Page 2 | Guampedia Newsletter, Deccember 2019
Modern Guam Rises From The Ashes of War This year, Guampedia was awarded a grant from the Guam Preservation Trust to conduct research and accumulate resources pertaining to infrastructural, political, social, and cultural developments on Guam in the decades following the end of World War II. Through the course of the year, the Guampedia team has visited the Micronesian Area Research Center’s government archives as well as their collection of written publications to compile an accessible list of important resources that could be used for future entries. In addition, our researchers have gone out into the field to capture the first hand accounts of key figures in Guam’s reconstruction as well as regular civilians who experienced the island’s growth in their daily life.
Department of Education Endorsement As the year comes to a close, Guampedia begins a new partnership with the Guam Department of Education as an officially endorsed educational resource. Over the course of the year, the Guampedia team worked closely with GDOE teachers, administrators, and staff to obtain approval throughout three phases. During phase one of this process, the team facilitated a teacher’s workshop at the Guam Museum where we were evaluated on effectiveness
Ayuda Ham (Help Us)
“He [Base Realignment & Closure Officer] says, you know you people are the only ones in the country that want to close bases, everybody else want to keep it”
We recognize that the reconstruction of Guam meant very different things for people throughout the island. If you know of an individual over the age of eighty who would like to contribute their personal experiences from this era in Guam’s history, please send an email to guampedia@gmail.com.
Guampedia Managing Directior, RIta Nauta, with former speaker Joseph T. San Agustin at the Guam Musem
of teaching Guam history and CHamoru culture using Guampedia. This workshop received approval ratings between 83-100%. The second phase of this process was to conduct a walkthrough of the site to the Joint Board Union Curriculum Textbook Committee and obtain their approval. Guampedia passed this phase with 100% approval from the committee members. The final phase required the submission of a package proposal for Guampedia to serve as an educational resource in teaching Guam’s history and cultural heritage. WIth final approval from the Curriculum Committee, Guampedia’s endorsement
was added to the Department of Education Board meeting. As part of being an officially endorsed educational resource,Guampedia brings their information out of site and into the classrooms by conducting professional development workshops to train educators in best utilizing the site.
