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Uniting Marshallese

Uniting Marshallese

Do you know of a Marshallese community organization in the US? Or perhaps you know a Marshallese person who acts as an advocate for their community? Glenn Alcalay wants to get in touch with them. Go to www.marcomu.org … there’s a message area on the home page.   KAREN EARNSHAW Connecting Marshallese across the United States Read More

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Growing Veggies in the Air

Growing Veggies in the Air

KEN CONEHow do you grow vegetables in a place without good soil? Or without space for big gardens? And what if water is sometimes scarce — for example in many of the outer atolls?According to Tanner Smith and Don Arkin at the Wellness Center, the answer just may be “aeroponics.” In an aeroponics installation, vegetables Read More

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Yacht Club Burgee Swap

Yacht Club Burgee Swap

The Mieco Beach Yacht Club’s burgee* is now amongst the hundreds of yacht club flags that are hung in the Waikiki Yacht Club in Honolulu. MBYC’s Vice Commodore Cary Evarts and the WYC’s Membership Coordinator Lynette Duque followed the sailing tradition of swapping burgees on November 10, 2022. Lynette and other club officials were happy Read More

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Captain John Marshall

Captain John Marshall

The Marshall Islands are named after Captain John Charles Marshall who was born in 1748 in England. At the age of ten, Marshall became an apprentice sailor and spent the majority of his life at sea. The following story about Captain Marshall, after whom the Marshall Islands is named, was put together by the folk Read More

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Dar Dancers

Dar Dancers

After years of wowing the crowds with their Polynesian performances, the Dar Dancers are embracing their own culture and have a number of stunning Marshallese routines that include Marshallese flags and amimono fans. The group performed at the recent state dinner for the ROC President Tsai Ing-wen. The dancers’ leader, Salome Andrike, said “The Taiwanese Ambassador was very impressed Read More

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Watch Zori

Watch Zori

Watch Zori, the ‘big’ short film from Jack Niedenthal’s Microwave Films. It was made in 2013.

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Your Human Rights

Your Human Rights

The Pacific Community Human Rights and Social Development Division asked Microwave Film’s Jack Niedenthal to make a short film on Human Rights. To do this they chose to use children to tell the story using three languages: Marshallese, English and sign language. The children who star in the locally-produced video Your Human Rights — Jimwe Read More

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Toeak Bar & Grill

Toeak Bar & Grill

Established in 2021, the Toeak Bar & Grill has one of the best views of any restaurant in Majuro. This is because it sits on the fifth floor of the NAPA building near Uliga Dock. From the expansive windows and lanai, you can see both the ocean and the lagoon as well as the layout Read More

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Bonny Taggart

Bonny Taggart

Remembering RMI

Today’s guest writer for Remembering RMI is Bonny Taggart, who sailed into Majuro with husband Ken on December 9, 2007. They left the Marshall Islands on October 7, 2016. There are so many memories from my nine years in the Marshall Islands, but none fonder than the joy shared with the children at the three Read More

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The Presidents’ Teacher

The Presidents’ Teacher

The woman who taught three RMI Presidents including Dr. Hilda Heine.