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Anne Perez Hattori, professor of history and CHamoru studies at UOG and president of the Pacific History Association, delivers the keynote address at the biennial Pacific History Association Conference in London. 

Ten scholars of the 91快播 community contributed knowledge on Micronesian and Chamorro history at the , convened from Dec. 3鈥�5 in London and Cambridge, England. Led by President Emeritus Robert A. Underwood, Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and Assistant Professor of Political Science Mary T. Cruz, the Guam cohort of administrators, faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented research papers and chaired panel discussions at the event.

(From left) Alumni James Viernes; Josephine Ong; President Emeritus Robert A. Underwood; Kristin Oberiano; and Anne Perez Hattori, professor of history and CHamoru studies at UOG and president of the Pacific History Association. Ong and Oberiano are both students from the U.S. mainland doing research on the history of Filipinos in Guam.

鈥淯OG鈥檚 presence at the Pacific History Association is a testament to the high-quality research that faculty members, graduate students, and alumni engage in and share at an international level,鈥� Santos-Bamba said. 鈥淕uam scholars are active, elevating scholarship, and expanding professional and higher education networks.鈥�

The conference hosted some 250 attendees composed of faculty, administrators, and students of higher education institutions as well as professionals from various government ministries and agencies, museums, and non-government organizations.

The biennial conference traditionally occurs within the Pacific region, most recently hosted by Guam in 2016. This, the 23rd Pacific History Association Conference, commenced in London to coincide with commemorations surrounding the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook鈥檚 historic first voyage into Oceania.

The British Royal Academy set the stage for the opening, with Anne Perez Hattori, a professor of history and Chamorro studies at UOG and also the president of the Pacific History Association, delivering a keynote address that examined the chenchule鈥� system and Chamorro understandings of gifting and giving.

The conference then moved to Cambridge University, where the UOG cohort presented their papers and led panels on Micronesian history.

(From left) UOG Alumna Nicole Cruz and Mary T. Cruz, assistant professor of political science, before their presentation.

鈥淭he aspiration of presenters is to take the papers to the next level 鈥� that being publication, preferably in a peer-reviewed journal,鈥� Hattori said.

Presenters received feedback on their presentations from attendees and made plans for future collaborations in research, student experience, and teaching.

鈥淭he beauty of the PHA conference is that the organization itself and the representatives are concerned and connected to island nations and communities,鈥� Santos-Bamba said. 鈥淭his is what makes PHA different from other national and international organizations 鈥� the focus is on island communities.鈥�

Hattori has been president of the association since 2016 and was re-elected at the conference by the Pacific History Association membership to serve a second two-year term.

The next conference will be held in 2020 in Suva, Fiji, hosted by the University of the South Pacific.

鈥淥ur footprint is out there in the international community, and we continue to represent our island, region, and the University proudly,鈥� Santos-Bamba said.

Presentations by the UOG cohort:

(From left) UOG alumni James Viernes; Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; Professor of History Michael Clement; and LJ Rayphand and Myjolynne Kim, both Chuukese scholars.

• 鈥淎 Take on Taking: Unwrapping the Complexities of Oceania Gifting in the Chamorro Context,鈥� keynote address by Professor of History and Chamorro Studies Anne Perez Hattori
• 鈥淕uahu Taotao Tano鈥� 鈥� Cultural Revival and Revision in the Mariana Islands鈥� by President Emeritus Robert A. Underwood
• 鈥淭he Mother鈥檚 Tongue in Action: Chamorro Women鈥檚 Roles in Language Preservation鈥� by CLASS Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba
• 鈥�(En)Gendering Micronesian Pasts: Re-envisioning Gender Histories in the Not-So-Tiny 鈥楾iny Islands,鈥欌�� panel chaired by CLASS Acting Associate Dean Sharleen Q. Santos-Bamba and Alumni James Viernes
• 鈥淢alago鈥� yu鈥� na u guaha maga鈥檛aotao: (De)gendering heroes and nation-building in Guam鈥� by Assistant Professor of Political Science Mary T. Cruz and Alumna Nicole Cruz
• 鈥淕arrison Folk and Indios Naturales: Bifurcating the 鈥楬ag氓t帽a Narrative鈥� of Chamorro Political and Cultural Continuity in 18th Century Guam鈥� by Associate Professor of History Michael Clement
• 鈥淪lippery: The Elusions/Illusions of Recontextualizing Acts in Micronesia,鈥� panel chaired by Professor of English Evelyn R. Flores
• Mothering from Fo鈥檔a to Santa Maria: Collectivity and Changing Perspectives across Guam鈥檚 Literary History鈥� by Women and Gender Studies Instructor Leiana S.A. Naholowa鈥檃
• 鈥淚ndigenous Beliefs and Traditional Values Preserved: An Ethnohistorial and Ethnographic Analysis of Guam鈥檚 Taotaomona Narratives鈥� by Associate Professor of Linguistics Clarisa G. Quan
• 鈥淒ancing Change: The Role of Traditional Yapese Society鈥檚 Negotiations with the Modern鈥� by English graduate student Elizabeth Rutun
• 鈥溾�業 Can鈥檛 Learn that A.B.C.鈥�: Chamorro Masculinities and American Education in Guam鈥檚 First Naval Administration, 1898-1941鈥� by Alumni James Viernes