Fanachu! Podcast
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFanachu! is a weekly podcast based in Guam in the Marianas Islands. It provides an decolonization and indigenous themed focus to news and events from the Marianas, Micronesia and the Pacific. It is live streamed each week on Facebook and features monthly episodes that promote the use and learning of the Chamoru language.
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CNMI Ceasefire Resolution and Linking Liberations: Updates from Marianas for Palestine
April 16, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBThis episode of Fanachu featured updates from solidarity work being done across the Marianas by the group Marianas for Palestine. The group discussed the passage of a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza last year by the CNMI legislature, protests and demonstrations for peace and demilitarization both in Guam and the CNMI and the importance of linking liberations and decolonization movements from the Pacific to the Middle East. This episode was hosted by Monaeka Flores from both Pruteh...
Legends of Guam Podcast Plays with Breaking Wave Theatre
March 18, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBFor this episode of Fanachu, meet some of the team that produced and provided voice-acting from the the wonderful "Legends of Guam Podcast Play Series" from Breaking Wave Theatre back in 2022. The stories they have re-imagined included Puntan and Fu'una, the Legend of the Trongkon Niyok (Coconut Tree) and the women who saved Guam from the giant fish. Joining as guests for this episode are Joyce Torres, Jayna Shoda Meyer, Reed Flores and Breanna Davis Baza. You can listen to this series at t...
Larry Raigetal & Melissa Taitano's Traditional Navigation Class with Annie Fay Camacho
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBOn this episode of Fanachu! Annie Fay Camacho sits down with Pairourou Navigators Larry Raigetal and Melissa Taitano and students in their traditional navigation class to talk about canoe house building, community, and traditional learning! Students interviewed are Nolan Flores, Mikayla Blas and Isa Flores This episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on March 7, 2024. Support the show
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Pulani Peredo
February 28, 2024 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBPulani Peredo is the daughter of difunto Joseph Blas Peredo, a Chamoru teacher and activist, who also wrote memorable songs such as “Hagu Islan Guåhan” and “Ayuda I Famagu’on-ta.” She is in her early 20s and was taught the Chamoru language by her parents and wants to help future generations to learn the language by becoming a Chamoru language teacher herself. For this Fino' Chamoru episode of Fanachu, learn more about Pulani and her experiences as a young person who is fluent in the Chamor...
"From Earth to Body: The Environment and You Episode 2" with Tori Manley Speaking
February 18, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB‘The Environment and You’ Episode 2: "From Earth To Body" This is part of a special series of Fanachu hosted by Tori Manley Speaking. This episode focuses on how we can holistically inform our bodies to heal with the information about the food we consume. We talk about the importance of diversity from an economic and environmental aspect and what it could mean to have everything or nothing. Finally, we talked to two experts in their field, Jessica Nangauta at Triton Farms and Chris Rosar...
"Barriers to Climate Change & Sustainable Living" with Tori Manley Speaking (The Environment and You)
January 28, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThe first episode of "The Environment and You" from Tori Manley Speaking is now live! This episode is titled "Barriers to Climate Change & Sustainable Living" and here is Tori's description for the episode: "Let's expand our consciousness, shift our awareness of barriers, reflect about how we interact with the world and navigate simple solutions for individuals to overcome barriers. Joining us for this episode is the organization Mañe'lu, and their program Micronesian Resource Center One...
The Power of Art and Inafa'maolek with Jerrold Dwayne Castro
January 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBJerrold Dwayne Castro is a Chamoru Fine Artist who currently works as an adjunct professor at the University of Guam. He incorporates themes of culture, history and identity into his work drawing out the complexities of the Chamoru experience and context. Learn more about the way he explores the concept of inafa’maolek in this episode. This episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on October 18, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewe...
Life in Dededo 1963-1964 with John A. Kurtz
January 07, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBArtist John A. Kurtz was stationed in Guam from 1963-1964 and was befriended by the family of Tun Eloy Benavente in the village of Dededo during his time on island. He took hundreds of images of the family and life in the village, which was still rebuilding after Typhoon Karen. In 2022 he donated these images to the Guam Museum and for this episode he shared some of the background from the images and his time in Guam. For this episode Mr. Kurtz is joined by some of the children of Tun Eloy ...
