I Am Chamorro (2016)

Join us as we follow one mans steps over 4000 years of Chamorro history to understand who we are what we have become and who we want to be For 33 years Pale Father Eric Forbes a Capuchin priest from Guam has made Chamorro history his passion Raised by his Chamorro grandmother he started by listening to the stories passed down to him by his manaina elders Collecting photographs mementos and books as time went by he began to research in archives in Guam Saipan Spain Italy Germany the Philippines and the United States He has written books numerous articles and edited for wwwguampediacom an online Guam resource site His work extended to the Chamorro communities in the mainland where he has given Chamorro culture and history workshops He has a Chamorro resource blog wwwpalericblogspotcom Now he makes this knowledge available in this documentary to inspire people to treasure and keep alive their precious heritage