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

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Camacho, Breeanna

Camaddu, Colleen

Iglesias, Chaz

Ludwig, Annette

Nestor, Shaynor

San Nicolas, Frances

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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

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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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tions

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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.

.

Annotated Bibliography

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