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Proud to be Marshallese – Celebrating Ṃanit Day

People in the Marshallese community in NWA gathered on the basketball courts outside the Jones Center last Saturday, September 26, 2021. Everyone celebrated the end of Ṃanit Week together. With a generous sponsorship from T-Mobile, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese (ACOM) hosted this community-wide event in recognition of M̧anit Day, the last Friday in September, a […]

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M̧anit Day: More than a Day about Culture

The Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI) celebrated the start of M̧anit week by sharing the Marshallese culture with the people of Fayetteville, AR.  MEI and the Fayetteville Public Library partnered to bring us this two-part cultural event last Saturday, September 19 2021.  Programming included a cultural performance in the Event Center followed by a children’s craft

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Kōkajkaj im Jabōn Kennaan Ko Reitōn Jako Jān Ad Ekkonono (Mōttan 7)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Kōmeļeļe jān William Swain Wiik ko ļo̧k jaar kōjemļo̧k column in kōn naan in “anen etao.”  Kōnke jej watōk bwe kōkajkaj im jabōn kennaan kein jaar jei ijin reaorōk n̄an kajin Majōl im enaaj juōn likjap ļapļap elan̄n̄e rejako jān kajin in ad, je kar jino likiti ijin n̄an kakemejmej kōjwōj kaki. 

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Grand Champion to University Student

Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://aejemjem.com/grand-champion-nan-ri-jikuul-in-university/ This Namdrik beauty, from Majuro, is a student at the University of New Mexico. She lives in Albuquerque where she goes to school. Before the COVID pandemic, she worked in a chemistry lab. When university housing closed, she stayed with friends because she couldn’t return to the Marshall Islands. She is now a

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Grand Champion n̄an Ri Jikuuļ in University

English: https://www.aejemjem.com/Grand-Champion-to-University-Student Kathy Liu, eo leddik in Namdrik, ej ri jikuuļ in University of New Mexico jān Majuro. Ej jokwe ilo Albuquerque ke ej jikuuļ ie. M̧okta COVID, ekar jerbal lo juon chemistry lab. Ke ekilōk m̧ōkoko university, ekar pād wōt ippān ro m̧ōttan bwe ekar jab maron̄ rooļ n̄an M̧ajel. Kiiō ej juon ri leļok

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Kōkajkaj im Jabōn Kennaan Ko Reitōn Jako Jān Ad Ekkonono (Mōttan 6)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Kōmeļeļe jān William Swain Wiik eo ļo̧k jaar kōjemļo̧k column in kōn kōkajkaj in “sweep en āliktata ruo kwobban.”  Kōnke jej watōk bwe kōkajkaj im jabōn kennaan kein jaar jei ijin reaorōk n̄an kajin Majōl im enaaj juōn likjap ļapļap elan̄n̄e rejako jān kajin in ad, je kar jino likiti ijin n̄an

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Kōkajkaj im Jabōn Kennaan Ko Reitōn Jako Jān Ad Ekkonono (Mōttan 5)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Jān William Swain Wiik eo ļo̧k jaar kōjemļo̧k column in kōn kōkajkaj in “em̧aat aō raan.”  Kōnke jej watōk bwe kōkajkaj im jabōn kennaan kein jaar jei ijin reaorōk n̄an kajin Majōl im enaaj juōn likjap ļapļap elan̄n̄e rejako jān kajin in ad, je kar jino likiti ijin n̄an kakemejmej kōjwōj kaki. 

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Kōkajkaj im Jabōn Kennaan Ko Reitōn Jako Jān Ad Ekkonono (Mōttan 4)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Kōmeļeļe jān William Swain Wiik neo ļo̧k jaar kōjemļo̧k column in kōn jabōn kennaan in “kiddie kwōjkwōj.”  Kōnke jej watōk bwe kōkajkaj im jabōn kennaan kein jaar jei ijin reaorōk n̄an kajin Majōl im enaaj juōn likjap ļapļap elan̄n̄e rejako jān kajin in ad, je kar jino likiti ijin n̄an kakemejmej kōjwōj

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