Chikin Melele

New Majuro Sports Team Raises Interest in Soccer for Marshallese Worldwide

English, Island Life /

Riiti ilo Kajin Majel: Juon eṃṃakūt ikijjien Soccer ilo RMI The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation (MISF) are scouting for US-based players, coaches, and administrators to help them achieve their goal of competing internationally.  Shem Livai founded MISF in 2020 because even though his son wanted to play soccer they found no teams or facilities for the […]

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Are the kids all right? Teenage substance abuse

Archives (Chikin Melele), English /

Drug overdoses are rising in Northwest Arkansas. In 2021, more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the United States involved fentanyl. In Washington County alone, overdose deaths involving fentanyl were four times higher in 2022 than in 2020. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 85% of the overdose

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Medical Interpreting Training

Archives (Chikin Melele), English /

By: Julie Joyce Thanks to the development of globalization and the increase in migration in the last twenty years, the health system has experienced a disproportionate growth in the demand for qualified medical interpreters, capable of allowing effective communication between non-resident patients and health providers. These changes have been most noticeable in the United States,

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Second Annual TōleMour Youth Summit and “Unconventional Conversations”

Community Journalism, English /

Written by: Caleb Klipowicz Following the kick-off events for Stroll the Atoll 2022 this past week, the youth-focused ri-Majol  advocacy group Tōlemour held their second annual Youth Summit in the beautiful rooms of Crystal Bridges Museum. The Summit brought close to 50 ri-Majol teens and young adults together to talk about the many challenges growing

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House Speaker Kedi Gives Keynote for MayDay Events

English, Marshallese, May Day - Manit Day /

Transcription by: Marlynn Larron and Melanie Carbine Lujeran, āinwōt an taktō e jemed wōj ilo jukjukin in pād in ba, juon meletlet naan eo aorōk. Ej ba: Beran ilo tōre ko repen. Kajoor n̄an debļo̧k ṃakūtkūt ko. Im ilo Kajin Pālle ne, translation of the motto for the celebration of the Constitution Day, in general,

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