VOLUME 20
ISSUE 05
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OPERATIONS MANAGER Doris C. Mendiola SALES MANAGER Vic Gaza SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Ryan James Jaedine Babauta ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Mike Salas Mitzilyn Danila-Figueroa Marc Catahay Aisha Fernandez CREATIVE DIRECTOR Michele Blas PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Nadine R. Domingo WRITERS Josie Moyer Joe Quinata DISTRIBUTION Brandon Babauta Austin Babauta PRESIDENT Susan Biolchino VICE PRESIDENT SALES & MARKETING Jessie Rosario
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2017
Gupot Chamoru Events AGANA SHOPPING CENTER | CENTER COURT March 4 - 19th | Chamoru Poster Exhibit | Finattan Yininga’ March 18th | 11am - 1pm | Chamoru Food Tasting | Tinanña Fina’tinas March 19th | 1pm - 4pm | Chamoru Weaving & Scale Model Canoe Building | Kompetensian Måmfok yan Sakman April 1st | 11am - 1pm | Chamoru Songfest | Sunidon Chamoru I Fino’-Ta Yan Kotturå-Ta: Ta Hungok, Ta Li’e’, Ta Sångan, Pues Niha Ta Mantieni (Our Language and Culture: We Hear It, We See It, We Say It, So Let’s Hold On To It)
Mes Chamorro -
All that is Chamorro
By Joe Quinata
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esChamorroor Chamorro Month is a special month
when schools, communities, workplace, and even businesses come together to celebrate and appreciate Guam’s unique history and cultural heritage. When you have over 31,000 students, several hundred businesses, and about a dozen villages celebrating all that is Chamorro, an overwhelming madness starts to play in your mind – how can one experience the best of all that is Chamorro?
Lengguahi:Language The best of all that is Chamorro starts with understanding the language. The first step to understanding the Chamorro language is to immerse yourself among Chamorro speakers. Having families and friends that speak the language is the simplest way to understand and eventually speak Chamorro. Invest in a Chamorro dictionary or word book, or go online to Chamorro web-based learning sites. Initiate speaking the language and speakers will automatically respond in Chamorro. If you do not have any families or friends that speak the language, spend some time at Guam’s southern villages and meet with village residents. Southern village residents are one of the most hospitable people you will ever meet. Na’ måolek hoa! Be genuine/good - and you will make many friends.
Gupot Chamorro:Chamorro Celebration To experience all that is Chamorro with all of your senses is to attend Chamorro village fiestas, heritage festivals, barbeque gatherings, and special occasions such as weddings, christenings, and most especially funerals. Remember, always ask “what can I bring to the table?” Na’ geftao hao! Be generous – your return will be ten-fold!
Tano yan Tasi :Land and Sea The Chamorro people believe that together with their ancestral spirits and the land and sea, they collectively make all that is Chamorro. Take time to visit the many ancestral sites on island. Go on heritage walking tours where available. You will learn more when interacting with nature and especially with the people that are nature’s stewards. Na’ måolek mo’na I tano-ta para fama’guon-ta – Together, let’s make our world better forever for our children – our future.
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Chamorro Village Fiesta and back kitchen cuisine By Joe Quinata
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o experience Chamorro cuisine is to attend a local Chamorro village fiesta and/or be discreetly invited to the “back kitchen” where the real authentic cuisine can best be experienced.
The Fiesta Table
The fiesta table stretches to about forty feet with clusters of tables displaying an array of specialty Chamorro foods prepared by the hosting family and relatives, sometimes a month in advance and probably more depending on the hosting families. The fiesta table can spread about forty to fifty different authentic Chamorro dishes as well as other ethnic-influenced dishes infused with Chamorro flavors.
sopas: soups
The fiesta table starts with an array of local starches Popular local soups are the corn soup (corn and chicken bites cooked in coconut milk) and Sotangho (long rice, mixed vegetables, and diced beef).
