Guampedia.com July 2019
Know our island. Know our history. Click to know! –– Volume II. Issue VII.
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Guampedia.com Commemorates 75th Liberation with Fanhasso: War for Guam As the island commemorates the 75th Guam liberation, we present a new special section Fanhasso: War For Guam. This special section presents a myriad of stories of this period and from the perspective of the survivors who lived through this experience - I Mañainata - Guam’s World War II Survivors. “Fanhasso” means to
remember, to think, reflect. This section helps to put into context the massive impact WWII made on Guam’s cultural landscape and transmit the living history of our Survivors – especially to the island’s future generations. This section has more than 50 war survivor stories, over 30 entries, and a collection of multimedia resources commemorating a legacy
of inafamao’lek and inagoflie, reflecting this year’s theme, “Legacy of Peace and Friendship.” Our new section began as a collaboration with the 75th Liberation Education Committee to produce a book, “Guam Liberation 75 Years” and the Guam Museum’s Liberation Exhibition, ‘In Hahasso Ha’ - Nina’en Pås yan Inagofli’e.”
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Guam Liberation 75 Years A Legacy of Peace and Friendship
The Offices of the Governor and Lt. Governor of Guam with the 2019 Liberation 75 Education Committee present Guam Liberation 75 Years: A Legacy of Peace and Friendship. The book features messages from island officials, a timeline of the war in the Pacific, a collection of articles on the history of the war on Guam, War Survivors Stories, and a list of sites and monuments.
In partnership with the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA) and Welcome All Visitors Enthusiastically! (WAVE) an art and essay contest was held among our youth. The winning contestants works are included in the book. To purchase the book you can visit the Guam Museum’s Gift Shop or contact them by visiting their contact page here.
Guam Museum Exhibit In Hahasso ha’- Nina’en Pås Yan Inagofli’e ~ We Still Remember, A Legacy of Friendship and Peace. Guam Museum’s Liberation 75 exhibit. There are many ways our survivors remember the experiences of the war, in the stories they choose to tell and the silences that remain. The stories of survival and violence, shared across
generations, still affect people. They are the legacy of Liberation. For as much as the story of war is about those who lost their lives, the story includes the living, the people who remained to keep the story alive, ready to pass it on to the next generation. A generation we hope to have no war but peace and friendship. Visit the Guam Museum website or Facebook Page.
Announcing MHC4 Keynote Speakers it vis to ! e g e ima ebsit on w k C c Cli e MH th
Christine DeLisle, PhD Associate Professor, American Indian Studies University of Minnesota Rene Escalante, PhD Professor, History De La Salle University Jessica Jordan, PhD Assistant Professor, Regional and Cultural Studies-Asia Air Force Culture and Language Center
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