President Panuelo spoke at both the ribbon-cutting as well as a reception dinner last month on April 23-24, 2022. Everyone was glad to hear that the FSM continues to be COVID-free with 80% vaccination rate among adults and 65% overall. He also reported the Nation’s sovereign trust fund now exceeds half a billion dollars in […]
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The Consulate for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially opened their new office in Portland, Oregon serving more than 10,000, the largest population of Micronesians, living in the United States. The Consulate is considered the Federated States of Micronesia, as would the U.S. embassy in the FSM be considered the United States. The event
EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases across many states in the US due to recent changes in mask mandates. The Omicron+ variant continues to be highly transmissible. Due to vaccinations and changes in the virus, the risk of hospitalization and death is much lower. It is still very important if
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Written by: Caleb Klipowicz The first week of April, Marshall Islanders representing over 30 different community-based organizations convened in Salem, OR for the First Annual Marshallese Leadership Summit. The Summit was put on by the newly-formed National Marshallese Community Coalition (NMCC), an umbrella organization started by the leadership of three current Marshallese non-profits in Hawaiʻi,
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Springdale, just north of Fayetteville, has about 85,000 people and is home to the our largest Marshallese community. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, an EF-3 tornado touched down at 4:04 a.m. near the NWA Mall and continued for 5.2 miles between the Northwest Arkansas Mall and The Jones Center. It later spawned an EF-1 tornado
Kajoor eo an Jukjukūn pād – Tornado Recovery Read More »
Over 800 meals and 350 hygiene housing kits were delivered and with financial donations 20 individuals had temporary housing in hotels within the first couple of days after the tornado impacted Springdale, Arkansas on Wednesday Marsh 30, 2022. Clothes and hygiene products, as well as food, are available at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2925 Old
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