Urban Development and the US Military in Guam since World War II with Kyle Galindez
December 13, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBThis episode of Fanachu featured author and PhD student at UC Santa Cruz Kyle Galindez who shared his research focusing on the connections between militarization, urban development and imperialism in Guam. This episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on September 7, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 concert. Support the show
Tip of the Spear with Alfred Peredo Flores
November 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBThis episode of Fanachu features Dr. Alfred Peredo Flores who is discussing his new book "Tip of the Spear: Land, Labor, and US Settler Militarism in Guåhan, 1944–1962" published by Cornell University Press. Alfred P. Flores is an assistant professor of Asian American Studies at Harvey Mudd College. His expertise is on diaspora, labor, indigeneity, militarism, oral history, and settler colonialism in Micronesia. He is the author of Tip of the Spear: Land, Labor, and US Settler Militarism ...
A Brief History of Guam at the United Nations
November 13, 2023 23:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBThe Decolonization Conversation, the movement to change Guam's political status to something other than being a territory, was first started in the late 1960s. One key site in this movement has been the United Nations, where Guam is on a list of 17 non-self-governing territories that have yet to be decolonized. Since 1982, Chamorus have traveled to the UN to testify about the state of affairs in their island before the global community and remind the United States about its obligation to Gua...
Pairourou Master Navigator Melissa Taitano Interviewed by Annie Fay Camacho
November 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBOn this episode of Fanachu, Independent Guåhan's media and solidarity committee co-chair, Annie Fay Camacho returns to the podcast with Pairourou (Master Navigator) Melissa Taitano! Join Annie and Melissa as they talk story about their journeys in seafaring, the importance of connection, and their love for the canoe house and community. This episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on October 25, 2023. It was produced and hosted by Annie Fay Camacho. Support the show
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Yo'åmte Siñot Donald Mendiola
October 24, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBThis episode of Fanachu features Yo'åmte and CNMI Cultural Icon Siñot Donald Mendiola as guest discussing his life teaching the Chamoru language and culture, especially through traditional healing and medicine. This was a Fino' Chamoru episode and premiered on Facebook and YouTube on September 7, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 c...
Individual Impact Matters featuring Tori Manley Speaking, and Maria Balbin and Kaity McManus
September 27, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBTori Manley Speaking guest hosts this special episode of Fanachu titled "Individual Impact Matters" and talks with activists Maria Balbin and Kaity McManus. You can follow Tori Manley Speaking on Instagram @Currynt_Leaf_a_Barefoot_Tori https://www.instagram.com/curryntleaf_a_barefoot_tori/ Resources from Maria: Follow Maria Balbin on Instagram @mulberry.maria https://www.instagram.com/mulberry.maria/ Follow G3 on Instagram @guamgreengrowth https://www.instagram.com/guamgreengrowth/ ...
More Chamoru Learning Journeys
September 12, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThis episode of Fanachu! featured a panel of active learners of the Chamoru language, who shared their experiences and their journeys in learning Chamoru and embracing more of their heritage. All of the guests have been students in Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua's free zoom Chamoru classes offered each Saturday. Fanachu has hosted multiple episodes with Chamorus seeking to learn their native language, who share their language learning journeys. As more than 80% of Chamorus in the world today c...
Filipino Women's Activist Histories and Contemporary Solidarities in Guåhan with Josephine Ong
August 24, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThis Fanachu! featured Josephine Ong, doctorate student at UCLA and member of the group Filipinos for Guåhan. She discussed her scholarly work and the historical and contemporary intersections between Filipino activist histories and contemporary struggles for sovereignty and decolonization in Guam. This episode originally aired on August 24, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at...
Chamoru War Survivor Stories Tulu: Part 3
July 31, 2023 00:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBDuring the month of July, Chamorus reflect most heavily on their past, in particular the experiences of our elders who endured the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. This is the third episode of a series focusing on Chamoru war survivor stories hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua, that tries to tell stories untold before and also dive deeper into the experiences, the suffering and also the courage and endurance of Chamorus during a brutal time in their history. This episode will fo...
