Small Island, Big Song
15 years ago, when I lived in the Marshall Islands, global warming was just something that scientists talked about. I did, however, notice that parts of the reef were bleaching. I took note of the…
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FSM Should Peel Off the Mask with Caution
EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases across many states in the US due to recent changes in mask mandates. The Omicron+ variant continues to be highly transmissible. Due to vaccinations…
Community Support for Vaccination Outreach in Hawaii
February, 1st, 2022, Honolulu, HI Marshallese Community Organization of Hawaii Press Release On Saturday, January 29th, the Marshallese Community Organization of Hawaii (MCOH) hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic that drew record numbers of participants in…
Climate Adaptation – Cold Weather
Two major winter snow and ice storms hit the south particularly hard in February 2021 causing 237 confirmed fatalities, most of which were in Texas. The Category 3 winter storms (February 13-17 and February 15-20)…
COVID-19 Update: Omicron
The new coronavirus variant of concern, the Omicron variant, has mutated in such a way that it is overcomes immunity from past infection or vaccination. It likely spreads just as easily as the Delta variant,…
COVID-19 Springdale Update: Breakthrough Infections and Vaccinating Children
On the afternoon of Friday November 5, the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese hosted another COVID-19 Vaccine clinic at the Center for Nonprofits in the JTL shop in Springdale, Arkansas. Among the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese…
Churches, Concerts and Apartments Host Pop-up Clinics
We saw as many covid-cases in August and September as we did last December and January. The coronavirus that we knew last year, that we thought we had learned how to live around, leveled up….
Our Voice Matters and Nuclear Testing
MEI (Marshallese Educational Initiative) recently hosted a series of events, Our Shared Nuclear Legacy, June 29-July 1 including a youth day, commemoration and equity panels. With a critical discussion of nuclear testing, climate change, the…
Alpha and Delta Variants – Vaccines Part 2
The Greek alphabet, the precursor to all modern European alphabets, has been around for about 3000 years. Adapting the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted of only consonants, the Greeks added a few more symbols, such as…
Wā Kuk Wā Jim̧or – Vaccines Part 1
In a recent conversation with Consul General Eldon Alik about covid and this past year, he recounted a clever turn of phrase in one of many meetings. He was encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and…
