Gloria Quinene


 * "Gloria" redirects here. For the doll, see Gloria Quinene (doll).

Gloria Quinene is the eighteenth Historical Character, representing the Great Depression era in the Pacific Islands. Gloria was released in 2021.

Personality and Facts
Gloria, sometimes nicknamed Goya, is a playful, curious, and clever girl from a large CHamoru (Chamorro) family living in Guam. As a middle child, she spent most of her life wishing for attention; however, just before the start of the series, Gloria's older brother dies in an accident, and she longs for her life to return to normal.

Most of Gloria's life has been during the Great Depression. Guam was hit heavily as its imports--sugar and copra--dropped in demand. Schools could no longer afford to hire enough teachers; Gloria's class is very large. This makes school a chaotic environment where Gloria struggles to learn; she would typically go to her older brother to teach her.

Gloria is a Girl Scout. She is talented at whittling, a skill she learned from a navy captain who visited her troop.

Gloria likes football (soccer), bowling, and going to the movies. Her favorite movie is Snow White.

Family and Friends

 * See Also: Minor Characters in Gloria's Series

Family

 * Juana Quinene: Gloria's mother, Nåna.
 * Daniel Quinene: Gloria's father, Tåta.
 * Rafael: Gloria's late 16-year-old brother, often called ’Api.
 * Fernando: Gloria's 13-year-old brother, often called Nandu.
 * Daniela: Gloria's 8-year-old sister, often called ’Ela.
 * Consolacion Pangelinan: Gloria's grandmother, Nånan Bihu.
 * Jose Pangelinan: Gloria's grandfather, Tåtan Bihu.

Friends and other Minor Characters

 * Begoña Gomez: Gloria's best friend.
 * Jenny Watts: Gloria's friend, a military brat from Texas.
 * Mrs. Hernandez: Gloria's teacher.
 * Tiha Teresita: Gloria's aunt.
 * Tiha Lourdes: Gloria's aunt.
 * Tiho Nganga’: Gloria's uncle.
 * Tiho Chaka: Gloria's uncle.



Books
See: List of Gloria's Books

Doll



 * Face Mold: Nanea Mold
 * Skin: Medium
 * Hair: Black, chin-length, wavy, left side part, no bangs
 * Eyes: Dark brown

Collection

 * See: Gloria's Collection

Trivia

 * Gloria is the first character from an area that continues to be an American territory rather than a state; however, at the time of Nanea's stories Hawaii was an American territory, and during Josefina's stories New Mexico belonged to Spain.
 * Gloria's village of Agana is now known as Hagåtña.
 * Gloria's surname is pronounced key-NEH-neh. It is a Spanish adaptation of the CHamoru word "Kineni’".