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= Michael Lujan Bevacqua = Michael Lujan Bevacqua (born Miget Lujan Bevacqua) is a Chamorro scholar, activist, author, producer and editor. He currently lives in Mangilao, Guam and works at the Guam Museum as a curator of exhibits, artworks, and historic artifacts. Bevacqua founded the first ever Chamorro Studies Program at the University of Guam in 2011, where he worked as a professor teaching the history of Guam and the CHamoru language for 10 years.

Early life and education
Bevacqua was born to Rita Flores Lujan Butler and Robert Francis Bevacqua, and is the grandson of Elizabeth De Leon Flores Lujan, familian Bådu, Kabesa, and blacksmith Joaquin Flores Lujan, familian Kåtson, Bittot. He has a brother named Jack. While his grandparents spoke CHamoru, his mother did not, so Bevacqua took up CHamoru language classes during his attendance at the University of Guam.

Bevacqua attended the University of Guam, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in art and literature in 2001, and a Master of Arts in Micronesian Studies in 2004. He then attended the University of California, San Diego, graduating with a Master of Arts in ethnic studies in 2007, and completed his PhD in 2010. His research focuses on the impact of colonization on the Chamorro people.

Career and activism
Bevacqua taught Guam history and CHamoru language at the University of Guam for 10 years.

Bevacqua is the co-chair for the community organisation Independent Guåhan, which aims to educate Guamanians on de-colonisation and independence. He is a board member of the San Diego Chamorro Cultural Center, through which he testified before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations on the political status of Guam in 2007. From 2003-2004, Bevacqua was a consultant for the Chamorro non-profit organisation Guam Communications Network.

Bevacqua has co-organized several academic and activist events, including the 2003 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in Guam and California, and the conferences ”Famoksaiyan: Decolonizing Chamorro Histories, Identities and Futures” (2006), “Ghosts, Monsters and the Dead” (2007), and Famoksaiyan: “Our Time to Paddle Forward” Summit on Native Self-Determination and Decolonization (2007).

Bevacqua is a member of activist groups Nasion Chamoru, The Association of Asian American Studies, The National Association of Ethnic Studies, The National Pacific Islander Education Network, The Chamorro Information Activists, and Famoksaiyan.

Academic

 * Bevacqua, M. L., & Cruz, M. L. "The Banality of American Empire: The Curious Case of Guam, USA". Journal of Transnational American Studies. 2020.
 * Bevacqua, M. L. "Guam". The Contemporary Pacific. 2017.


 * Bevacqua, M. L. These May or May Not Be Americans: The Patriotic Myth and the Hijacking of Chamorro History in Guam. University of Guam. 2005.


 * Producer in Frances Negron-Muntaner's 2002 documentary Land of the Chamorros.


 * Writer and artist for the Chamorro Providing Access to Health Book.


 * Assistant managing editor for the academic journals Social Identities and African Identities since 2006.


 * Co-editor of the 2009 anthology series Chamoru Childhood.

Creative

 * Bevacqua and his brother Jack founded The Guam Bus, a creative collective that publishes CHamoru language books and learning materials.
 * Editor for the online Chamorro zine Minagahet since 2003.
 * Founder of Chamorro.com, Decolonize Guam and personal blog No Rest for the Awake – Minagahet Chamorro.
 * Host of podcasts Voicing Indigeneity and Fanachu!
 * Co-host on the KPRG show Beyond the Fence.
 * Writer of weekly column “When the Moon Waxes” in The Marianas Variety.

Awards and nominations

 * 2004 and 2006 - Tan Chong Padula Humanitarian Award from the Southern California non-profit organization Guam Communications Network for services to the Chamorro community.
 * 2015 - Nomination for Best Made in the Marianas Award at the Guam International Film Festival (Påkto: I Hinekka).