People From Guam

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fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan) ... [Read More]

State Liaisons
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Guam War Claims
Mr. Chairman, as you know, the Guam War Claims Review Commission has made several recommendations. We appreciate the fact that you have asked for our thoughts on these recommendations. We would suggest, however, that these recommendations be analyzed through a collaborative process that would involve many parties in addition to the Department of the Interior, including, of course, the Congress. Although the Department of the Interior has administered the Federal Government’s relationship with Guam for over 50 years, the events described in the Commission’s report occurred prior to Interior’s assumption of administrative authority with respect to Guam. Much of the important institutional knowledge about wartime and post-war Guam resides elsewhere in the Federal Government. Also, we would note that our focus at Interior, particularly the Office of Insular Affairs, is to use our scarce resources to help the islands address their urgent needs of the present and their aspirations for the fu ... [Read More]

Working for HUD
The HUD Intern Program was created with you in mind. HUD is always interested in finding talented people who have the skills needed to meet our future employment needs. Through a variety of programs, the HUD Intern Program is designed to help recruit and attract exceptional individuals to a broad spectrum of occupations within HUD. The program offers interns professional experiences and formal training opportunities that are tailored to meet their educational and professional goals and interests. Read more... ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
But in Guam, the Marine in the jungle and the soldierin the trenches discovered something very special - that his effort wasrecognized and that he actually made a difference in people's lives. Marine Cpl. Maury T. Williams, Jr., a reconnaissancescout for the 21st Marines, and Wesley T. Bush, of the 22nd Marines,both recall their experience in meeting Guamanians during the battle torecapture Guam. For Bush, who wrote to the Guam Veterans AffairsOffice asking for information on 50th anniversary activities, he firstmet with local people when his unit was relieved and he and his fellowMarines were moving back toward more secure areas. "We had battled continuously for 14 days, then got arest. As we marched to the rear, we went through an area where thelovely people of Guam had been gathered. The youngsters ran alongside ofus holding on to our rifles. Old men held our hands and the women criedand cheered and patted our backs. All the hardship and miseryand wounds we had suffered melted aw ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
While this difficult period deprived those of mygeneration most of our tender teen years, it taught us more about life,family and ourselves than I, for one, had ever learned before or sincein all the schools I have attended. The Chamorro spirit was not anabstraction; rather, it was demonstrably real during those years and Ihave drawn inspiration and sustenance from that reality my entirelife. Our World War II experience was harsh by anystandard. Severe deprivation, indignities, and punishment were commonplace. There was always that pervasive sense of personal insecurity.Most members of my generation as well as the older generation prefer notto dwell on the scars of those difficult years. But those of us who survived the trial of the waryears bear witness to a side of the occupation that I will call the"inner Guam," one that the enemy was never privileged to enter. It wasthe purest product of that cauldron of war, the brightest star in thedark sky of those traumatic times. They would ... [Read More]

Child Passenger Safety Contact Locator
The Contact Locator (formerly the Technician Locator) is a listing of currently certified childpassenger safety technicians trained to help install child safety seats. The contact information issent to NHTSA on a monthly basic from the national certifying body - SAFE KIDS. If changes need to be made in the address, phone, contact person or hours of operation for inspection station sites, please contact your respective Regional CPS Coordinator . To change information on the Contact Locator, you must access your online certification profile and updateyour contact information. This is done through the certifying body website. To be added orremoved from the Contact Locator, or if you need your username or password, please contact SAFE KIDSCustomer Service at 877-366-8154 or cps.certification@safekids.org. ... [Read More]

CDC's Diabetes Program - State-Based Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs - Guam
  Symposium . The DPCP conducted a symposium called Diabetes on Guam: A Community Addresses the Issues of Prevention. The purpose of the conference was to increase awareness of diabetes to the general public, people with diabetes, and health professionals. More than 200 participants attended the conference held in Tumon Guam on November 20-21, 1997. Participants included people with diabetes and their family members, medical and allied health professionals, and other diabetes advocates. Participants took part in sessions covering such topics as defining diabetes, prevention through proper diet, exercise and other behavioral change, and diabetes treatment and prevention of secondary complications. The conference also had tabletop displays from health care and health education providers, and pharmaceutical and equipment suppliers. ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
He must have been a unique man and quite a character,the late Adolfo Camacho Sgambelluri. The son of a Navy man, Sgambelluri was a policeman inpre-war Guam and then a police official for the Japanese occupationauthorities, a role which did not endear him toisland residents. Nevertheless, his record as a policeman and then asan investigator was sterling in pre-war Guam, and his abilities musthave appealed to the efficiency-conscious Japanese authorities duringthe occupation. Marine Capt. Charles S. Todd, the chief of police ofGuam when World War II erupted, said Sgambelluri and fellow policemenJuan Taitano and Juan Roberto were "outstanding" staff. "Roberto andSgambelluri were the detectives who investigated all the incidentsinvolving the local people, and I don't recall their leaving any caseuncleared. They were feared, but highly respected. In many instances,they assisted in other cases involving naval personnel and theirdependents," Todd said. The chief also tasked Sgambelluri wi ... [Read More]

War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers
In pre-World War II Guam, life was generally as ithad been for decades. Except for the presence of those responsible forthe naval administration of the island, Guam was basically a land offarmers and fishermen, the people living a simple lifestyle where theymet their essential needs. So when war came to this kind of community, this kindof society, it was devastating, bringing unstoppable change. The first war to visit the island and its people camein the Spanish colonization. Though Ferdinand Magellan had come upon theisland in 1521 and the explorer Legaspi had "claimed" Guam for theSpanish crown in 1565, it was only in 1668 that the Spanish attempted tocolonize the isle. In that year, Guam found itself the focus of Catholicmissionaries, notably the padre Luis de San Vitores, and theiraccompanying military protectors. The effort to bring Catholicism to theisland was successful - today, the great majority of the people callthemselves Catholics - but the price to Guam and its native p ... [Read More]