They are young but their talents belie their age. They can write, do illustration, and publish a book. As a crowning achievement, their works will be featured in the soon-to-be-released We Drank our Tears, a book of memories about the World War II Battles of Saipan and Tinian.<\/p>\n
The illustrations of young artists Ashley Raine Northen, Donovan I.G. Brennan, Rosie Q. Villagomez, Hermes A. Diaz, Vincent T. Aldan, and Winona Wabol have been chosen among several entries for inclusion in the book.<\/p>\n
The book features 74 interviews by students\u2014including the six\u2014of 69 man\u2019amko who narrated their personal experiences during the war.<\/p>\n
The students\u2019 book advisor, Katharyn Tuten-Puckett, said the six students\u2019 works were chosen by the 60th anniversary committee of the Battles of Saipan and Tinian based on two criteria: illustration representing different stages\/themes of the war, and that students should come from different schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll see here illustrations showing different stages such as the arrival of the American forces, local residents\u2019 settlement, effects of war, etc. I\u2019m so proud of them. Their works are absolutely outstanding,\u201d said Tuten-Puckett.<\/p>\n
Ashley, 8, of Whispering Palms, said she drew the arrival of American troops on Saipan as told by her grandmother, Carmen Hamilton. \u201cShe said that people at that time were scared, they\u2019re going up to the mountain then Americans came to help them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Donnovan, 12, of Hopwood Junior High School, drew a \u201cfamily heading for a shelter\u201d\u2014a story of his own grandparents looking for a place to stay. \u201cThey [great grandparents] were carrying something like this [a sack] with two babies inside to find a shelter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rossie, 9, of Dandan Elementary School, said her grandparents, who used to live in Tanapag, fled to Mt. Tapochao. \u201cWhen they arrived in an old farm house, they found several people already staying there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hermes Dias, 15, of Marianas High School, illustrated an experience of his dad\u2014a former senator. \u201cHe\u2019s climbing a coconut tree to get food when a bomb exploded nearby. He fell from the tree. He\u2019s okay,\u201d said Hermes. <\/p>\n
The other two featured illustrations titled \u201cAmericans troops relocating civilians\u201d by Vincent Torres Aldan of Mt. Carmel School and the \u201cEffects of War\u201d by Winona Wabol of Hopwood.<\/p>\n
The students\u2019 illustrations were also made into greeting cards for the 60th anniversary of the World War II Battles of Saipan and Tinian.<\/p>\n
Their artworks are sold at $7.50 per set of seven cards and envelopes at Hamilton Restaurant and in some other shops on the island selling commemorative items.<\/p>\n
Tuten-Puckett said the book will be out in August. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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