Agon: starches
The fiesta table starts with an array of local starches such as red rice, gollai åppan mendeoka (tapioca tubular cooked with coconut milk), gollai åppan aga’ (banana cooked with coconut milk), gollai åppan suni (taro cooked with coconut milk), titiyas ma’ies yan arina (corn and flour tortillas). The list can go on to include ethnic-fusion such as Chamorro/Filipino pancit (egg noodle dish with pork, shrimp, and julienned local vegetables with achoti flavoring), kamuti (sweet potatoes), and dinner rolls baked by the family baker.
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fina’ mames: sweet desserts
totchi: proteins
Most Chamorro desserts are greatly influenced by Spain, Western/European, and Asia. Other than our local fresh fruits, other popular local desserts are latiya (custard cream on sponge cake), kalamai (corn pudding), guyoria (coconut cookie bites), tamales mendeoka (sweet tapioca tamales), åhu (sweet young coconut cooked with brown sugar, corn starch, and coconut water), and atmåyas (corn porridge - sweet corn cooked with sugar, corn starch, and water).
Following the starch dishes are the meats, poultry, and fish dishes. All prepared by either tunu (barbeque), kådu (cooked with coconut milk), or aflitu (fried). Chamorro specialty fish dishes such as eskabeche (fish with local leafy vegetables and egg plants marinated in vinegar), and katdiyu (fried fish with local string beans cooked with coconut milk and local yellow ginger) are local favorites.
golai: vegetables
Most popular of Chamorro vegetable dishes are the golai hågun suni (taro leaves cooked in coconut milk) and beringhenas ni ma lechi (barbequed eggplant with coconut milk and lemon). Other vegetable dishes are influenced by the western tossed salads and Asian vegetable rolls.
the back kitchen chesa: chasers
Popular chasers are the variety of kelaguen – chicken, shrimp, fish, beef, and deer – all prepared with lemon, salt, green onions, grated young coconut (optional but adds great flavor), and fresh local peppers. Other chasers are the Filipino-influenced lumpia – egg rolls, Japanese influenced sashimi, Hawaiian poki, and the local shrimp patties (fried shrimp and vegetable fritters).
In most homes celebrating their Chamorro village fiesta, there is the western kitchen (where all baked goods and salads are prepared). There is also another kitchen called the “back kitchen” where the barbeques, frying, and other authentic Chamorro dishes are made. After all dishes are prepared and set-up at the fiesta table, the real local cooking begins. These specialty dishes are reserved for the cooks (close families and special friends). The best meats, fishes, and other discreet dishes are specially prepared and served inconspicuously at the “back kitchen”. You are special when the host discreetly guides you to the “back kitchen” to join them (sometimes prior to the opening of the main table). March 10, 2017 | Guam Super Shopper | 9
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CHAMORRO
MONTH EVENTS Keep Guam Beautiful
Hot & Spicy “Kaddon Pika” Chicken Competition
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 Location: Apaca Point in Agat Time: 9am Tel: 477-7279 ext. 1018 Fee Information: FREE
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 Location: Mangilao Night Market Time: 9am – 2pm
This community cleanup will take place at Apaca Point in Agat - a former WWII invasion beaches. Cold water in coolers, protective gloves, and trash bags will be provided. Please bring refillable water bottles and wear closed-toe shoes, hats, and sunscreen. For more information, please contact Lisa Aguon.
Charter Day 2k/5k Run Walk Date: Sunday, March 12, 2017 Location: UOG Calvo Field House Time: 5:15am Tel: 735-2956/7 Email: team@uogendowment.org Celebrate the Triton Spirit by kicking off Charter Day with our annual 5k! This course takes you through one of Guam’s most breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. Runners can download the registration form and submit it to the UOG Calvo Field House Main Office and online at Eventbrite. Early registration is $7 per individual or $25 per group of four and $10 per person on race day. The first 300 finishers will receive Dri-Fit Shirts! So get your running shoes ready and let’s hit the pavement! BIBA UOG! For more information, visit the UOG Charter Day website.
