NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO

The newest book by International Human Rights Attorney Julian Aguon will be released later this month. It is already available for pre-order on Amazon.com, and has already sold several thousand copies there. This is an important moment for Julian in terms of him writing and publishing a book like this, at this level where it has national and international reach. It is also important for Guam and UOG Press which is publishing it, since this can help them capitalize on their massive local and regional success over the past few years and help them reach a variety of new markets and audiences.  Julian published three prior books, but they were published locally and by very small presses with limited runs and limited exposure. Below is an interview with Julian when he published his first book "Just Left of the Setting Sun" in 2005. I recently re-read two of his previous books in preparation for the newest one. It was interesting to also come across this interview with him 15 years

T his week's Fanachu! episode will feature Leland Bettis, former Executive Director for the  Guam Commission on Decolonization and Commission on Self-Determination. He was involved in negotiations around the movement for Commonwealth in Guam and also part of educational campaigns around political status in the 1980s and 1990s. The episode will go live on Facebook at 11 am this Wednesday (2/10), Chamorro Standard Time. I'm very excited to talk more with Leland Bettis, who has such a wealth of knowledge the recent historical movements for political status change in Guam and also just negotiating with the federal government around these issues.  Below is an article from the Christian Science Monitor from 1998 when he was still in GovGuam service, talking about the status issue and the need for decolonization on the even of then President Bill Clinton's visit to Guam.  ********************************* Identity struggle of an American Pacific island President Clinton visits Gua

The position of the non-voting delegate in the US Congress is something I've been fascinated about for many years. As a scholar I’ve channeled this fascination into research. Over the past fifteen years I’ve conducted more than 50 interviews from different people who have been in some way tied to the non-voting delegate position.   I’ve been able to sit down and interview former Guam delegates Bordallo and Underwood, former US Virgin Islands Donna Christensen, former (and now deceased) American Samoan delegate Eni Faleomavaega and current delegate from Washington D.C. Eleanor Holmes Norton. In addition, I’ve also interviewed people who have worked on territorial issues in the US federal government, including those who have worked in the Guam delegate office from Won Pat and even to current delegate San Nicolas.     I dedicated a chapter of my dissertation to discuss the strange and peculiar position of the non-voting delegate. The so-called greatest country in the world permits its