Carmen M. Tun (April 14, 1939 – December 8, 2016), also known as Carmen Mutnguy, was a teacher, Yapese historian, linguist, and grassroots advocate from
Yap,
Micronesia
Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...
. She is the wife of the first
Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia,
Petrus Tun
Petrus Tun (19 March 1936 – 23 March 1999) was a Micronesian politician, who played an important role during the first days of Micronesian independence and in the Trust Territory times that preceded them.
Tun was elected to the Senate of ...
. She was also First Lady to the second
Governor of Yap from 1987–1995.
Career
In the early 1960s, Carmen Mutnguy was a teacher, and an officer of the Yap Women's Association (YWA) which she co-founded with members of the women of Yap. She also served as Post Master of the
Yap branch of the FSM Postal Service, and retired on April 6, 2000.
Books
In 1960, Carmen M. Tun, put down the Legend of Manbuth, a local Yapese tale. She was instrumental in the translation of the Bible to the
Yapese language.
References
biographyManbuth by Carmen Mutnguy
1939 births
2016 deaths
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