The USS Theodore Roosevelt and Guam's Colonial Status with I Hagan Famalao'an Guåhan
July 23, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBThis episode of Fanachu originally aired on Facebook on April 8, 2020 just a few weeks into the first COVID-19 lockdown on Guam. In that time of crisis, the divisions on island between civilian and military or federal and territorial relations became increasingly apparent, whether in terms of restrictions on commissary privileges for locals, the quarantining of the USS Theodore Roosevelt on Guam after a coronavirus outbreak happened onboard and overall the lack of transparency from the US De...
Palau's Initial Response to the COVID-19 Episode (2020)
July 13, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBFor this 2020 episode of Fanachu! we headed to Palau to learn from Tutii Chilton, President of the non-profit LIUS on his island's initial response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. With Palau as an independent country, how did their response to the global crisis differ from Guam's, which remains an non-self-governing territory? This episode went live on April 22, 2020 on Facebook and featured as guests Tutii Chilton and Erin Mitchell. It was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Support the show
Twitter Backlash and Debating Chamoru Authenticity with Pim, Fu'una, and Luke
July 05, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBEpisode premiered in 2020, in response to debate and backlash on Twitter about the authenticity of contemporary Chamoru dance. Pim Limtiaco, Fu'una Sanz and Luke Tedtaotao, all cultural dancers and musicians gathered for this episode of Fanachu to address the criticism of something that they have dedicated their lives to promoting. Is Chamoru dance just made up? Or is it stolen? Is there such a thing as authentic Chamoru dance or culture? They discuss what it means to practice Chamoru danc...
Twitter Backlash and Debating Chamoru Dance Authenticity with Pim, Fu'una, and Luke
July 05, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBEpisode premiered in 2020, in response to debate and backlash on Twitter about the authenticity of contemporary Chamoru dance. Pim Limtiaco, Fu'una Sanz and Luke Tedtaotao, all cultural dancers and musicians gathered for this episode of Fanachu to address the criticism of something that they have dedicated their lives to promoting. Is Chamoru dance just made up? Or is it stolen? Is there such a thing as authentic Chamoru dance or culture? They discuss what it means to practice Chamoru danc...
Pandemic Mutual Aid Drive with Para Todus Hit
June 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThis 2020 episode of Fanachu featured a collective of community members called Para Todus Hit. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many were fired or put on furlough and the island was struggling economic, this collective was formed to advocate for rent and mortgage freezes, and also organized a diaper and mutual aid drive for those most affected. This episode premiered on Facebook on May 27, 2020 and featured Machålek Sindålu and Kaitlin MaManus as guests. It was produced by Lawre...
Fanachu! yan Fanohge! Members of the Fanohge Coalition talk about Chamoru Self-Determination
June 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBFor this special 2020 episode of Fanachu!, the Godfather and founder of the podcast Dr. Manny Cruz hosted a virtual discussion with members of the Fanohge Coalition, to share more about Guåhan's struggle for decolonization and the intersections between anti-racist and liberation movements around the world. This episode featured as guests: Samantha Barnett (Independent Guåhan), Maria Sol Dueñas Marques (I Hagan Famalao'an Guåhan), Josephine Ong (Filipinos for Guåhan), and Starlet Cruz (Manh...
Local Black Lives Matter Voices
May 31, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBIn celebration of Juneteenth 2020, local Black Lives Matters voices joined for this episode of Fanachu, highlighting why supporting the continuing struggle for justice by African Americans is important for those in Guam. In this conversation they connect the struggles of Chamorus and Pacific Islanders to those of African Americans and talk about the importance of solidarity. This episode premiered on June 19, 2020 and featured as guests Kiana Brown, Nichole Quintanilla, Talysa Quintara Kak...
Prexit: Forging Puerto Rico's Path to Sovereignty with Javier Hernandez
May 17, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBFor this 2020 episode of Fanachu! author Javier Hernandez is guest sharing his book "Prexit: Forging Puerto Rico's Path to Sovereignty" which challenges misconceptions about Puerto Rico not being viable should it pursue independence. Hernandez proposes a Brexit for his island home, which could help unlock Puerto Rico's economic potential. Read more or get a copy of his book by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/PREXIT-Forging-Puerto-Ricos-Sovereignty/dp/1676722181 This episode prem...
