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Inside this issue:
Third Article 12
Timeline 13
Fourth Article 14-17
Sports 18-19
Reflections 20-
24
Annotated Biography 25
Liberation and Rebuilding of
Guam
The Partial Fulfilment of Guam
Guam Geographic
History of Guam
Table of Content Page
Calendar 2-3
Progress Report 4-5
First Article 6-7
Second Article 8-10
Almanac 11
Bl ock 5
5 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 4
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BLOCK 5
Camacho, Breeanna
Camaddu, Colleen
Iglesias, Chaz
Ludwig, Annette
Nestor, Shaynor
San Nicolas, Frances
05/21/2014
April 2014
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Received Project
Assigned into
Groups
Second Meeting
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May 2014
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Fourth
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fifth meeting
11 12 13 14 Fifth
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Sixth Meeting
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PROJECT DUE
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April 22, 2014
Attendance
Camacho, Breeanna
Iglesias, Chaz
Ludwig, Annette
San Nicolas, Frances
Absent
Camaddu, Colleen
Nestor, Shaynor
Accomplishments:
Research
Assign topics to group members
April 24th 2014
Present
Ludwig, Annette
Nestor, Shaynor
Absent
Camacho, Breeanna
Iglesias, Chaz
San Nicolas, Frances
Camaddu, Colleen
Accomplishments
Assigned Shayer his topic
Progress Reports
Guam Geographic Page 4
April 28th
Present
Camacho, Breeanna
Ludwig, Annette
San Nicolas, Frances
Nestor, Shaynor
Absent
Camaddu, Colleen
Iglesias, Chaz
Accomplishments
Created Calendar
Created Draft
May 2nd
Camacho, Breeanna
Ludwig, Annette
San Nicolas, Frances
Nestor, Shaynor
Camaddu, Colleen
Absent
Iglesias, Chaz
Accomplishments
Worked on articles
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Japanese died in the fight
the Americans lost 1769.
The Chamorros lost approx-
imately 700.
Today Japan is an ally of
the U.S. We are no longer
enemies. Today many Japa-
nese tourists come to
Guam. Some come to re-
member the war, but most
come to enjoy Guam’s beau-
tiful beaches and water
sports. By Shaynor Nesto
An army patrol was the first of
the Americans troops to find the
Chamorro concentration camps.
The islanders were filled with
joy to see the Americans. They
didn’t know what to do whether
to kiss shake hands with and
bow. May took out tiny Ameri-
can flags that they had hidden
from the Japanese. The moved
the weary American Troops
deeply. The Chamorros were
happy and relieved that it wasn’t
a Japanese patrol that stumbled
upon them.
On August seventh, the United
States started the local patrol
force. It was better known as the
combat patrol force. Chamorro
scouts searched for Japanese hold-
outs. By October the United
States and Chamorros scout
killed almost five thousand
Japanese, the Japanese
surrendered. Over 1800
Interaction With the American Soldiers
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the Guam Congress and Ad-
miral Pownall had a disa-
greement that ended the
Naval Government.
After the end of Na-
val Government, the Presi-
dent of the United States,
Harry S. Truman, sent a
letter to Guam. It stated a
chance for the Chamorros to
have a Self-Government.
On September 7, 1949,
Pres. Truman made Guam’s
Government to a Democrat-
ic Government and appoint-
ed Carlton S. Skinner as
the First Official Governor
of Guam. By August 1,
1950, The U.S. Congress
passed an Organic Act of
Guam, which allows U.S.
citizenship, elected Guam
Legislature, and transfer from Naval to Civil Government.
Chaz Iglesias Block 5th History of Guam
After World War II,
Guam had turned into a
Military Government. Ad-
miral Chester W. Nimitz
became the Governor of
Guam due to the lack of
governors during the war.
He tried to turn Guam into
a military base, however,
there were too many diffi-
culties.
During 1946 – 1949,
Military Government ends
and turns into Naval Gov-
ernment. Admiral Charles
A. Pownall took charge of
being the Governor of
Guam, where many chang-
es happened. Chamorros
switch from farming fields
for food to working jobs for
wages. Also, the govern-
ment created the first
Guam Congress, however,
Government of Guam
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and its people. They sent shoes,
clothes, food and other goods
they might have needed. The
military also had every Chamor-
ro undergo a body examination
hair, nails and teeth were
checked, and everyone had to be
tested for parasites.
The military opened 5 hospitals
in different villages on the is-
land. Four of these hospitals
cared for war casualties and
sick, injured Chamorros. The
Red Cross was a big help in re-
building
Guam
Life after liberation might
sound like a happy and easy
life to live, but for the
Chamorros they carried
around grief, and guilt of
their lost ones. The remain-
ing Chamorros had nothing
left than themselves and
their remaining hope and
faith they carried. Left:
Shoes donated by Red Cross.
