community and...
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Tattooing is an art with more visible modern roots than other practices on Guam. Although tattooing is...
When European explorers of the 16th and 17th centuries visited the Mariana Islands, they witnessed impressive...
Civic Society
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Education
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Culture clashes. In the years following the end of WWII in Guam, the naval administration, followed by...
Marine fishes fulfill several important functions for Guam. Traditionally, fishing on coral reefs has...
A well known coral reef ecosystem. Apra Harbor is one of the most well-known coral reef ecosystems found...
What is a coral? Corals are small invertebrate animals that create the foundation of an ecosystem that...
By 1920, after the end of World War I, the men of the SMS Cormoran II who had been taken as prisoners...
Chamorro Culture
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In Spanish colonial times criollo referred to a full-blooded Spaniard born in the Spanish colonies in...
A spicy salad that is made with cucumbers, pickled radish (diago), kimchee base and vinegar.
Prelude to war. For the ancient CHamorus warfare was sporadic and functioned primarily to resolve political,...
Ancient Guam Era
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Art
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Body Adornment
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Art and History organizations offered workshop to prepare. In 2016, Guam hosted the Festival of the Pacific...
Historic Eras of Guam
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Modern Guam Rises
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Pioneers of entertainment. Frank and Marjorie met at the Texas Centennial in 1936 where he was a famous...
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Education
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Women in Guam History
Cynthia Johnston Torres (1911-2001) of Nimitz Hill was born July 1911 in Hagåtña, Guam. She was the...
Guampedia rubric chair. Daniel J. Tydingco holds a BA in political science from Regis University, De...
Guampedia Author. Darlene R. Moore attended University of Oregon and University of Guam. She earned both...
Guampedia Author. Daryl A. Haun earned a BA in secondary education with an emphasis in English from the...
Guampedia rubric chair. David G. DeFant earned a BA in political science and history from Northern Michigan...
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During Spanish colonial rule on Guam, the Spanish authorities constructed the best churches and the best...
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The origin of the village name Dededo, Dedidu in CHamoru, may come from the practice of measuring using...
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The story of the Democratic Party of Guam traces back to the beginnings of representative democracy on...
Former Guampedia Editorial Staff. Deniz Smith is a student at University of the Arts in Philadelphia,...
Collection provided by the Department of Agriculture's Forestry and Soil Resources Division and the Division...
Guampedia Author. Desiree Taimanglo-Ventura (Familian Alamåsac) is a full-time instructor of English...
Guampedia Author. Dirk Anthony Ballendorf earned an EdD in planning and administration from Harvard University...
Codes of conduct. From what is written in historical texts about Guam and the Mariana Islands, Chamorro...
From ancient times to modern CHamoru society, CHamorus have used age, gender, placement within the family...
Civic Society
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Father Domingo Medina de Santo Tomás de Aquino served for fourteen years in the Marianas Islands between...
Guampedia Editorial Staff and Contributor. Dominica Tolentino was the first Executive Director of the...
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The Dominican Sisters are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church who teach...
Guampedia Author. Don A. Farrell came to Guam from California as a teacher in 1977. He taught at Inalåhan...
Guampedia Author. Donald Platt received a BA in history from the University of the Philippines (Diliman...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Donald R. Shuster earned a doctorate from the University of Hawai'i...
Guampedia Rubric Chair. Donald Rubinstein earned his doctorate in anthropology from Stanford University...
Guampedia Author. Douglas W. Plate graduated summa cum laude with a BA in English from the University...
On the night before a wedding in ancient Guam, the two families met to present the chenchule' (ceremonial...
Collection from her book Colonial Dis-Ease: US Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-...
Collection provided by Dr. Flores to accompany relevant entries.
Dr. Laurie Raymundo has been a professor at the UOG Marine Lab since joining the University in 2014....
Collection provided Dr. Cunningham to accompany relevant entries.
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Health and Medicine
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Dr. Olivia Torres Cruz (1934 - 2022) was the first CHamoru woman to become a medical doctor. She was...
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Education
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People
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Educator, historian and public servant. Dr. Pedro Cruz Sanchez (29 June 1925 - 15 August 1987), known...
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Ramon Manalisay Sablan (1902-1970) was the first CHamoru medical doctor. He is also remembered as an...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
The rise of the Dutch maritime commercial activities in the Pacific and Asia in the early 17th century...
Business Pioneers: Economics
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After serving in the European theater in World War II, Earl Edward Kloppenburg took advantage of the...
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First American spy in Micronesia. Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis, was a US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel...
Civic Society
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US Naval Era
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When the US established a military government in Guam in 1899 it became clear that the costs of administering...
Civic Society
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Interpretive Essays
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
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Captain Henry Glass’ bloodless seizure of Guam on 20-21 June 1898, his quick departure without establishing...
Ancient Guam Era
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
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Scientific Studies
Early European observations of the CHamorus people represent a significant source of ethnographical and...
Historic Eras of Guam
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Transportation, Technology and Communications
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The first step in telegraphic communications for Guam took place soon after Guam and the Philippines...
Guampedia Author. Eddie Leon Guerrero Benavente was a Chamorro activist leader since the early 1980s...
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Eduardo Torres “Jake” Calvo (1909 – 1963) founded a number of extremely successful businesses that continue...
Following World War II, the people of Guam faced not only the looming reconstruction of community structures...
When Captain Richard Leary arrived in Guam in 1899 to initiate American rule under the US Navy, he found...
Education of the local population was one of the colonizer’s concerns under the Spanish administration...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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The Guam Elective Governor Act was passed by the United States Congress on 11 September 1968 and granted...
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Traditional weaver. Although weaving was once a practice in which nearly all CHamorus participated, a...
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Elizabeth Pangelinan Perez Arriola (1928 - 2002) is most widely recognized in Guam history for her stand...
Guampedia advisor. Eloise R. Sanchez earned an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, a Masters of Public...
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Women in Guam History
Emilie Green Johnston (1924-2011) is a significant figure to historians and researchers of Guam history. ...
The CHamoru expression inafa’ maolek (making it good for each other) expresses a core CHamoru value....
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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As a result of America’s victory in the Spanish-American War, Spain sold Guam to the United States in...
A mixture of various fresh vegetables, dressed with a sauce flavored with herbs or seasonings.
It is difficult to envision the reality of Chamorros who survived the colonization by Spain. A 10-year-old...
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The Episcopal Church in Micronesia includes three churches in Guam – St. John the Divine in Upper Tumon,...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Eric Forbes, OFM Cap., earned a BA in history at San Francisco State...
Former Guampedia Editor. Eric V. Thomas has lived on Guam and worked in Guam, Micronesia, and Oceania...
The Escuela de Niñas or School for Girls, was located in the capital city of Hagåtña. The original building...
A dish of poached or fried fish with vegetables in a vinegar sauce.
Photo by Victor Consaga Fish with vegetables in vinegar sauce Ingredients 1 lb fish 6 tbsp vinegar 2...
Pork with soy sauce and vinegar Ingredients 2-3 lbs pork cut into cube size chunks 6-10 garlic cloves,...
The Age of European Exploration in the Pacific began in 1521 with Ferdinand Magellan’s search for the...
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To understand the evolution of tourism in Guam, it is useful to reflect on events that have happened...
In April 1898, war broke out between Spain and the United States. On 21 June 1898, Lieutenant Colonel...
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The origins of the Faith Presbyterian Christian Reformed Church in Guam date back to the 1950s, when...
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Familia, a Spanish word meaning family, has a more inclusive definition in CHamoru. The term familia...
Guampedia Author. Fanai Castro graduated with honors from Mills College in 2003 with a BA in ethnic...
Bats in the old World family Pteropodidae have very large eyes and excellent eyesight in low light, but...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future, an exhibition about Guam’s historical...
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Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future
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In 2013 Guampedia launched a new section that included twenty new entries and a slew of historical documents...
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Women Rising: Indigenous Resistance to Militarization in the Marianas Archipelago. Graduate student Sylvia...
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Father Aniceto Ibáñez del Carmen (1828 - 1892) is an important fixture in the history of the Order of...
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Father Callistus Lopinot (1876 - 1996) was a German Capuchin missionary in the Marianas at the beginning...
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Father Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627 - 1672), a member of the religious order of the Society of Jesus...
Guampedia Advisor. Father Francis Xavier Hezel is former director of Micronesian Seminar. He lived and...
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Father Jesus Baza Duenas (1911 – 1944) was the second CHamoru to be ordained a priest. He led the Catholic...
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Father Luís de Medina (1637 - 1670) was the first Jesuit martyr of the Marianas. He was born on 3 February...
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Father Marcian Pellet (1909 - 1996), OFM Cap. was a Capuchin missionary, artist, sculptor, and amateur...
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Pioneer promoter of the CHamoru language. Father Roman Maria de Vera (1878 - 1959), a Catholic missionary...
Guampedia Author. Faye Varias’ byline is a familiar sight throughout publications in Guam and Hawai'i....
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
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Fena, sometimes spelled Fenna, (and in some older European accounts as Feña or Fiña) is an area located...
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Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521), born in Portugal and killed in Cebu, Philippines, was a Portuguese...
In the long ago past, there were no fiestas. What was practiced were gatherings of clans to celebrate...
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Filamore Palomo Alcon is a contemporary abstract artist who has produced his art for over twenty-five...
With a long and storied history of Filipino-CHamoru interaction in Guam, it is surprising to note that...
As of 2006, Filipinos on Guam numbered 46,968 naturalized US citizens and permanent residents, as well...
Close contact between Guam and the Philippines after Spanish rule brought not only Filipinos to Guam,...
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Though it is still relatively small, filmmaking is growing on Guam as both an art form and an industry....
Fina’denne’ (commonly misspelled finadene or fina’dene) is a spicy sauce used as a condiment.
Fina’denne’ (commonly misspelled finadene or fina’dene) is a spicy sauce used as a condiment.
During most of the Spanish administration of the Mariana Islands (1668-1898), Spain provided a subsidy...
Fino' gualåfon was a style of language developed and used by young bachelors in ancient CHamoru society. ...
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Guam Community College created a series of 16 videos in Fino' Håya, the indigenous language of the island...
First Holy Communion. Photo from the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC). Church rites Primera Kumuñon...
Pan Am Clippers was the name given to the Pan American fleet of airplanes that were used in the first...
Guam's Fish and Wildlife Fact Sheets are in their fourth printing since the original series came out...
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Flora Baza Quan is a renowned CHamoru/Chamorro singer and songwriter from Guam, who has been performing...
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Floren Meno Paulino (1925 - 2022) was a traditional master weaver, specializing in plaiting coconut palm...
Titiyas, derived from the Spanish word “tortilla,” is a flatbread made from the flour of corn, wheat...
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Mother of the Chamorro people. Fo'na is the female protagonist of the Chamorro/CHamoru creation myth....
In ancient times the people of the Mariana Islands lived in villages ruled by a maga’låhi or maga’håga...
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God of the underworld. Chaife was the god of the underworld, according to one Guam legend.
Back in the ancient days, giants with supernatural strength inhabited the Mariana Islands. The giant...
Once upon a time, a long time ago, on the island of Guahan in the Mariana Islands there lived two manmaga’låhi...
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Puntan and Fu’una are the Chamorro/CHamoru creation gods. Puntan, a male, and Fu’una, a female, are brother...
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The story of the two lovers who tied their hair together and leapt to their death on Guam was first recorded...
The legend of Puntan Påtgon (Child's Point) is a folktale about a powerful man who becomes envious of...
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The mythological maiden, Sirena, in the 'I Tetehnan’ manuscript is considered a proverb, and not a l...
Åntes na tiempo (a long time ago), the ancestors of the modern day CHamorus came to the Marianas, a mighty...
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Forrest Harris (1932 - ) first found his interest in music at nine years old while strumming a ukulele...
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Fort San Jose, built about 1805, was the third of four Spanish fortifications built in the southern village...
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Fort San Luis was the first of three Spanish fortifications constructed to protect the anchorage at Apra...
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Fort Santa Agueda, the only surviving Spanish fort in Hagåtña, sits atop Apugan Hill on the western coast...
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Fort Santiago was the second of three Spanish forts built to defend the anchorage at Apra Harbor. The...
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Fort Santo Angel was the second of four Spanish fortifications built in the southern village of Humåtak/Umatac...
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Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledåd, or Fort Soledad, the last of four Spanish fortifications built in...
The Spanish Forzado System. Before the Mariana Islands served as an official penal colony for political...
Fouha Bay, located just north of Humåtak on Guam’s southern west coast at the mouth of Fua River, holds...
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The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, more commonly known as the Franciscan Sisters, are a consecrated...
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Francisco B. Leon Guerrero (1897 – 1974), also known as “Mr. Organic Act,” was known for his groundbreaking...
