
Dirk Anthony Ballendorf
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Professor of History and Micronesian Studies, University of Guam. Coauthor of Historical Dictionary of Guam and Micronesia and coeditor of Oceania Today: Towards New Directions and Political Self-Actualization.
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Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. It is composed of 14 islands and islets in the western Pacific Ocean. The commonwealth is a part of the Mariana Islands, a chain of volcanic mountain peaks and uplifted coral reefs. (The Marianas chain…
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