{"id":291866,"date":"2019-01-16T06:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T20:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=291866"},"modified":"2019-01-16T06:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T20:06:40","slug":"uog-liberal-arts-cohort-brings-micronesian-history-to-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-liberal-arts-cohort-brings-micronesian-history-to-london\/","title":{"rendered":"UOG liberal arts cohort brings Micronesian history to London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anne Perez Hattori, professor of history and Chamorro studies at UOG and president of the Pacific History Association, delivers the keynote address at the biennial Pacific History Association Conference in London. (UOG PHOTOS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ten scholars of the University of Guam community contributed knowledge on Micronesian and Chamorro history at the Pacific History Association Conference, convened from Dec. 3\u20135 in London and Cambridge, England. Led by President emeritus Robert A. Underwood, acting associate dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and assistant professor of Political Science Mary T. Cruz, the Guam cohort of administrators, faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented research papers and chaired panel discussions at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cUOG\u2019s presence at the Pacific History Association is a testament to the high-quality research that faculty members, graduate students, and alumni engage in and share at an international level,\u201d Santos-Bamba said. \u201cGuam scholars are active, elevating scholarship, and expanding professional and higher education networks.\u201d <\/p>\n

The conference hosted some 250 attendees composed of faculty, administrators, and students of higher education institutions as well as professionals from various government ministries and agencies, museums, and non-government organizations. <\/p>\n

The biennial conference traditionally occurs within the Pacific region, most recently hosted by Guam in 2016. This, the 23rd Pacific History Association Conference, commenced in London to coincide with commemorations surrounding the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook\u2019s historic first voyage into Oceania. <\/p>\n

The British Royal Academy set the stage for the opening, with Anne Perez Hattori, a professor of history and Chamorro studies at UOG and also the president of the Pacific History Association, delivering a keynote address that examined the chenchule\u2019 system and Chamorro understandings of gifting and giving.<\/p>\n

The conference then moved to Cambridge University, where the UOG cohort presented their papers and led panels on Micronesian history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aspiration of presenters is to take the papers to the next level \u2013 that being publication, preferably in a peer-reviewed journal,\u201d Hattori said.<\/p>\n

Presenters received feedback on their presentations from attendees and made plans for future collaborations in research, student experience, and teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beauty of the PHA conference is that the organization itself and the representatives are concerned and connected to island nations and communities,\u201d Santos-Bamba said. \u201cThis is what makes PHA different from other national and international organizations \u2014 the focus is on island communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hattori has been president of the association since 2016 and was re-elected at the conference by the Pacific History Association membership to serve a second two-year term.<\/p>\n

The next conference will be held in 2020 in Suva, Fiji, hosted by the University of the South Pacific. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur footprint is out there in the international community, and we continue to represent our island, region, and the University proudly,\u201d Santos-Bamba said.<\/p>\n

Presentations by the UOG cohort:<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cA Take on Taking: Unwrapping the Complexities of Oceania Gifting in the Chamorro Context,\u201d keynote address by Professor of History and Chamorro Studies Anne Perez Hattori<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cGuahu Taotao Tano\u2019 \u2013 Cultural Revival and Revision in the Mariana Islands\u201d by President Emeritus Robert A. Underwood<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cThe Mother\u2019s Tongue in Action: Chamorro Women\u2019s Roles in Language Preservation\u201d by CLASS Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201c(En)Gendering Micronesian Pasts: Re-envisioning Gender Histories in the Not-So-Tiny \u2018Tiny Islands,\u2019\u201d panel chaired by CLASS Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba and Alumni James Viernes<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cMalago\u2019 yu\u2019 na u guaha maga\u2019taotao: (De)gendering heroes and nation-building in Guam\u201d by Assistant Professor of Political Science Mary T. Cruz and Alumna Nicole Cruz<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cGarrison Folk and Indios Naturales: Bifurcating the \u2018Hag\u00e5t\u00f1a Narrative\u2019 of Chamorro Political and Cultural Continuity in 18th Century Guam\u201d by Associate Professor of History Michael Clement<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cSlippery: The Elusions\/Illusions of Recontextualizing Acts in Micronesia,\u201d panel chaired by Professor of English Evelyn R. Flores<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t“Mothering from Fo\u2019na to Santa Maria: Collectivity and Changing Perspectives across Guam\u2019s Literary History\u201d by Women and Gender Studies Instructor Leiana S.A. Naholowa\u2019a<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cIndigenous Beliefs and Traditional Values Preserved: An Ethnohistorial and Ethnographic Analysis of Guam\u2019s Taotaomona Narratives\u201d by Associate Professor of Linguistics Clarisa G. Quan<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201cDancing Change: The Role of Traditional Yapese Society\u2019s Negotiations with the Modern\u201d by English graduate student Elizabeth Rutun<\/p>\n

\t\u2022\t\u201c\u2018I Can\u2019t Learn that A.B.C.\u2019: Chamorro Masculinities and American Education in Guam\u2019s First Naval Administration, 1898-1941\u201d by Alumni James Viernes. (PR)<\/p>\n

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UOG alumni James Viernes; acting associate dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; professor of History Michael Clement; and LJ Rayphand and Myjolynne Kim, both Chuukese scholars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mary T. Cruz, assistant professor of political science; and alumna Nicole Cruz before their presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, alumni James Viernes; Josephine Ong; president emeritus Robert A. Underwood; Kristin Oberiano; and Anne Perez Hattori, professor of history and Chamorro studies at UOG and president of the Pacific History Association. Ong and Oberiano are both students from the U.S. mainland doing research on the history of Filipinos in Guam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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