Ma Guaiya Yu’, si Nåna yan si Tåta (Grandma and Grandpa Love Me)Ma Guaiya Yu, si Nna yan si Tta (Grandma and Grandpa Love Me) is a vibrant picture book featuring lovely watercolor illustrations that depict the many ways grandparents show their love to their grandchildren. From holding hands in church to going on hikes in the jungle, this story describes the important role grandparents play in the lives of i famaguon ta, our children.

published by Ta Tuge' Mo'na

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It has also been reimagined as a song and is regularly performed by local musicians and cultural arts groups

Ocean Mother is a CHamoru map to a gorgeous CHamoru culture bursting with living

The song title and CHamoru lyrics presented in the book have been edited to align with Guåhan’s official orthography

This journal was published by the University of Guam Press with support from the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Focus on Life Program (SAMHSA grant #H79SM082116)

but also the changing face of the people who have called it home for thousands of years – the CHamoru

Ocean Mother weaves together riveting poems from strands of Arielle Taitano Lowe's memories growing up as a Chamoru girl in Guåhan (Guam)

were launched from Tinian and dropped in rapid succession

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in Vision Studies from the University of Massachusetts Boston

and home and school experiences of 12 case-study children ranging in age from 6 to 14