How CHamoru Identity for CHamorus from Guam Became Entangled with America
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Timestamp
0:00 – Intro
0:44 – Roots of the Entanglement - Prewar Naval policies
2:03 – Naval policies not as successful as hoped.
3:35 – The CHamoru wartime experience forged bonds of loyalty and patriotism to the US
6:47 – Consequences of the Pro-American CHamoru Identity
7:35 – US dependency for a modern lifestyle maintains the American entangled CHamoru identity
9:22 – CHamorus were primed for a pro-American shift in a postwar Guam due to prewar Naval policies
11:46 – Acknowledgement that not all CHamorus fit into this standard narrative
12:35 - Summary
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