10 thoughts on “The Tyranny of Guam's American Naval Government | 1899-1941; 1944-1950”
The same narrative exists here in the Philippines as well. We are taught in the history books that the Americans brought so many amazing advancements and were way better than the Spanish. It's sad how little has changed since the colonial era for both of our brotherly nations.
As usual, your video is so informative and helpful for new discussions. Those years by definition involved martial law, and the application brought a new version of imperialism. I like you how provided the text quotes and the full references for the sources. Keep up the good work with your videos!
getting this information as a chamorro effected by diaspra from someone of the same culture is so valuable to me. When I want to learn more about what Guam is like, I ask my father or look it up online but it's always so limited. My father left Guam to Hawaii before having kids and doesnt want to talk about it and the history books only care about the American's point of view. Watching your content and getting to know the people of the community validates all of the feelings we share and our thirst for connection. Plus, your videos are always so high quality that they are easy to follow and digest
The fact that there was any narrative of the Chamoru people's relationship with the US Naval administration other than one of mostly exploitation and instrumentality always weirds me out. It's not like the empire has a great track record of treating indigenous people well, and we were never the exception. Awesome job as usual Si Pulan!
Pulan. I was told a story by my late uncle Goro Techeira who worked for the naval government that he was instructed to paint the base of trees white in order to “whitewash” the island. A practice that many residents still do today and I’m wondering if there is any credence to that story.
I discovered you by accident and I can't stop watching your videos! True YouTube gem and amazing source of detailed information on Pacific island nations and their culture – a topic that's almost non-existent in my part of the world. Keep up your excellent work! Greetings from Poland!
I cannot express how important it is for us to have more perspectives on the American presence on Guam. From birth we are fed misinformation and lies about how benevolent the American military's presence has been on Guam and that's just flat out false. Thank you for the work you do! – a Patreon subscriber
My people need to know but more importantly they need to care. Ive tried telling this to some of my chamorro coworkers and friends but there is never any deep thought and all i get are "oh ok" or "oh wow" so dissappointing.
The same narrative exists here in the Philippines as well. We are taught in the history books that the Americans brought so many amazing advancements and were way better than the Spanish. It's sad how little has changed since the colonial era for both of our brotherly nations.
As usual, your video is so informative and helpful for new discussions. Those years by definition involved martial law, and the application brought a new version of imperialism. I like you how provided the text quotes and the full references for the sources. Keep up the good work with your videos!
getting this information as a chamorro effected by diaspra from someone of the same culture is so valuable to me. When I want to learn more about what Guam is like, I ask my father or look it up online but it's always so limited. My father left Guam to Hawaii before having kids and doesnt want to talk about it and the history books only care about the American's point of view. Watching your content and getting to know the people of the community validates all of the feelings we share and our thirst for connection. Plus, your videos are always so high quality that they are easy to follow and digest
The fact that there was any narrative of the Chamoru people's relationship with the US Naval administration other than one of mostly exploitation and instrumentality always weirds me out. It's not like the empire has a great track record of treating indigenous people well, and we were never the exception. Awesome job as usual Si Pulan!
Pulan. I was told a story by my late uncle Goro Techeira who worked for the naval government that he was instructed to paint the base of trees white in order to “whitewash” the island. A practice that many residents still do today and I’m wondering if there is any credence to that story.
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I discovered you by accident and I can't stop watching your videos! True YouTube gem and amazing source of detailed information on Pacific island nations and their culture – a topic that's almost non-existent in my part of the world. Keep up your excellent work! Greetings from Poland!
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I cannot express how important it is for us to have more perspectives on the American presence on Guam. From birth we are fed misinformation and lies about how benevolent the American military's presence has been on Guam and that's just flat out false. Thank you for the work you do! – a Patreon subscriber
My people need to know but more importantly they need to care. Ive tried telling this to some of my chamorro coworkers and friends but there is never any deep thought and all i get are "oh ok" or "oh wow" so dissappointing.