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55What is it like living on an island like Guam?
In 1970 my father came home to tell us that the Navy was sending us to the island of Guam. I was in 8th grade and was less than thrilled at the thought of getting uprooted again. I had just gotten my first boyfriend and loved school and, besides,...
73The Taotaomona: Zombies of Guam
When the sun sets in Guam, it is well known for its spirits known as the Taotaomona (meaning people before time, or people before history). The Taotaomona are ghosts of the ancestors of Guam.
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68Will I Be Chinese?
Fact is: the United States owes China. We are in debt up to our eyeballs and I am sure the Chinese government wants payment. We owe China around 3 trillion dollars. How exactly could we pay that?
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73Two Seconds Later, Sailing in Apra Harbor, Guam
Timing is everything, they say, and it certainly was amazingly wonderful timing one day when out for a sail on a small boat on Guam's Apra Harbor.
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63Troubled waters in the China sea
What is happening in the China sea? Why this palpable electrifying tension in the Pacific part of the world? Why two thousand and five hundred American marines will debark from mid 2012 in the military base of Darwin in Australia? Why warships will...
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78Blessed Pedro Calungsod- a Filipino Saint in the Making
With other catechists like his age , Pedro went with Padre Diego Luis de San Vitores to evangelize the Chamorros in the Ladrones Islands in 1668. On April 2, 1672 while in the village of Tomhom, they were treacherously killed by 2 village chiefs with spears and machetes over the baptism of a baby girl. The plan to honor the martyred catechist and sacristan Pedro Calungsod, a Filipino is currently in the making. His canonization is set Oct. 21, 2012.
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77A Forgotten War: The U.S. & Spain, 1898
American Civil War or World War II history is well-known and celebrated throughout the U.S. We are also familiar with the current conflicts and recent engagements of the 20th Century. Lesser known are the other wars of the 19th Century. These three...
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68Guam Hiking Trails
Ritidian Point Guam is a dot in the ocean for those who are not familiar with the smaller islands in the Pacific. As an unincorporated territory of the United States, Guam is closer to its Asian neighbors like the Philippines and Japan compared to...
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66World at War: Japanese Armor in World War II
The Japanese were late into the game, when it came to Armored Vehicles. As far as doctrine development went, the Japanese reserved their best minds for winning the War at Sea and the War in the Air. This made sense, and as a result, Japanese...
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75Guahan (Guam)
I spent many years in the US Navy. I traveled to exotic places. Every time I received a new set of orders I would do some reading and research about where I was going. Having teachers for parents and a genetic like for Geography and History, I...
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