Na'lå'la': Songs of Freedom Vol. 4 with Carlos Laguaña and Andrew Gumataotao
May 08, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn anticipation of the Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol. 4 held virtually in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fanachu featured several episodes interviewing musicians who were a part of the lineup for the concert. For this episode Siñot Carlos Laguaña and Andrew Gumataotao were interviewed. They were part of a group that performed the finale for that year's concert. This episode premiered live on Facebook on July 10, 2020 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Support the show
Agu'ot: Amplifying Queer Voices in Guåhan: Episode Hugua: Maria Sol Dueñas Marques
April 25, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBWelcome to the second episode of a special new Fanachu series titled “Agu’ot: Amplifying Queer Voices in Guåhan” hosted by Helen Yeung. For this second episode, she welcomes Maria Sol Dueñas Marques. Maria (she/they) is a young CHamoru artist and activist living in Sinajaña. They enjoy creating small multi-media acrylic paintings based on intimate, taboo topics and emotions. Her work is influenced by her personal experiences, pop culture and the cinematic nature of Guåhan's landscape. Each...
Na'lå'la': Songs of Freedom Vol 4 with Inetnon Gefpågo
April 15, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThe cultural arts group Inetnon Gefpågo has performed regularly at concerts and events for Independent Guåhan, most importantly the Na'lå'la': Songs of Freedom Concert series. Prior to the 2020 Na'lå'la': Songs of Freedom Vol. 4 concert, members of the group joined for an episode of Fanachu to talk about the group's accomplishments and mission. Featured as guests on this episode are Pim Limtiaco, Kyana Tuncap, Jeresa Camacho, Javin Reyes, Chelsea Cruz and Master of CHamoru Performance Vinc...
Matå'pang's Canoe Club: Episode Lima: Place Based Knowledge with Mina San Nicolas
March 29, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBFor the fifth episode of Matå'pang's Canoe Club from Dr. Manny Cruz, he speaks to Mina San Nicolas also known as "Decolonize Donne" about place-based knowledge. Matå'pang's Canoe Club episodes are exclusively available for Fanachu! Patrons as soon as they are uploaded. Starting this month, they will be made available three months after being premiered for the general listening audience. Support the show
Reflections from the Marianas Members of the First Ever Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Museum Institute
March 22, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBThis episode Fanachu featured members of the first ever Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Museum Institute who are representing the Marianas. Six people from the Marianas were part of the first cohort and spent a month in Hawai’i working with the East-West Center, the Bishop Museum and other institutions. Some of the cohort joined Fanachu! in July 2022 to talk about their experiences. Now that the program is over, the group will share their reflections for their month in Hawai'i and lesso...
Militarized Gentrification in Guam with Krya Blas and Machålek Sindålu
March 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThis episode of Fanachu! focused on the issue of militarized gentrification in Guam or how the US military presence negatively effects the cost of living on Guam in part because of the overseas housing allowance, which can dramatically increase local rent prices. Guests for this episode were Machålek Sindålu from Para Todus Hit and Yale Law Student Kyra Blas, who had recently finished a research paper on the topic. This episode premiered on YouTube and Facebook on August 8, 2022. Episode ...
Agu'ot: Amplifying Queer Voices in Guåhan: Episode Hacha with Amanda Dedicatoria
March 01, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of a special new Fanachu series titled “Agu’ot: Amplifying Queer Voices in Guåhan” hosted by Helen Yeung. For this inaugural episode, she welcomes at guest filmmaker, writer and empanada enthusiast Amanda Dedicatoria. Each episode will feature a guest to talk about everything from identity, politics and creativity, to healing, sex and relationships. Agu’ot, the CHamoru word for “to hold each other,” signifies how this series intends to uplift and hold space for...
