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“A Love Letter to the CHamoru People in the Twenty-first Century,” written and performed by Lehua M. Taitano
Lehua Taitano’s poem, “A Love Letter to the CHamoru People in the Twenty-first Century,” explores ideas of love, kinship, and solidarity. In this clip, Taitano uses the format of a letter to bridge connections between CHamorus in the home islands and those in the diaspora.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 3
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Sons and Daughters of Guam Club Proclamation
In September 2018, San Diego City Council presented a proclamation acknowledging the Sons and Daughters of Guam Club for upholding CHamoru culture. Upon receiving it, Josh Borja, the club’s Vice President, reflected on how the organization was “the original cultural center of San Diego.”
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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Seal of the Sons and Daughters of Guam Club
The seal of the Sons and Daughters of Guam Club of San Diego, California with the island of Guåhan (Guam) and the state of California represented in the design.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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Sons and Daughters of Guam Club Entrance
The entrance of San Diego’s Sons and Daughters of Guam Club with the flags of Guåhan (Guam), the Northern Mariana Islands, California, and the US on display.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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Paul Calvo and Jose Untalan at Sons and Daughters of Guam Club
Guam Senator Paul Calvo (left) and former Guam Club president Jose Untalan (right) at the new club site in 1973. Together these figures show the continued relationship between CHamoru in the Mariana Islands with those in sanlagu (overseas) in the US.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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Sons and Daughters of Guam Club
Exterior of Sons and Daughters of Guam Club site in San Diego. Håfa Adai is an expression of “welcome,” or “hello,” in CHamoru. In this image, two latte, or stone pillar, reproductions bookend the greeting letters.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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Guam Club of Hawaiʻi
CHamoru-led organizations were created and flourishing during the 1960s and 1970s. These groups sprang up around US military bases, including in Hawaiʻi. The Guam Club of Hawaiʻi still exists today.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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37th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam Program
Program cover for the 37th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam hosted by Sons and Daughters of Guam Club.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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1981 Miss Liberation Queen
My mother, Kathleen Lujan, is pictured running for Miss Liberation Queen at the 1981 Sons and Daughters of Guam Club’s Liberation of Guam celebration in San Diego.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 2
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500 Sails Launches Canoe
500 Sails is a nonprofit organization based out of the Northern Mariana Islands committed to the revival and practice of maritime cultural traditions. This clip features an outrigger canoe, and executive director Pete Perez talks about bringing back canoe culture to the Marianas.
Featured in:
CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities, Module 1
