Bwebwenatoun Mour: Gideon Aron
Ewōr jilu neju ajri raar ḷotak America ṇe. Eḷap an kabūroṃōjṃōj menin bwe ipād Majōl in ak ajri ro neju repād ijōn, ijjab jeḷā wōn enaaj ḷōmṇak in lale er. Ilo aō kar pād Lousiana…
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RiJojolāār: Bwebwenato eo an Gideon Aron
Citizens of the Marshall Islands may live and work in the United States without a visa under the Compact of Free Association. However, COFA status does not protect them from detention or deportation. On February…
Still No Action to Address Claims of Harassment on Kwajalein (Marshallese/English)
Jikin kōṃṃan nuuj im meḷeḷe eo ilo Majōl eaar ba bwe ewōr jet kōrā in Majōl ro im rej jerbal ioon āne in Kwajlalein eṃōj aer kwaḷọk aer abṇoṇo ṇae jikin jerbal ko rej jerbal…
Pāpjeḷṃae: From Recovery to Resilience Across Micronesia
The Marshallese concept of preparedness and readiness—pāpjeḷṃae—has taken on renewed importance as Micronesia faces the second super typhoon of the 2026 season. While communities across the region continue recovering from recent disasters, forecasters warn that…
Don’t Let Anyone Take Your Voice Away
One Marshallese woman explains why she chose to speak despite fear, stigma, and uncertainty For months, women who reported sexual harassment while working at U.S. Army Garrison–Kwajalein have largely remained anonymous. Some say they feared…
Marshallese Women Describe Barriers After Reporting Harassment at Kwajalein
Marshall Islands Journal reporting raises questions about follow-up, translation, and accountability Women who reported alleged sexual harassment while working at U.S. Army Garrison–Kwajalein (USAG-KA) say that navigating the reporting process has become nearly as difficult…
AI would sink that canoe: The Ethics of Illustrating Communities and Culture
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. As an editor, writer, and translator, I’ve been experimenting with AI—not because I think it’s a replacement for artists or because it makes my work easier. I…
Afghan Father of Six who Aided U.S. Special Forces Dies in ICE Custody
When U.S. Army Special Forces operated in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province—one of the country’s most dangerous regions—they depended on local allies willing to risk their lives alongside American troops. Nazeer Paktyawal was one of those men….
Fatal ICE Shooting in Houston Renews Calls for Accountability (Remembering Lorenzo Salgado Araujo)
For more than three decades, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo followed the same routine. Before sunrise, he would leave the Houston home he shared with his wife, climb into his white work van, pick up members of…
What’s in a Typhoon Name?
Meteorologists say 2026 is off to an unusually active start in the western Pacific. The strengthening El Niño pattern has shifted tropical cyclone formation farther east over exceptionally warm ocean waters, allowing storms more time…
