In June there were 500-600 active cases and 33 deaths in the Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas. There were 9 deaths in July. They made up the majority of Benton and Washington county’s COVID cases….
Before all the chaos of the year 2020, the Marshallese Tennis Club of Springdale, Arkansas enjoyed spending their days training for sporting events and simply being in each other’s company. The Marshallese Tennis Club began…
On Sunday, September 13, 2020, we learned that Sepe Bolkiem had died of a heart attack. Her friends and family mourn her sudden loss. A friend and family member, whose youngest sister was adopted by…
On Wednesday, August 26, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese in Springdale held their opening ceremony for the Enrã food pantry. Due to Covid-19, there was a limited number of guests, with fifty in total that were…
See here for English version. Olivia Paschal, juon rijeje nuuj ilo Northwest Akansas ej kwaļok kōn rijerbal ro ilo im̧ōn kōm̧m̧an bao ko. Riiti likio in bwebwenato eo moktata im ear diwōj ļo̧k jān Facing…
See here for Marshallese translation. Olivia Paschal, a journalist in Northwest Arkansas, has been reporting on poultry processing workers. Read the complete article first published by Facing South on August 20, 2020 and translated and…
A picture from a scene of a Netflix episode of Game On: A Crossover Comedy Event first appeared on Instagram before the show was ever aired and was noticed by many Micronesians. Across the actresses’…
On Thursday, July 9, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the reopening of schools for the week of August 24. It was earlier scheduled to reopen on August 13 but later extended to give schools the…
English: https://chikinmelele.com/worker-rights-advocacy-organization-venceremos-says-we-will-triumph-jenaaj-ella-ioon-over-covid-face-bigger-challenges-to-staying-safe/ Em̧ool mokta jān nan̄inmej in ebedjake laļ in (pandemic), jekjek ko ilo jikin jerbal ko ilo imōn kōm̧m̧an kanniōk rekkar baj kauwōtata n̄an ri jerbal ro. Ripoot ko remootļo̧k rar āliji im bar…
Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://chikinmelele.com/venceremos-douluul-eo-ej-abn%cc%a7on%cc%a7o-kon-jim%cc%a7-we-ko-an-ri-jerbal-ro-ej-ba-jenaaj-ella-ioon-we-will-triumph/ Even before the current pandemic, working conditions in poultry packing plants have always posed a high risk to workers. Past reports repeatedly have found meat processing of chickens to be one of…