All good things must come to an end and so too with the biggest gathering of the Pacific region, the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam.
The curtain comes down on the stage where dancers, singers, painters, weavers, carvers and other artists from the Pacific proudly displayed their own unique arts and culture…and getting an appreciation of other islands’ traditions and heritage.
Tonight our ambassadors at the festival are boarding a United Airlines plane for the flight home.
Check-in begins at 8:30 this morning Guam time then its free time for shopping until 5 pm when the festival closing begins.
Doug Tuigamala talked with Tasi Sunia, a hardworking Arts Council staff member who has been like a jack-of-all-trades behind the scenes in Guam and asked him how they are spending the last hours in Guam.
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The mayor of Agat, Carol Tayama, a member of the organizing committee said the young people from American Samoa’s pride in their culture are an inspiration to the native people of Guam who are trying to revive their own traditions including their native language.
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