Kutturan Chamoru

I kutturå-ta gof impottånte mo’na siha gi tiempo. Sa’ i kutturå-ta ta onra todo i tiempo. Si Jocelyn Toves #kutturanchamoru #since1993 #taotaomarianas #TaFanApåtte2020 #Census2020 #countusin2020 #whowillwritemystory

"Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do." Brené Brown Sharing the best of your Pacific Islander Heritage is knowing where we came from and sharing it with others. Here is Tinaitai, a proud Chamorrita Teine from the familian Long (Reyes clan taotao Malesso) yan Sauru (taotao Humatak/Målesso) yan Sai'mi (taotao Inalahan) with roots embedded in the Tupuola Sialamutu Sapa'u Tagomailelagi Leuta from Samoa. ... She proudly honors her Chamoru Samoan heritages through dance, language, faith and grace as she bares her malu in order to perform ceremony tasks and represent her Samoan lineage for ceremonial occasions in her Chamoru cultural attire. We honor her and the Tedtaotao Clan as the final winner of our 2020 Census participant and humbly thank them for always sharing their Pacific Islander Heritage with us. Complete your 2020 Census form and share your story with us. #whowillwritemystory #kutturanchamorufoundation #since1993 #pasefikacounts #empoweringpacificislandercommunities #taotaomarianas #guam #saipan #rota #tinian

"The concept of ancestor worship, a central guiding principle in ancient Chamorro society, continues today in some general and some specific ways. Ancestral worship is tied to the idea that when a person dies they do not leave the world, but remain in some spiritual form. Ancient Chamorros believed their dead relatives returned as manganiti or taotaomo’na, spirits which played a large role in either protecting the living and ensuring they lived safe and prosperous lives, or b...ringing doom, illness and bad luck to them. Therefore, even after a person passed away, a relationship of respect had to be maintained with their memory, their spirit, their legacy and so on." -Dr. Miget Bevacqua https://guam.stripes.com//ancestral-worship-still-part-cha A commemorate reburial ceremony heard around the world for 33 ancient Chamorro ancestors from the village of Aliao in Saipan. Na'lå'la i kustumbren CHamoru!! #taotaomarianas #saipan #guam #tinian #rota #whowillwritemystory #since1993 #CountUsIn2020 #pasefikacounts #kutturanchamorufoundation

Si Yu'os ma'åse to LA County Dept of Public Health for their collaborative efforts on COVID-19 education for the NHPI community and the SoCal Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team! Please download, share and use this NHPI Toolkit with your family, friends and loved ones. We feature CHamorro, Hawaiian, Marshallese, Samoan and Tongan in-language materials and PSA's. https://www.pacificislanderhealth.org//la-county-s-covid-1... Shout out to the Tedtaotao, VanMeter and Taimanglo families for their support and participation! #pacificislanderhealth #taotaomarianas #kutturanchamorufoundation #since1993 #lacountydph

Pacific Islander COVID-19 positive cases continue to climb in Los Angeles County and across the country. Protect your family and friends by wearing a mask, social distancing and washing your hands for 20 seconds. #since1993 #lacountydeptofhealth #kutturanchamoru #taotaomarianas #pacificislanderhealth

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about" -Angela Schwindt Inorabuena to the winner of "the most creative photo by an individual", R. Gogue! Know that we hear you loud and clear. Continue to be a voice for the next generation of young Chamorros and Pacific Islanders. ... #CountUsIn2020 #pasefikacounts #empoweringpacificislandercommunities #whowillwritemystory #KutturanChamoru #since1993 #taotaomarianas #guam #saipan #rota #tinian #na'fañaonaoham

Let your voice be heard. Our children are listening. Complete the 2020 Census form and ensure your entire family is counted. Winner of the most creative family effort for Kutturan Chamoru Foundation's efforts in the 2020 Census. Inorabuena to the Servino family! #CountUsIn2020 #na'fañaonaoham #whowillwritemystory #pasefikacounts #taotaomarianas #guam #saipan #rota #tinian #since1993 #kutturanchamoru

