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Canoe Anchored to the Beach

MARC_XANADU_1982_A23.pdf
A black and white photo of a small canoe moored at a beach. There appears to be a tree with overhanging leaves, which arches above and cradles the top of the image. A possible bucket sits in the water near the canoe. Also, see Xanadu II, 1981. In…

Xanadu 87

MARC_XANADU_1987.pdf
"Xanadu 87 is the most recent edition available at the Micronesian Area Research. There are no known editions after this year.

Introduction by the editor, Ann Long Card:

Dear Xanadu Reader,

You found us! You've stumbled on Xanadu '87, a…

Asan Cockpit

MARC_GTW_v1_n20_1964_Asan Cockpit_033.pdf
Advertisement for the Asan Cockpit. [Asan Cockpit] is a ‘special cockfight, Asan Cockpit.’ The Asan Cockpit is open Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Asan Cockpit has stateside, local and Philippine birds

Asan Cockpit

MARC_GTW_v1_n21_1964_Asan Cockpit_035.pdf
Advertisement for Asan Cockpit. ‘Special Cockfight[s] [at] Asan Cockpit. Asan Cockpit is open on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Action Guaranteed- lots of action. Stateside, local and Philippine birds.’

Asan Cockpit

MARC_GTW_v1_n26_1964_Asan Cockpit_004.pdf
Advertisement for Asan Cockpit. Asan Cockpit, ‘action guaranteed. Special cockfight [at] Asan Cockpit. Sunday, open from 11:00 a.m. to 10: p.m. Stateside, local, and Philippine birds. Lots of action.’

The Fandango

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4cgml6nfeoi9k5n/MARC_XANADU_1983_E10.pdf
A short informative essay about the Chamorro culture expectations of Fandango, or the wedding celebration/reception.

Piniten Un Chamorro

MARC_XANADU_1981_P4.pdf
In a Chamorro/Chamoru poem, the speaker agonizes about their struggles with their language and their identity in a colonized world that struggles to accept both.

Building a Kosraean Outrigger Canoe

MARC_XANADU_1982_E1.pdf
A detailed essay about the steps most Kosraean men take when crafting a new canoe.

Urbanization of Ypao

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8nbdef7szfz9uy8qu4vuv/MARC_XANADU_1987_NF3.pdf
A personal essay about the urbanization of Ypao/Tumon area through the eyes of the family who grew up in the area and originally owned the land. The essay goes into specific detail of the family's history with Ypao, and how they see Ypao developing…

Who is the Guam Woman Photo 11

MARC_GTW_v1_n43_1964_Who Is the Guam Woman Photo 11_020.pdf
A group of women weaving baskets underneath a thatched hut