▁well ▁as ▁Gu am ' s ▁end uring ▁appeal ▁as ▁a ▁week end ▁tropical ▁retre at . ▁U . S . ▁military ▁sp ending ▁has ▁dram atically ▁increased ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁T error ism . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁propos als ▁to ▁strength en ▁U . S . ▁military ▁facilities , ▁including ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁transfer ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁Ok ina wa , ▁also ▁indicate ▁a ▁renew ed ▁interest ▁in ▁Gu am ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military . ▁American ▁forces ▁were ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁from ▁Ok ina wa ▁to ▁Gu am ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁or ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁However , ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁set ▁back ▁due ▁to ▁budget ▁const ra ins ▁and ▁local ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁additional ▁military ▁presence . ▁ ▁" C os m opol itan " ▁Gu am ▁pos es ▁particular ▁challeng es ▁for ▁Cham or ros ▁struggling ▁to ▁preserve ▁their ▁culture ▁and ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁acc ult uration . ▁The ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁Cham or ros , ▁especially ▁Cham or ro ▁youth , ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Main land ▁has ▁further ▁complicated ▁both ▁the ▁definition ▁and ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Cham or ro ▁identity . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Gu am ▁ ▁Vill ages ▁of ▁Gu am ▁ ▁San ▁V itor es ▁ ▁Chief ▁K ep u ha ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Rog ers , ▁Dest iny '