Hope A. Cristobal
{{Short description|Guamanian politician and museum director}}
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|name = Hope A. Cristobal
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|office = Senator of the Guam Legislature
|term_start = January 2, 1995
|term_end = January 6, 1997
|birth_name = Hope Alvarez
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|14}}
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|spouse = Enrico Andrian Castro Cristobal
|alma_mater = University of Guam, University of Oregon
|occupation = Educator, Activist, Politician, Farmer, Museum director.
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|other_names = H.A. Cristobal, Hope Cristobal, Hope Alvarez Cristobal
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Hope Alvarez Cristobal (born December 14, 1946){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0002marq/page/2388/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Politics|year=1997–1998|page=2389|publisher=Marquis Who's Who |isbn=978-0-8379-6902-2 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.kuam.com/story/25960944/2014/07/07/hope-cristobal |title=Hope Cristobal |website=kuam.com |date=July 7, 2014 |accessdate=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815204819/http://www.kuam.com/story/25960944/2014/07/07/hope-cristobal |url-status=bot: unknown }}(){{cite web |url=https://guamlegislature.com/index/list-of-guam-legislatures/ |title=List of all Guam Legislatures |website=guamlegislature.com |accessdate=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910211742/https://guamlegislature.com/index/list-of-guam-legislatures/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}()
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.guampedia.com/chamorro-registry-and-the-decolonization-registry/ |title=CHamoru Registry and the Decolonization Registry |website=guampedia.com |date=27 August 2013 |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://guamlegislature.com/23rd_public_laws.htm |title=Public Laws - 23rd |website=guamlegislature.com |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}
Cristobal is a history instructor at the University of Guam.{{cite web |url=http://www.asiapacificforum.org/show-detail.php?show_id=165 |title=Military Buildup on Guam |website=asiapacificforum.org |date=October 13, 2009 |accessdate=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326004958/http://www.asiapacificforum.org/show-detail.php?show_id=165 |url-status=bot: unknown }}()
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/330410/native-language-commission-re-established-on-guam |title=Native language commission re-established on Guam |website=Radio New Zealand |date=May 9, 2017 |accessdate=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010154127/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/330410/native-language-commission-re-established-on-guam |url-status=bot: unknown }}(){{cite web |url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/community-briefs-march-30-2018/ |title=Community Briefs – March 30, 2018 |website=saipantribune.com |date=March 30, 2018 |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}
Cristobal is a representative for Guam Coalition for Peace and Justice.{{cite web |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/chemical-health-study-enacted/article_88f8e7ec-e170-11e7-97dc-a31ff800acba.html |title=Chemical health study enacted |website=postguam.com |date=October 18, 2017 |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}
Filmography
- 2010 The Insular Empire.{{cite web |url=https://theinsularempire.com/?page_id=2 |title=About the Film |website=theinsularempire.com |accessdate=October 9, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/insular-empire |title=Films - The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands |website=zinnedproject.org |date=2009 |accessdate=October 9, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007222241/https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/insular-empire |url-status=bot: unknown }}()
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/cristobal-honored-as-dedicated-public-servant/image_e9d36392-dfd3-11e7-98ee-773f5e1d3f74.html |title=Cristobal honored as dedicated public servant |website=postguam.com |date=December 17, 2017 |accessdate=October 10, 2021}}
Personal life
Cristobal lives in Tamuning, Guam.
References
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External links
- [https://kumisionchamoru.guam.gov/put-hami-about-us/membron-kumisi%C3%B3n-siha-commission-members Membron Kumisión Siha (Commission Members) at guam.gov]
- [https://www.uog.edu/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/chamorro-language-competition/judges.php CHamoru Language Competition Judges at uog.edu]
- [https://www.postguam.com/forum/letter_to_the_editor/we-are-losing-our-cultural-heritage/article_a0958c54-5e5a-11e8-a041-6b7532b37eb2.html We are losing our cultural heritage at postguam.com]
- [https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/focus-four-hot-button-issues-day/ A focus on four ‘hot-button’ issues of the day at saipantribine.com] (keynote speaker Dr. Hope A. Cristobal)
- [https://www.congress.gov/crec/1996/03/22/modified/CREC-1996-03-22-pt1-PgE441-3.htm WOMEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE at congress.gov]
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Category:Guamanian women in politics
Category:Members of the Legislature of Guam