2nd Marianas History Conference. History of the Mariana Islands

Mangilao, Guam: Guampedia Foundation, 2013. — 460 p.The 2nd Marianas History Conference took place at the University of Guam August 30-31, 2013. It was organized by the University of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands Humanities Council, Guam Preservation Trust and Guampedia.com after the 1st Marianas History Conference held on Saipan in 2012. About 250 people from around the world attended.
The conference theme, “One Archipelago, Many Stories, Integrating Our Narratives” highlighted the deep and rich history of the Mariana Islands. It also bridged the political division of the archipelago which dates to the late 19th century.History of the Mariana Islands.

Ancient Marianas History.
Migration for Settlement or Home Range Expansion (By Rosalind L. Hunter-Anderson, PhD).
Early European Exploration in the Marianas (By Omaira Brunal-Perry).
Spanish Era.
Choco the Chinaman as a Member of Chamorro Society (By Judy Flores, PhD).
1800’s in the Marianas (By Carlos Madrid, PhD).
Demons Described, Demons Discredited (By Nicholas Chow Sy).
The Early Spanish Period in the Marianas, 1668-1698 (By Francis Hezel, SJ).
The Mariana Islands Militia and the Establishment of the “Pueblos de Indios” (By David Atienza, PhD).
Where is the Gold? Silver and Copper Coins from Two of Guam’s Historic Sites (By Darlene R. Moore).
Kunsidera i Fina’pus-niha i Man’antigu na Mañainata sa’ i Estorian-niha Estoriata Lokui’ (1670-1695) (By Genevieve S. Cabrera, Kelly G. Marsh and Monica Dolores Baza).
El Camino Real (By Nicole Vernon, MA, RPA).
Social Realities and Legal Regulations (By Mariana Sanders, Francine Clement and Carla Smith).
Japanese Era.
Islands Too Beautiful for Their Names (By Jessica Jordan).
Unspeakable Survival (By Leiana S.A. Naholowa’a).
Subversive Women (By Evelyn Flores).
Forgotten People (By Sung Youn Cho).
The South Seas on Display in Japan (By Mark Ombrello).
Northern Marianas Under Japanese Navy Administration (1914-1922) (By Yumiko Imaizumi).
Under the Gun (By James Oelke Farley).
US Navy Submarine Patrols to the Mariana Islands in World War II (By Dave Lotz).
Representations of War Memories on Guam from Three Perspectives Chamorro, Japanese and American (By Ryu Arai).
American Era.
The Early Political Status Talks on Saipan in the Early 1970’s Leading to the Plebiscite Vote on US Commonwealth Status of the Northern Mariana Islands (By Guadalupe Camacho Borja-Robinson).
The Transformation of Guam’s Penal System (By Linda Song and Dominique Hope Ong).
Jumping the Fence (By Michael Lujan Bevacqua, PhD).
Historical Context of Suicide in Guam (By Iain K.B. Twaddle, Camarin G. Meno and Eunice Joy G. Perez).
I Kelat (By the Guam Humanities Council).
Galvanizing Past and Present Threats to Chamorro Homelands (By Vicente (ben) Pangelinan).
Guardians of Gani (By John Castro Jr. and Diego L. Kaipat).
A History of Marianas Reunification Efforts (By Don A. Farrell).