ArkansasCovid Project
Lale joñan ro renañinmej jān covid im ro aer bōk wā eo ilo Arkansas. Jikuuļ in Journalism im Strategic Media eo ilo University eo an Arkansas ej kōm̧m̧ane website in āinwōt juon jikin nuuj ejenoļo̧k…
Articles by Melanie Carbine
COVID-Precautions for Safe Program Options at The Jones Center
Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://www.chikinmelele.com/elman-bobrae-covid-ilo-burokraam-in-jones-center Anyone who has been to Springdale, Arkansas knows how to get to The Jones Center. The basketball games and tournaments are a popular past time. A few…
Eļmān Bōbrae COVID ilo Būrōkrāām in Jones Center
Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Translated by: Chloe Mateariki, The Jones Center English: https://chikinmelele.com/covid-precautions-for-safe-program-options-at-the-jones-center/ Jones Center eo ear kilōk ilo Maaj 17 raan. Jet iaan douluul ko jej jerbal ippāer Center for Nonprofits ilo…
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…
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…
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…
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…
