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DOCUMENT RESUME IR 019 829 ED 437 020 Goniwiecha, Mark C. AUTHOR Guam & Micronesia in Cyberspace. TITLE ISSN-0387-4745 ISSN PUB DATE 1997-01-00 NOTE 6p. Pacific Society, Tokyo Apt., 3rd Fl., 4-15-29, Mita, AVAILABLE FROM Minato-ku, Tokyo 108 Japan ($15). Tel: 03-5442-2706; Fax: 03-5442-2716; e-mail: [email protected] Reference Materials Journal Articles (080) PUB TYPE Descriptive (141) Reports Bibliographies (131) English, Japanese LANGUAGE Journal of the Pacific Society; n72-73 v19 n3-4 p5-8 Jan JOURNAL CIT 1997 MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Access to Information; Background; Organizations (Groups); DESCRIPTORS *World Wide Web *Guam; Micronesia; United States IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This article attempts to educate the public about Guam and lists URLs for various public and private organizations in Guam and Micronesia. Guam, an unincorporated United States territory, is the economic and transportation hub for the Western Pacific region of Micronesia, which includes some 1,200 islands, islets, and atolls, only about 125 of which are inhabited by a total of approximately 400,000 people. Guam itself is home to about 150,000 residents and the destination of more than 1,000,000 tourists annually who come from Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, and other places. The population of Guam includes the indigenous Chamorro (or Chamoru) people, other Micronesia and Pacific islanders, Japanese, Filipinos, and other Asians, United States military personnel and their dependents, and other "statesiders." When a military need arises, Guam serves Washington's interests in Asia, but most of the time Guam is forgotten in America. The people of Guam expressed their wish to change their political relationship with the United States in a 1982 vote. Guam is now as near and immediate as any computer with a modem. (Contains 58 organizational and institutional Web sites.) (AEF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Guam & Micronesia in Cyberspace Mark C. Goniwiecha Journal of the Pacific Society January 1997 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as Ala received from the person or organization ; originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent 1 official OERI position or policy. BEST COPY AVAILABLE ( 5 ) 120 4) Journal of The Pacific Society / January 1997 / Na 72 73 (Vol. 19, Na 3 GUAM & MICRONESIA IN CYBERSPACE By Mark C. Goniwiecha Guam, an unincorporated U.S. territory, is the eco- Guam is forgotten in America. nomic and transportation hub for the Western Pacific The people of Guam expressed their wish to change region of Micronesia, which includes some 1,200 is- their political relationship with Uncle Sam in a 1982 lands, islets and atolls, only about 125 of which are vote. The Guam Commonwealth Act, approved by inhabited by a total of approx. 400,000 people. Guamanians in a 1987 election, has gone nowhere in Micronesian islands include such exotic locales the U.S. Congress. In an Oct. 9, 1996 opinion editorial as Peleliu, Saipan, Yap, Chuuk/Truk, Pohnpei, in the Washington Post, Guam Governor Carl Gutierrez, Kapingamarangi, Majuro and Butaritari. noting that Guam is on the United Nations list of Guam itself is now home to about 150,000 residents colonies, observed, "Projecting military power from a and the destination of more than 1,000,000 tourists colony sounds incredibly out of step with the 20th annually, who come from Japan, the Philippines, century, and indeed it is." Taiwan, Korea, Australia, and other places to enjoy its Frequently, Guam has been the object of disparag- tropical climate, beaches and diving, and sophisticated ing humor, from Johnny Carson to David Letterman. nightlife. It's only three or four hours by air from Guam In March 1996, Guam received some positive media to Tokyo, Manila, Taipei and Seoul. coverage when its Congressional delegate, Dr. Robert The population of Guam includes the indigenous A. Underwood, was named "Citizen of the Year' by the Chamorro (or Chamoru) people, other Micronesia and National Association for Bilingual Education for his Pacific islanders, Japanese, Filipinos and other Asians, efforts to derail the "English Only" bill which was U.S. military personnel and their dependents, and other approved in the U.S. House on Aug. 1, but not before "statesiders." Congressman Underwood succeeded in helping revise More than 6,000 miles west-southwest of Los it to exempt indigenous languages, including the Angeles, and a minimum seven-hour flight across the Chamoru language. International Dateline from Honolulu, Guam is on the While it is remote from the U.S. mainland as well periphery of the American empire. as on the far side of American consciousnessand Guam appears in the national or international news America's conscience, Guam is now as near and im- when it suffers from a typhoon or earthquake, being mediate as any computer with a modem. Check out located on "Typhoon Alley" and along the "Pacific Guam and Micronesia on the Internet at some of the Rim," and when the U.S. military uses it as a base from following URLs. which to send its B-52s to bomb Hanoi or Baghdad Please note, cyberspace addresses change from time or as a temporary holding pen to rescue Vietnamese to time and without notice, so some of the URLs shown or Kurds. here are likely to be revised, with or without new When a military need arises, Guam serves pointers. Washington's interests in Asia. But most of the time, 3 t+44."