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Francisco Garrido Franquez (1921 - 2006), also known as "Frank" or "Ankie," first picked up the harmonica...
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Francisco Duenas Perez (1913 – 1997), better known as Frank D. Perez, is known for many things: a farmer...
Guampedia Author. Frank Quimby studied history at LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA) and the University...
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Francisco “Frank” Rabon (1954 - ) is the founder and director of the Taotao Tano’ Cultural Dancers, whose...
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Fray Antonio de Los Ángeles was the first known Catholic missionary to write an account of Chamorro/CHamoru...
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Fray Francisco Resano del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (1851 - 1914), a member of the Order of the Augustinian...
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In March 1602, Franciscan lay brother Fray Juan Pobre de Zamora deserted a ship off the shores of Rota,...
Guampedia Author. Fred Tenorio Rodriguez (Familian Supianu) is the eldest of three brothers born to Priscilla...
Fritada, from the Spanish verb “fritar”, means fried dish. In Guam, fritada is more a blood stew than...
A sweet mixture of various fruits in a thick sweet cream.
Prior the Spanish colonization of Guam, Chamorro culture was fairly liberal about issues of romance,...
Fungi help make the jungle work. Fungi are some of the most important organisms in an ecosystem. A variety...
Discussing the pre-colonial arts of Chamorros is a difficult task. Documents by the Spanish who first...
The Nuestra Señora de la Concepción was a Spanish galleon operating as part of the lucrative Manila-Acapulco...
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On 15 August 1568 the Spanish galleon San Pablo, anchored off the southwest coast of Guam, was hit by...
The Trinidad was the flag ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet in its expedition for the Spice Islands....
The Victoria was one of five ships of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet during the expedition to find the Spice...
In CHamoru culture many values are exhibited in daily life. Geftao (generous, giving in the CHamoru language)...
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As a child growing up in Saipan, it was a common sight for young Genaro Saralu, to see his mother, a...
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1899 that ended the four-month Spanish-American War, the United States...
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First CHamoru Woman US Naval Officer. Genevieve Perez Ploke Snow (1941 -2011) was born in Hågat, Guam...
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At 13 degrees north latitude and 144 degrees east longitude, the island of Guam is the largest in size...
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (16 May 1904 - 2 Nov. 1905). To go back...
George R. Tweed (1902 - 1989) – was an American Navy man who was able to escape capture from the Japanese...
Gertrude Costenoble, also known as Trudis Alemån, was born 20 December 1893, in Reinfelden, Switzerland....
Gertrude Costenoble Hornbostel (1893 - 1982) was born on 20 December 1893, in Reinfelden, Switzerland,...
Guampedia, Guam's online encyclopedia, is striving to help preserve and promote Guam's history and culture...
Guampedia Author. Gigi York earned an MA in anthropology with an emphasis in archaeology from Northern...
Guampedia Author. Gina Eclavea Taitano graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Francisco...
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Education
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Women in Guam History
Educator and Public Servant. Gloria Borja Nelson (1935-2012) was a former Guam Department of Education...
A method of boiling starchy foods such as tubers, plantains or breadfruit, in the cream produced by squeezing...
Taro leaves prepared in the cream produced by squeezing grated fresh, ripe coconut with water to make...
Photo by Victor Consaga Taro leaves with coconut milk Ingredients 20-30 taro leaves 1 cup coconut milk...
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Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (1941 -- ) was the 11th civilian governor of Guam, serving two consecutive...
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Governor Carlos G. Camacho (1924–1979) served as not only Guam’s last appointed governor, but also its...
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Carlton Skinner (1913-2004) was the governor of Guam at a historical crossroad. It was a time when civilian...
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Post WWII Era: Politics
Last appointed military governor of Guam. Governor Charles A. Pownall (1887-1975) served as naval Governor...
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Politics
Governors
Governors of Guam
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Politics and Government
Eddie Baza Calvo (1961 -- ), a Republican, was the 13th civilian Governor of Guam. He served for two...
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Politics
Governors
Governors of Guam
Guam's Civilian Governors
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Politics and Government
Felix Perez Camacho, (1957 -- ), a Republican, was the 12th civilian governor of Guam, serving for two...
Civic Society
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
Ford Quint Elvidge (1892-1980) was the second appointed civilian governor of Guam. He was appointed by...
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Post WWII Era: Politics
Henry Louis Larsen (1890 - 1962) was a lieutenant general of the US Marine Corps, and was the governor...
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Politics
Governors
Governors of Guam
Guam's Civilian Governors
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People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Joseph Franklin Ada (1943 -- ) served as the Governor of Guam from 1987 through 1994. Frank Blas Jr....
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Joseph Flores (1900 – 1981) was the first CHamoru to serve as governor of Guam. He also founded Guam’s...
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The last Spanish-appointed Governor of the Mariana Islands, Juan Marina Vega (1846 - 1909), more commonly...
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Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero, (1950 - ) was elected as the first woman governor of Guam in November...
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
Governor Manuel Flores “Carson” Leon Guerrero (1914 - 1985) was Guam’s second Chamorro governor, the...
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Editor’s note: The following is from an article entitled “The Legacy of Guam’s Governor Manuel Muro”...
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Politics and Government
Paul MacDonald Calvo (1934 – 2024) was Guam’s third elected governor and one of the founders of the Republican...
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Politics
Governors
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Guam's Civilian Governors
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People
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Politics and Government
Ricardo Jerome Bordallo (1927-1990) was the first popularly elected governor to serve two terms (1975-1978...
Civic Society
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Richard Barrett Lowe (1902-1972) was the third civilian governor of Guam. He was appointed by President...
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
William Partlow “Bill” Daniel (1915-2006) was the fifth appointed civilian governor of Guam serving from...
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US Naval Captain William John Maxwell (1859 - 1934) was Governor of Guam from 28 March 1914 - 29 April...
Civic Society
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United States Naval Captain Willis W. Bradley (1884 - 1954), governor of Guam from 1929 to 1931, attempted...
Fish in coconut milk Ingredients 2 lbs fish (skipjack, mullet, mahimahi or any island fish), sliced about...
Art
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Contemporary Art
Contemporary Guam Era
Creative Expression
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Although a relatively new form of art, graphic arts on Guam became a common medium for cultural and artistic...
Art
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Artists
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Greg Borja Flores (1958 - 2010) was a master artist who was well known locally as a muralist, airbrush...
Guampedia Author. Gretchen Grimm earned a BS in biology from Hartwick College in New York in 1973 and...
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Interpretive Essays
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Few peoples in the world have had continued colonial status for the past 330 years. However, the CHamoru...
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Guam Animals In Need (GAIN), Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty...
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Listen to Guam birds like the Åga (Mariana Crow) and the Yǻyaguak (Mariana Gray Swiftlet).
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The Guam Buddhism Society, the non-profit community organization associated with Guam’s Fo Guang Shan...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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30 Years in the making. Guam’s Commonwealth Act was both a continuation of indigenous rights struggles...
College established in 1977. Established in 1977, the Guam Community College (GCC) is public career and...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Post WWII Era: Politics
On 5 March 1949, the Guam Congress walked out as a protest against the US Naval Government and to underscore...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Politics and Government
Places Guam representative in the House. On 10 April 1972, Public Law 92-271 was passed by the United...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Guam residents seek more self government. In an effort to address deficiencies in Guam’s relationship...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Early Guam newspapers. Two publications that emerged during the US Naval Administration of Guam (1898-1941)...
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View list of the fiestas by month or download the Catholic Church’s fiesta calendar.
The Guam flycatcher was secretive. It lived in limestone and ravine forests, mangroves and tangantangan...
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
The Guam Historical Club was a small group of people interested in Guam history in the 1950s and 1960s....
Contemporary Guam Era
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
The Guam Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting community...
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The composition of the Guam Hymn was greatly influenced by the socio-cultural and political history of...
Young CHamorus recruited by the Navy to defend Guam. The Japanese forces who invaded Guam 10 December...
Civic Society
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On 20 June 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the USS Charleston sailed past Hagåtña and steamed...
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Guam Legal Services Corporation (GLSC) was established on Guam in 1979 to provide civil legal assistance...
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
The Guam Legislature is the lawmaking body of the government of Guam, and has been in existence since...
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Guam's biggest celebration. After World War II was over community leader Agueda Iglesias Johnston convinced...
Located in Oka, Tamuning, Guam Memorial Hospital is Guam's only public hospital, with a licensed bed...
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Founded in 1965 by the late Senator Cecilia Cruz Bamba, the Guam Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association...
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As the US plans one of its largest realignments of military assets in decades, the people of Guam struggle...
A comprehensive overview of the Museum’s history, the new facility and permanent exhibit, I Hinanao-Ta...
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The Guam Nurses Association (GNA) was incorporated in 1951 and has been a constituent member of the American...
The CHamoru women who were trained as nurse-midwives by the US Navy assisted with home births in Guam...
The stories of Guam’s pattera, or nurse-midwives, and their history give insight into their personal...
A significant change in the use and availability of nurse-midwives occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. The...
The Inifresi is usually recited during festivities/celebrations after the Guam Hymn (Fanohge Chamorro)...
This gallery or collection does not belong to Guampedia. If you wish to use content from this collection...
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The Ko’ko’ is a large rail, standing 11 to 12 inches or about 28 centimeters tall. It lived in secondary...
Guam Recorder vol. 17, no. 1, 1940.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 9, 1926.
In partnership with the Micronesian Area Research Center, Guampedia is e-publishing the Guam Recorder....
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 8, 1926.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 11, 1927.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 10, 1927
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 2 & 3, second series, 1972.
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 1, second series, 1972.
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 4, second series, 1972.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 2, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 1, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 3, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 4, no. 2, second series, 1974.
Guam Recorder vol. 4, no. 3, second series, 1974.
Guam Recorder vol. 5, no. 1, second series, 1975.
Guam Recorder vol. 5, no. 2, second series, 1975.
Guam Recorder vol. 6, no. 1, 1976.
Guam Recorder vol. 7, second series, 1977.
Guam Recorder vol. 8, second series, 1978.
Guam Recorder vol. 9, second series, 1979.
The Guam seal is an oval outlined in red that tapers and comes to two pointed ends. This shape is in...
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Prior to 1966 the Guam Symphonic Wind Ensemble provided Guam with the only live symphonic music performances...
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US Naval Era: Education
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Guam Teachers’ Association called for collections to begin for a Guam Museum. In 1925 a group of CHamoru...
Serianthes nelsonii is a tree species that is endemic to the Mariana Islands of Guam and Rota. Each island...
Scientific name: Intsia bijuga. Ifit is the official territorial tree of Guam and is culturally important...
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This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage Series, 5 December 2012, Latte of Freedom...
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The Guam Women’s Club was the first women’s organization on Guam. It was founded in February of 1952...
After nearly 8 decades, a resolution. The war remains a sensitive issue for the Chamorros, in no small...
How Guam formed. Guam has a wealth of geophysical and historical features through which one can experience...
Sea cucumbers are important. Of the many marine organisms populating Guam’s waters, sea cucumbers (balate’),...
The Chamorro Bilingual/Bicultural Program began on Guam in 1970 as a five-year test program run by the...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Interpretive Essays
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Guam's colonized past under Spain. When the Europeans came to the Mariana Islands in the 16th and 17th...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Guamanian Era
Historic Eras of Guam
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Since the claim by Spain over the Mariana Islands in 1565 and the settlement of Jesuit missionaries and...
In 1917 the United States declared war on Germany, and just by chance, a German cruiser, the SMS Cormoran...
Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural h...
The strategic significance of Guam is due to the enduring importance of its location and its topography...
From the Spanish American War to the Organic Act. The arrival of the USS Charleston at Apra Harbor 20...
A collection of images featured in Guampedia.com from the Guamanian Era (1950-1970).
Hafa adai! Help support Guampedia and local producers by shopping our online store Guampedia Heritage...
Guampedia acknowledges organizations and individuals for photo contributions used to develop the Guampedia...
Pacific ocean fish, grilled over a barbecue pit.
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
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Resources
Commonly translated as “children’s wealth,” guinahan famagu’on refers to a type of traditional turtle...
I mangguma’ uritao, men’s houses, were houses for young CHamoru men in the Mariana Islands from ancient...
Large diverse family of fish. Sharks or halu'u in CHamoru, and rays or hafula’ in CHamoru, belong to...
The village of Hågat may have been named by the first clan who came to settle in the area from the northern...
Hagåtña is derived from the word haga, meaning blood. It is believed that this village came about due...
In Guam's capital city of Hagåtña sightseers can take a memorable walk through Guam’s history. The Heritage...
Green sea turtles were once a common species of sea turtles found in Guam’s waters. They can still be...
These recipes for traditional Chamorro medicine are written in the Chamorro language. Non-Chamorro readers...
