The Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (Guam CAHA) has recognized dozens of cultural masters in recent decades who have all played important roles in teaching and perpetuating parts of Chamoru culture and heritage. At the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawai’i a handful of Guam delegates are the children or grandchildren of cultural masters. For this week’ Fanachu episode we’ll learn about the work of their families and what it means to carry on the family legacy.
This episode focused on weaver Tan Lucia Torres, carver Robert Taitano, blacksmith Tun Jack Lujan and blacksmith Frank Lizama, and featured interviews with the grandson of Tan Lucia, Tom Torres and the son of Frank Lizama, Sean Lizama.
This episode premiered on June 20, 2024 on YouTube and Facebook and was hosted by Michael Lujan Bevacqua.