Tourism and Environmental Protection for Guåhan with Kyle Dahilig
February 22, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBA few months into the pandemic on Guam, youth environmental activist Kyle Dahilig joined for this episode of Fanachu! to discuss his thoughts on tourism, development and environmental protection on the island. This episode was livestreamed on July 31, 2020 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua Support the show
Micah "Manaitai" Garrido in Conversation with Amara San Agustin
February 12, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBMicah "Manaitai" Garrido is a diasporic Chamoru musician, who went viral several years ago with his cover of "Inner Voices" by Marianas Homegrown. For this #219th episode of Fanachu he talks about his inspirations with Fanachu Outreach Manager Amara Rose San Agustin. This episode premiered on YouTube and Facebook on August, 2022. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 concert. Supp...
Matå'pang's Canoe Club: Episode Fatfat: Localized Conversations Around Abolition with Czeska Cabuhat and Machålek
February 07, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBFor this fourth episode of Mata'pang's Canoe Club, Fanachu Godfather Dr. Manny Cruz continues the conversations with activists Czeska Cabuhat and Machålek about abolition, societal reform and social justice in a local context. This is part 2 of their conversation, part 1 was released last year. Check out the links below to learn more: https://linktr.ee/forchoice https://www.asiansolidaritycollective.org/ Matå'pang's Canoe Club episodes are exclusively available for Fanachu! Patrons as s...
A Sit Down with Indigi-Queer Artists from Guåhan - Hosted by Nichole Quintanilla
February 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBEvery month is pride month! Episode #218 of Fanachu was a sit down with Indigi-Queer artists from Guåhan, hosted by Nichole Quintanilla and produced by Annie Fay Camacho. It featured as guests Brilyn Aguilar and Isabella Olalia. This episode premiered on YouTube and Facebook on July 27, 2022. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 concert. Support the show
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Siñot Noel B. Quitugua
January 25, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBThis episode of Fanachu features Chamoru cultural expert and archeologist Noel B. Quitugua, who has spent decades conducting research on ancient Chamoru culture and sharing his work and theories with the community. This was a Fino' Chamoru episode and aired live on Facebook and YouTube on July 20, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jonah Hånom and his performance at the 2021 Na'lå'la' Songs of Freedom Vol 5 c...
Marianas Members of the First Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Museum Institute
January 18, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBThis episode of Fanachu features members of the first ever Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Museum Institute who represented the Marianas in 2022. Six people from the Marianas were chosen for the program's first cohort and spent six months in zoom classes and one month doing in-person training in Hawai’i working with the East-West Center, the Bishop Museum and other institutions. Erlinda Naputi (Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Saipan), Archie Ajoste (Northern Mariana Islands Museum, Saipan) an...
Operation Christmas Not - A Critical Commentary on the Netflix Film - Hacha
January 02, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThis was the first in a series of Fanachu! podcast episodes from 2020 discussing “Operation Christmas Drop,” the 2020 Netflix film and the drop itself. This episode featured a critical commentary with the voices of activists, scholars and youth, sharing their thoughts on the film and the issues it ignores about the realities of Guam's political status and American militarism in the Pacific. This episode first premiered live on Facebook on November 25, 2020 and was hosted by Dr. Manny Cruz...
Prutehi Litekyan: Updates on the Military Buildup and Their 2020 Elected Candidate Survey
December 21, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBFor the 2020 Guam elected, Prutehi Litekyan distributed a candidate survey for those seeking to be elected to the Guam Legislature or serve as Guam's single non-voting delegate. On this August 21, 2020 episode of Fanachu, Maria Hernandez May, then a core-member of Prutehi Litekyan discussed the results of their candidate survey and also shared updates on the buildup to places such as Magua' or Litekyan. This episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Support the show
"Prutehi I Mambayena" - Protecting our Marine Mammals with Senator Kelly Marsh-Taitano
December 12, 2022 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThis 2020 episode of Fanachu featured Senator Kelly Marsh-Taitano talking about her Resolution 365-35 (LS) which called on the US Navy to cease using active sonar in critical habitat areas in the Marianas because of the negative impact it has on marine mammals. This episode premiered on Facebook on September 9, 2020 and was hosted by Lawrence "Siguenzama" Lizama. Support the show
Nurturing and Growing Chamoru Diasporic Communities with Dr. Jesi Lujan Bennett
December 05, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBThe 215th episode of Fanachu! featured Dr. Jesi Lujan Bennett who discussed the important of nurturing and growing of diasporic Chamoru communities. Dr. Lujan Bennett is a faculty member in Pacific and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Check out this episode to learn more about the work she and others are doing in terms of developing diasporic Chamoru networks and connecting them to the Marianas. This episode went live on Facebook and YouTube on July 6...