Editor’s note: This glossary was reprinted from ”Cultural Traditions,” of the Hale’-ta Series, with permission...
In CHamoru society, events that celebrate life from beginning to end are interwoven into the traditions...
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
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Ancient village on Guam's northwestern coast. Haputo is located on military-owned land on the northwestern...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Chamorro Culture
Contemporary Guam: Health
Food
Health and Medicine
Land (Tano)
Natural Environment
Natural Resources
Our Heritage
Our food choices. As with most communities, the necessity for food is interwoven with cultural and social...
When the US military recaptured Guam from Japanese forces in July to August 1944, temporary field hospitals...
No official records of health activities during the Japanese occupation are known to have survived World...
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Herman A. Crisostomo is a photographer and filmmaker known for his stylish television commercials and...
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Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
First Chamorro Woman to Preside over Association of Pacific Island Legislatures. Herminia Duenas Dierking...
The hilitai or monitor lizard (Varanus tsukamotoi) was introduced to the island before European contact...
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Sea (Tasi)
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Basic biology. The giant clam is a member of the Phylum Mollusca and the Class Bivalvia. These clams...
The word hinanao refers to “travel” and “travelers.” The Mariana Islands have hosted a multitude of travelers...
Rice was an important ceremonial food during ancient times in the Mariana Islands. At a wedding party,...
Short-grained rice prepared with water colored from soaking achote (annatto) seeds, which gives it its...
Chamorro Culture
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Matrilineal Systems
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
Roles of Family Members
Spanish Era
Spanish-CHamoru Wars
Wars and Factors of Peace
Not all CHamorus fought valiantly against Spanish occupation. There were some who chose to side with...
US Navy Corpsman Hiram W. Elliott (1880 - 1949) came to Guam in the early 1900s to work at the Maria...
Guampedia Author. Hiro Kurashina, PhD is the Emeritus Director of the University of Guam Richard F. Taitano...
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A common political fallacy is that democracy was a babe born in Guam during the mid-20th century under...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
Partitioning the Mariana Islands at the peace table in Versailles was undoubtedly one of America's greatest...
Public beaches, parks and other open spaces are such a major part of people’s lives on Guåhan, it may...
Current Court system of Guam set up in 1950. All nations operate under a system of laws that generally...
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Cement blocks or as they are known in the construction industry, hollow block concrete masonry units...
The first medical facilities and dispensaries of the US Naval Era (1898 - 1941) were established shortly...
A whole pig slowly spit-roasted over a fire. Basting yields crispy skin and moist meat.
The village derives its name from the word uma, which means to carry something on the back or a heavy...
Ancient Guam Era
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Hurao is one of the most celebrated Chamorro/CHamoru chiefs in Guam’s history. He was a Hagåtña Chamorri...
I Tinituhon is a Guampedia film produced by Fiesta Productions. It is a film based on Guam's creation...
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Ignacia Bordallo Butler (1897 – 1993) was a CHamoru entrepreneur and business partner with her husband,...
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People
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Politics and Government
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WWII
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Ignacio “Buck” Cruz (1927-2017) was a public servant, World War II survivor and a long time Malesso'/erizo...
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Politics and Government
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
WWII/Japanese Era
WWII/Japanese Era: Politics
The Japanese military occupation of Guam, from December 1941 through July 1944, resulted in a variety...
Ancient Guam Era
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Interpretive essay: Striving for harmony is the foundation to CHamoru culture. The phrase inafa' maolek...
The village’s CHamoru name, Inalåhan, probably refers to the åla or large woven coconut-leaf harvest...
Chamorro Culture
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ndios were defined as the native indigenous peoples in all the Spanish American and Asian possessions. ...
Throughout the 230 duration of the Spanish administration of the Mariana Islands (1668-1898), more than...
Islands are more susceptible to invasive species than larger land masses because island ecosystems evolved...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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MARC
Politics and Government
Post WWII Era: Politics
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started the Institute of Ethnic Affairs in 1945 as a...
Chamorro Culture
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Our Heritage
Social Stratification
Spanish Era
Spanish Racial Hierarchy
nsulares was the specific term given to criollos (full-blooded Spaniards born in the colonies) born in...
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Evelyn Flores, a professor of English at the University of Guam, is best known as the author of The Island...
Barrier reef off Malesso'. Located approximately 1.6 km southwest of Guam lies an uninhabited barrier...
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Remarks on a Voyage in 1801 to the Island of Guam, was written by William Haswell, the First Officer...
Guampedia Author. Jacqueline (“Jackie”) A. Marati is the eldest of the eight children of former Speaker...
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If you have ever visited the Governor’s Office complex in Adelup, or attended Mass in the old Santa Teresita...
Guampedia Author. James Oelke-Farley serves as a historian for War in the Pacific National Historical...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. James Perez Viernes, PhD, is from the village of Sånta Rita-Sumai and is...
Guampedia Author. James D. Sellmann earned a PhD in Chinese philosophy in 1990 and an MA in philosophy...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Janice SN Furukawa earned a BA in journalism with an emphasis on Pacific...
Civic Society
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WWII
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WWII/Japanese Era: Politics
The Japanese Navy was responsible for the administration of Guam after the occupation of the island on...
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WWII
WWII/Japanese Era
WWII/Japanese Era: Politics
The outbreak of the Pacific War began with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on 8 December (7 December in...
Hiding in the jungle. After the US declared the WWII invasion of Guam to be over on August 10, 1944,...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Jayne Flores is the Assistant Director of Communications and Promotions...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
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Jazz is a unique style of modern music. Remnants of jazz can be heard in several different styles of...
Guampedia advisor. Jeff DT Barcinas (1956 - 2011) earned a BA in agricultural business management from...
Christian
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The first Jehovah’s Witnesses in Guam arrived from the Philippines in the 1940s. These first Witnesses...
Guampedia author and former intern. Jesi Lujan Bennett is a Master’s candidate in the Center for Pacific...
In addition to the evangelization of the Mariana Islands, the Jesuits introduced a European system of...
The Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, first brought the Catholic faith to the Mariana Islands in 1668....
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Jesus Sablan Leon Guerrero (1927 – 2002) founded the Bank of Guam, Guam’s first locally chartered full-service...
Guampedia Author. Jillette Leon-Guerrero graduated with summa cum laude honors from the University of...
Guampedia Author. Joanne Eakin received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Maryland in 1978...
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Guitarist Joaquin "Ding" Palomo (1923 - 1997) was a well-known and well-accomplished musician. Although...
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WWII Survivor Stories
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Joaquin Flores Lujan (1920-2015), commonly known as “Tun Jack” and “Kin Bitud” to family and friends,...
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People
People and Places
Post WWII: Religion
Religion
US Naval Era: Religion
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WWII
WWII Survivor Stories
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WWII/Japanese Era: Religion
Wartime Protestant Minister. Joaquin Flores Sablan (1912 - 1993) lived a long life and cherished his...
Joey San Agustin was a curator of the Guam Museum from 1994 until his passing in 2001. Initially hired...
Guampedia Author. John A. Peterson, Assistant Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research and Sponsored...
Guampedia rubric chair. John Finoña Blas is currently the executive director for the Guam Election Commission...
Guampedia Author. John Camacho Salas (1948-2018) earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial education from...
Guampedia Author. John L. Craib earned a BA and an MA in anthropology from California State University...
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Music
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Johnny Sablan, (1948 - ) a pioneer Chamorro recording artist, received the “Island Icon Award for 2011”...
Contemporary Guam Era
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Transportation, Technology and Communications
Founder and voice of Guam talk radio. Jon Alan Anderson (1942 - 2019) was best known as the host of The...
Civic Society
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Religion
Spanish Era
Spanish Era: Religion
Spanish-CHamoru Wars
Wars and Factors of Peace
Conquest of the Marianas. A well-born Spaniard, José de Quiroga y Losada, was a major figure in the subjugation...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Creative Expression
Guamanian Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Music
Musicians
People
People and Places
Jose Naputi Gumabon, Sr. (1904 - 1968) was musically and artistically gifted. He formed a stringed orchestra...
Art
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People
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Jose J. Babauta (1952 - 2015) was a painter and art professor at the University of Guam. Babauta, born...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Economics and Commercial Development
Guamanian Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
People
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Jose Leon Guerrero Untalan (1919 – 1990) was Co-Founder, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Economics and Commercial Development
Guamanian Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Post WWII Era
US Naval Era
Josef Martinez Ada (1885 – 1955) founded Ada’s Soap Factory, which was Guam’s most successful soap factory...
Chamorro Culture
Contemporary Guam: Health
Health and Medicine
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
“Gof Metgot I Mana’amte Yan I Amot Siha”—a solemn and profound message recently conveyed at a family...
Art
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Artists
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Contemporary Music
Creative Expression
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Music
Musicians
People
People and Places
Talo'fo'fo boy. The musician “JD Crutch” was a man who was both artist and outlaw, in a manner of speaking....
Guamanian Era
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Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Transportation, Technology and Communications
Joseph C. Murphy (1927-2009) was a newspaper columnist and editor best known for “Pipe Dreams,” a column...
e-Publications
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Language
Scientific Studies
Spanish Era
Dr. Alexander M. Kerr of the University of Guam translated Joseph Paul Gaimard's 1819 glossary of CHamoru...
Guampedia Author. Joshua F. Tenorio is Lieutenant Governor of Guam. He has previously Vice President...
Chamorro Culture
Contemporary Guam: Health
Health and Medicine
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
As a child, Juan Cepeda was exposed to traditional healing methods as he assisted his mother Francisca...
Guampedia Author. Judith R. Amesbury earned her BA in anthropology magna cum laude from the University...
Art
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Contemporary Guam Era
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People
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Judy Selk Flores, originally from Colorado, moved to Guam at age eleven when her parents accepted teaching...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Judith (Judy) Selk Flores, PhD, retired in March 2011, after serving...
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
Scientific Studies
Spanish Era
French explorer Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville lead two French Navy expeditions into Oceania....
Guampedia Author. Julian Aguon is a hybrid attorney-author-activist whose work centers around international...
Art
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Artists
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People
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Traditional Craft
Julie "Jill" Quichocho Benavente (1958 - ) is a traditional and contemporary Chamorro body ornamentation...
Art
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Trends
Jump Start Your Art: Marketing, Resources, and Guides. The Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency...
Octopus with coconut cream Ingredients 1 octopus, cut into bite-sized pieces ½ onion, chopped 1 lemon...
Fish Stew Ingredients 1 medium-sized fish (or 1 box of frozen fillets) 1 teaspoon salt 1 large onion,...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Architecture
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Building Methods
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The arrival of Supertyphoon Karen in 1962 launched a new chapter in the architectural evolution on Guam....
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Kantan Chamorita is the contemporary name given to traditional call-and-response, impromptu verse-making....
Karabao or carabao are water buffalo introduced to Guam from the Philippines during the Spanish occupation...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Karen Cruz is a registered nurse and received a diploma of nursing...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Katherine B. Aguon earned her associate’s degree in elementary education...
Kava (Piper methysticum) is an important ceremonial, traditional, and cash crop grown throughout the...
Guampedia advisor. Keith L. Camacho earned a PhD in history and an MA in Pacific Islands studies from...
This popular dessert item is a dark-colored baked cake that contains chocolate as the main flavoring...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Chopped chicken, meat, or seafood prepared with lemon juice.
Guampedia Author. Kelly G. Marsh-Taitano has long participated in local cultural and historical efforts....
Ancient Guam Era
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People and Places
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Spanish Era
Kepuha (also spelled Quipuha) was a maga'låhi from Hagåtña, whose role in welcoming Spanish missionaries...
Art
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Kie Susuico is a graphic artist with an interest in art that began in childhood. Susuico credits his...
Guampedia advisor. Kimberlee S. Kihleng earned both her MA and PhD in anthropology from the University...
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
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Our Heritage
Resources
The term ko’lao yan fattoigue refers to the customary practice of bringing food to someone with whom...
Kottot (pronounced koe-toot) is a rectangular basket made from the leaves of the åkgak (awhk-gak) tree,...
The snake first entered Guam, the CHamoru language and CHamoru consciousness hundreds of years before...
Kumaire, is religious and social term to describe the relationship between parents and their child’s...
Created by public law in 1964, the Kumision I Fino’ Chamorro, or Chamorro Language Commission, was established...
Kumpaire or pari’ is a religious and social term used to describe the relationship between parents and...
The Manila Galleons. On 15 August 1568 the Spanish galleon San Pablo, anchored off the southwest coast...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Music
Creative Expression
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Language
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Music
People
People and Places
Politics and Government
Women in Guam History
Lagrimas Leon Guerrero Untalan (1911-1997) was an educator, political pioneer and cultural advocate. ...
