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 Jones Center has announced several free activities open to the public for Spring Break (March 22-26). Free movies will be shown each weekday at 2 p.m. in The Jones Center Auditorium (face masks required). The ice arena and swimming pool will also be open for extended access from 12 – 7:15 p.m., $3 per-person, advanced registration
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Lale joñan ro renañinmej jān covid im ro aer bōk wā eo ilo Arkansas. Jikuuļ in Journalism im Strategic Media eo ilo University eo an Arkansas ej kōm̧m̧ane website in āinwōt juon jikin nuuj ejenoļo̧k im āinwōt juon jibañ ñan armej in Arkansas. Ri jikuuļ ro rej je bwebwenato ko ijin ium̧win tōl eo an
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Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://www.aejemjem.com/elman-bobrae-covid-ilo-burokraam-in-jones-center Anyone who has been to Springdale, Arkansas knows how to get to The Jones Center. The basketball games and tournaments are a popular past time. A few years ago, Jack Niedenthal screened a Marshallese movie, Jilel: The Calling of the Shell, at The Jones Center. The community
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Source: Joan McQuaid, The Jones Center Translated by: Chloe Mateariki, The Jones Center English: https://aejemjem.com/covid-precautions-for-safe-program-options-at-the-jones-center/ Jones Center eo ear kilōk ilo Maaj 17 raan. Jet iaan douluul ko jej jerbal ippāer Center for Nonprofits ilo Springdale im Rogers raar kōm̧m̧an iien drive-through ko ilo Jones Center. Raar barāinwōt kōm̧m̧anejuon Virtual Center ak juon wāween bwe
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On December 28, 2020, a KNWA report on a Fayetteville Board of Health meeting suggested that minority populations would be the hardest to convince when it came to getting the Covid-vaccine. The news story specifically called out the Marshallese community quoting Dr. Marti Sharkey, Fayetteville City Health Officer: “They have somebody who speaks Marshallese on
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Enrā Pantry debuted its first cooking video on YouTube in December and they are busy working on a second video. Melisa Laelan, founder of Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, posted that Enrā Pantry will have pantry hours on Wednesdays from 9am-5pm. You do not need to make an appointment, but you will have to fill out
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Written by: Jabin Lewis The Marshallese leaders and pastors of Springdale, Arkansas gathered together at the Marshallese Pastors Conference held on September 29 at The Apollo on Emma. The event also included the FBI, the Springdale Police Chief, the Marshallese detective, and the hostess, State Representative Robin Lundstrum. While they were served their dinner, they
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I waited a very long time to meet the right person to get married. When my husband proposed to me last summer, he was eager to get married. We thought that last fall would have been too soon. If only we had known that nothing was going to be normal this year. He wanted to
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