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Earlier this month, the District 3 team sat down with Marcina Langrine. Marcina is the Program Manager of the Marshallese Educational Initiative and the manager of the popular band MARK Harmoney. During the conversation, there was a discussion about her birth state, her passion for her community, the effects of COVID-19 on the Marshallese Population, and much more.
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Tens of thousands of citizens from the Republic of the Marshall Islands have legally migrated to the U.S., many now settled in northwest Arkansas. Islanders are free to do so under a special U.S./RMI Compact of Free Association. When the second compact expired in September, Congress extended bilateral negotiations, which were finalized in mid-October. The renewed compact, however, fails to include requested compensation for damages wrought by U.S. nuclear weapons tests on the Marshall Islands during the Cold War.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pacific Islanders, including thousands of Marshallese adults legally residing in Arkansas under a Compact of Free Association, are free to enroll in…