2017 9th Annual Malesso Gupot Chamorro/Crab Festival Date: March, 24, 25, and 26 Location: Malesso Veterans Sons & Daughters Pier Park Time: Friday, 6pm – midnight; Saturday and Sunday, 10am - midnight
Chamoru Songfest | Sunidon Chamoru Date: Saturday April 1, 2017 Location: Agana Shopping Center – Center Court Time: 11am – 1pm
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Chamoru Weaving & Scale Model Canoe Building Date: Sunday, March 19, 2017 Location: Agana Shopping Center – Center Court Time: 1pm – 4pm
Biba Mes Chamorro! Family Day Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017 Location: Guam Museum Time: 10am – 12pm In the spirit of Mes Chamoru, what better way to celebrate Chamoru month than to explore one of the prolific symbols of Chamoru culture: The Latte Stone! Learn about the Latte Stone with Dr. Kelly Marsh et al. Participants will also learn how to practice carving in the style of the Ancient Chamoru. Pre-registration is encouraged as space and materials are limited. Please call 989-4455 or PM the Guam Museum Facebook page for more info and to reserve your space.
“Guam’s History in Song” Documentary Date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Location: Historic Lujan House, Hagatña Time: 3pm – 5pm For information, please call 472-9439/40. This event is free and open to the public.
Belembaotuyan Demonstration Date: Friday, March 24, 2017 Location: Historic Lujan House, Hagatña Time: 3pm – 5pm For information, please call 472-9439/40. This event is free and open to the public.
Guam History Day Island wide Middle and High School Competition Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017 Location: University of Guam Humanities and Social Sciences Building 9am – 12pm Judging 12pm – 3pm Projects Open to the Public 4pm Awards Ceremony
Ifit Floor Polishing Experience Date: Friday March 31, 2017 Location: Historic Lujan House, Hagatña Time: 3pm – 5pm For information, please call 472-9439/40. This event is free and open to the public.
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Immerse yourself in culture at Sagan Kotturan Chamoru (Chamorro Cultural Center) By Josie Moyer
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estled on nine green acres overlooking Tumon Bay, the Sagan Kotturan Chamoru, or Chamorro Cultural Center, is a community-based art and cultural center that is focused on promoting, preserving and perpetuating the Chamorro culture. Sagan Kotturan Chamoru comprises eight houses, each one dedicated to one of the diverse and unique identifiers of Chamorro culture such as carving, weaving, dancing, chanting, and more. The center is wholly driven by local artists and community members who share a deep understanding of the importance of preserving the Chamorro language and cultural heritage, and offers various educational and cultural programming for island residents and visitors. Under the guidance of local artisans, visitors can learn basic Chamorro weaving skills, cultural dancing and chanting, and observe live demonstrations of carving, painting, and other arts. Other center activities include apprenticeship programs, cultural events, hikes, featured artisan exhibits, educational workshops, arts and crafts sales and visiting cultural communities. The center also features a gift shop and a small museum that houses fascinating artifacts that date back thousands of years. As you delve into Chamorro history and culture during Mes Chamorro, add ‘Visit the Sagan Kotturan Chamoru’ to your list of activities this month. The Center is located at Ipao Point, just up the hill from the Hilton Guam Resort and Spa in Tumon. The Center is open from 11:00am to 6:00pm Monday thru Saturday, and is closed on Sunday and holidays. For the latest updates from Sagan Kotturan Chamoru, follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/skchamoru.
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COMMUNITY
CLASSIFIEDS MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE – 4 crypts at Our Lady of Peace Mausoleum (located at the entrance). Call 687-5235. 2005003 ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR RENT – Ysengsong, Dededo. Single or couple preferred. Serious inquiries only. Call 988-5549. 2001002 DO YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS MONEY CORNER? HOW ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL MONEY DIRECTION? Call 988-6168, ctchien168@gmail.com. 2004001
REAL ESTATE LAND
NCS Route 3 (fronting road) – 1770 sm. near Santa Ana. Owner financing possible $125,000. Call: Don 482-2696. 2003002 TOTO (Lot) – Main road, near Lujan’s junkyard. Owner financing possible $55,000. Call: Don 482-2696. 2003001
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT YIGO – 3 bedroom/2 bath/carport. Call 653-1872. 2004002
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER – Baza Gardens, Yona. 3bd/2ba with a 1bd/1ba w/kitchen extension. Call 687-5235. 2005002
TALOFOFO - 4 bedroom house under renovation, near Talofofo Elem. School $199,000. Call: Don 482-2696. 2003003
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