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The 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 Vince Reyes. Erisa Cristobal who is on the board for Inetnon Gefpågo also joined. This episode premiered on July 10, 2020 and was hosted by Lawrence "Siguenzama" Lizama. 

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For 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.

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This 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 lessons learned. Guests for this episode were Erlinda Naputi, Nicole Duenas and Elyssa Santos. The episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua. 

This episode premiered on YouTube and Facebook on August 17, 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.

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This 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 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. 

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Welcome 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 marginalized voices, sharing the same name as an upcoming zine co-edited by Yeung. Helen

Yeung (she/they) is a Hong Kong-Chinese queer feminist scholar, Ph.D. candidate, community organiser, māma, illustrator and zine-maker based in Guåhan and Aotearoa (New Zealand). She grew up in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), and has previously organized with pan-Asian activists to mobilize migrant solidarity for Māori sovereignty and self-determination. They are also the founder and director of Migrant Zine Collective, which aims to amplify the voices of migrant communities through activism, self-publishing and arts-based practices.

Her recent works in Guåhan include Kulo’, a collaborative publication with Independent Guåhan on CHamoru sovereignty, and Famalao’an/Babae, a photo zine made with University of Guam’s communications students to celebrate women’s stories.

 Find her work here:
@chinesegoth
@migrantzinecollective
https://www.helen-yeung.com/

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A 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

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Micah "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. 

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For 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 soon as they are uploaded. Starting this month, they will be made available three months after being premiered for the general listening audience. 

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Every 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. 

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This 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 concert. 

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