By Zita Y. Taitano
The date July 21, 1944 is a time Chamorros—the indigenous people of the island of Guam—can never forget. On this particular day, United States Armed Forces set foot on Guam to liberate the Chamorros from two-and-a-half years of occupation by the Japanese Empire.
Many of the native islanders suffered greatly Read More
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CHAMORRO JOURNALIST CELEBRATES GUAM’S LIBERATION
July 21, 2016
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BIBA! CELEBRATING GUAM'S 70TH LIBERATION DAY
July 19, 2014
Since the publication of my YA novel NO SURRENDER SOLDIER (January 2014, Merit Press) people ask where I got the idea for this historical story set on Guam about the after-effects of war on families for generations. In honor of the 70th anniversary celebrating the U.S. marines' liberation of Guam during WWII from the Read More