Robert Underwood - Reflections on CHamoru Activism

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Dr. Robert Underwood is a renowned CHamoru educator, scholar and activist. He made a reputation for himself as a leading CHamoru activist in the 70s. Underwood served five terms as Guam’s Delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as president of the University of Guam from 2008 to 2018. He continues to be a leading voice in CHamoru political and cultural issues.

Time stamp
0:00 – Introduction
1:11 – Underwood shares personal background information
2:52 – Where his feelings of CHamoru identity comes from
4:57 – His CHamoru Awakening
6:35 – Greatest part of his Personal Awakening
8:24 – What greatly surprised Underwood
9:26 – Underwood is Pro-CHamoru not Anti-American
11:20 – The Revelation of the CHamoru Language
12:15 – Letters to the Editor
12:52 – CHamoru language as the framework in how CHamorus identify themselves
14:04 – Underwood’s first instance of CHamoru resistance
16:12 – Underwood, a leading CHamoru activist
20:12 – The man who Underwood gives a lot of credit to
22:05 – Underwood’s crisis of confidence
23:56 – Invasion of the airport authority board meeting
24:53 – The origins of the CHamoru organization PARA (Stop) PDN
25:38 – Protesting the PDN
25:46 – Who burned the PDN newspaper?
26:24 – PARA merges with another CHamoru organization PADA (slap)
26:52 – PARA-PADA opposition against the Guam constitution
27:32 – Origins of Mwamba and Simba nickname
29:59 – Other activities PARA-PADA did
31:30 – Forming of OPI-R (Organization of People for Indigenous Rights)
32:37 – Raising money to go to the United Nations
34:21 – Underwood petitions to the United Nations for the first time
37:38 – Full time faculty & part-time activist
38:04 – Underwood creating connections across Micronesia
41:11 – Running for Congress
41:22 – Can you take the oath to the United States given your activist past?
43:50 – The Price of activism; how it hurt him running for governor
44:11 – The CHamoru language used against Underwood
47:01 – What did he ever do in congress besides CHamoru standard time?
47:50 – Paid the activist price amongst his own people...
48:14 – Proud of his activism; no regrets
48:50 – How he coped with all the negativity, despair & criticism
54:38 – Underwood’s relationship with Nasion CHamoru & Angel Santos
57:23 – People, events, and literature that impacted & inspired Underwood
1:03:32 – Underwood’s message to young CHamoru activist

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Time Stamp
0:00 – Introduction
1:11 – Underwood shares personal background information
2:52 – Where his feelings of CHamoru identity comes from
4:57 – His CHamoru Awakening
6:35 – Greatest part of his Personal Awakening
8:24 – What greatly surprised Underwood
9:26 – Underwood is Pro-CHamoru not Anti-American
11:20 – The Revelation of the CHamoru Language
12:15 – Letters to the Editor
12:52 – CHamoru language as the framework in how CHamorus identify themselves
14:04 – Underwood’s first instance of CHamoru resistance
16:12 – Underwood, a leading CHamoru activist
20:12 – The man who Underwood gives a lot of credit to
22:05 – Underwood’s crisis of confidence
23:56 – Invasion of the airport authority board meeting
24:53 – The origins of the CHamoru organization PARA (Stop) PDN
25:38 – Protesting the PDN
25:46 – Who burned the PDN newspaper?
26:24 – PARA merges with another CHamoru organization PADA (slap)
26:52 – PARA-PADA opposition against the Guam constitution
27:32 – Origins of Mwamba and Simba nickname
29:59 – Other activities PARA-PADA did
31:30 – Forming of OPI-R (Organization of People for Indigenous Rights)
32:37 – Raising money to go to the United Nations
34:21 – Underwood petitions to the United Nations for the first time
37:38 – Full time faculty & part-time activist
38:04 – Underwood creating connections across Micronesia
41:11 – Running for Congress
41:22 – Can you take the oath to the United States given your activist past?
43:50 – The Price of activism; how it hurt him running for governor
44:11 – The CHamoru language used against Underwood
47:01 – What did he ever do in congress besides CHamoru standard time?
47:50 – Paid the activist price amongst his own people...
48:14 – Proud of his activism; no regrets
48:50 – How he coped with all the negativity, despair & criticism
54:38 – Underwood’s relationship with Nasion CHamoru & Angel Santos
57:23 – People, events, and literature that impacted & inspired Underwood
1:03:32 – Underwood’s message to young CHamoru activist

[lisaguam]

Wisdom in Dr Underwoods words. A very honest and genuine presentation of his life experience. So many valuable lessons to be learned from thia video. Just the advice and wisdom about leadership alone are so valuable but this video reflects so much more. Love this. So grateful for its production. Thank you Dr Underwood for your leadership and conviction. Admirable and inspiring.

[lisaguam]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you for recording this great part of Guam's history from a great Guam leaders perspective. So interesting.