Marshallese

On today's show, the announcement of two new USL clubs and the rights to build a stadium in Rogers. Also, a federal judge plans to rule on Arkansas' library obscenity law, Stroll the Atolls returns this week and more.

The annual Stroll the Atolls is Saturday in downtown Springdale. The event will celebrate and honor Pacific Islander culture.

For minority communities in Arkansas, voting can be a struggle. That doesn't just mean racial minorities; rural voters have less resources and limited access to polling places. In today's episode, we discuss the barriers and the folks working to remove those barriers.

The housing crisis among the Marshallese Community in Northwest Arkansas received more attention in the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Officials say language barriers, difficulty adjusting to the housing system and people not knowing their tenant rights, makes the problem linger on.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, est population 41,000, was among the last nations on Earth to remain free of COVID-19, after closing borders against the global pandemic. That changed August 8th. A team of U.S. based Marshallese medical providers, including Arkansas physician Dr. Sheldon Riklon, traveled to the RMI to respond to the outbreak in cooperation with RMI medical providers, with PPE supplied by U.S. Marshallese migrants.

Republic of the Marshall Islands President David Kabua spent several days in Northwest Arkansas late last week, hosted by Arkansas Marshallese Consul General Eldon Alik. On Saturday, the RMI President met with constituents at Manit Day, a traditional cultural gathering at Jones Center Community Park, where he spoke about pressing Marshallese politics, human rights and social justice issues.

A team from the Springdale-based Marshallese Educational Initiative traveled to Vienna last month to participate in a nuclear weapons ban conference hosted by the United Nations.

A team from the Springdale-based Marshallese Educational Initiative traveled to Vienna last month to participate in a nuclear weapons ban conference hosted by the United Nations.

A measure to allow legally-present Arkansas Marshallese migrants to officially train and serve in state, county and municipal law enforcement failed to…

When the pastor at Rolling Hills Baptist Church learned that members of the new First Marshallese Pentecostal Church of Fayetteville were in need to space…