Micronesia, a loosely grouped chain of 2000 islands in the Pacific, has been ruled by Spain, Germany, Japan, and now as an American Trusteeship. This documentary focuses on the changes rendered by US presence in Micronesia.

Media Production Services/ William H. Hale, Jr. 1974. 29 minutes. Color. Video #T2.

How to make an air gun from bamboo trees and where to get the materials needed.

Patrick Long. 2001. 5 minutes. Color. Video #A8.

A documentary on the officers and men who made their first landing on the Japanese held island of New Britain.

WWII. US Army Signal Corps. 1944. 54 minutes. Color. Video #B10.

A documentary on the US invasion of the Japanese in Saipan.

WWII. Sunset Advertising Group, Inc. 1995. Color. Video #B16.

A documentary on a group of Bikinians who were forced to move to Rongerik to be spared the ill-effects of the scientific tests done on their island, Bikini.

History. U.S. Navy. 1970s. 18 minutes. Color. Video #B13.

A panel discussion on the sending of FSM citizens to fight in the Iraq War.

Micronesian Seminar. 2005. 82 minutes. Color. Video #C36.

Features various uses for the cinnamon tree and names of certain plants.

None 2001. 147 minutes. Color. Video #C17.

A brief historical tour of the remains of the Spanish colony on Pohnpei with Javier Galvan.

Island Topic. Micronesian Seminar. 1999. 9 minutes. Color. Video #C19.

An institution that helps in the practice and preservation of old ethnic arts and crafts.

Karl Kernberger. 1995. 9 minutes. Color. Video #E8.

Racing of canoes in the Marshall Islands.

Alele Museum. 2003. 16 minutes. Color. Video #F28.

A true to life adventure of an aircraft carrier and its three thousand fighting men and their victorious sweep across the Pacific.

WWII. U.S.S Yorktown Association, Inc., South Carolina. 1944. 120 minutes. Color. Video #F12.

This 3 DVD set features documentary style footage from the epic campaign for the island of Guadalcanal in 1942 to the eventual surrender and occupation of Japan at the end of the decade.

WWII. St. Clair Entertainment Group, Inc. 1951. 629 minutes. Color. Video #F27.

A disgruntled PTA consults a charlatan magician named Ed U. Cation on what is best for their children. The magician offers three educational options: cultural, vocational, and academic.

Island Topic. Micronesian Seminar. 2001. 18 minutes. Color. Video #G7.

Features the marine life beneath the sea.

Conservation. Kaselehlie TV Production. 2002. 20 minutes. Color. Video #H13.

A documentary on the Imperial Japanese Navy.

WWII. A&E Television. c1945. 50 minutes. Color. Video #I31.

Features interviews of Yapese elders about the Japanese occupation of Yap as well as old footages of Yap during the Japanese era.

History. US National Park Service/Yap Historic Preservation Office. 1997. 93 minutes. Color. Video #J14.

A story about a young man who travels to Guam in search of a job, but finds through a series of humorous mistakes that he lacks the basic skills necessary to be competitive.

Island Topic. Micronesian Seminar. 2001. 25 minutes. Color. Video #J6.

Features the music and dances of Oceania, including Micronesia.

Ichikawa Katsumori/ JVC. c1990s. 53 minutes. Color. Video #J7.

A look into the effects of nuclear testing on the Pacific Islands by the US government.

History. None. c1980s. 86 minutes. Color. Video #K12.

A 500 mile voyage in a canoe from Satawal Island to Saipan by Stephen Thomas and Mau Pialug.

David Fanning/ WGBH Eduction Foundation. 1989. 50 minutes. Color. Video #L13.