tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post109528071912470277..comments2024-02-13T18:29:24.630+10:00Comments on NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO: Chamorro SurvivalMichael Lujan Bevacquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075510205190074738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-1410216017710120382008-01-05T14:47:00.000+10:002008-01-05T14:47:00.000+10:00Hafa Adai Lippy925, Si Yu'us Ma'ase and thank you ...Hafa Adai Lippy925, Si Yu'us Ma'ase and thank you very much for your post. Please email me with what sort of information you're interested in and I will direct you as best I can. There are a number of websites and also books which will be good places to start, but send me an email at mlbasquiat@hotmail.com and tell me specifically what you're interested in. Also, I too am a member of NPIEN, and have run workshops for them for the past five years. It is a good organization which always gives me hope for the future of Chamorros and Pacific Islanders in the states.Michael Lujan Bevacquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075510205190074738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-59607156576812016712007-12-29T03:39:00.000+10:002007-12-29T03:39:00.000+10:00I am first generation Chamorro, my father sailing ...I am first generation Chamorro, my father sailing to the mainland via Navy boat in the fifties. My mother is white and comes from a long line of American Military Blood. I have one brother and one sister and all of us have struggled with an identity, more so them than I. <BR/>I have taught for seven years in the Long Beach Unified School District. I teach reading intervention for at risk youths, and I am also the faculty sponsor for the Pacific Islander Club at Long Beach Poly which is also where I teach. I am on a pilgrimmage to expose these teens to the wonders of their cultures, being either melonesian, micronesian or polynesian. I met Congressman Underwood a couple of years ago and he offered me a position to teach at one of Guams high schools. Being a new mom at the time restricted my commitment greatly, but I am loking for other ways to contribute. I am part of NPIEN, National Pacific Islander Educator Network, and APIA, Asian Pacific Islander Association. We are the Sanches family from Inarajan. Please send me any infor about my people who may still be there becasue unfortunately, my fathers generation has become submerged in the American culture and I am seeking information regarding my Chamorro roots.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866407965921563606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-1095473063585761082004-09-18T12:04:00.000+10:002004-09-18T12:04:00.000+10:00I don't even know if I can respond to your comment...I don't even know if I can respond to your comment, its so devoid of thinking. Have you even considered what I've written? Have you even thought about the dangers of the military at all? Its alot more than cheap chick and Made in China flags. We are talking real nuclear dangers, real environmental dangers, even real economic vitality dangers. I will admit to the positives of the US military on Guam, but we cannot even begin to talk until you admit to the negatives.Michael Lujan Bevacquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075510205190074738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-1095443202322962062004-09-18T03:46:00.000+10:002004-09-18T03:46:00.000+10:00The leftist garabage your spouting is hurting the ...The leftist garabage your spouting is hurting the island more than anything the military has done. Guam has problems but the military is not part of them. Its your leaders and Chamorros such as yourself who refuse to see how corrupt Chamorro culture is, and would rather help their cousins than help the people of Guam.<br /><br />Open your eyes my friend, Uncle Sam is the best friend Guam has ever had and will ever have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com