Episode 02: Cecilia Cruz Bamba — Guam’s Champion for Land Claims & War Reparations
Memoirs Pasifika wishes our listeners a very happy Women’s History Month and Mes CHamoru!
In our second episode, Dr. Vivian Dames tells the story of one CHamoru woman, Cecilia Cruz Bamba, who courageously took on the U.S. federal government on behalf of Guam’s World War II survivors and their descendants by championing the causes of compensation for Land Claims and War Reparations.
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Episode Transcript
Episode Anchor: Vivian Dames
Dr. Vivian Dames is a retired professor of Social Work / Women & Gender Studies at the University of Guam with interest in community organizing, social justice, and social policy. She has been engaged in advocacy and community organizing related to social work and the human services, as well as prison reform, land use, welfare and economic justice, militarization, and marriage equality.
From 2010-2017, she served as director and anchor / host of Beyond the Fence, a weekly program that aired on KPRG - Public Radio Guam. It featured interviews and coverage of public events exploring the challenges of building community 'beyond the fence,' where U.S. military bases and other installations are located.