Chamorro Culture
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Spanish Era Changes to Matrilineal Practices
US Naval Era
WWII/Japanese Era
The word “låncho” comes from the word Spanish word “rancheria” and refers to Chamorro farms, ranches,...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Historic Eras of Guam
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Politics and Government
Ancient wisdom. Within the region known as Micronesia is a chain of islands called the Marianas, which...
Pacific Islands, including the Mariana Islands, often have many small native snails. Many of the species...
Photo by Victor Consaga Custard sponge cake Ingredients 8 inch sponge cake 1 ⅔ cups water 1 large can...
A dessert made of vanilla custard sprinkled with cinnamon with a sponge cake base.
Latte (also latde) is a CHamoru term that refers to stone pillars and cup-shaped capitals or capstones,...
Contemporary Guam Era
Historic Eras of Guam
Island Life
People and Places
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
On March 10, 1976, Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo announced his plan to build an American monument that...
Ancient Guam Era
Architecture
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Building Methods
Historic Eras of Guam
Latte structures are stone archaeological remains unique to the Mariana Islands. A stone pillar supports...
The latte is a manmade construct carved from limestone or basalt that was used as a foundation for a...
Chamorro Culture
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Language
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Politics and Government
Post WWII Era: Politics
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US Naval Era: Politics
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Laura Maud Thompson (1905-2000), a distinguished sociocultural anthropologist who studied peoples and...
In the late 1950s a very young Laura Souder spent Saturdays with her father, Paul, at the Guam Museum...
Guampedia Author. After receiving a BA in Anthropology at the University of Cincinnati, Laurel Monnig...
Guampedia Author. Lawrence J. Cunningham received a BS in education and an MEd from the University of...
Guampedia Author. Lawrence A. Reid holds an MA and a PhD in linguistics from the University of Hawai'i...
Guampedia Staff. Lazaro Quinata is a graduate of the University of Guam with a major in Sociology and...
Eggplant prepared in the cream produced by squeezing grated fresh, ripe coconut soaked in water to make...
Guampedia Author. A graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, Attorney Leevin Camacho earned a Bachelor’s...
Guampedia Author. Leiana San Agustin Naholowaʻa received her bachelor's degree in Literature and Writing...
Guampedia Author and Adviser. Leo Babauta is a writer, former journalist and former editor of the Pacific...
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Leonard Iriarte (Familian Yåyi) is an educator (fafa’nå’gue) and an oral historian for the I Fanlalai’an...
Spanish built first leprosarium. As early as the 1600s, Western explorers documented seeing Chamorros...
From 1899 to 1941 US Marines given the title “Insular Patrolman” were selected to live in Guam’s villages...
In the first decade of the 20th century, the US Navy embarked on a policy of forcibly segregating Chamorros...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Leslie Reynolds earned an MA in second language studies with a specialization...
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Print version of this lesson plan or all three. Introduction to art on Guam (Part 1 of 3) Subjects Art,...
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Print version of this lesson plan or all three. Diversity of art on Guam (Part 2 of 3) Subjects Art,...
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Print version of this lesson plan or all three. Sharing artists profiles (Part 3 of 3) Subjects Art,...
In this lesson, students will be able to write to inform/explain topics or ideas to others clearly.
Print version of this lesson plan. Subjects CHamoru Grade-level Elementary, 1-5 Time required 15 minutes...
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Print version of this lesson plan. Practicing our CHamoru Subjects Language Arts, CHamoru Grade-level...
Classification of Guam Animal Names in Different Languages. We will KNOW, UNDERSTAND, and BE ABLE TO...
Compassion and Solidarity of the Heart: Journal Reflections. In this lesson, students will begin to explore...
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Comparing and Contrasting Gender Roles in the Family and Culture. In this lesson, students will analyze...
Geography of Micronesia: Reading Maps. Students will use their map skills to be able to identify islands...
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Print version of this lesson plan or all five. Playing our games! (Part 5 of 5) Subjects Social Studies,...
This film project compels university/college students to enhance their traditional classroom learning...
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This film project encourages students to engage more deeply with Guam’s cultural heritage by visiting...
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This film project encourages students to deeply engage with Guam’s cultural heritage by visiting the...
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What do most students like to talk about when they come back to school in August? You probably guessed...
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Through their story, students will learn the importance of oral storytelling and how it plays an important...
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In this lesson students will revisit cardinal directions and gain map reading skills. Then students will...
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Micronesia: Understanding Its People and Culture. Guam is rich in diversity. It has a multicultural community...
Let’s Eat Fresh Vegetables and Fruits. Students will develop skills to examine a group of vegetables...
With this lesson, students will gain an understanding about migration and how crossing spaces reflect...
Understanding Trash on Guam (Part 1 of 2) Subjects: Earth Science, Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science,...
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The Micronesian Context. A group of Guam educators participated in a three-day workshop in July 2018...
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History of Liberation Queen Competition. While there were Liberation Day commemorations since 1945 the...
What is a limestone forest? A limestone forest is a unique ecosystem consisting of a limestone ground...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
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Louie Gombar is an accomplished musician on Guam known for his playing of the vibes (vibraharp). Gombar...
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Louis Claude de Freycinet (1779 – 1841) was born in France, and at the age of 14, he joined the French...
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Lt. Governor of Guam 1987-1995. Frank Flores Blas, Sr. (1941-2016) was a Chamorro politician, businessman...
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Lucia Fernandez Torres (1933 - 2007) was a recognized Master of the traditional folk art of weaving. ...
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Guam of the late-18th century only had a population of about 2,000. The CHamoru people were in a state...
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The Jose P. Lujan 1911 house in Hagåtña is listed on both the Guam and National Registers of Historic...
Meat and vegetables in an eggroll wrap.
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The Lutheran Church of Guam was established in 1969 and is supported by the Lutheran Church in America...
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Long studied, now disappearing disease. Lytico-bodig is the local name for a complex of neurological...
Ma uritao, an ancient CHamoru term used before Christianity was introduced to the CHamoru people, describes...
The Chamorro term ma'goddai can be described as a strong feeling one gets when they admire someone because...
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Madeleine Z. Bordallo served as Guam's delegate to the United States Congress from 2002 until 2018. Originally...
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A maga’håga was the first born, high ranking (of the matua caste) female head of a CHamoru clan, a role...
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A maga’låhi was the first born, high ranking (matua) male head of a CHamoru clan, a role inherited through...
For 30 years, from 1960 to 1990, the Guam Museum was under the administration of the Guam Public Library....
When a young man and woman were attracted to each other during ancient times on Guam, the man would let...
Always known as a place for fishing, the village’s original name, Malesso’, derives from the CHamoru...
The phrase Chamorro/CHamoru parents say to their children that best illustrates the core CHamoru value...
In ancient times in the Mariana Islands, three or four days before a wedding the relatives on both sides...
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The Matua controlled the most resources and lands and were the most politically powerful class. Historical...
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The Spanish introduced cal y canto or lime mortar and stone construction to Guam. This includes the rare...
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In the social organization of Chamorro/CHamoru society, individuals from the lowest class were known...
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Manåmko' is a Chamorro/CHamoru word which means the elderly. Manåmko' can be translated into two words:...
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Inland heritage site. The area known as Manenggon Hills is more than 1,300 acres that encompasses the...
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Mangilao derives its name from the word ilao, which means to look for something. In the past, hunters...
In ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society, each CHamoru was expected to possess knowledge and ability in a...
What is a Mangrove? Mangroves belong to a group of special species of plant life that grow in salty,...
Personnel of the Manila Galleons. The galleons that passed through the Marianas carried scores of crew...
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First Global Trade Route in the Pacific. From 1565 to 1815, Spanish galleons sailed the Pacific Ocean...
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Manma’gas is the Chamorro/CHamoru word for leaders when referred to as a group. In ancient Guam, CHamoru...
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Under Spanish colonial rule, the introduction of Spanish customs, social systems and land tenure disrupted...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
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Multimedia photojournalist Manny Crisostomo (1958 - ) is a native of Guam and is perhaps best known on...
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Colegio de San Juan de Letrán. Courtesy of the Guam Public Library System. Maintained the Colegio The...
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Although there are Chinese records from 1226 mentioning islands located in the area of the Philippines,...
These maps of Guam were put together with the intent to illustrate the evolution of the cartography of...
Collection from the Micronesian Area Research Center's photo archive. This gallery is not the complete...
Former Guampedia Editorial Staff. Marguerite Blythe Saussotte (Flores, Familian Cabesa) received a BA...
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Maria Anderson Roberto, born in 1880, was a CHamoru woman who had been employed as a chaperone for the...
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Maria Arceo Ulloa (1898 – 1968), a teacher and school administrator, was born in the village of Hagåtña,...
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Maria Palomo Ada (1903 – 1996) also known as “Tan Maria” to the many in the community who knew her, co-founded...
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Maria Yatar McDonald (1955 - ) is a multi-talented musician, traditional tattoo and visual artist influenced...
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It lives in a variety of habitats preferring limestone forest but also strand and ravine forests and...
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The totot lives in the limestone forest and in secondary growth canopies. They feed on fruit, largely...
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These birds live in limestone caves and sink holes in limestone and ravine forests. Their nests are constructed...
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Mariana Leon Guerrero Lujan (1914 - 2006) was one of a cadre of dedicated educators who began teaching...
Guampedia Author. Marie Ada Auyong is delighted to write for Guampedia, as her research has paved the...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn C. Salas received her BA and MEd from the University of Guam (UOG) and obtained...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn Dina Atoigue Manibusan is an indigenous political activist whose group, PARA-PADA,...
Guampedia Author. Marjorie Cushing Falanruw has experienced three careers thus far. As the daughter of...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Marjorie G. Driver (1924 - 2019) was one of the co-founders of the Micronesian...
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Mark Dell´Isola (1956 - ) is a local artist whose dramatic and colorful paintings have earned him numerous...
In ancient CHamoru society, the clan leaders arranged marriages. Women did not marry men in their clan...
Frank E. Sanchez is Guam’s first internationally known grandmaster in the martial arts. He holds a 10th...
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Mary Essie Underwood (1906-1998), also known as Sister Mary Inez, was one of the first three Sisters...
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History will remember Maga’låhi Matå’pang from Tomhom (Tumon) as the man responsible for murdering Father...
Evolution of the term. Matå’pang is a Chamorro/CHamoru word currently used to describe a person who is...
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Early accounts of traditional Chamorro/CHamoru society describe at least two distinct social castes—the...
Matatnga is defined as “strong personality or fearless.” Chief Hurao, a CHamoru leader during the Spanish-CHamoru...
Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus customarily chose their own spouses, rather than their families dictating...
On March 15, 1946, in an attempt to further improve medical care for the rapidly expanding island population,...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Melissa F.P. Camacho is a caregiver, cultural teacher, and event coordinator...
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Melvin Won Pat-Borja is a spoken word poet, slam poet and hip hop artist, and teacher, now serving as...
Protectors and providers Mens’ role in societies have always been that of protector and provider....
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Religion
The Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz are a Catholic missionary community of religious sisters who have...
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During Spanish colonial rule in the Marianas, the term mestizo (mestisu in CHamoru) referred to a person...
Guampedia Author. Michael Lujan Bevacqua, PhD, is the grandson of Elizabeth De Leon Flores Lujan (Familian...
Guampedia Author. Michael R. Clement Jr. is an Assistant Professor of History and Micronesian Studies...
For more than fifty years, scholars, researchers, journalists, and students intent on finding out more...
Guam's Birds
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The Micronesian Honeyeater can be found in most forests edges and flowering trees in urban areas near...
Guam's Birds
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Land (Tano)
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The Micronesian Kingfishers are somewhat secretive. They are known to inhabit limestone and ravine forests,...
Guam's Birds
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Land (Tano)
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The megapode lives in limestone forests and coconut groves. Eggs are not tended by the parents but incubated...
Guam's Birds
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It lives in many habitats from seacoast limestone cliff faces to forested mountain tops and on atolls....
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People
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First visited Guam in 1565. Miguel López de Legazpi (1502-1572) was a colonial official in New Spain,...
Guampedia Author. Mike T. Carson, PhD, was an assistant professor at the archeology office of the Richard...
Although their tenure was but a brief one, the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart have the distinction...
The Chamorro/CHamoru word mo’na points to the idea that the CHamoru cosmology, in particular during the...
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Contemporary Guam Era
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Moe Cotton, born in 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, got his start as an artist at a young age. He would...
Contemporary Guam Era
Guam's Villages
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People and Places
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
The three villages of Mongmong, Toto, and Maite comprise one municipality.
Art
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Contemporary Guam Era
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Motifs rooted in pottery, tattoo, and legends Monica D. Baza discovered art at an early age, choosing...
Guampedia advisor. Monique RC Storie earned a BS in Spanish from Arizona State University,an MA in library...
