Sumahi and the Karabao

Sumahi and the KarabaoSumhi and the Karabao is a bilingual Childrens book that uses historical context and an imaginative take on Chamorro Storytelling to chronicle the history of Guam through the eyes, ears, and nose of the stoic Karabao, or Water Buffalo. Written by Michael Lujan Bevacqua, Illustrations by Jack Lujan Bevacqua.

Honoring our Chamorro Ancestors with Chants & Songs-CD

due to colonization

One-Piece garment worn by males

*Intergenerational Activity

Lupes – bottom piece/skirt piece usually A-shaped or circular with a “tail” with adjustable drawstring waist

and their way of life

Francisco B

The text is simple and pleasantly rhyming

With the formulation of Guma Taotao Tano - meggai na Guma Man Baila (Chamorro Cultural Dance Houses) were established

and in to the adopted Spanish and American dances that have been integrated into the Chamorro culture throughout Guam’s history

Daily women’s wear introduced during Guam’s Spanish Colonial Period 1565-1898

the beauty