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Roquin-Jon Quichocho Siongco

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Fashion Showcase & Fundraiser!

Join me Saturday, July 12th, 4pm - 10pm at my childhood home to see some fashions in person, have an opportunity to create accessories of your own, and win one of a kind pieces!

Funds raised will directly go towards supporting my journey to showcase our beautiful Chamoru culture in Salt Lake City, UT at the Creative Pacific Fashion Weekend, July 31st - August 2nd.

Dress to the 9s and get your 10s! Enjoy our selfie photo booth, groovy cha-cha beats, chesa and raffle prizes!

10$ suggested donation for entry - no one turned away for lack of funds!
Cash at the door - 20$ donation includes 2 raffle tickets!! 🎟🎟

July 12th, 4pm - 10pm
Chalan Josen Tan Ana, second house on the left
AC & Wifi

PC @anniefayy taken in Plaza de España (Hagåtña) by @rockin_roquin

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a year ago

The Women that Saved Guåhan
(Retold by Roquin-Jon Quichocho Siongco)

Some time ago, Guåhan was peaceful. Because the island and surrounding waters had provided everything our people could ever desire for. Food, shelter, and love abundant. Over time, the peskadots (fisherfolk) observed that the coastline in the bay of Hagåtña was getting larger and larger. As word spread of this news, people also reported that Pågo bay was also seemingly eroding away. Alarmed, they worried that soon their whole island would waste away.

One day in Hagåtña, a peskadot was looking for his next meal. All of a sudden, he saw what was eating away at their island home - a giant fish! As big as it was, it was strong and swift. Snapping spears, fraying lines, ripping nets. Evading all attempts of capture by him and all the other men in the village. As the word spread, master peskadots from all over the island tried their hands at the giant fish, but to no avail.

Meanwhile, in Pågo bay, a young woman noticed an abundance of lemon peels washing upon the shore. Strange, she thought, as folks knew of women bleaching their hair with lemon and sunlight on the beaches near Hagåtña. But how could they have ended up on the other side of the island? She then realized that it was the giant fish! Eating its way under the island and through to the other side. What was she to do if even the attempts of the best peskadots were not good enough to capture the giant fish?

As she spoke of this amongst her friends and family, they thought of trying something no one had done before - weaving a net larger and stronger than any peskadot alone could ever cast. Together, they cut their hair and started to weave. With the news spreading of their hopes and coordination, other women joined in. Sacrificing their locs and dedicating time to contribute to the collective efforts.

Continued in the comments... by @rockin_roquin

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9 months ago

TAI ULU

In 2020, I returned to Guåhan to spend time with my Nåna as her sun was setting. And I couldn’t help but wonder how my Ancestors dealt with death. I learned how we used to wrap our bodies in mangafan matai (burial mats) and pass down our physical possessions. When bones are all that is left, the skulls would be removed from the body and used as a way to communicate to the Ancestors. So this is how I see them in my dreams, and how I want to be remembered.

Photographer: @taicheguahan
Published by: @pacificusmag by @rockin_roquin

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5 years ago

Happy National Coming Out × Indigenous Peoples Day!

As an Indige-Queer person, the call to action every day is to live authentically and love fiercely. To affirm our relationality with this world and the new ones we dream of & create every day. Serving as conduits of the sacred and divine. To recover the innate intimacies of ourselves and all of our relations. Whilst we live in margins within margins, we amplify space and voice to remind us that our humanity can not be contained inside labels or definitions. But ought to be experienced and respected - fought for and protected. by @rockin_roquin

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3 days ago

#AuntieUncleAdvice when life is 💩🧻 taken in Porta-Potty by @rockin_roquin

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7 days ago

"Do not gift me cut flowers"
is what you would say.
"Because they're going to die."

Here is some of a garden
I planted for you.
Six years later, still blooming.

Because love never does die.
It simply transforms.
Rooted. Reaching for the sun. by @rockin_roquin

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11 days ago

Tuhong: Hat

This style of tuhong had been documented in the journals of early Europeans visiting the Mariana Islands circa the 16th century.

