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Año de 1823: An Observation of the Vital Statistics

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Written by: Bernard Punzalan

Published: 29 December 2011

As a researcher documenting Chamorro genealogy, I have reviewed the Spanish record Año de 1823 and the translated 1823 Vital Statistics by Omaira Brunal-Perry, Spanish Documents Collection, University of Guam Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center published on the Guampedia.com website. Below, I have documented my observations of the photo-copy Spanish record and translated document that other fellow genealogy researchers may find useful. Although these documents contain a total of 429 names, 420 names were added to the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project as a result of reconciling infant births and deaths that potentially matched. To date, there continues to remain a wide gap in Chamorro genealogy towards bridging the history of Chamorro names from the 1600’s to the early 1800’s and reconciling with the 1897 Census through the present Chamorro genealogy source records.

Vital Statistics Recapitulation

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What's Up with the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

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Written by: Bernard Punzalan

Published: 29 December 2011

Over 66 years have passed since Guam was liberated by U.S. forces. During the course of that timeframe our leaders from Guam have been trying to get additional congressional legislation passed to provide for loyalty recognition and war claims parity. Since I am currently undergoing my public administration graduate studies with Bellevue University, Nebraska and for this particular term, I have embarked on scrutinizing the history and events of this issue in order to get a better understanding of why it has taken so long for this issue to be resolved. We read and hear about this issue over the media, but I have always wondered about the details of what happened in the past and what may really be going on now. Whether this Act is passed or not in the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, I think it would still be interesting and to get a better understanding of both government actions. I will soon be publishing part of my research that will include in depth information on major legislation history and events from both the leaders of Guam and the U.S. The articles/reports I write on this topic may come out in several pieces. I have a lot of editing to do from my current papers.

My research effort and findings on this topic is dedicated to my father, the late Eustaquio Anderson Punzalan.

Bernard Punzalan

I Manfayi: Who’s Who in Chamorro History Volume III (Hale'-ta), 2002

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Written by: Bernard Punzalan

Published: 29 December 2011

The Hale`-ta Book Series, is a series of books written and published by the Research, Publication and Training Division  of the Department of Chamorro Affairs.  The publications are intended to document the Chamorro point of view in compliance with Public Laws 20-99 and 21-136 Chapter lV Section 1(a),  which mandated the development of the materials as part of the social studies program for students in all levels - elementary, secondary and post secondary.

This Volume III  covers the following people:

Alcon, Filamore Palomo
Arriola, Elizabeth Perez
Arroyo, Marian Therese Untalan
Babauta, Jose J.                                         
Barretto, Christopher C.
Baza, Eloise Rivera
Benavente, Enrique Reyes
Bermudes, Elugio Concepcion
Bordallo, Madeleine Zeien
Brooks, Doris Flores
Calvo, Eddie Baza
Calvo, Tomas Anderson
Camacho, Eduardo Garcia
Camacho, Ignacio Rivera
Camacho, Tomas Aguon - Bishop
Carano, Paul
Castro, Richard
Castro, Ronald
Cepeda, Juan Quitano
Corn, Charles Lumen
Cruz, Juan Cruz
Diaz, Ramon V. – Judge
Dollinger, Maria Perez
Dominquez, Frank O Jr.
Driver, Marjorie Osborne Grathwohl
Duenas, David
Duenas, Eduardo Camacho
Duenas, Eduardo Ramirez
Duenas, Elizabeth Casimiro

Read more: I Manfayi: Who’s Who in Chamorro History Volume III (Hale'-ta), 2002

I Manfayi: Who’s Who in Chamorro History Volume II (Hale'-ta), 1997

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Written by: Bernard Punzalan

Published: 29 December 2011

Volume II contains over 450 names. Themes within Volume II include sports greats, radio ham operators, legislative pioneers, contemporary Chamorro leaders, Chamorro justice system, education, doctoral studies, healing arts, performing arts, and a listing of Chamorro-American Warriors from World War II through Operation Desert Storm (does not include the current Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts).

Here’s an alphabetical listing of these individuals and the sections where you can find their names within the book:

Read more: I Manfayi: Who’s Who in Chamorro History Volume II (Hale'-ta), 1997