Supporting Queer Chamoru Artists with Monaeka Flores
November 28, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBThis episode of Fanachu! Features as guest Monaeka Flores, queer Chamoru artist and activist, who is an integral member of several local activist groups including Prutehi Litekyan and Independent Guåhan. Part of the discussion is focused on gender and sexuality in Chamoru culture across history and also a celebration of different Chamoru queer artists in the community today. Episode went live on Facebook and Youtube on June 22, 2022 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was a...
Placental Politics with Tina Taitano Delisle
November 23, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBDr. Christine Taitano Delisle is a scholar of indigenous, feminist and Chamoru studies and was guest for this episode of Fanachu! which premiered live on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter on June 29, 2022. Delisle authored the book "Placental Politics: CHamoru Women, White Womanhood, and Indigeneity under U.S. Colonialism in Guam," which she discusses in this interview. This episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Episode was audio engineered by Curtis J. Jewell and uses music from Jon...
Familian White - A Diasporic Chamoru Story with Tun Antonio White and Alex White
November 17, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBFor this 2020 episode of Fanachu! Tun Antonio Cruz White and his son Alex are the guests, telling the story of their family, which begins in prewar Guam, goes through Japanese occupation and the Manenggon March, to migrating to the states after the war and working to reconnect the Mariana Islands today. Tun Antonio and Alex would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land upon which they recorded the podcast from, which is the ancestral home and unceded, occupied territory ...
Reflections on Representing Guåhan in Washington D.C.
November 02, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBThis episode of Fanachu! featured a conversation with former staff in the US Congress who have worked in the Guam delegate's office in Washington D.C. As guests Mike Blas, Captain (Ret.) John Salas, Colonel (Ret.) Ed Yanger, Maria deGuzman Pangelinan and Angie Pangelinan Borja shared their experiences working for a member of Congress, who isn't one of its members, and what strategies their offices used to make sure the voice of Guam was heard, even in a system where the territories are often...
Reflections on Representing Guåhan in Washington D.C.
November 02, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBThis episode of Fanachu! featured a conversation with former staff in the US Congress who have worked in the Guam delegate's office in Washington D.C. As guests Mike Blas, Captain (Ret.) John Salas, Colonel (Ret.) Ed Yanger, Maria deGuzman Pangelinan and Angie Pangelinan Borja shared their experiences working for a member of Congress, who isn't one of its members, and what strategies their offices used to make sure the voice of Guam was heard, even in a system where the territories are often...
Sentimental Journey 5: A Chamoru Symphony with Siñot Joey Franquez
October 23, 2022 22:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBEvery June, Guam celebrates the sacrifices and stories of Chamoru war survivors. This commemoration is often highlighted by activities organized by the Guam War Survivors Memorial Foundation, especially their Sentimental Journey concert series. For this episode of Fanachu, Siñot Joey Franquez, who is a member of the GWSM Foundation discusses the 2022nd or 5th rendition of Sentimental Journey "A Chamoru Symphony." You can view the virtual concert here on YouTube courtesy of PBS Guam. https:...
Growing Roots in the Chamoru Diaspora
October 16, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThis episode of Fanachu! featuring a panel of Chamoru women who have grown up in the US diaspora, away from the Mariana Islands, and share their experiences in terms of language, culture and identity. The panel featured Clarissa Mendiola, Pi Palomo, Lia Gogue and Lyn Aflague Arroyo. This episode premiered live on Facebook on September 23, 2020 and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. Support the show
Fino' Chamoru Episode with Siñot Joey Franquez and Siñot Ray Barcinas
October 09, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBThis Fino' Chamoru episode from October 1, 2020 featured Siñot Joey Franquez and Siñot Ray Barcinas as guests. Episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and livestreamed on Facebook. Support the show