Clothing in general is depicted as minimal, simply covering genitalia (breats were free). Adorned with hats, necklaces/bracelets, and accessorizing with bags.

The practice of body neutrality within our society was the norm.

In my own personal exploration of identity through wardrobe, it's practically impossible not to get entangled in binaries of gender & pre/colonial time frames.

I wish photography had existed back then to capture the details. To see my Ancestor's faces concentrated and hands working. And for them not to know the projected colonial gaze.

Everyday intentions of protection and beauty, as fingers dance with nature's expressions.

To be shared, cultivated, and loved.

This is my 6th(?) iteration of this particular style. While I don't chase "perfection," I strive for a better understanding.

It is simply a hat made of leaves, yes. But it is also an affirmation of an inheritance we are remembering that belongs to us - just as much as we belong to them.

I like to say that for a culture that lives and breathes, in regards to its materiality,

"Tradition does not lie within the objects themselves, but in the practice of them being made.

*tips hat & smizes*

The tuhong featured is made of åkgak (Pandanus tectorius) for an uncle of mine. It rests on Fatsia japonica. The second image is courtesy of guampedia. by @rockin_roquin

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25 days ago

I am grateful for the blessings.
I am grateful for the lessons.

Ancestral guidance & protection
while fostering sacred connections.

Continuing to manifest with the best intentions,
working alongside more folks than I could ever mention.

Saina Ma'åse 😚💨🎂

If you wanna see a climate-chaos resilient låncho (ranch) on my ancestral home island where we'll grow and frolick amongst flowers, fibres, & food- look for donation QR codes & handles in the last slide. 🙏🏾🌱✨️🌺🌴🥭 by @rockin_roquin

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a month ago

Super Typhoon Sinlaku has passed. Recovery efforts are underway throughout the Marianas.

There is much to do as we work towards recovery in Guam, Rota, Saipan, and Tinian. While the job at hand is to work within our community, I hope that networks can offer guiding direction to welcomed helping hands.

Stepping in when help is needed everywhere is no easy feat, but a step necessary for the wellbeing for all. Even as I am without reliable water & power, there are folks in more dire conditions.

Our resilience is only as strong as our will to recover. And recover we will!

Please continue to keep all of the Marianas in your thoughts, prayers, and considerations of donations.

Saina Ma'åse 🙏🏾 by @rockin_roquin

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6 months ago

As we dream of empire's destined demise, it's painful to observe its attempts to maintain its grip on the world. But now is not the time to be defeated. Words are never enough, but they're part of the process. A poem titled "as Empire expires"

When our Ancestors sailed into horizons
and made islands into havens.
They led with love-

For themselves.
For those they had yet to know.
For those they would never meet.

Under the stars, moon and sun,
We understood that our world is shared.
Reciprocity is our survival.

We were never isolated.
We never drew lines in the sand because
We know that does not matter to a rising tide. by @rockin_roquin

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8 months ago

I WANNA WEAVE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME)

FEBRUARY WORKSHOP SERIES 💠💚🌹

Join me and other weaver lovers for this series of flowers and accessories. Gifts of dudus drip for your valentine, your loved ones, and even yourself!

Recommended donation of 30$
No one turned away for lack of funds
Accepting Cash, P*ypal, V*nmo, Z*lle, Coconut Leaves

No experience is necessary
All materials provided

Hosted at @SaganKotturanChamoru (Guma 5)

Schedule:
Two sessions per day
11am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm

Guasåli Earrings 👂🏾💠
Saturday, January 31st

Heart Fan 🥵💚
Saturday, February 7th

Roses 😚🌹
Sunday, February 8th

I look forward to weaving with yall! 🫶🏾🌴 taken in Sågan Kotturan Chamoru Cultural Center by @rockin_roquin

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9 months ago

Guasåli blooming >>> snow falling

Felis Påsgua todu hamyu! 😘🎅🏾🌴✨️💠💠💠 by @rockin_roquin

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10 months ago