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Hope Alvarez Cristobal (born December 14, 1946) 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.

Career

Cristobal is a farmer and an educator.

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. 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.

Cristobal is a history instructor at the University of Guam.

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.

Cristobal is a representative for Guam Coalition for Peace and Justice.

Cristobal is a museum director in Guam.

Filmography

• 2010 The Insular Empire.

Awards

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

Personal life

Cristobal lives in Tamuning, Guam.

References

1. Who's Who in American Politics. 1997–1998. p. 2389.
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4. "CHamoru Registry and the Decolonization Registry". guampedia.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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6. "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)()
7. "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)()
8. "Community Briefs – March 30, 2018". saipantribune.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
9. "Chemical health study enacted". postguam.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
10. ^ "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)()
11. "About the Film". theinsularempire.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
12. "Cristobal honored as dedicated public servant". postguam.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

External links

• 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

• 1946 births
• Living people
• Chamorro people
• Guamanian Democrats
• Guamanian educators
• Guamanian women in politics
• Members of the Legislature of Guam
• University of Guam alumni
• 21st-century American women