In the News: Marianas History Conference keynote speaker makes plea for different kind of Liberation Day

In the News: Marianas History Conference keynote speaker makes plea for different kind of Liberation Day

In the News: Marianas History Conference keynote speaker makes plea for different kind of Liberation Day


9/3/2019

Christine Taitano DeLisle
Christine Taitano DeLisle (Photo by Bruce Lloyd/PDN)

Plea made for a different kind of Liberation Day

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A crowd of academics and local history buffs gathered at the University of Guam Saturday morning for the two-day 4th Marianas History Conference. In her keynote speech, University of Minnesota Associate Professor and Yigo native Christine Taitano DeLisle said the Guam Liberation Day celebration traditional since World War II needs a rethink, emphasizing CHamoru survival of the war rather than loyalty to the Americans who re-took the island. Read more in this Pacific Daily News article.