Filipinos on Guam

Rebuilding the Island after WWII

In 1946, after the end of World War II, the US military deemed there wasn’t enough qualified local manpower to rebuild Guam from the ruins of war – primarily because CHamorus were busy putting their shattered lives back together.

The military needed workers to build the Apra Harbor breakwater, to build up Andersen Air Force Base, to rebuild the island’s capital, Hagåtña, and to provide engineering services for basic