How Highlands Ranch Became a Hotbed of Coconut Graters
From an unlikely home base of Highlands Ranch, Gerard Aflague, a native of Guam, is bringing a taste of his native land not just to Denver, but to the rest of the world.When he was growing up on the Pacific island, one of five territories of the United States, Aflague was heavily influenced by his Chamorro heritage. He moved to Denver in 2007, and five years later started his own online business, the Gerard Aflague Collection, that designs and sells Guam-themed and -inspired products, catering to the nearly 200,000 Chamorros living in the United States, as well as people who have connections to Guam, sometimes through military service there.
