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Hope Alvarez Cristobal is a Guamanian educator, activist, politician, farmer, and museum director. Cristobal is a former Democratic senator in the Guam Legislature. Cristobal is known for advocating for indigenous rights of the Chamorro people.

Education

Cristobal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Secondary Education (General Science) from University of Guam. Cristobal earned a Master's degree in Education from University of Guam. Cristobal completed Doctoral classes at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.[1]

Career

Cristobal is a farmer and an educator.[1]

In November 1994, Cristobal won the election and became a Democratic senator in the Guam Legislature. Cristobal served her first term on January 2, 1995 in the 23rd Guam Legislature.[1][2] Cristobal was an activist who advocated for indigenous rights of the Chamorro people. Cristobal is known for sponsoring a Public Law 23-130, An Act to create the Commission on decolonization for the implementation and exercise of Chamorro self-determination. Cristobal is also known for a bill that established the Chamorro registry.[3][4]

Cristobal is a history instructor at the University of Guam.[5]

In 2017, a commission for the native Chamorro language has been re-established on Guam. Cristobal became a chairwoman of Chamorro Language Commission. Cristobal also became an instructor of history and culture of the Indigenous People of Guam.[6][7]

Cristobal is a representative for Guam Coalition for Peace and Justice.[8]

Cristobal is a museum director in Guam.[9]

Filmography

Awards

  • 2011 Public Citizen of the Year. Presented by National Association of Social Workers, Guam Chapter.[1]
  • 2017 Proclamation for her decades of service at the Guam Congress. Presented by Guam Legislature.[11]

Personal life

Cristobal lives in Tamuning, Guam.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hope Cristobal". kuam.com. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  2. ^ "List of all Guam Legislatures". guamlegislature.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  3. ^ "CHamoru Registry and the Decolonization Registry". guampedia.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Public Laws - 23rd". guamlegislature.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Military Buildup on Guam". asiapacificforum.org. October 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  6. ^ "Native language commission re-established on Guam". Radio New Zealand. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  7. ^ "Community Briefs – March 30, 2018". saipantribune.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chemical health study enacted". postguam.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Films - The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands". zinnedproject.org. 2009. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  10. ^ "About the Film". theinsularempire.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Cristobal honored as dedicated public servant". postguam.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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