At the beginning of the year, the Marshall Islands had limited travel within the country because of an outbreak of dengue fever. They then extended the restrictions for international travel when the novel coronavirus broke…
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 republished with permission. This is…
Moktata iakwe! Kamolol Iroij ken iakwe im kojbarok eo An nan kojwoj kajojo. Eta in Celena Aguirre. Etan jino in Jiti Hesa im jema Romy Alvarez. Etan bubu in Nelur im jimma Jubwil Hesa. Etan…
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…
Iakwe & Hello to all. My name is Bathsheba Laraya, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Laraya and baby sister to Walton Laraya. One of my biggest accomplishments this year was entering the National American Miss…
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…
I just wanted to stop here on Facebook, Im konaan kwalok jidrik kon na Im kotobar ko ao ilju im Jaklaj. Eta in Ailing Gideon. Jr. Nejin Joni, kab jibun Ailing im Netha Gideon. Ña…
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…
