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Marshallese Community Leaders Convene for First-Ever Advocacy Summit

Archives (Chikin Melele), English / Chikin Melele

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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Kajoor eo an Jukjukūn pād – Tornado Recovery

Climate Adaptation, Community Journalism, English / Melanie

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

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Tornado Recovery in Pictures

Climate Adaptation, Community Journalism, English / Melanie

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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Invasion of Ukraine

English, Island Life / Chikin Melele

Written by: Alex Rhowuniong Could a nuclear bomb be involved this time? Perhaps, it would seem so. Russia has alredy tested NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) — either by accident or on purpose — when Russian’s pilots fired missiles on NATO’s doorsteps, about 15 miles near Poland border.So, the probabilty is real. Vladimir Putin had

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Sinking Islands

Climate Adaptation, English, Island Life / Chikin Melele

Written by: Alex Rhowuniong It is no secret, the islands are ‘melting’ away. And as they do–from the Marshalls to Pohnpei to Chuuk to Yap–residents are left with their own thoughts. Should there be any need to choose? The majority of the older generation would rather stay; the young ones would like to seek out

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Restoration Efforts after Fire Destroyed WAM Canoehouse and Office

English, Island Life / Melanie

Early Sunday morning, February 27 2021, around 2AM, Waan Aelōn̄ Majeļ burned down. No casualties or injuries. No damage to PSS nearby except for a loss of power to surrounding buildings. The workshop, most of the tools including logging equipment, the entire office with all documents, old artifacts and the WAM truck were lost to

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Climate Adaptation – Cold Weather

Climate Adaptation, English, Marshallese / Melanie

Two major winter snow and ice storms hit the south particularly hard in February 2021 causing 237 confirmed fatalities, most of which were in Texas. The Category 3 winter storms (February 13-17 and February 15-20) were followed by a cold wave that made recovery efforts difficult. The storm set record snowfall for a two-day period

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Keep the Spot Open for our Manamko

English, Island Life / Chikin Melele

Written by: Alex Rhowuniong Sometimes, I wonder if all people that are using the handicapped parking spots, have the proper documentation in their vehicles at all times: a placard or a license plate. The other day I went to the store with my 19-year-old. We pulled into the 7 Day Supermarket parking lot in Harmon,

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Chuuk Independence II

English, Island Life / Chikin Melele

Written by: Alex Rhowuniong A scheduled Chuuk Independence referendum that was to be held in Chuuk this year, all seems to be forgotten. But that may not be the case, it might just be the appearance on the surface. Matt Kuor, a senator from the Northwest region of Chuuk, said: “I heard from reliable sources that [the proponent] are getting ready to

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Underwater Volcanic Eruption in Tonga

English, Island Life / Melanie

Check out the NOAA satellite footage of the underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga yesterday. The volcano on Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted last month on Dec. 20, 2021 and again on Jan. 13, 2022. Tonga’s capital of Nuku’alofa, which is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the volcano, was hit by a 4-foot tsunami wave.

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