Chloe Mateariki
Yokwe eta in Ngarangi Mateariki, āt eo juon rej āñinñin eo kake ej Chloe. Ña ij juon leddik in “Tobwe Mili.” Jinō ej jān Mili im jema ej jān New Zealand. Etan jowi eo aō…
Articles by Melanie Carbine
Tracking the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in NWA
Vaccination plans vary by state, but current information can likely be found online from your state’s department of health. The Arkansas Department of Health is tracking the distribution of the vaccine and current phase of…
Medicaid Restoration for COFA Citizens in December 2020 COVID Relief Deal
Click here for information in English and Marshallese to enroll in Medicaid. On January 13, 2020, Micronesia community leaders from across the country hosted a virtual conference to celebrate and discuss next steps in the…
Comments about Vaccine Outreach among Marshallese Taken out of Context
On December 28, 2020, a KNWA report on a Fayetteville Board of Health meeting suggested that minority populations would be the hardest to convince when it came to getting the Covid-vaccine. The news story specifically…
A Showcase of Marshallese Cooking
Enrā Pantry debuted its first cooking video on YouTube in December and they are busy working on a second video. Melisa Laelan, founder of Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, posted that Enrā Pantry will have pantry…
RMI Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa began their Covid-vaccine programs in mid-December. However, the Marshall Islands became the first independent nation in the Pacific to begin distributing COVID-19 vaccinations with just a few…
Successful Repatriation of Essential Workers to Majuro
Some very encouraging news has been coming out of the RMI over these past couple of months. The border cases identified at the end of October, one active infection of COVID-19, was cleared to re-enter…
Caleb Klipowicz
English: https://chikinmelele.com/caleb-klipowicz/ Iakwe aolep! Eta in Caleb Klipowicz im ña ij ri-jikuuļ ilo University of Iowa ie. Ij katak Anthropology (katak kōn armej) im Public Health. Ri-anthropology āinwōt ña kōmij kōņaan bōk meļeļe kōn m̧anten…
Caleb Klipowicz
Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://chikinmelele.com/caleb-klipowicz-2/ Iakwe everyone! My name is Caleb Klipowicz and I am a student at the University of Iowa where I study anthropology and public health. Anthropologists like me are interested in learning about…
TRUE Northwest Arkansas Bolsters Local Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts
TRUE Northwest Arkansas, a program through the Arkansas Community Foundation, is supporting the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts of 14 local organizations in Benton and Washington counties: BikeNWA, Circle of Life, Crystal Bridges Museum…