Mariquita – Revisited to find their way

to find their way

and beautifully illustrates the many ways in which the island of Guam nourishes and sustains its people

the sounds of roosters crowing and birds singing join the morning dew to announce a new day”

This present edition stems from a manuscript preserved in the Arxiu de la Companyia de Jesus a Catalunya

The book also explores how just like their ancestors

Mariquita – Revisited to find their wayMariquita, first published in 1982, has become the most widely read novel about the CHamoru experience during World War II on Guam. In the book, author Chris Perez Howard chronicles his mothers vibrant life before the War, her enduring strength during the Japanese occupation of the island, and her tragic death at the end of it. In this updated edition of the classic, Perez Howard revisits the story and adds more details, photos, and letters. It is a