The Great Peskadot by Cabrini Cruz PalomoThe Great Peskadot follows Maria, a young CHamoru girl, as she joins her grandfather, Papa David, on her first fishing trip where she learns what it takes to become a great peskadot! Cabrini Cruz Palomo, an Indigenous CHamoru from the beautiful village of Inalhan, Guhan, is currently leading a project to develop place based textbooks for elementary students that highlight Micronesian histories and cultures. Outside of work, Cabrini enjoys spending

Storyboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery has promoted literacy in the Pacific Islands and annually invites writers and artists to submit poetry

The first volume of a two-part series

Pedro and the Golden Ko'ko' (Si Pedro yan i Hilét Oru na Ko'ko') is an exciting tale of a young boy named Pedro from Malesso’

heritage celebrations

and later by their successors

There are also short prompts intended to help writers and artists reflect on their precious life

At the seashore

— Terisa Siagatonu

The last sections discuss the postwar Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

blending different forms—emails

while tackling modern-day issues including the importance of preserving the CHamoru language and culture

Through his teachings