Guam came into America's consciousness this past week as the war of words between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened the island of Guam with nuclear annihilation. The rhetoric has since cooled but America is more aware of how little they really know about Guam or how much the legacy of war is part of their daily life.
Today, we talk to Chamorro and Guamanian people who want the United States to better understand who they are as people - their history, culture and struggles as an island whose indigenous culture has eroded over many centuries due to their unique geopolitical position as a colony of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.
GUESTS:
- Gene Park- Reporter for the Washington Post who was born and raised on Guam
- Dr. Helen Evrard - Physician, author, radio host of "Your Mind Matters" on WESU in Middletown
- Victoria-Lola Montecalvo Leon Guerrero- Managing Editor, UOG Press at the University of Guam
- Rick Nauta - Radio host and communications consultant in Guam
- Stephen Bednarzyk - Musical Director and Conductor at the Guam Symphony Society and professor of music at the University of Guam.
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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, Catie Talarski, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
