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 […]
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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Since moving to Iowa last year, I have learned that there is little to slow the wind in the Great Plains. And, a few months ago, the wind woke me from my sleep. I checked my weather app and saw an advisory to stay off the roads. Winds up to 30-40 mph would be strong
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The new coronavirus variant of concern, the Omicron variant, has mutated in such a way that it is overcomes immunity from past infection or vaccination. It likely spreads just as easily as the Delta variant, but it causes more breakthrough infections, which is when someone who has been vaccinated develops symptoms (usually milder symptoms). According
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Finding a space large enough for a community event continues to be a challenge for the Marshallese community in Dubuque, Iowa. There continues to be fewer spaces available as the pandemic drags on. The more than 2,000 Marshallese that live in Iowa, in the city centers of Dubuque, Waterloo and Ottumwa, are finding new spaces
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We caught up with Selina Leem who recently participated and presented at the TED Summit Program and COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Selina was the youngest delegate to speak at the climate summit in 2015, attending with Tony deBrum and making the closing statement on behalf of the Marshall Islands. Selina opened the COP26 Heads
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On the afternoon of Friday November 5, the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese hosted another COVID-19 Vaccine clinic at the Center for Nonprofits in the JTL shop in Springdale, Arkansas. Among the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese staff that were present at the event included ACOM’s Project Manager, Stephanie Takamaru, recently joined intern, Lewisa Lawin, as wellas
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In English: https://aejemjem.com/striketober/ Translated by: Caleb Klipowicz, Marlynn Larron Em̧ōj ke am̧ lo hashtag eo #StrikeTober ilo social media im ba, ta in? Elōn̄ jidāik (strike) ko m̧okta ak kōn elōn̄ļo̧k ilo Oktoba, jet armej ilo social media kar jinoin kōjerbali hashtag – Strike + October. Ewaļo̧k jidāik ke ro uwaan doulul in union rejememe kōn
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Ilo Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://aejemjem.com/kotopar-striketober Written by: Caleb Klipowicz Maybe you’ve seen the hashtag #StrikeTober on social media this month and thought, what’s going on? There have always been strikes but because of the increase in October, some people on social media began to use this hashtag – Strike + October. Most strikes happen when union
English: https://aejemjem.com/campus-vision-community-event/ Translated by: Melanie Carbine, Ngarangi Mateariki Iloan 8 allōn̄ ko remootļo̧k, eaar jinoe būļāān (plan) n̄an kōļapļo̧k kāām̧pōj eo an Jones Center ilo downtown Springdale. Rej jerbal ippān architect ro — kumi eo ej kōm̧m̧ane būļāān im pija in melaaj ko — ilo Denver etan Civitas Inc. Ilo M̧ōttan eo kein Kajuon, raar
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