Life After
Liberation
Health
Guam Geographic Page 8
“The Red Cross was a big help in
rebuilding Guam and its people.”
After the war, half
the island needed to
be rebuilt. Many
people had lost their
homes in the war, so
they needed to cre-
ate their houses with
wood and tin. The
only villages that
weren’t touched by
the wars destruction
was Inarajan, Meri-
zo and Umatac. Af-
ter the war new vil-
lages formed, these
villages are Agat,
Asan Barrigada, Piti
and Sinajana.
The military took land from
many Chamorro families,
they needed it to create
their base. The military did
not pay majority if the
Chamorros fairly for their
land. Some accepted the
money, others refused.
Building a military base on
Guam wasn’t the hard part.
The hard part was it had to
help the Chamorros.
Land
Environment
Guam Geographic Page 9
civilian populations were large-
ly educated in different studies.
The Americans wanted the
Chamorros to be less – Spanish
like and more American, be-
cause the Chamorros as de-
scribed by the Americans were
listless, ambitionless and unor-
ganized mass of humanity. Na-
val teachers taught American
English, Agriculture, American
Citizenship, Geography and
Civics. School grades went to
8th grade, but those who passed
a specific test could continue
onto Secondary School. Finally
Education
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By Breeanna Camacho
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ros had and used them as
commander centers and
store houses.
When the Chamorros were
saved by the Americans
they brought their teach-
ings and influence of Chris-
tianity and then Catholi-
cism. Since being deprived
of worship by the Japanese
the Americans taught the
Chamorros their religious
belief in educational ways,
Sunday Schools and preach-
ing. By Breeanna Chamacho
The way the Chamorros
lived weren’t the only thing
that changed once the inva-
sions started happening
started happening, their re-
ligion dramatically changed
to.
The Chamorros were once
who believed in worship-
ping bones. They would de-
tach the skulls of
their family members,
mostly parents and grand-
parents, because they be-
lieved that their deceased
family members still lived
even after death in their
skulls.
Once the Spaniards invad-
ed Guam, all the rituals
they knew and performed
died down. The Spaniards
violently pushed their reli-
gion of Christianity on the
Chamorros. Some Chamor-
ros didn’t agree so death
was their punishment.
When the Japanese took
over all the the Spaniards
religious teachings didn’t
matter. The Japanese took
over all the churches and
worship halls the Chamor-
Religion
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Timeline
1944- 1980’s
July 21 1994 the invasion of Guam began
From July 23 to 25 the Marines from Agat sealed off route Peninsula
July 28 they killed the Japanese Commander, General Takashima at Fonte
July 27 to 30 the soldiers and Chamorros fought the Japanese in the South
July 29 the Americans captures the prewar marine barracks
August 2 they met a strong Japanese force
1994 the navy rebuild them at Comnavmar (Naval Station Guam)
Two Japanese Stragglers hid until 1960
1964 Someone sighted another strangler
January 1972, the last Japanese straggler surrender
Major General Henry L. Larsen took over as the island commander in 1944
August 31, 1945 there were 220, 000 army, navy and Marine troops stationed on
island
May 30 1946, the military government of Guam ended
July 21 1948, Liberation Day
1949, A committee of the U.S Congress began to study an organic act of Guam
August 1, 1950: Present Truman signed the bill passed by the 81st US congress
granting an organic act of Guam
1968 Nearly half of the present population war under eighteen years of age.
1940 Chamorro were 91 percent of Guam’s population
1976 The U.S congress passed a law.
By Frances San Nicholas
Comic Strip
Timeline of Governors by Ludwig
Carlton Skinner – Sept. 17, 1949 – April 22, 1953
A time when civilian rule and American
citizenship was finally granted to Guam
and its people through the 1950 Organic Act of Guam.
Ford Quint Elvidge – April 23 1953 – Oct 2,
1956 the second appointed civilian governor of Guam.
Richard Barret Lowe- Oct , 1956- July 9, 1960
Joseph Flores -
July 9, 1960 – May
20, 1961
The First
Guamanian
Governor
He also founded
Guam’s first local-
ly owned newspa-
per and financial
institution, and
was one of Guam’s
most prominent
post World War II
businessmen.
William Partlaw Daniel –
May 20, 1961- March 9, 1963
Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero: March 91963- July 20, 1969 Governor Manuel Flores “Carson”
Leon Guerrero (1914 – 1985) was
Guam’s second Chamorro governor,
the sixth civilian appointed governor,
and the first appointed governor to
serve more than four years in office.
Carlos Garcia Camacho: July 20, 1969 – Jan 4, 1971
Carlos Camacho: Jan 4, 1971 – Jan 6, 1975
Ricardo Bordallo: Jan 6, 1975 - Jan 1, 1979
Who was elected twice.
