Early #Spanish and #Portuguese missionaries to the Americas sought to convert the natives to Catholicism. These missionaries taught native #Guamanians the #Spanish language and customs, as well.
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@americanourstory.bsky.socialEarly #Spanish and #Portuguese missionaries to the Americas sought to convert the natives to Catholicism. These missionaries taught native #Guamanians the #Spanish language and customs, as well.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe Seventh Day Adventists are the other major religious denomination on the island, active in Guam since the American reoccupation in 1944. They represent approximately one-fifth of #Guamanians on the island.
@equalisource.bsky.socialThe respect of elders remains a time-honored practice observed among #Guamanians. Some ancient customs linger into modern day culture, including those related to courtship, burial, and honoring dead ancestors
@americanourstory.bsky.socialEven with the 1997 estimate of 153,000 Guam residents, with 43 % of them native #Guamanians, immigration by any standards would be different from the vast numbers of immigrants from other cultural groups, past and present.
@equalisource.bsky.socialEarly #Spanish and #Portuguese missionaries to the Americas sought to convert the natives to Catholicism. These missionaries taught native #Guamanians the #Spanish language and customs, as well.
@equalisource.bsky.socialImmediately following the #Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japan occupied Guam. The island was renamed "Omiya Jima," Throughout the occupation, #Guamanians remained loyal to the United States.
@equalisource.bsky.socialA majority of #Guamanians have been employed by the U.S. government and military, serving as cooks, office personnel, and other administrative positions, advancing to the upper-levels of the government salary tracks following years of service
@equalisource.bsky.socialAs residents of a U.S. territory, #Guamanians on the island are U.S. citizens with a U.S. passport.
@americanourstory.bsky.socialAn issue of major concern to most native #Guamanians and #Guamanian Americans is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
@americanourstory.bsky.socialAn increasing number of #Guamanians have entered the professions of law and medicine.
@americanourstory.bsky.socialEven with the 1997 estimate of 153,000 Guam residents, with 43 % of them native #Guamanians, immigration by any standards would be different from the vast numbers of immigrants from other cultural groups, past and present.
@equalisource.bsky.socialAn increasing number of #Guamanians have entered the professions of law and medicine.
@equalisource.bsky.socialAn issue of major concern to most native #Guamanians and #Guamanian Americans is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease