We Drank Our Tears (Anthology)

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We Drank Our Tears (Anthology)
NR 51 minWe Drank Our Tears Collection PosterPart of We Drank Our Tears Collection
In 1944, some of the final battles of World War II were waged on the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian. 933 indigenous Chamorro and Refaluwasch civilians did not survive the battles. These films tell their stories. Francisco Babauta’s Story (10:50) Benjamin Abadilla’s Story (9:13) Rafael Mafnas’s Story (9:00) The Stories of Carmen, Antonieta, and Rosa (22:25)
DirectorsGalvin Deleon GuerreroWilliam Blake Deleon GuerreroAysia Adele Duenas Santos

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Original Language:English

We Drank Our Tears Collection

All films in the series are adapted from “We Drank Our Tears,” a 2004 oral history of the civilian experience of World War II battles on Saipan and Tinian, published by Pacific STAR Young Writers Foundation. In 1944, some of the final battles of World War II were waged on the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian. 933 indigenous Chamorro and Refaluwasch civilians did not survive the battles. The book and the film series tell some of those stories.