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In honor of Juneteenth this episode of Fanachu! featured members of The Black Collective, an up and coming group of Black+Pasifika women working towards creating safe spaces for indige-black voices on Guåhan. In this episode they discuss Juneteenth becoming a national holiday in the US and it’s ties to the independence movement on Guåhan.

Episode is hosted by educator and poet Nichole Quintanilla. 

Episode originally aired on June 17, 2021

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This episode of Fanachu! features Siñot Joey Franquez, Siñora Lilian Laguana Mariano and Siñot Kin Concepcion who have all performed at and helped organize the Sentimental Journey Concert Series for the Guam War Survivors Memorial Foundation. In this episode they discuss how we can use music to honors our elders and continue to tell their stories.

This is the November Fino' Chamoru Episode of Fanachu!

This episode is hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and originally aired on November 18, 2021 live on Facebook. 

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The July Fino' Chamoru Episode from Fanachu! featured Siñot Mario Borja and Siñot Noel B. Quitugua in conversation with Michael Lujan Bevacqua.

Episode originally aired on July 14, 2021 on Facebook.

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For part 2 in this series that chronicles the stories of Chamorus during World War II, Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua shares stories from Tan Beatrice Flores Emsley, Tun Jose Rosario Alvarez, Tun Juan Guzman, Tan Antonia Castro and Tun Pedro Siguenza.

Originally aired on Facebook on November 10, 2021.

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Rick Arriola Perez provides some analysis and commentary of current strategic affairs issues in the Marianas, relating to the US military presence and buildup. What threats are there to Guam at present? Does more US military make Guam safer or a larger target? What are US plans for Guam, not just with the buildup, but beyond?

Interview conducted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua.

Episode originally aired live on Facebook on July 28, 2021. 

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"Protect Guam Water" is an indigenous youth group dedicated to the protection of Guam's precious water resources. In this episode members Chauntae Quichocho and Kyana Tuncap talk about how the group formed and the importance of safeguarding Guam's water for future generations.

Interview was conducted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and aired on Facebook on November 2, 2021. 

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Member of I Kumision I Fino' CHamoru Robert Underwood discusses the recent campaign to restore village names on Guam to their Chamoru pronunciations. 

Michael Lujan Bevacqua is the host for this episode.

Episode originally aired live on Facebook on October 28, 2021. 

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Peter J. Santos, veteran, attorney and a strong advocate for Chamoru language preservation shares his personal experiences with two iconic figures from recent Guam History - Governor Ricky Bordallo and Senator Angel Santos.

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Fanachu! was started in 2016 by Manny Lujan Cruz, then a graduate student at the University of Guam and a local journalist. He left Fanachu! in 2018 to start a Ph.D. program in Aotearoa (NZ). He is on the verge of finishing his doctorate in Communications and started working at the University of Guam this semester. For this episode of Fanachu! we catch up with Manny the founder of Fanachu! and learn more about his research which focuses on digital Chamoru activism. 

Michael Lujan Bevacqua is the host for this episode. 

This episode originally aired on Facebook on October 19, 2021. 

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How does the National Historic Preservation Act affect Guam? Especially in terms of the US military buildup to Guam? Veteran, author and activist for Guam's historic preservation Dave Lotz provides his insights on these issues. 

Michael Lujan Bevacqua is the host for this episode. 

This episode originally aired on Facebook on August 25, 2021. 

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