As soon as there was community spread of the novel coronavirus outside of Asia, the RMI closed its borders. There has been discussion and debate all year surrounding the possible repatriation of essential workers to…
Between the president’s general disdain for mask wearing and the administration’s rush to nominate and confirm another conservative justice to the Supreme Court that more than 30 people directly got sick from the virus. After a week isolated in intensive care, former governor Chris Christie regrets letting his guard down and urges people to keep keep taking precautions.
I waited a very long time to meet the right person to get married. When my husband proposed to me last summer, he was eager to get married. We thought that last fall would have…
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…
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….
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…
Jikuul? Jikuul?! Ke men eo kwōj ba in, ke?! Jikuul board ko ipeļaakin Amedka in rej jutak ikōtaan aelik im aewaar, jon̄an aer pok kōn elan̄n̄e rej jikuul ilo kanem armej, ilo cyber space (distant…
Age and underlying health conditions are more obviously connected to how symptomatic or sick someone will become from the virus. Maitha Jolet posted a video to the Marshallese tri-state Facebook group from his hospital room…