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Modern Guam Rises from the Destruction of War: 1945-1970
Modern Guam Rises from the Destruction of War: 1945-1970
The decades following the war brought new challenges for Guam. With population changes came numerous social, political and economic issues for the local community to face.
5th Marianas History Conference
5th Marianas History Conference
Held February 2021 and themed “Navigating 500 Years of Cross Cultural Contact”
Micronesia Portal
Micronesia Portal
Welcome to Micronesia! Take a journey of 4,000 years of history with the people and culture.
Fanhasso: War for Guam
Fanhasso: War for Guam
"I’d consider liberation of Guam a rebirth for all its people, and all those who showed delinquencies should be forgiven and given another chance to really live again." – Agueda I. Johnston, 1944.
Educators Portal
Educators Portal
Welcome to the Educators Portal! Teachers, librarians, and parents looking for culturally and geographically relevant materials for learning about the Marianas, look no further. This portal was created with you in mind!
Guam Museum
Guam Museum
Named for the late Senator Tony M. Palomo. The Guam Museum, located at Skinner Plaza in the heart of Hagåtña, Guam, is a government of Guam owned museum focused on the history of Guam. It's official name is Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Educational Facility.
Voices of Our Elders
Voices of Our Elders
Anyone who has grown up in a Chamorro household on Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands likely can attest to the importance the elders, our manaina, have in our families. Parents, grandparents and the older generations of aunts, uncles and cousins, grow in status because of their age and experience.
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Life for any human, for any group of people, is meaningful only when one’s own decisions matter, and when one’s own choices are made in a free environment. Land issues, reparations concerns, cultural expressions, and educational reform for the CHamoru people really add up to self-determination. Without this process there can be little else.
Hasso’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Hasso’: Remembering Guam’s Ancient Heritage Sites
Few things speak more loudly about ancient cultures than the tangible elements they leave behind--buildings, tools, drawings, skeletal remains–physical reminders that a people once lived and breathed and died in a particular place within a specific historical context.
Women in Guam History
Women in Guam History
Women's lives, women's stories. How many women in Guam's history can you name?Agueda Iglesias Johnston. Clotilde Gould. Cecilia Bamba. These are just a few of the Women in Guam History featured in this section of Guampedia.com.