-Alts M72/73 16' (M 19 AM 3 / 4 '4) ( 6 ) 119 1997 1 Akash Shringi's Home Page http://sfbox.vt.edu:10021/N/nsharma/akash.html American Memorial Park, Saipan, CNMI http://www.nps.gov/amer Arlene Cohen's Home Page http://uog2.uog.edu/rfk/accv.html Arrow Archer (Guam AIDS prevention and education newsletter) http://www.guam.net/pub/arrow Cassidy the Wordsmith http://www.guam.net/home/tkc Chuuk Visitors Bureau, Chuuk, FSM http://www.divetravel.com/c-chuuk.html College of Micronesia, Pohnpei, FSM http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/danaleeling/comsci.htm CocoNET Wireless http://www.uq.oz.au/jrn/coco.html English Language Institute, University of Guam http://uog2.uog.edu/eli/index.html F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School, Yigo, Guam http://www.guam.net/edugblg Federated States of Micronesia Government http://fsmgov.org Federated States of Micronesia Information http://fsmgov.org/info.html FullMoon Online Magazine of Palau http://virtual.guam.net/fullmoon/index.html Government of Guam http://www.gov.gu Guam Community College, Mangilao http://linette.guam.net Guam Legislature http://www.guam.net/gov/senate Guam Links from Kuentos Communications Inc. http://www.guam.net/guamlink.html Guam Small Business Development Center, University of Guam http://uog2.uog.edu/sbdc/index.html Harvest Christian Academy http://virtual.guam.net/HCA/index.html Island of Guam Aerial Photo http://www.gov.gu/island.html IT&E Talaya 2000 http://www.ite.net Jason Alano's Home Page from Guam http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jalano 4 ,Journal of The Pacific Society / January 4) 1997 / Na 65 (Vol. 19, ( 7 ) Na 3 118 Joanne Tai pley Crotts' Home page http://uog2.uog.edu/rfk/jtcv.html Kiribati Home Page, Republic of Kiribati http://www.earth.tohoku.ac.jp/kiribati/kiribati.html KPRG (89.3 FM), Public Radio for Guam http://www.guam.net/kprg KUAM TV-8 and Radio 94 FM Jamz http://virtual.guam.net/kuam/index.html Kuentos Communications Inc. http://www.guam.net Latte Net http://www.latte.net Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam http://uog2.uog.edu/marc/index.html Micronesian Seminar, Pohnpei, FSM http://microstate.com/micsem Micronesian Zone Home Page http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/-robertsr/micro.htm Microstate Network http://microstate.com/microstate/homepage.htm Mike Newman's Saipan, Saipan, CNMI http://www.saipan.com/personal/mike_newman/MikesSaipan.html Nauru Page, Republic of Nauru http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/cwgames/country/Nauru/nauru.html Pacific Below magazine (scuba diving) http://www.pacbelow.com Pacific Daily News, Agana, Guam http://www.pdnguam.com Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives http://uog2.uog.edu/rfk/piala.html Pacific Islands Internet Resources http://www2.hawaii.edu/-ogden/piir/index.htm Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/praise/pagetx.html Pacific Stars & Stripes http://www/twics.com/-stripes/home.html Palau Visitors Authority, Republic of Palau http://www.visit-palau.com Ponape Agriculture and Trade School, Pohnpei, FSM http://pats.edu RMI Online, Republic of the Marshall Islands http://www.clark.net/pub/rmiemb Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, University of Guam http://uog2.uog.edu/rfk/rfkpage.html t M72/73 ( 8 ) (M 19 1997 117 3 / 4 -16.1). 1 4 - 4 A i i t s Saipan DataCom Inc., Saipan, CNMI http: / /www.saipan.com Saipan SDA School, Saipan, CNMI http://www.saipan.com/personal/sda/index.html Simon Sanchez High School, Yigo, Guam http://www.guam.net/pub/sshs Tour of Pohnpei, Pohnpei, FSM http://angwin.ece.uiuc.edu/pohnpei.html U.S. Congressional Delegate from Guam, Robert A. Underwood http://uog2.uog.edu/underwood.html also, http://www.house.gov/underwood/welcome/html U.S. National Weather Service Office, Tiyan, Guam http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/pr/guam/pl.htm U.S. Naval Command, Guam http://nisegq.nosc.mil University of Guam / Unibetsedat Guahan, Mangilao, Guam http://uog2.uog.edu University of Guam Marine Laboratory http://uog2.uog.edu/marinelab/marinelab.html University of Guam Planetarium http://www.guam.net/planet Upi Elementary School, Yigo, Guam http://www.guam.net/home/brown Virtual Guam Net http://virtual.guam.net/vghome.html Virtual Tour of Guam http://www.guam.net/guam/guam.html War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam http://www.nps.gov/wapa Goniwiecha, associate professor of library science at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, University of Guam / Unibetsedat Guahan, serves as Guam Li- brary Association's delegate to the Council of the American Library Association. 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