Fanachu! Podcast

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam, at Independent Guåhan events or remote...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the sixteenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam, at Independent Guåhan events or remo...

Send us Fan Mail Typhoon Mawar devastated Guam in May 2023, and even before the winds had calmed, those in the diaspora with Guam ties were already actively searching for ways to support and assist those back home. This episode of Fanachu premiered just 1 month after Typhoon Mawar hit the Marianas, and featured organizers from the Inafa'maolek Mutual Aid Ginen Sanlagu Group which coordinated...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the fifteenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam, at Independent Guåhan events or like...

Send us Fan Mail This was the last episode of Fanachu prior to the arrival Typhoon Mawar in 2023, which featured as guest David Flores Jr., a musician, educator and one of the founders of Chief Gadao Academy. He shared stories of his grandparents Tun Guillermo Sablan Flores (Familian Kabesa 1898-1973) and Tan Rita Pangelinan De Leon Flores (Familian Bådu 1892-1980). Tun Emo' and Tan Rita are...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the fourteenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam, at Independent Guåhan events or lik...

Send us Fan Mail The first episode of Fanachu in the wake of Typhoon Mawar in 2023, featured diasporic Chamoru musician PC Muñoz, whose diverse musical interests ranged from free jazz, funk, hip hop and even the belembaotuyan.   This episode premiered on June 14, 2023.  This episode was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua and the audio for this episode was produced by Tåsi Chargualaf. Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail Siñora Chris Carbullido Bethea moved away from Guam many years ago and retired from the US military after more than 20 years of service. In 2022, she began taking free Chamoru language classes on Zoom with Dr. Michael Lujan Bevacqua for Chamoru as a way to learn more about the grammar and spelling of the language and also connect to home.  For this May 10th, 2023 episode of Fanach...

Send us Fan Mail In 2021, Siñot Joe Taimanglo, who has been a musician for many decades, both in Guam and the states, including releasing two Chamoru language vinyl records, joined for an episode of Fanachu "Remembering the Roots of Contemporary Chamoru Music." In that episode he recalled the pioneers and icons from the 1960s and 1970s who helped build the first recording studios and als...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the thirteenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam or like this episode at events that...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the twelfth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the eleventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University...

Send us Fan Mail In the early 1970s a diverse coalition on Guam formed to challenge and protest the transferring of the Sella Bay Area in southern Guam over to the US military in order to build an ammunition wharf. This coalition included educators who largely came from the US, to members of the Guam Legislature by Senator Paul Bordallo and also a group of young Chamorus who publicly protested in...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the tenth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University of...

Send us Fan Mail This 2023 episode of Fanachu featured as guest attorney and veteran Peter J. Santos who discussed issues of Chamoru advancement and achievement both in the islands and abroad. On the episode he shared his own experiences but also those of other Chamorus who have persevered in systems of discrimination and racism to excel in the ranks of the US military, higher education and busine...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the ninth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University of...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University...

Send us Fan Mail What does inafa’maolek mean? What has it meant in the past and what does it mean today? Dr. Olivia Quintanilla, a UC President's Postdoc and a professor of Ethnic Studies at MiraCosta College focused on these questions in terms of climate justice, decolonization and restoring environmental balance. She talked about her dissertation and other scholarly work when she was a gues...

Send us Fan Mail From the Fanachu archives - here is the sixth ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017.  Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at the University of...