Happy National Census Action Day! EPIC is excited to share the newest Census PSA featuring the Executive Director of the Kutturan Chamoru Foundation in Long Beach, CA, Auntie Heidi Chargualaf-Quenga. She's a tireless community advocate and cultural keeper who ensures that the next generation of Pacific Islander youth know their rich history and find home even in the diaspora. "The lasting legacy that I hope the work that I do in my community is that the next generation knows their culture, knows their language, knows where they came from so that they know where they're going." -Heidi Chargualaf-Quenga. #CountUsIn2020, #PasifikaCount #WeCountLA #Census2020 #kutturanchamorufoundation #since1993 #taotaomarianas #guam #saipan #rota #tinian #whowillwritemystory

Today’s LEAP #APILeadershipHighlight recognizes the Pacific Islander National COVID-19 Response Team, for their leadership supporting our Pacific Islander (PI) ...communities across the US. The Pacific Islander National COVID-19 Response Team, convened by The Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence, is a national coalition of PI researchers, health experts, community leaders and advocates formed to plan and implement infrastructure for supporting families and informing communities about COVID-19. National health data revealed that PI communities were disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Since April, the Response Team has mobilized over six regional locations nationwide, partnered with various health officials for disaggregated PI data, developed culturally rooted community engagement strategies, as well as inclusive policies inclusive of our PI communities unique cultural needs. You can view the data @ https://pi-copce.org/covid19response/, as well as awesome testimonies delivered by Dr. Samoa to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Hearing about The Disproportionate Impact Of COVID-19 On Communities Of Color. Regionally, Southern California’s PI Response Team is led by many amazing Pacific Islander community leaders, including leaders from LEAP friends Empowering Pacific Islander Communities and Ocapica (Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance) (Tavae Samuelu and Alisi Tulua respectively). It’s also led by SoCal’s most respected and long-standing PI community leaders, like Kutturan Chamoru’s Heidi Quenga, and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Alliance’s Kawen T. Young. We see you, members of the PI COVID-19 Response Team! Have an Asian or Pacific Islander leader that you would like to recognize for the amazing things they are doing in support of COVID-19 relief effort? Submit all API Leadership stories into leap.org/ourstories to be honored on our Social Media platforms every Tuesday and Thursday!

"Complete the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail for my future!" Join Kutturan Chamoru Foundation and UnoHit in ensuring our Chamorro community completes the 2020 Census form in celebration of Pacific Islander Heritage month, May 2020. It only takes 10 minutes to complete. Census data guides how more than $675B in federal funding is distributed to states and communities each year for the next 10 years. Complete your form now for the future of our children. Online: www.m...y2020Census.gov Phone: (844) 330-2020 Mail: A resident form will be mailed to you #since1993 #kutturanchamoru #Unohit #taotaomarianas #pasefikacounts #empoweringpacificislandercommunities #whowillwritemystory #Census2020 "Ayuda i Famagu'on-ta" - Help our children Written by: Joe Paredo Artist: Stacia Guzman

While we are "Staying safe at Home", take some time to learn/teach Fino' Chamoru with your extended family. This is how we bring generations together! "Fagåsi i kånnai-mu" - (wash your hands) #taotaomarianas #since1993 #kutturanchamorufoundation #Unohit #haleparaagupa #inetnonfamaguonguahan #dibisioninetstudionchamoru ... #whowillwritemystory #pasefikacounts #empoweringpacificislandercommunities #Census2020 See more

Håfa adai to all our Guma' sisters back home in the Mårianas and around the world....Share your #passthebrushchallenge Chamorrita style with us! Just a little fun to keep us connected during these challenging times ahead. Here's to Southern California Guma' Kutturan Chamoru Foundation in Long Beach and Guma' Unohit in San Diego. Hope you enjoy creating your video as much as we did. #taotaomarianas #PassTheBrush #passthebrushchallenge #Unohit #kutturanchamoru #chamorritasisters #whowillwritemystory #Census2020