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Religion
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Religion
Wars and Factors of Peace
WWII
CHamoru patriot priest. On 10 January 1942, all foreign Catholic missionaries in Guam were sent by the...
Christian
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Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Religion
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Modern Guam Rises
Religion
The first Guam members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon...
Ancient Chamorros were a matrilineal society, where family connections were traced through the mother’s...
Chamorro Culture
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Social Stratification
Spanish Era
Spanish Racial Hierarchy
During the Spanish colonial period (1668-1898), persons of mixed African and Spanish ancestry were known...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Religion
Historic Eras of Guam
Other Religion
Religion
Creating understanding and harmony. The Muslim Association of Guam was founded in 1990 to meet the needs...
In ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society men were depicted as creators and as having superhuman strength....
Source of life. Ancient Chamorros/Chamorus believed that women held the power of life and controlled...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam: Economics
e-Publications
Economics and Commercial Development
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Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand. Guam Visitors Bureau Conference. April 7 - 8, 2011...
Civic Society
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
US Naval Era
Established in 1965, the Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Baltazar P. Carbullido Elementary...
Civic Society
Education
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Carlos Lizama Taitano Elementary School was first established in 1958 as the Sinajana Elementary School....
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Established in 1971, Harmon Loop Elementary School in Dededo was renamed and rededicated as Juan Mendiola...
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Luis Palomo Untalan Middle School, more commonly known as Untalan Middle School, was established in 1958...
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Education
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Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School, more commonly referred to as MU Lujan Elementary School, was built...
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Established in 1961, the East Barrigada Elementary School was renamed the Pedro Camacho Lujan Elementary...
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Established in 1966 as Dededo Junior High School, Dededo Middle School was renamed Vicente S.A. Benavente...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Tinituhun. On 21 July 1991 at Latte Stone Memorial Park in Hagåtña, a small group of Chamorro men and...
Guampedia Website & Archive Manager. Nathalie Pereda earned a BFA in material studies with an emphasis...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Nathaniel D. Entilla graduated with valedictorian honors from the University...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Post WWII Era: Politics
When Guam was ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898, the island fell under...
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The limestone and ravine forests of Guam have historically supported 14 species of terrestrial birds....
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Spanish administrative term. This name is given to the primitive Indians with whom the Spaniards settled...
The Naval Era (1898-1941) Gallery is a collection of images in Guampedia for related entries.
The Naval Governors of Guam from 1899 - 1941.
The Naval Executive Orders of Guam are a series of mandates produced by the Naval government of Guam...
The Manila Galleon Trade Route was the major route traveled by Spanish galleons from 1565 to 1815 across...
Guampedia author. Nekola Leon Guerrero Fitzgerald received her BA in communication from the University...
The Guam News Letter, and its later evolution, the Guam Recorder were the first two regularly printed...
Nginge’ is a term that describes the smelling or sniffing of the back part of an elder’s slightly raised...
Guampedia’s Humanities Scholar. Nicholas J. Goetzfridt holds a PhD and an MLS in library science from...
Guampedia Author. Nicholas Yamashita Quinata earned a BA in history and journalism with a minor in anthropology...
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In 1985, 96 years after his birth on 5 August 1889, in the capital city of Laoag in the province of Ilocos...
The Gå’ga’ Karisu’s name means dweller among the reeds. It lives in tangantangan thickets, limestone...
Fight to survive - and liberate themselves. So near, yet so far. In July 1944, the ships of the US Navy...
Nina (patlina) and Ninu (patlino) , meaning godmother and godfather in the Mariana Islands, respectively,...
A precise understanding of Chamorro/CHamoru concepts or designations requires a fundamental understanding...
The coconut, called niyok in Chamorro/CHamoru and cocos nucifera scientifically, is undoubtedly one of...
Chamorro Culture
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Spanish Era
The nobena, or novena, is a series of devotional prayers said over the course of nine days that are associated...
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Spanish Era
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Every year, during the Christmas season, Catholic families gather for nine nights of devotional prayers...
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Nobenan i Sagråda Familia Jesus Maria Jose (Novena to the Holy Family Jesus Mary Joseph) CHamoru/Chamorro...
Nobenan San Antonion Padua (Novena to Saint Anthony of Padua). By Father Roman Maria de Vera Capuchin...
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Mr. Smooth Norbert Tydingco is best known for playing the smoothest chord progressions in the local jazz...
Civic Society
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
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Modern Guam Rises
Notre Dame High School was established on Guam in 1968 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, an order...
Contemporary Guam: Health
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Health
Health and Medicine
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In 1966, a two-year associate of science degree nursing program began at the College of Guam, the predecessor...
At the end of World War II, in August 1945, a three-year nursing program was re-established in Guam by...
Guampedia Author. Omaira Brunal-Perry is an associate professor and the Spanish Legal Historiography...
Ancient Guam Era
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Body Adornment
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Interpretive Essays
Interpretive essay: No evidence of CHamoru tattoo from ancient times. Tattoo is often thought to have...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Although Chamorros have a long history of resisting the different colonial administrations that have...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
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Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
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Post WWII Era: Politics
Granted Congressional US citizenship to the people of Guam. The Organic Act of Guam is federal legislation...
First used in the 16th Century. Inscribed on the Great Seal of Guam are the words “Tano I’ ManChamorro,”...
The origin of Guam’s indigenous people has been a matter of considerable speculation for more than a...
The first Protestant missionaries in Guam were two Chamorro brothers, Jose and Luis Custino, who came...
The Christianization of the Marianas began under the direction of Jesuit priest Diego Luis de San Vitores...
Guampedia, Guam’s Online Encyclopedia, is a comprehensive, informational resource intended to spur critical...
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Padre Don Jose Bernardo Palomo y Torres (1836 - 1919) was the first CHamoru priest. He is most often...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Early northeastern coastal village. One of only four recorded latte sites on the northeastern coast of...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
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Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Eastern coastal village. Located on the eastern coast of the island of Guam, Pago is one of the oldest...
Art
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Contemporary Art
Contemporary Guam Era
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The work of some of Guam’s contemporary painters can be found right off the tarmac as travelers arriving...
Dinner rolls are the most common type of bread found on fiesta tables.
A Filipino noodle dish with meat and vegetables.
Like fish, crab is a staple in the CHamoru diet. Land crabs, pång'lao in CHamoru, continues to be one...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
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Language
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Politics and Government
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CHamoru activism in the 1970s. In the 1970s, several CHamoru activist groups organized to resist both...
Civic Society
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Interpretive Essays
Politics and Government
US Naval Era
US Naval Era: Politics
A diplomatic history 1898-1919. The Marianas archipelago was first inhabited some 3,500 years ago by...
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Politics and Government
1974 proceedings of a seminar on political status, University of Guam. In February 1974, the Pacific...
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Businessman, rancher, patriarch. Don Pascual Artero y Saez (1875 - 1956) was a prominent Spanish businessman,...
Chamorro Culture
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Our Heritage
People and Places
Resources
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Betel nut use. Areca (Betel) nut is the seed of the palm known scientifically as Areca catechu. Betel...
Guampedia Author. Patricia Long Diego holds a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication with cum-laude...
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Patrick Palomo’s interest in music developed at an early age when he would follow his father, the well-known...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
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Music
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People
People and Places
Born in Devonshire, England, Patricia Williams Rivera, better known as Patti Lane, was drawn to music...
Ancient Chamorro/CHamoru people formed a matrilineal society and so inheritance and descent was through...
Civic Society
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
Historic Eras of Guam
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People
People and Places
Post WWII Era
Post WWII: Education
Paul Carano (1919-2020) was a teacher, researcher and one of the founders of the University of Guam’s...
Catholic
Civic Society
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People
People and Places
Religion
Spanish Era
Spanish Era: Religion
Pedro Calungsod arrived in Guam 15 June 1668, along with Father Diego Luis de San Vitores and a group...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Economics and Commercial Development
Guamanian Era
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People
People and Places
Post WWII Era
Pedro Martinez Ada (1903 – 1995) founded numerous enterprises with his wife, Maria Palomo Ada, including...
Business Pioneers: Economics
Civic Society
Economics and Commercial Development
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
US Naval Era
Pedro Pangelinan Martinez (1892-1967), also known as “Don Pedro,” was the founder of Pedro’s, a company...
European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies
Historic Eras of Guam
People
People and Places
Spanish Era
Trade
Pedro Sanchez Pericon was the captain of the Spanish galleon San Geronimo (also referred to as San Jerónimo),...
Chamorro Culture
Historic Eras of Guam
Our Heritage
Social Stratification
Spanish Era
Spanish Racial Hierarchy
Two terms were used to differentiate the origin of the Spaniards residing In the 19th century colonial...
Guampedia Author. Peter A. San Nicolas is the Agana Heights village historian. He is a former director...
Peter Charles Siguenza, Jr. (1951 - 2020) was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam established...
Guampedia Author. Peter E. Patacsil was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. He received a Bachelor...
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Artists
Contemporary Guam Era
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People
People and Places
Performance Arts
Peter R. Onedera (1953 - ) is a playwright, author and poet, a master storyteller and a Chamorro language...
Guampedia Advisor. Peter R. Onedera earned a master’s degree in Micronesian studies from the University...
Art
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Contemporary Art
Contemporary Guam Era
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Photography
US Naval Era
Photography as an art form is relatively new on Guam. There have been visiting photographers on Guam...
Of the different regional groups of the Pacific, the physical anthropology of the peoples of Micronesia...
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Education
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Language
Modern Guam Rises
People
Politics and Government
WWII Survivor Stories
Pilar Cruz Lujan (1930 - 2022) was a CHamoru language advocate and leader, groundbreaking educator, and...
Local favorite Ingredients 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups sugar 3 ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon...
The village name is probably derived from the CHamoru word puti, which means to hurt or ache.
Art
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Contemporary Guam Era
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Performance Arts
Sinangån-ta Poetry Slam traces its beginnings to the collaborative effort of three Chamorros imbued with...
Ancient Guam Era
Chamorro Culture
Historic Eras of Guam
Matrilineal Systems
Our Heritage
Roles of Family Members
Poksai is a CHamoru verb meaning “to nurture.” It refers to the common Pacific Islander practice of informal...
Ancient Guam Era
Architecture
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Building Methods
Historic Eras of Guam
Language
Throughout Guam’s history the most common type home was a rectangular pole and thatch structure with...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Politics
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Politics and Government
In the 1960s and 1970s, several formal entities were organized by the Government of Guam to help assess...
American Samoa, located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa, consists of five main islands...
Australia, often touted as the world’s largest island but smallest continent, is home to aboriginal and...
The CNMI is composed of 22 islands and islets in the western Pacific. The commonwealth is a part of the...
The Cook Islands were first settled in the 6th century by Polynesian people who migrated from Tahiti...
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is a small volcanic island that encompasses about 67 sq mi of land mass,...
Together, the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are made up of around 607 islands...
The Republic of Fiji is a Melanesian island nation located about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) northeast of...
The islands of French Polynesia make up a total land area of 3,521 sq km (1,359 sq mi), scattered over...
Guam, the largest and southernmost island of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural...
Hawai'i encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago, which is comprised of hundreds of...
Kiribati consists of about 32 atolls and one solitary island (Banaba), extending into the eastern and...
The Marshall Islands are near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date...
Nauru is a 21 sq km (8 sq mi) oval-shaped island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, located 42 km (26...
New Caledonia is a self-governing territory of France, also known as a Special Collectivity, located...
Before World War II, most Māori lived with other members of their tribes in rural areas of New Zealand....
Niue, off the coast of Tonga, is one of the world’s largest coral islands. With a landmass of 259 sq...
Originally, Norfolk was settled (perhaps only seasonally) by East Polynesians some 1,000 years ago. The...
Palau is an archipelago located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost portion of the Caroline...
In the heart of Melanesia is the nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which occupies the eastern half of...
Pitcairn is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the last British...
Samoa includes nine inhabited islands on top of a submarine mountain range. The largest islands are Savai'i...
The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea and about three hours by plane north of Australia....
Tokelau consists of three tropical coral atolls (from the northwest, Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo), as...
Tonga is an island nation located south of Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand....
Tuvalu consists of nine low lying atolls in the South Pacific located midway between Hawai'i and Australia....
The Republic of Vanuatu is a south Pacific island nation comprised of some 80 islands that span over...
Wallis and Futuna is an Overseas Territory of France in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest,...
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Guam’s commercial port, operated by the Port Authority of Guam, is located at Cabras Island in the village...
The Post War or Post World War II Era (1944-1950) Gallery is a collection of images utilized in Guampedia...
When the Americans arrived in Guam in 1899 they brought a supply of United States stamps overprinted...
