Eṃōj Karreoik Ipelaakid – Cleaning Up
A week after Stroll the Atoll, a smaller group of people gathered in Shiloh Square. This time they were adorned not with flowers and shells but rather with gloves and garbage bags in hand. They…
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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…
Town Hall Minutes – Part 2
Many other pressing issues were raised in the JuneTown Hall meeting, including the impact on mental health, increasing drug use, and the difficult process of applying for Medicaid. We were glad to hear from representatives…
Town Hall Minutes – Part 1
Consul General Eldon Alik convened a town hall meeting last June to share updates on projects in the community. He also introduced the new Vice Consul Gerrick Kelen and newly organized non-profit AenEmmaan. The group’s…
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…
Compact Impact Fairness Act (CIFA) Gives Hope to Micronesians Living in the United States
Springdale, Arkansas – On May 28th Representative Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), Representative Ed Case (D-Hawaii), along with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to restore eligibility for many federal benefit programs to citizens…
Opinion: Police Violence and Pacific Islanders
On April 5th, a 16-year-old Chuukese boy named Iremamber Sykap was killed by police in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The details of the killing as reported by the Civil Beat remain unclear, and the responses online have…
Grand Champion to University Student
Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://chikinmelele.com/grand-champion-nan-ri-jikuul-in-university/ This Namdrik beauty, from Majuro, is a student at the University of New Mexico. She lives in Albuquerque where she goes to school. Before the COVID pandemic, she worked in a chemistry lab….
Moderna Vaccine Available for Marshallese and other High Risk Groups in Arkansas
The following Walgreen stores will have limited doses of Moderna intended for target health equity groups across the state of Arkansas. Vaccines are available to adults 65 years and older; adults 18-64 years old with…