2019: A Year in Review
2019 was a productive year for the Guampedia team. With the addition of new interns, board members, and collaborators over the course of the year, we were equipped and ready to provide you, our visitors, with a variety of content updates, outreach events, and new projects to close out the decade. Throughout the year, our team worked to provide updates to numerous sections on the site including the addition of new science entries from our partnership with the University of Guam, the uploading of updated village photos and maps, an expansion of e-publications to include all four Marianas History Conference abstracts and links to papers, and a new section commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam in World War II. We brought this enthusiasm out of the website and into the public through our presence at outreach events where we were able to talk with our Guampedia visitors at the annual Chelu Organizations Chamorro Festival
in San Diego, Micronesian Island Fair, and Na’la’la: Songs of Freedom Concert about how Guampedia has impacted them and how we as a site can grow and develop even more. Our dedication to supporting the youth did not go overlooked either. We assisted students participating in the Guam History Day competition with research, judging on competition day, and training sessions with finalists going on to represent Guam in the National Competition. Our team also presented at elementary and middle schools as well as at the Boys and Girl Scouts of Guam. Even though we accomplished much this year, we won’t be slowing down anytime soon. So
much of what we do is possible because of you, our visitors. Your continued support gives us the inspiration and drive to continue our efforts to provide access to scholarly articles and so much more to anyone with the desire to learn more about the unique history and culture of the CHamoru people.