A hearty side dish that consists of potatoes, eggs, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Photo by Victor Consaga Tuba rice cakes Ingredients 5 pounds long grain rice 1 pint sweet tuba (fermented...
Potu (also spelled poto) are white rice cakes, distinctly flavored with a local coconut toddy or fermented...
The Mariana Islands has a history of pottery-making that is more than 3,500 years long. The first people...
Åntes di finañågu The pattera (nurse midwife) and suruhånu (traditional doctor) played important roles...
Art
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Art
Contemporary Guam Era
Creative Expression
Historic Eras of Guam
US Naval Era
Many private print collections on Guam center around authentic Japanese woodblocks including a sizable...
Guampedia, Guam’s Online Encyclopedia, recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of personal...
Since Governor Richard P. Leary, US Navy, issued General Order No. 12 on 22 January 1900—the development...
Regardless of where islands are situated throughout the vast Pacific, the physical environment—varying...
Regional Arts Festival Set for Guam in 2016. In 2016, Guam will host the Festival of the Pacific Arts,...
Ancient Chamorro/CHamorus were avid hunters both on land and sea. They developed many methods of eguihan...
Architecture
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Building Methods
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Post WWII Era
A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated steel having a semicircular cross...
Guampedia Author. Randall L. Workman holds a BA in psychology from University of Northern Iowa and he...
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (28 Jan. 1904 - 16 May 1904). To go back...
Guampedia Author. Rebecca A. Stephenson earned an MA and a PhD in anthropology from the University of...
Post War Guam. The atrocities of World War II had a major impact on the CHamoru people. They had suffered...
Audio samples of recording artists Flora Baza Quan and Johnny Sablan.
This paper complements the film, I Tinituhon: Rediscovering Fo’na and Pontan, and aims to provide a better...
Chamorro Culture
Contemporary Guam: Health
Health and Medicine
Our Heritage
People
People and Places
Master Suruhåna Tan Regina and Master Suruhånu Tun Jesus Terlaje have treated hundreds of individuals...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam Era
Contemporary Guam: Politics
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
The Republican Party of Guam has played a major role in island politics since its inception in 1966....
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
Post WWII Era
US Naval Era
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Throughout the 19th century, northern Guam had always had about five times more residents than did southern...
Guam’s coral reefs and their decline. Coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet....
Guampedia Author. Ric R. Castro, an associate professor of art at the University of Guam since the 1990s,...
Art
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Richard “Ric” Castro (1961 - ) , a Chamorro artist born to Juan and Magdalena LG Castro of Yigo, is a...
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
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Guamanian Era: Politics
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Politics and Government
Richard Flores “Dick” Taitano was a prominent figure in Guam politics and community service following...
Richard Hugh Benson (1926 - 2021) was a judge for the Superior and Supreme Courts of Guam for over 40...
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Richard P. Leary (1 Aug. 1899 – June 1900). To learn more read...
Rita Franquez had a short but fruitful role with the Guam Museum. The former teacher was the assistant...
Business Pioneers: Economics
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Economics and Commercial Development
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Guamanian Era: Economics
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Women in Guam History
Rita Guevara Sablan (1926-2003) was a wife and mother of 10 children, an active member of her community,...
Guampedia Managing Director. Part of the Galaide, Diaz and Kotla clans of Sånta Rita-Sumai and ancestral...
Ancient Guam Era
Archeological Investigations
HASSO’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Heritage Sites
Historic Eras of Guam
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Located on the northernmost tip of Guam, Ritidian is one of the most spectacular and culturally rich...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Guampedia Author. Robert F. Rogers is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point...
Guampedia Author. Robert Haddock grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and earned both a bachelor of science...
Robert O’Brien (1908 - 1988), born in New York, came to Guam in the 1930s with the US Navy. He married...
Guampedia Author. Robert Michael Sajnovsky earned a BFA from University of Notre Dame in 1963 and an...
Art
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Artists
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Creative Expression
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Traditional Craft
Robert Phillip Taitano (1938 - 2022) was an established woodcarver who specializes in crafting art works,...
Guampedia Author. Robert Anacletus Underwood, a former member of the US Congress, was the president of...
Guampedia Author. Robert W. Wescom earned a MS in Natural Resources (Forestry) from Humboldt State University...
Guampedia Author. Robert York earned an MA in anthropology with an emphasis in archaeology from the University...
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Contemporary Guam Era
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Music
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People
People and Places
Roberto Fracassini of Florence, Italy, began to play music around the age of six years old. He became...
The goal of education in any society is to impart knowledge and to equip people with the tools necessary...
Art
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Artists
Contemporary Art
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Ronald “Ron” J. Castro (1954 - ) is an artist known for his graphic design talents as well as his altruistic...
Guampedia reviewer. Ronald T. Laguana has served as the administrator of the Chamorro Studies and Special...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam: Education
Education
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Guamanian Era: Education
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Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Women in Guam History
Rosa Aguigui Reyes (1915-2007) is distinguished as being the first woman elected to the Guam Congress,...
Civic Society
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Contemporary Guam: Education
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
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Modern Guam Rises
People
People and Places
Women in Guam History
Educator and advocate. Rosa Teresita Perez Salas (1926-1998) was an educator and vocal advocate for the...
Civic Society
Contemporary Guam: Education
Education
Guamanian Era
Guamanian Era: Education
Historic Eras of Guam
Modern Guam Rises
People
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Women in Guam History
Rosa Roberto Carter (1929-2010) was a highly accomplished educator whose professional career spanned...
Rubric Chair Chamorro Language Rosa Salas Palomo earned a BA in early childhood and elementary education...
Guampedia Author. Rosalind Hunter-Anderson earned a BA and an MA in anthropology from the University...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Rosanna Perez Barcinas is a locally grown product of Josefina Perez and...
Guampedia Rubric Chair. Roseann Murphy Jones earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She also...
Cornstarch cookies Ingredients 2 boxes corn starch 1 cup flour 3 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 cup shortening...
Guampedia Author. Roy T. Tsuda (1939-2020) earned a PhD in botany with a minor in zoology from University...
Guam's Birds
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Limestone forest understory is their home. Pairs of fantails produce two nests of young a year. The nests,...
Fred Schumann has been one of Guam’s top runners since the late 1970s. Along with Guam runner Joe Taitano,...
Running on Guam has evolved over the years from a handful of hardcore, dedicated runners who would meet...
Parents and other elders are important in Chamorro/CHamoru family and culture. CHamorus gain respect...
Since ancient times, Chamorro/CHamoru society has assigned both distinct and overlapping roles by gender....
Guampedia Author. Sally Y. Tsuda earned an MSN and BSN in nursing from the University of Hawai'i in 1978...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from...
Guampedia Author. Samantha Marley Barnett is a native Chamoru from the island of Guam, and is actively...
Architecture
Art, Architecture, Body Adornment, Music and Food
Heritage Sites
Historic Eras of Guam
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Spanish Era
Villages, Heritage Sites and Island Life
Construction of the first San Dionisio Catholic Church in Umatac/Humåtak began on November 12, 1680....
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The Santa Ana Chapel was built in the 1950s and dedicated in 1968. In 2008, the Chapel was rebuilt and...
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Voices of Our Elders
Santa Marian Kamalen, also known as Our Lady of Camarin, is the patron saint of Guam. The 300-year-old...
Sånta Rita-Sumai is one of two villages that does not have a name derived from the CHamoru language....
Fresh seafood that is sliced and eaten with a soy sauce and spicy Japanese horseradish (wasabi) dipping...
Because of a shortage of personnel Navy Medical Officers began teaching local women to be health care...
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Religion
The School Sisters of Notre Dame, commonly called the Notre Dame Sisters, are a consecrated community...
Echinoderms are members of a phylum (i.e., a major group) of common, often large and colorful shallow-water...
Seagrasses (Division Magnoliophyta, Class Magnoliopsida, Order Helobiae) differ from seaweeds (algae)...
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Guampedia Author. Fred Tenorio Rodriguez (Familian...
Fritada, from the Spanish verb “fritar”, means fried...
A sweet mixture of various fruits in a thick sweet...
Prior the Spanish colonization of Guam, Chamorro culture...
Fungi help make the jungle work. Fungi are some of...
Discussing the pre-colonial arts of Chamorros is a...
The Nuestra Señora de la Concepción was a Spanish galleon...
On 15 August 1568 the Spanish galleon San Pablo, anchored...
The Trinidad was the flag ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s...
The Victoria was one of five ships of Ferdinand Magellan’s...
In CHamoru culture many values are exhibited in daily...
As a child growing up in Saipan, it was a common sight...
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1899 that ended the...
First CHamoru Woman US Naval Officer. Genevieve Perez...
At 13 degrees north latitude and 144 degrees east longitude,...
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond...
George R. Tweed (1902 - 1989) – was an American Navy...
Gertrude Costenoble, also known as Trudis Alemån, was...
Gertrude Costenoble Hornbostel (1893 - 1982) was born...
Guampedia, Guam's online encyclopedia, is striving...
Guampedia Author. Gigi York earned an MA in anthropology...
Guampedia Author. Gina Eclavea Taitano graduated summa...
Educator and Public Servant. Gloria Borja Nelson (1935-2012)...
A method of boiling starchy foods such as tubers, plantains...
Taro leaves prepared in the cream produced by squeezing...
Photo by Victor Consaga Taro leaves with coconut milk...
Carl Tommy Cruz Gutierrez (1941 -- ) was the 11th civilian...
Governor Carlos G. Camacho (1924–1979) served as not...
Carlton Skinner (1913-2004) was the governor of Guam...
Last appointed military governor of Guam. Governor...
Eddie Baza Calvo (1961 -- ), a Republican, was the...
Felix Perez Camacho, (1957 -- ), a Republican, was...
Ford Quint Elvidge (1892-1980) was the second appointed...
Henry Louis Larsen (1890 - 1962) was a lieutenant general...
Joseph Franklin Ada (1943 -- ) served as the Governor...
Joseph Flores (1900 – 1981) was the first CHamoru to...
The last Spanish-appointed Governor of the Mariana...
Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero, (1950 - ) was...
Governor Manuel Flores “Carson” Leon Guerrero (1914...
Editor’s note: The following is from an article entitled...
Paul MacDonald Calvo (1934 – 2024) was Guam’s third...
Ricardo Jerome Bordallo (1927-1990) was the first popularly...
Richard Barrett Lowe (1902-1972) was the third civilian...
William Partlow “Bill” Daniel (1915-2006) was the fifth...
US Naval Captain William John Maxwell (1859 - 1934)...
United States Naval Captain Willis W. Bradley (1884...
Fish in coconut milk Ingredients 2 lbs fish (skipjack,...
Although a relatively new form of art, graphic arts...
Greg Borja Flores (1958 - 2010) was a master artist...
Guampedia Author. Gretchen Grimm earned a BS in biology...
Few peoples in the world have had continued colonial...
Guam Animals In Need (GAIN), Inc. is a non-profit organization...
Listen to Guam birds like the Åga (Mariana Crow) and...
The Guam Buddhism Society, the non-profit community...
30 Years in the making. Guam’s Commonwealth Act was...
College established in 1977. Established in 1977, the...
On 5 March 1949, the Guam Congress walked out as a...
Places Guam representative in the House. On 10 April...
Guam residents seek more self government. In an effort...
Early Guam newspapers. Two publications that emerged...
View list of the fiestas by month or download the Catholic...
The Guam flycatcher was secretive. It lived in limestone...
The Guam Historical Club was a small group of people...
The Guam Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit...
The composition of the Guam Hymn was greatly influenced...
Young CHamorus recruited by the Navy to defend Guam....
On 20 June 1898, during the Spanish-American War, the...
Guam Legal Services Corporation (GLSC) was established...
The Guam Legislature is the lawmaking body of the government...
Guam's biggest celebration. After World War II was...
Located in Oka, Tamuning, Guam Memorial Hospital is...
Founded in 1965 by the late Senator Cecilia Cruz Bamba,...
As the US plans one of its largest realignments of...
A comprehensive overview of the Museum’s history, the...
The Guam Nurses Association (GNA) was incorporated...
The CHamoru women who were trained as nurse-midwives...
The stories of Guam’s pattera, or nurse-midwives, and...
A significant change in the use and availability of...
The Inifresi is usually recited during festivities/celebrations...
This gallery or collection does not belong to Guampedia....
The Ko’ko’ is a large rail, standing 11 to 12 inches...
Guam Recorder vol. 17, no. 1, 1940.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 9, 1926.
In partnership with the Micronesian Area Research Center,...
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 8, 1926.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 11, 1927.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 10, 1927
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 2 & 3, second series, 19...
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 1, second series, 1972.
Guam Recorder vol. 2, no. 4, second series, 1972.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 2, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 1, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 3, second series, 1973.
Guam Recorder vol. 4, no. 2, second series, 1974.
