“Long live Guam!” Ben Blaz used the slogan, in Chamorro, the Austronesian language of the Marianas Islands, along with the flags of Guam and the United States, on this campaign button. During his four terms in the House, Blaz led the charge for commonwealth status for his native land. “We in Guam have embarked on a voyage of political self-determination—a desire on our part for greater local autonomy and an equal place in the American political family.”