Baseball came with the Americans, for the first half of the 1900s, it was the only sport
played in any widespread form.
Breeanna Camacho
Block 5
History of Guam
Goal-Oriented Individuals - Working on this project for History of Guam showed me that by meet-
ing my goals I can get the work done.
Effective Communicators – Since this is a group work I have communicated with people I haven’t
talked to in class.
Critical Thinkers- Since I have worked on my article individually I have had to write all the infor-
mation.
Keen Users of Technology- I have used not only books for reference but also computers too. Out-
standing Community Members- I really appreciated that my members were open to everyone’s ide-
as.
Self-Directed Learners who value Education- And I value all the information that I have learned
since researching this project.
Chaz Iglesias
Block 5th
Guam Liberation/Rebuilding of Guam
Newspaper Project Reflection
When the newspaper project is going to be done, my group and I were guided by the
school’s ESLR’s. The ESLR’s helped us by completing the objectives that we need to finish the
project. I wasn’t on Guam during the project. However, my group and I still finish the project
on time before it is due. We did the following ESLR’s: Goal-Oriented Individuals, Effective
Communicators, Critical Thinkers, Keen Users of Technology, Outstanding Community Mem-
bers, and Self-Directed Learners who value Education.
Goal-Oriented Individuals, our goal is to complete the project by gathering information
of the time period topic. For me, my goal is to send the information of the type of government
during the Guam Liberation period. I have completed the goal by sending the information
through email.
Effective Communicators, we gave each other our phone numbers and email accounts to
keep in touch. Before I left off island, I asked my group leader for her Gmail account to send
her the information. Fortunately, it got to her on time during my journey to the Mainland.
Critical Thinkers, we faced challenges that seem to be complicated to solve. However,
we found ways to solve. My leave to the U.S. was one of the challenges that made my group
and I think of how to solve it. We solved it by giving each other’s communicational devices and
emails to deliver information.
Keen Users of Technology, my group and I did this objective by using computers to go on the in-
ternet, share information, and work on the newspaper format. The technology that we’ve used
were computers, iPhones, and laptops to find the information that we need for our project.
Outstanding Community Members, we’ve done this ESLR by using the community as a
source for our project. Our school, George Washington High School, is part of the community.
We used the computers and books in our classrooms to find the information for our newspaper
article.
Self-Directed Learners who value Education, we are learners by gathering the infor-
mation of the Guam Liberation period for our project. We’ve learned a lot of what happened af-
ter World War II. Also, the life of the Chamorros after Guam was liberated by the Americans.
The ESLR’s played an important role for my group. They helped by guiding us to our ob-
jectives and completing each of them.
Reflection Page
Annette Ludwig
Block 5
Goal-oriented individual – This project made me a goal oriented student by aiming to hand
in this magazine in on time and accomplishing this goal.
Effective communicator – This project made me an effective communicator through com-
municating with my group asking them to work on their specific articles.
Critical Thinker- This project made me really think about the articles and how I was going
to compile this magazine.
Keen user of technology- Through this project I learnt to create a magazine and to work
with a computer. We also communicated using technology, like email.
Outstanding Community Member – I become an outstanding member of the community by
learning about the history of the island.
Self- directed learner who values education – I learned to value the importance of complet-
ing my work and not procrastinating because this is what I did with this project.
Frances San Nicholas
Block 5
History of Guam
This project has made me a better gecko :
Goal-Oriented Individuals - It made me a better gecko because I worked with some
of my classmates in a group to accomplish this group project
Effective Communicators – It also made me a better gecko because I worked with
some of my classmates in a group to accomplish this group project.
Critical Thinkers- also learned about the establishments that they have done in the
past.
Keen Users of Technology– I used technology to communicate with my group.
Self-Directed Learners who value Education- In some way and that way is that I
learned about the past in the late 1980's.
That's how it made me a better gecko
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Sanchez C. Pedro “Guahan Guam” The History of our Island. Agana, Guam Sanchez Publish-
ing House, 1998. This book was really helpful, it provided the pictures we needed and
simplified the information so we could understand it.
AddToAny. “Guampedia. ” Guampedia: The Encyclopedia of Guam. Guampedia: The Encyclo-
pedia of Guam, n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. http://guampedia.com/
We took information on the History of Guam from this website.
“Guam History, People and Culture. ” Guam History, People and Culture. n.p., n.d. Web. 21
May 2014. http://www.guam-online.com/history/
Majority of our information and pictures are form this source.
Lawrence J. Cunningham, Janice J. A History of Guam Beaty Bess Press, Jan 1, 2001.
Most of the articles that were written were based on this book.
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Annotated Bibliography
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