Guam Recorder vol. 4, no. 3, second series, 1974.
Guam Recorder vol. 5, no. 1, second series, 1975.
Guam Recorder vol. 5, no. 2, second series, 1975.
Guam Recorder vol. 6, no. 1, 1976.
Guam Recorder vol. 7, second series, 1977.
Guam Recorder vol. 8, second series, 1978.
Guam Recorder vol. 9, second series, 1979.
The Guam seal is an oval outlined in red that tapers...
Prior to 1966 the Guam Symphonic Wind Ensemble provided...
Guam Teachers’ Association called for collections to...
Serianthes nelsonii is a tree species that is endemic...
Scientific name: Intsia bijuga. Ifit is the official...
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage...
The Guam Women’s Club was the first women’s organization...
After nearly 8 decades, a resolution. The war remains...
How Guam formed. Guam has a wealth of geophysical and...
Sea cucumbers are important. Of the many marine organisms...
The Chamorro Bilingual/Bicultural Program began on...
Guam's colonized past under Spain. When the Europeans...
Since the claim by Spain over the Mariana Islands in...
In 1917 the United States declared war on Germany,...
Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands...
The strategic significance of Guam is due to the enduring...
From the Spanish American War to the Organic Act. The...
A collection of images featured in Guampedia.com from...
Hafa adai! Help support Guampedia and local producers...
Guampedia acknowledges organizations and individuals...
Pacific ocean fish, grilled over a barbecue pit.
Commonly translated as “children’s wealth,” guinahan...
I mangguma’ uritao, men’s houses, were houses for young...
Large diverse family of fish. Sharks or halu'u in CHamoru,...
The village of Hågat may have been named by the first...
Hagåtña is derived from the word haga, meaning blood....
In Guam's capital city of Hagåtña sightseers can take...
Green sea turtles were once a common species of sea...
These recipes for traditional Chamorro medicine are...
Editor’s note: This glossary was reprinted from ”Cultural...
In CHamoru society, events that celebrate life from...
Ancient village on Guam's northwestern coast. Haputo...
Our food choices. As with most communities, the necessity...
When the US military recaptured Guam from Japanese...
No official records of health activities during the...
Herman A. Crisostomo is a photographer and filmmaker...
First Chamorro Woman to Preside over Association of...
The hilitai or monitor lizard (Varanus tsukamotoi)...
Basic biology. The giant clam is a member of the Phylum...
The word hinanao refers to “travel” and “travelers.”...
Rice was an important ceremonial food during ancient...
Short-grained rice prepared with water colored from...
Not all CHamorus fought valiantly against Spanish occupation....
US Navy Corpsman Hiram W. Elliott (1880 - 1949) came...
Guampedia Author. Hiro Kurashina, PhD is the Emeritus...
A common political fallacy is that democracy was a...
Partitioning the Mariana Islands at the peace table...
Public beaches, parks and other open spaces are such...
Current Court system of Guam set up in 1950. All nations...
Cement blocks or as they are known in the construction...
The first medical facilities and dispensaries of the...
A whole pig slowly spit-roasted over a fire. Basting...
The village derives its name from the word uma, which...
Hurao is one of the most celebrated Chamorro/CHamoru...
I Tinituhon is a Guampedia film produced by Fiesta...
Ignacia Bordallo Butler (1897 – 1993) was a CHamoru...
Ignacio “Buck” Cruz (1927-2017) was a public servant,...
The Japanese military occupation of Guam, from December...
Interpretive essay: Striving for harmony is the foundation...
The village’s CHamoru name, Inalåhan, probably refers...
ndios were defined as the native indigenous peoples...
Throughout the 230 duration of the Spanish administration...
Islands are more susceptible to invasive species than...
Husband and wife John Collier and Laura Thompson started...
nsulares was the specific term given to criollos (full-blooded...
Evelyn Flores, a professor of English at the University...
Barrier reef off Malesso'. Located approximately 1.6...
Remarks on a Voyage in 1801 to the Island of Guam,...
Guampedia Author. Jacqueline (“Jackie”) A. Marati is...
If you have ever visited the Governor’s Office complex...
Guampedia Author. James Oelke-Farley serves as a historian...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. James Perez Viernes,...
Guampedia Author. James D. Sellmann earned a PhD in...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Janice SN Furukawa...
The Japanese Navy was responsible for the administration...
The outbreak of the Pacific War began with Japan’s...
Hiding in the jungle. After the US declared the WWII...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Jayne Flores is the Assistant...
Jazz is a unique style of modern music. Remnants of...
Guampedia advisor. Jeff DT Barcinas (1956 - 2011) earned...
The first Jehovah’s Witnesses in Guam arrived from...
Guampedia author and former intern. Jesi Lujan Bennett...
In addition to the evangelization of the Mariana Islands,...
The Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, first brought...
Jesus Sablan Leon Guerrero (1927 – 2002) founded the...
Guampedia Author. Jillette Leon-Guerrero graduated...
Guampedia Author. Joanne Eakin received a BA in Anthropology...
Guitarist Joaquin "Ding" Palomo (1923 - 1997) was a...
Joaquin Flores Lujan (1920-2015), commonly known as...
Wartime Protestant Minister. Joaquin Flores Sablan...
Joey San Agustin was a curator of the Guam Museum from...
Guampedia Author. John A. Peterson, Assistant Vice...
Guampedia rubric chair. John Finoña Blas is currently...
Guampedia Author. John Camacho Salas (1948-2018) earned...
Guampedia Author. John L. Craib earned a BA and an...
Johnny Sablan, (1948 - ) a pioneer Chamorro recording...
Founder and voice of Guam talk radio. Jon Alan Anderson...
Conquest of the Marianas. A well-born Spaniard, José...
Jose Naputi Gumabon, Sr. (1904 - 1968) was musically...
Jose J. Babauta (1952 - 2015) was a painter and art...
Jose Leon Guerrero Untalan (1919 – 1990) was Co-Founder,...
Josef Martinez Ada (1885 – 1955) founded Ada’s Soap...
“Gof Metgot I Mana’amte Yan I Amot Siha”—a solemn and...
Talo'fo'fo boy. The musician “JD Crutch” was a man...
Joseph C. Murphy (1927-2009) was a newspaper columnist...
Dr. Alexander M. Kerr of the University of Guam translated...
Guampedia Author. Joshua F. Tenorio is Lieutenant Governor...
As a child, Juan Cepeda was exposed to traditional...
Guampedia Author. Judith R. Amesbury earned her BA...
Judy Selk Flores, originally from Colorado, moved to...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Judith (Judy) Selk...
French explorer Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville...
Guampedia Author. Julian Aguon is a hybrid attorney-author-activist...
Julie "Jill" Quichocho Benavente (1958 - ) is a traditional...
Jump Start Your Art: Marketing, Resources, and Guides....
Octopus with coconut cream Ingredients 1 octopus, cut...
Fish Stew Ingredients 1 medium-sized fish (or 1 box...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
The arrival of Supertyphoon Karen in 1962 launched...
Kantan Chamorita is the contemporary name given to...
Karabao or carabao are water buffalo introduced to...
Guampedia Rubric Chair and Author. Karen Cruz is a...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Katherine B. Aguon earned...
Kava (Piper methysticum) is an important ceremonial,...
Guampedia advisor. Keith L. Camacho earned a PhD in...
This popular dessert item is a dark-colored baked cake...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Chopped chicken, meat, or seafood prepared with lemon...
Guampedia Author. Kelly G. Marsh-Taitano has long participated...
Kepuha (also spelled Quipuha) was a maga'låhi from...
Kie Susuico is a graphic artist with an interest in...
Guampedia advisor. Kimberlee S. Kihleng earned both...
The term ko’lao yan fattoigue refers to the customary...
Kottot (pronounced koe-toot) is a rectangular basket...
The snake first entered Guam, the CHamoru language...
Kumaire, is religious and social term to describe the...
Created by public law in 1964, the Kumision I Fino’...
Kumpaire or pari’ is a religious and social term used...
The Manila Galleons. On 15 August 1568 the Spanish...
Lagrimas Leon Guerrero Untalan (1911-1997) was an educator,...
The word “låncho” comes from the word Spanish word...
Ancient wisdom. Within the region known as Micronesia...
Pacific Islands, including the Mariana Islands, often...
Photo by Victor Consaga Custard sponge cake Ingredients...
A dessert made of vanilla custard sprinkled with cinnamon...
Latte (also latde) is a CHamoru term that refers to...
On March 10, 1976, Governor Ricardo J. Bordallo announced...
Latte structures are stone archaeological remains unique...
The latte is a manmade construct carved from limestone...
Laura Maud Thompson (1905-2000), a distinguished sociocultural...
In the late 1950s a very young Laura Souder spent Saturdays...
Guampedia Author. After receiving a BA in Anthropology...
Guampedia Author. Lawrence J. Cunningham received a...
Guampedia Author. Lawrence A. Reid holds an MA and...
Guampedia Staff. Lazaro Quinata is a graduate of the...
Eggplant prepared in the cream produced by squeezing...
Guampedia Author. A graduate of John F. Kennedy High...
Guampedia Author. Leiana San Agustin Naholowaʻa received...
Guampedia Author and Adviser. Leo Babauta is a writer,...
Leonard Iriarte (Familian Yåyi) is an educator (fafa’nå’gue)...
Spanish built first leprosarium. As early as the 1600s,...
From 1899 to 1941 US Marines given the title “Insular...
In the first decade of the 20th century, the US Navy...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Leslie Reynolds earned...
Print version of this lesson plan or all three. Introduction...
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In this lesson, students will be able to write to inform/explain...
Print version of this lesson plan. Subjects CHamoru...
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Classification of Guam Animal Names in Different Languages....
Compassion and Solidarity of the Heart: Journal Reflections....
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With this activity, students will identify foods and...
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Students will explore the historical background of...
The Guam Preservation Trust offers Ekungok i Estoriå-ta...
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Comparing and Contrasting Gender Roles in the Family...
Geography of Micronesia: Reading Maps. Students will...
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This film project compels university/college students...
This film project encourages students to engage more...
This film project encourages students to deeply engage...
Print version of this lesson plan or all three. Drawing...
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What do most students like to talk about when they...
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Through their story, students will learn the importance...
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In this lesson students will revisit cardinal directions...
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This is an introductory lesson to 5th grade geography,...
This lesson will allow students explore a moment in...
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Micronesia: Understanding Its People and Culture. Guam...
Let’s Eat Fresh Vegetables and Fruits. Students will...
With this lesson, students will gain an understanding...
Understanding Trash on Guam (Part 1 of 2) Subjects:...
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The Micronesian Context. A group of Guam educators...
History of Liberation Queen Competition. While there...
What is a limestone forest? A limestone forest is a...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Louie Gombar is an accomplished musician on Guam known...
Louis Claude de Freycinet (1779 – 1841) was born in...
Lt. Governor of Guam 1987-1995. Frank Flores Blas,...
Lucia Fernandez Torres (1933 - 2007) was a recognized...
Guam of the late-18th century only had a population...
The Jose P. Lujan 1911 house in Hagåtña is listed on...
Meat and vegetables in an eggroll wrap.
The Lutheran Church of Guam was established in 1969...
Long studied, now disappearing disease. Lytico-bodig...
Ma uritao, an ancient CHamoru term used before Christianity...
The Chamorro term ma'goddai can be described as a strong...
Madeleine Z. Bordallo served as Guam's delegate to...
A maga’håga was the first born, high ranking (of the...
A maga’låhi was the first born, high ranking (matua)...
For 30 years, from 1960 to 1990, the Guam Museum was...
When a young man and woman were attracted to each other...
Always known as a place for fishing, the village’s...
The phrase Chamorro/CHamoru parents say to their children...
In ancient times in the Mariana Islands, three or four...
The Matua controlled the most resources and lands and...
The Spanish introduced cal y canto or lime mortar and...
In the social organization of Chamorro/CHamoru society,...
Manåmko' is a Chamorro/CHamoru word which means the...
Inland heritage site. The area known as Manenggon Hills...
Mangilao derives its name from the word ilao, which...
In ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society, each CHamoru was...
What is a Mangrove? Mangroves belong to a group of...
Personnel of the Manila Galleons. The galleons that...
First Global Trade Route in the Pacific. From 1565...
Manma’gas is the Chamorro/CHamoru word for leaders...
Under Spanish colonial rule, the introduction of Spanish...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Multimedia photojournalist Manny Crisostomo (1958 -...
Colegio de San Juan de Letrán. Courtesy of the Guam...
Although there are Chinese records from 1226 mentioning...
These maps of Guam were put together with the intent...
Collection from the Micronesian Area Research Center's...
Former Guampedia Editorial Staff. Marguerite Blythe...
Maria Anderson Roberto, born in 1880, was a CHamoru...
