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FEATURE ǀ Activists push for Chuuk independence
Marianas Variety
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CHUUK (Deutsche Welle/Pacnews) — The Chuuk islands — a seemingly idyllic spot in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Indonesia and north of Australia and Papua New Guinea — is one of the four states making up the Federated States of Micronesia, an...
Nihi Indigenous Media hosts film screenings of ‘Micronesian Heroes’
Marianas Variety
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NIHI Indigenous Media, a nonprofit production house based in Guam, premiered “Micronesian Heroes,” a series of short, animated videos, on Saipan at the American Memorial Park indoor theater on Saturday, March 1. The series celebrates “leaders...
Philippines to help Federated States of Micronesia stem infant, maternal mortalities
Island Times
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March 4, 2025
MANILA/POHNPEI (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — A team of medical experts from the Philippines will be heading to the Federated States of Micronesia in April to hold a series of training as part of an agreement to help lower the number of infants and...
‘Scared, worried mad and sad’; Trump's immigration crackdown leaves FSM citizens feeling lost in limbo
Marianas Variety
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WASHINGTON (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — President Donald Trump’s new administration has brought a flood of confusion and chaos nationwide and around the world as he settled into the Oval Office starting on day one. Before he sat down to sign a...
Militarism in the Micronesian Region: A Tragedy in Three Acts
Pacific Islands Report
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March 5, 2025
Act I: World War II Figure 1. Hooked, a poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, 2017. The poem above is by the renowned Marshallese contemporary poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner.1 Hooked is a searing and harrowing description of a Marshallese man’s experiences...
Religious groups facing harassment in record number of countries
Christian Today
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December 24, 2024
(Photo: Getty/iStock) (CP) Members of religious groups faced harassment by either governmental actors or social groups in a record number of countries and territories as a new Pew Research Center analysis finds acts of hostility against Christians...
Micronesia Mall replaces GW for S-EBT distribution
The Guam Daily Post
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The schedule to pick up new or replacement S-EBT cards, a type of food stamp card for eligible children, has been amended to include a new location, the Department of Public Health and Social Services announced in a press release. Public Health...
Palau leads the way in gender equality in sport
Island Times
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February 28, 2025
KOROR, PALAU – Gender equality in sport is set to improve in Palau and Nauru with the launch of the Raising Innovative Sport Enablers (RISE) Project in Koror today. Secretary-General of the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC), Ms Baklai...
Religious groups facing harassment in record number of countries: Pew
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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December 22, 2024
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Sunday, December 22, 2024 JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of religious groups faced harassment by either governmental actors or social groups in a record number of countries and territories as a new...
Tumon Bay Music Festival celebrates 20 years of connecting culture and community through music
The Guam Daily Post
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The island's largest music event, the Tumon Bay Music Festival (TBMF), kicked off its 20th-anniversary celebrations on Wednesday at the Micronesia Mall, bringing together performers, educators and music enthusiasts for nearly two weeks of diverse...
Education critical to plug Asia’s health workforce gap
Science and Development Network
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[NEW DELHI] Training for health workers, including those based in communities where access to services is limited, is urgently needed to address the growing gap in the Asia Pacific health workforce, say leaders in the sector. The global shortage...
OPINION Enriquez: Strengthening Guam's future through higher education
Pacific Daily News
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The University of Guam has always been more than a place of learning—it is a bridge to opportunity, a driver of innovation, and a source of workforce and other solutions for our island and broader Micronesia. Each graduate represents the future,...
Trump policies threaten University of Hawaii ethnic studies programs
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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February 23, 2025
President Donald Trump’s order banning diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs has University of Hawaii students and faculty worrying about the future of academic programs that focus on Hawaiian, Filipino, Korean and other ethnic...
For his first bill in Congress, Rep. Evans aims to reverse Colorado’s immigration laws
Colorado Public Radio
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Indigenous PhD students transform at global indigeneities summit
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
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December 16, 2024
Reading time: 2 minutesCrisostomo, Lasconia, Tavares and Saastamoinen set off on a journey navigating the Salish Sea. A transformative experience. That’s how PhD students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences (CSS)...
Micronesian Islander Community breaks grounds on new affordable apartment building
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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July 7, 2025
Dozens of people gathered Monday at the future site of a new apartment complex which will include a colorful community center for Salem’s vibrant and growing Micronesian Islander community. Voyagers Village, the new four-story 45,000 square-foot...
‘This is not being paranoid’: Immigrants in Clark County fearful of mass deportation threats
The Columbian - Washington State
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Immigrants in Clark County — those both with and without documentation — are terrified of the mass deportations that President Donald Trump has promised. Local organizations are helping them learn their rights and how to interact with U.S....
Nihi Indigenous Media highlights regional leaders and trailblazers with film series
Marianas Variety
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"Heroes of Micronesia," produced by Nihi Indigenous Media, celebrates “leaders across Micronesia who protected and nurtured our homelands and peoples with wisdom and care.” Nihi Indigenous Media image Cinta M. Kaipat THE late former Rep. Cinta M....
Nauru inducted as Micronesia Islands Forum’s newest member
Pacific News Service
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Nauru has been inducted to the Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF) during the February meeting of the region’s leaders. On 16 February, 2023, the Republic of Palau motioned, and the State of Chuuk seconded, the Republic of Nauru’s induction in the...
Celebrating National FFA Week and the Future of Agricultural Education
AgAmerica Lending
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February 17, 2025
National FFA Week celebrates the critical role this organization plays in agricultural education and leadership development. Agricultural education is important for a number of reasons—a primary one being to cultivate the next wave of young...