{"id":403955,"date":"2024-01-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=403955"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Finu-Chamorro-for-Beginners-to-hold-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Finu-Chamorro-for-Beginners-to-hold-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Finu\u2019 Chamorro for Beginners to hold book launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Guam Press is launching Finu\u2019 Chamorro for Beginners<\/em> by Dr. Faye Untalan under their Proa Publications imprint at Northern Marianas College on Saipan.<\/p>\n

Finu\u2019 Chamorro<\/em> is a thorough and hands-on instructional guide with language exercises for CHamoru language learners of all levels. It is the first post-secondary CHamoru language curriculum created with contributions from an expert panel of CHamoru scholars, instructors, and fluent native speakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot able to learn their language at home, Chamorro youths look to schools, places and opportunities to learn their native language. The Finu\u2019 Chamorro<\/em> textbook is a resource for all Chamorros who desire to learn their language,\u201d says Untalan, who is a pioneer and leading expert on the CHamoru language and has widely-published research on CHamoru culture and diaspora in the United States.<\/p>\n

Untalan shares that the book\u2019s content and lessons not only cover language and orthographic rules of the NMI but also offer a glimpse into the diverse traditions of the Chamorro people.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung Chamorros living in a multicultural society seek cultural identifiers to establish their identity. Knowing their language affirms their identity,\u201d says Untalan. \u201cWe need to develop resources and opportunities for our youths who want to learn Chamorro, their native language.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Finu\u2019 Chamorro<\/em> book launch will be held at the American Memorial Park on Saipan, NMI on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n

The event will include an author signing and a discussion of the text with a panel of leading experts on CHamoru language and culture that includes Untalan; Leo Pangelinan, executive director of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council; Dr. Barbara Hunter, interim director of the School of Business at NMC; and Manny Borja, a long-standing CHamoru author, advocate, and educator.<\/p>\n

Details for the book\u2019s launch on Gu\u00e5han are forthcoming. Gu\u00e5han-based patrons interested in attending are encouraged to follow UOG Press on Instagram and Facebook at @uogpress for updates.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders of Finu\u2019 Chamorro for Beginners<\/em> are available now for a special launch price of $45 at uogpress.com.<\/p>\n

For CNMI-based orders and inquiries, contact Kevin Bautista, executive director of the Office of the President at NMC at kevin.bautista@marianas.edu<\/a> or (670) 237-6703; for all other inquiries contact UOG Press publicist Via De Fant at defantv@triton.uog.edu<\/a> or (671) 735-2153.<\/p>\n

The University of Guam Press publishes an array of academic and literary books and journals with a specific focus on the unique history, environment, peoples, cultures, and languages of the islands that make up the Western Pacific region. Visit uogpress.com to learn more about them and browse their wide selection of local art and literature. (UOG)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Finu\u2019 Chamorro for Beginners<\/em> book launch will be held at the American Memorial Park on Saipan on Saipan this Friday, Jan. 19, at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n

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Finu\u2019 Chamorro for Beginners<\/em> author Faye Untalan.<\/p>\n

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Northern Marianas College School of Business interim director Dr. Barbara Hunter.<\/p>\n

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Northern Marianas Humanities Council executive director Leo Pangelinan.<\/p>\n

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