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TB Skin Test August 6, 2022 10 AM - 2 PM

Date: August 6, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Place: GFT Office, Mangilao

Update: 222 seats remain available for this event.

The TB Skin Test event is for GFT members and their immediate family only. Non-members may sign up to become GFT members to qualify. Please bring a valid ID at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time. Notify the front desk if your immediate family members will need assistance. Wearing a mask for this event is optional but recommended for your safety and the safety of the volunteers.

Register at https://eventsframe.com/e/ua6NtbTdC/gft-annual-tb-skin-test-10-00-am-2-00-pm/

For further assistance, please call (671)735-4390.

Remembering Saigon: From Vietnam to Guam

The exhibit will run from July 15 to September 15, 2022.

Location: TUMON SANDS PLAZA

Tuesdays to Sundays

12:00pm to 6:00pm

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR12pDx_Rq0

What does it mean to remember Saigon from the perspective of Guam? How have the fates of Vietnam and Guam been entangled during different time periods in history? This exhibit examines connections across cultures, colonization, and the Cold War. It opens with Vietnam’s origin story—the tale of Âu Cơ, the mountain fairy, and Lạc Long Quân, the sea dragon king—and its resonances with Guam’s own creation story—the tale of Puntan and Fu'una. We then detail how Vietnam’s history of French colonialism and US intervention parallels Guam’s history of Spanish colonialism and its current status as a US unincorporated territory. The majority of the exhibit examines Guam’s participation during the Vietnam War and its important role in processing Vietnamese refugees after the Fall of Saigon. Between April and November 1975, over 112,000 refugees were housed in Guam during Operation New Life. This exhibit highlights the stories of CHamoru Vietnam War veterans, Vietnamese refugees, and their Guamanian helpers. We feature historical artifacts, archival footage, important documents, and oral histories from the Micronesia Area Research Center at the University of Guam, local news agencies, the Memoirs Pasifika podcast, the National Archives and Records Administration, and collections from California. This exhibit ends with reflections on how the stories of Vietnam and Guam continue to be intertwined in the present as well as an invitation to visit Saigon, now renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

Miss Saigon

Miss Saigon is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency, Government of Guam, and the Office of the Governor and is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

For more information: https://www.guamphilharmonic.org/miss-saigon-2022.html

To purchase tickets: https://wtpguam.ticketleap.com/

CONTACT:

Mr. Mervin Tamayo, Producer | e-mail | phone (toll free): 1-844-487-4364, extension 2

Qualifying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.

For more information:

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

PSLF Waiver Offers Way to Get Closer to Loan Forgiveness

Qualifying for PSLF

To qualify for PSLF, you must:

1. be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service);
2. work full-time for that agency or organization;
3. have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan);
4. repay your loans under an income-driven repayment plan*; and
5. make 120 qualifying payments.

How to Fill Out and Submit the PSLF Form

You can fill out the PSLF form in one of two ways:

• You can use the PSLF Help Tool to assist you in starting the PSLF form. Once you enter your information, you’ll be able to print the partially completed form for you and your employer to sign.
• Or, you can download the PSLF form and complete all sections on your own before submitting it.