Climate Adaptation – Tornadoes
Since moving to Iowa last year, I have learned that there is little to slow the wind in the Great Plains. And, a few months ago, the wind woke me from my sleep. I checked…
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Restoration Efforts after Fire Destroyed WAM Canoehouse and Office
Early Sunday morning, February 27 2021, around 2AM, Waan Aelōn̄ Majeļ burned down. No casualties or injuries. No damage to PSS nearby except for a loss of power to surrounding buildings. The workshop, most of…
INVASION OF UKRAINE
Could a nuclear bomb be involved this time? Perhaps, it would seem so. Russia has alredy tested NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) — either by accident or on purpose — when Russian’s pilots fired missiles…
Sinking Islands
It is no secret, the islands are ‘melting’ away. And as they do–from the Marshalls to Pohnpei to Chuuk to Yap–residents are left with their own thoughts. Should there be any need to choose? The…
Keep the Spot Open for our Manamko
Sometimes, I wonder if all people that are using the handicapped parking spots, have the proper documentation in their vehicles at all times: a placard or a license plate. The other day I went to…
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…
Chuuk Independence II
A scheduled Chuuk Independence referendum that was to be held in Chuuk this year, all seems to be forgotten. But that may not be the case, it might just be the appearance on the surface. Matt Kuor, a…
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,…
Christmas in Dubuque
Finding a space large enough for a community event continues to be a challenge for the Marshallese community in Dubuque, Iowa. There continues to be fewer spaces available as the pandemic drags on. The more…
