Mauna Loa has been erupting for the past week. The first eruption since 1984, the volcano erupted on November 28, Hawaiian Independence Day when Hawaii was recognized as a sovereign kingdom in 1843. The ongoing lava flow is now about two miles from reaching the main highway. An attempt to redirect the lava flow is […]
Consulate General Eldon and Anita Alik have spent the last five years representing the RMI Consulate in Arkansas. Their leadership has been exceptional in building up the community, encouraging a growth of community work, and responding to the health crises and natural disasters. The Consul General along with the Marshallese COVID-19 Taskforce communicated regularly with
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Kevin is a community-based researcher who in his doctoral studies created Pasifika Strong, a multi-national census of Pacific Islander community organizations in the continental US. There are SO many organizations doing great work. The census data will be anonymized, aggregated, and released back to us in the community next year in December 2023. To facilitate the timely release
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Thank you Michael Mapa for believing that the Marshallese can aspire to more. This past election, we also had our first Marshallese candidate on the ballot. Michael Mapa ran for a seat on the Quorum Court, a legislative body of county government that has 15 members called Justices of the Peace who are elected every
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This election the office of governor was open for new candidates in Arkansas to run. Governor Asa Hutchinson, being term limited, will be finishing his second term in office as state governor and handing over the position to Governor-Elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Although more than half of the states allow for the re-election of a
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Pasifika Strong, a multi-national census of Pacific Islander community organizations in the continental US, created by Kevin Lujan Lee in his doctoral work. There are over 400 organizations already in the census. The census data will be anonymized, aggregated, and released back to us in the community next year in December 2023. To facilitate the timely release of this
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Like the Olympics, midterm elections happen every two years but alternate between winter and summer sports. The midterms elect new members of Congress – not a new president. They happen in the middle of the president’s four-year term of office. In 2020, the balance of power swung over the Democrat party with the election of President
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We also have been watching Alaska which has ranked voting. With 95% votes counted, Alaska has one Senate and one House seat that has not yet been decided. Sen. Murkowski (R) running for re-election won 43.3% of the vote and Kelly Tshibaka (R), endorsed by Trump, received 42.7% of the votes. With ranked voting, however,
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Bwebwenato in juon sponsored article jān the Jones Campaign. You can watch the broadcast segment in Marshallese and more from the interview in English below. Chikin Melele focuses on news of interest to Marshallese in Arkansas and other communities in the US. If you are interested in advertising with us or sponsoring a news story,
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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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