to be about 76 years of age. Each woman bares about two kids to support the fields. The two most common languages on Guam are English and Chamorro. Location Guam is located in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam lies at the southern end of the Marianas Islands chain. It’s also next to Asia. It’s owned by the United States; it’s a U.S. Territory. The capital of Guam is Agana. It is very close to the equator so temperatures range anywhere from 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. They get 80 to 110
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cared about its history‚ although‚ every year we would celebrate its liberation day from the Japanese and celebrate festive holidays significant to the islands history‚ I never really understood why we celebrated it. The Spanish Era‚ the American Period‚ & the Japanese occupation played a major influence on the island and its culture today. The island of Guam‚ Guahan in native Chamorro‚ is a truly multi-ethnic community that reflects the cultures of its original Chamorro inhabitants as early as 2
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has polled the people of the CNMI before the casino industry have began its operation on-island. The residents of Saipan were asked on whether or not they wanted a casino built on the island of Saipan‚ and every time‚ the voting public have declined the idea. She also stated‚ “In 2013‚ investors from Macau saw that Saipan had the potential to be top in the world of gaming because of the natural state the island was in‚ as well as its close location to Asian countries.” The investors sought the advice
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08/20/2013 The Spanish and American Era A major influence on my life as well as the people on the Island of Guam was the Spanish Era and American Era. The invasion of the Spanish had influenced our culture through Catholic churches and architecture. The United States later showed an interest on the Island of Guam because it gave possible purposes in several ways. As the U.S. took control of the island there were improvements and changes that needed to be done to better the status of the Chamorro people
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Since the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was founded‚ countless people have left their homelands as alien laborers in pursuit of the American dream. Each laborer was allowed to settle in the CNMI to work and make a living. These people made the CNMI a diverse group of ethnicities and nationalities. The CNMI is the home of Chamorros‚ Carolinians‚ Pacific Islanders‚ Asians‚ and people from around the world‚ including the mainland United States‚ "statesiders." At the end of
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average monthly total. The rain produced floods up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep‚ causing landslides across the island that killed 47 people. There was also one death on nearby Pohnpei‚ and damage in the FSM totaled over $100 million.[nb 1] After affecting the FSM‚ Chataan began a northwest track as an intensifying typhoon. Its eye passed just north of Guam on July 4‚ though the eyewall moved across the island and dropped heavy rainfall. Totals were highest in southern Guam‚ peaking at 536 mm (21.1 in). Flooding
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Anthropology 344 12/13/10 Guam - Death‚ Family‚ and Tradition The people of Guam‚ also known as Chamorro‚ have a unique burial practice that aims to assist the dearly departed in the afterlife. In present day‚ the people of Guam are majority Catholic and celebrate Catholic traditions with a mixture of their cultural traditions. Their practices date back to the ancient Chamorro belief system of ancestral worship‚ but have since been comingled with Catholicism brought by the Spanish in 1521. They
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Ealani Flores 12 December 2011 POLS 390 Prof Aikau Guam Liberation‚ Chamorro Patriotism I want to study the topic of patriotism on Guam to the United States because I want to know the psychological effects of American liberation so I can help others understand why the U.S. has a very high enlistment rate of Chamorros. The Chamorrs were liberated from the United States during World War II from the Japanese occupation. During that time the time of the occupation many Chamorros suffered from
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the Micronesian Islands. He was a Spanish explore who was assign to discover goods for his kingdom. He was travelling to Philippine where he will do discovering mission. As they were sailing through the pacific for so many days‚ they ran out of supplies and from distances they discover the biggest island in the Micronesian Ocean‚ Guam. Guam is the biggest island in the Marianas and in the Micronesian islands too. Magellan and some of his grew set sailing to the beachside of the island. Where he and
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of the Western Pacific Ocean‚ located north of Australia and East of south East Asia‚ which includes the Mariana‚ Caroline‚ and Marshall Island groups and Kiribati. As it may define Guam as a part of Micronesia‚ others have seemed to overlook the bigger picture‚ being brushed upon the illusion of an independent island superior to the islands associated with Guam. Living on a small island inhabited by a variety of other islanders takes immense cooperation and toleration to maintain peace with
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