Hope A. Cristobal
Hope A. Cristobal | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office January 2, 1995 – January 6, 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hope Alvarez |
| Alma mater | University of Guam, University of Oregon |
| Occupation | Educator, Activist, Politician, Farmer, Museum director. |
| Other names | H.A. Cristobal, Hope Cristobal, Hope Alvarez Cristobal |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Awards
[edit]- 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
[edit]Cristobal lives in Tamuning, Guam.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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)() - ^ "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)() - ^ "CHamoru Registry and the Decolonization Registry". guampedia.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Public Laws - 23rd". guamlegislature.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "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)() - ^ "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)() - ^ "Community Briefs – March 30, 2018". saipantribune.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Chemical health study enacted". postguam.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ 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)() - ^ "About the Film". theinsularempire.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Cristobal honored as dedicated public servant". postguam.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Membron Kumisión Siha (Commission Members) at guam.gov
- CHamoru Language Competition Judges at uog.edu
- We are losing our cultural heritage at postguam.com
- A focus on four ‘hot-button’ issues of the day at saipantribine.com (keynote speaker Dr. Hope A. Cristobal)
- WOMEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE at congress.gov