Kepuha Babauta

Kepuha Babauta is a young teenage chamorro boy from the village of Talofofo in the beautiful island of Guam. His name is one of the most well-known chamorro chiefs in Guam’s history books. He is a respectful young man and knows right from wrong, by the way he was raised. At school in Talofofo, he is a role model to other students. He has a 4.0 GPA, and he focuses on his work and studies for any and all upcoming tests/or exams. He was a student athlete (one of the top athletes in Guam) playing football and baseball.

Kepuha had it all in Guam, until, one day his mom and dad had announced they will be moving to the United States. When Kepuha found out the news that his family is relocating. He asked his dad where they’re moving to. His dad told him that he was getting stationed in Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington. Kepuha was shocked about the news, but he wasn’t worried because he …show more content…
There were a lot of intimidating groups of people just standing around staring at me. Once he got to his first class, the teacher made him introduce himself. “Hello, my name is Kepuha and I am from the village of Talofofo in the island of Guam.” Some people giggled at his accent, but he continued anyways. “I like to play football and baseball, and I like to spearfishing at the beach.” He sat down sulking at the kids laughing at him. He sat through the lesson because he had missed the first half. As lunch time came, he looked around for a place to sit with some kids he could become friends with, but to him, he thinks that his island pride doesn’t belong in Spanaway Hills. He sat down at a table with two other kids. They left the table almost immediately, almost as if Kepuha had a deadly infection. He had never felt so disrespected in his life. All the pride and honor on his name is being ruined, he is a disgrace to his family. He somehow has to become friends with people if he wanted to be normal around