The Society was established on April 3, 1952 as the Guam Territorial Society of Washington, D.C, a membership society under the Congressional Charter of the National Conference of State Societies (NCSS). The Society was incorporated on October 13, 1976 as a nonprofit corporation under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, and the name was changed to the Guam Society of America on July 3, 1986. GSA Officers serve in their respective offices for a period of two years.
The Mission of the Guam Society of America, Inc. is to promote the culture and traditions of Guam, the native language of the indigenous people of Guam (Chamorro), and the welfare of Guam and the Guamanian people. The Society supports and sponsors educational, cultural and social programs that foster its mission.
