Uncle S(p)am: The Expensive Cost of Us Colonialism in Guam. In this essay, Dr. Hattori charts the history of US colonialism in Guam, from the Spanish-American War to the contemporary US military build-up. The essay uses Spam as metaphor for “US generosity and valor, albeit at the cost of Chamorro land and bodies,” and looks closely at the costs of US liberation and how post-World War II factors pushed CHamorus into Americanization as they struggled with land and language loss. The essay also looks at current CHamoru efforts to resist ongoing US militarism in Guam.