Maria Arceo Ulloa (1898 – 1968), a teacher and school...
Maria Palomo Ada (1903 – 1996) also known as “Tan Maria”...
Maria Yatar McDonald (1955 - ) is a multi-talented...
It lives in a variety of habitats preferring limestone...
The totot lives in the limestone forest and in secondary...
These birds live in limestone caves and sink holes...
Mariana Leon Guerrero Lujan (1914 - 2006) was one of...
Guampedia Author. Marie Ada Auyong is delighted to...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn C. Salas received her BA...
Guampedia Author. Marilyn Dina Atoigue Manibusan is...
Guampedia Author. Marjorie Cushing Falanruw has experienced...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Marjorie G. Driver (1924...
Mark Dell´Isola (1956 - ) is a local artist whose dramatic...
In ancient CHamoru society, the clan leaders arranged...
Frank E. Sanchez is Guam’s first internationally known...
Mary Essie Underwood (1906-1998), also known as Sister...
History will remember Maga’låhi Matå’pang from Tomhom...
Evolution of the term. Matå’pang is a Chamorro/CHamoru...
Early accounts of traditional Chamorro/CHamoru society...
Matatnga is defined as “strong personality or fearless.”...
Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus customarily chose their...
On March 15, 1946, in an attempt to further improve...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Melissa F.P. Camacho...
Melvin Won Pat-Borja is a spoken word poet, slam poet...
Protectors and providers Mens’ role in societies...
The Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz are a Catholic...
During Spanish colonial rule in the Marianas, the term...
Guampedia Author. Michael Lujan Bevacqua, PhD, is the...
Guampedia Author. Michael R. Clement Jr. is an Assistant...
For more than fifty years, scholars, researchers, journalists,...
The Micronesian Honeyeater can be found in most forests...
The Micronesian Kingfishers are somewhat secretive....
The megapode lives in limestone forests and coconut...
It lives in many habitats from seacoast limestone cliff...
First visited Guam in 1565. Miguel López de Legazpi...
Guampedia Author. Mike T. Carson, PhD, was an assistant...
Although their tenure was but a brief one, the Mission...
The Chamorro/CHamoru word mo’na points to the idea...
Moe Cotton, born in 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
The three villages of Mongmong, Toto, and Maite comprise...
Motifs rooted in pottery, tattoo, and legends Monica...
Guampedia advisor. Monique RC Storie earned a BS in...
CHamoru patriot priest. On 10 January 1942, all foreign...
The first Guam members of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Ancient Chamorros were a matrilineal society, where...
During the Spanish colonial period (1668-1898), persons...
Creating understanding and harmony. The Muslim Association...
In ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society men were depicted...
Source of life. Ancient Chamorros/Chamorus believed...
Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand....
Established in 1965, the Barrigada Elementary School...
Carlos Lizama Taitano Elementary School was first established...
Established in 1971, Harmon Loop Elementary School...
Luis Palomo Untalan Middle School, more commonly known...
Manuel Ulloa Lujan Elementary School, more commonly...
Established in 1961, the East Barrigada Elementary...
Established in 1966 as Dededo Junior High School, Dededo...
Tinituhun. On 21 July 1991 at Latte Stone Memorial...
Guampedia Website & Archive Manager. Nathalie Pereda...
Former Guampedia editorial staff. Nathaniel D. Entilla...
When Guam was ceded to the United States after the...
The limestone and ravine forests of Guam have historically...
Spanish administrative term. This name is given to...
The Naval Era (1898-1941) Gallery is a collection of...
The Naval Governors of Guam from 1899 - 1941.
The Naval Executive Orders of Guam are a series of...
The Manila Galleon Trade Route was the major route...
Guampedia author. Nekola Leon Guerrero Fitzgerald received...
The Guam News Letter, and its later evolution, the...
Nginge’ is a term that describes the smelling or sniffing...
Guampedia’s Humanities Scholar. Nicholas J. Goetzfridt...
Guampedia Author. Nicholas Yamashita Quinata earned...
In 1985, 96 years after his birth on 5 August 1889,...
The Gå’ga’ Karisu’s name means dweller among the reeds....
Fight to survive - and liberate themselves. So near,...
Nina (patlina) and Ninu (patlino) , meaning godmother...
A precise understanding of Chamorro/CHamoru concepts...
The coconut, called niyok in Chamorro/CHamoru and cocos...
The nobena, or novena, is a series of devotional prayers...
Every year, during the Christmas season, Catholic families...
Nobenan i Sagråda Familia Jesus Maria Jose (Novena...
Nobenan San Antonion Padua (Novena to Saint Anthony...
Mr. Smooth Norbert Tydingco is best known for playing...
Notre Dame High School was established on Guam in 1968...
In 1966, a two-year associate of science degree nursing...
At the end of World War II, in August 1945, a three-year...
Guampedia Author. Omaira Brunal-Perry is an associate...
Interpretive essay: No evidence of CHamoru tattoo from...
Although Chamorros have a long history of resisting...
Granted Congressional US citizenship to the people...
First used in the 16th Century. Inscribed on the Great...
The origin of Guam’s indigenous people has been a matter...
The first Protestant missionaries in Guam were two...
The Christianization of the Marianas began under the...
Guampedia, Guam’s Online Encyclopedia, is a comprehensive,...
Padre Don Jose Bernardo Palomo y Torres (1836 - 1919)...
Early northeastern coastal village. One of only four...
Eastern coastal village. Located on the eastern coast...
The work of some of Guam’s contemporary painters can...
Dinner rolls are the most common type of bread found...
A Filipino noodle dish with meat and vegetables.
Like fish, crab is a staple in the CHamoru diet. Land...
CHamoru activism in the 1970s. In the 1970s, several...
A diplomatic history 1898-1919. The Marianas archipelago...
1974 proceedings of a seminar on political status,...
Businessman, rancher, patriarch. Don Pascual Artero...
Betel nut use. Areca (Betel) nut is the seed of the...
Guampedia Author. Patricia Long Diego holds a bachelor...
Patrick Palomo’s interest in music developed at an...
Born in Devonshire, England, Patricia Williams Rivera,...
Ancient Chamorro/CHamoru people formed a matrilineal...
Paul Carano (1919-2020) was a teacher, researcher and...
Pedro Calungsod arrived in Guam 15 June 1668, along...
Pedro Martinez Ada (1903 – 1995) founded numerous enterprises...
Pedro Pangelinan Martinez (1892-1967), also known as...
Pedro Sanchez Pericon was the captain of the Spanish...
Two terms were used to differentiate the origin of...
Guampedia Author. Peter A. San Nicolas is the Agana...
Peter Charles Siguenza, Jr. (1951 - 2020) was the first...
Guampedia Author. Peter E. Patacsil was born and raised...
Peter R. Onedera (1953 - ) is a playwright, author...
Guampedia Advisor. Peter R. Onedera earned a master’s...
Photography as an art form is relatively new on Guam....
Of the different regional groups of the Pacific, the...
Pilar Cruz Lujan (1930 - 2022) was a CHamoru language...
Local favorite Ingredients 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour...
The village name is probably derived from the CHamoru...
Sinangån-ta Poetry Slam traces its beginnings to the...
Poksai is a CHamoru verb meaning “to nurture.” It refers...
Throughout Guam’s history the most common type home...
In the 1960s and 1970s, several formal entities were...
American Samoa, located in the South Pacific Ocean,...
Australia, often touted as the world’s largest island...
The CNMI is composed of 22 islands and islets in the...
The Cook Islands were first settled in the 6th century...
Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is a small volcanic island...
Together, the four states of the Federated States of...
The Republic of Fiji is a Melanesian island nation...
The islands of French Polynesia make up a total land...
Guam, the largest and southernmost island of the Mariana...
Hawai'i encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian...
Kiribati consists of about 32 atolls and one solitary...
The Marshall Islands are near the equator in the Pacific...
Nauru is a 21 sq km (8 sq mi) oval-shaped island in...
New Caledonia is a self-governing territory of France,...
Before World War II, most Māori lived with other members...
Niue, off the coast of Tonga, is one of the world’s...
Originally, Norfolk was settled (perhaps only seasonally)...
Palau is an archipelago located in the western Pacific...
In the heart of Melanesia is the nation of Papua New...
Pitcairn is a group of four volcanic islands in the...
Samoa includes nine inhabited islands on top of a submarine...
The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea...
Tokelau consists of three tropical coral atolls (from...
Tonga is an island nation located south of Samoa and...
Tuvalu consists of nine low lying atolls in the South...
The Republic of Vanuatu is a south Pacific island nation...
Wallis and Futuna is an Overseas Territory of France...
Guam’s commercial port, operated by the Port Authority...
The Post War or Post World War II Era (1944-1950) Gallery...
When the Americans arrived in Guam in 1899 they brought...
A hearty side dish that consists of potatoes, eggs,...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Photo by Victor Consaga Tuba rice cakes Ingredients...
Potu (also spelled poto) are white rice cakes, distinctly...
The Mariana Islands has a history of pottery-making...
Åntes di finañågu The pattera (nurse midwife) and suruhånu...
Many private print collections on Guam center around...
Guampedia, Guam’s Online Encyclopedia, recognizes the...
Since Governor Richard P. Leary, US Navy, issued General...
Regardless of where islands are situated throughout...
Regional Arts Festival Set for Guam in 2016. In 2016,...
Ancient Chamorro/CHamorus were avid hunters both on...
A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure...
Guampedia Author. Randall L. Workman holds a BA in...
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond...
Guampedia Author. Rebecca A. Stephenson earned an MA...
Post War Guam. The atrocities of World War II had a...
Audio samples of recording artists Flora Baza Quan...
This paper complements the film, I Tinituhon: Rediscovering...
Master Suruhåna Tan Regina and Master Suruhånu Tun...
The Republican Party of Guam has played a major role...
Throughout the 19th century, northern Guam had always...
Guam’s coral reefs and their decline. Coral reefs are...
Guampedia Author. Ric R. Castro, an associate professor...
Richard “Ric” Castro (1961 - ) , a Chamorro artist...
Richard Flores “Dick” Taitano was a prominent figure...
Richard Hugh Benson (1926 - 2021) was a judge for the...
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Richard P....
Rita Franquez had a short but fruitful role with the...
Rita Guevara Sablan (1926-2003) was a wife and mother...
Guampedia Managing Director. Part of the Galaide, Diaz...
Located on the northernmost tip of Guam, Ritidian is...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Guampedia Author. Robert F. Rogers is a graduate of...
Guampedia Author. Robert Haddock grew up in Detroit,...
Robert O’Brien (1908 - 1988), born in New York, came...
Guampedia Author. Robert Michael Sajnovsky earned a...
Robert Phillip Taitano (1938 - 2022) was an established...
Guampedia Author. Robert Anacletus Underwood, a former...
Guampedia Author. Robert W. Wescom earned a MS in Natural...
Guampedia Author. Robert York earned an MA in anthropology...
Roberto Fracassini of Florence, Italy, began to play...
The goal of education in any society is to impart knowledge...
Ronald “Ron” J. Castro (1954 - ) is an artist known...
Guampedia reviewer. Ronald T. Laguana has served as...
Rosa Aguigui Reyes (1915-2007) is distinguished as...
Educator and advocate. Rosa Teresita Perez Salas (1926-1998)...
Rosa Roberto Carter (1929-2010) was a highly accomplished...
Rubric Chair Chamorro Language Rosa Salas Palomo earned...
Guampedia Author. Rosalind Hunter-Anderson earned a...
Guampedia Advisor and Author. Rosanna Perez Barcinas...
Guampedia Rubric Chair. Roseann Murphy Jones earned...
Cornstarch cookies Ingredients 2 boxes corn starch...
Guampedia Author. Roy T. Tsuda (1939-2020) earned a...
Limestone forest understory is their home. Pairs of...
Fred Schumann has been one of Guam’s top runners since...
Running on Guam has evolved over the years from a handful...
Parents and other elders are important in Chamorro/CHamoru...
Since ancient times, Chamorro/CHamoru society has assigned...
Guampedia Author. Sally Y. Tsuda earned an MSN and...
This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam...
Guampedia Author. Samantha Marley Barnett is a native...
Construction of the first San Dionisio Catholic Church...
The Santa Ana Chapel was built in the 1950s and dedicated...
Santa Marian Kamalen, also known as Our Lady of Camarin,...
Sånta Rita-Sumai is one of two villages that does not...
Fresh seafood that is sliced and eaten with a soy sauce...
Because of a shortage of personnel Navy Medical Officers...
The School Sisters of Notre Dame, commonly called the...
Echinoderms are members of a phylum (i.e., a major...
Seagrasses (Division Magnoliophyta, Class Magnoliopsida,...
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Seaton Schroeder...
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