Juanit and building empathy through the

and building empathy through the particular lens of a CHamoru-Filipina main character

Japan established a civilian administration and developed a successful sugar industry in Saipan and Tinian

reveals a glimpse inside the world of educators and a unique understanding of the profession as they experience it today

published by Ta Tuge' Mo'na

Bernadita “Benit” Camacho-Dungca wrote the Inifresi in 1991

Juanit and building empathy through theJuanit tells the story of a girl of mixed ancestry who, after losing her mother at a young age, is uprooted from her home in Guam and moved to California in the 1960s. There she must navigate both sides of her identity. Confused and longing for acceptance, Juanit struggles to find genuine affection. A series of painful events lead her back to Guam, only to discover that she feels out of place there, too. Will Juanit make peace with her identity and