A week after Stroll the Atoll, a smaller group of people gathered in Shiloh Square. This time they were adorned not with flowers and shells but rather with gloves and garbage bags in hand. They were armed big smiles and trash picking sticks. They were on a mission to help rid the Razorback Greenway of […]
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Many other pressing issues were raised in the JuneTown Hall meeting, including the impact on mental health, increasing drug use, and the difficult process of applying for Medicaid. We were glad to hear from representatives of many Marshallese-led organizations, including the newly organized AenEmmaan, ACOM, and MEI. AenEmman, a new organization focused on men’s wellness
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Consul General Eldon Alik convened a town hall meeting last June to share updates on projects in the community. He also introduced the new Vice Consul Gerrick Kelen and newly organized non-profit AenEmmaan. The group’s secretary Greg Kabua reported on the mission and purpose of the organization to focus on men’s health, wellness and family
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MEI (Marshallese Educational Initiative) recently hosted a series of events, Our Shared Nuclear Legacy, June 29-July 1 including a youth day, commemoration and equity panels. With a critical discussion of nuclear testing, climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and health inequities, the event brought together other communities of color and nuclear affected communities in discussion over
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The Greek alphabet, the precursor to all modern European alphabets, has been around for about 3000 years. Adapting the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted of only consonants, the Greeks added a few more symbols, such as “Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” which might sound familiar from the Bible.
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In a recent conversation with Consul General Eldon Alik about covid and this past year, he recounted a clever turn of phrase in one of many meetings. He was encouraging everyone to get vaccinated and he said “Wā kuk Wā jim̧or.” He substituted wā (vaccine or shot) for wa (canoe) in the traditional proverb. As
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Springdale, Arkansas – On May 28th Representative Steve Womack (R-Arkansas), Representative Ed Case (D-Hawaii), along with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to restore eligibility for many federal benefit programs to citizens from the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) nations. The Compact Impact Fairness Act (CIFA) will help many Micronesians, citizens from
Written by: Caleb Klipowicz On April 5th, a 16-year-old Chuukese boy named Iremamber Sykap was killed by police in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The details of the killing as reported by the Civil Beat remain unclear, and the responses online have been mixed. What is clear, however, is that this tragic loss is part of a much
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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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The following Walgreen stores will have limited doses of Moderna intended for target health equity groups across the state of Arkansas. Vaccines are available to adults 65 years and older; adults 18-64 years old with at least 1 chronic condition including asthma, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; adults working in transportation, food services, food
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