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UOG hosts roundtable dialogue on history and perspectives in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War
Pacific Daily News
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Residents are invited to a roundtable Monday night that will discuss the history in Micronesia since the Spanish-American War, a release from the University of Guam states. Former UOG president Robert Underwood and University Abat Oliba CEU of...
TikToker Documents Experience With The Aeta, The ‘Indigenous Black People Of The Philippines’
Travel Noire
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August 22, 2024
A London-based digital nomad recently shared her unique experience with an Aeta community — a Black population anthropologists consider indigenous to the Philippines. The TikToker and solo traveler, Meroe (@findingmeroe), was invited to visit the...
NFT Statistics 2024 By Top Marketplaces, Collectors, Country, Gender, Art Segment, Traffic Source AND Website Traffic
Hollywood Gazette
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August 31, 2024
NFT challenges include issues related to copyright, intellectual property rights, ownership rights, privacy and data protection laws, money laundering, security issues, risk of fraud, and taxation aspects. NFTs benefit collectors by enabling new...
Pizza Hut Statistics 2024 By Employment, Education, Device Traffic, Sales And Brand Awareness
Hollywood Gazette
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August 23, 2024
Pizza Hut Statistics 2024 By Employment, Education, Device Traffic, Sales And Brand Awareness August 17, 2024 — Introduction Pizza Hut Statistics: Pizza Hut is one of the most popular quick-service fast-food restaurants around the world. Pizza Hut...
WHO, Government of Japan, and Governments of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau partner to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and response
Pacific News Service
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Government of Japan and the Governments of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau are partnering together to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and...
Advocates empower migrants from Micronesia states, Marshall Islands and Palau in Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
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August 17, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For nearly 40 decades, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau have been free to live and work legally in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). In exchange, the...
Over 9,100 P-EBT cards issued at Micronesia Mall
Pacific Daily News
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“It was really smooth,” said Marilyn Agustin of Yona, reflecting on her experience picking up her renewed Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, card at the Micronesia Mall. For the past several days, the Department of Public Health and...
‘We’re losing our culture, our values’: FSM
Pacific News Service
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It has taken almost five months for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to receive funding support from the United States under the Compact of Free Association (COFA). U.S President Joe signed into law the COFA agreements for FSM, Palau, and...
'We're losing our culture, our values'
Pacific Media Network
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It has taken almost five months for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to receive funding support from the United States under the Compact of Free Association (COFA). US President Joe signed into law the COFA agreements for FSM, Palau, and...
Winston Peters says 'we need to keep engaged' with Micronesia
RNZ
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August 14, 2024
FSM President Wesley Simina (left) with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. 12 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham The President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) officially held his...
Call for applications: WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from Pacific Island Countries
World Intellectual Property Organization
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August 9, 2024 A call for applications is now open for the next cycle of the WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (The Program). This cycle...
Vancouver Chuukese community strives to bridge barriers, foster culture
The Columbian - Washington State
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Moving to Vancouver gives many Chuukese immigrants culture shock. This is a very different place from Chuuk, a cluster of volcanic islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. Older generations of Chuukese people say while they sometimes need...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US
Asia Pacific Report
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August 7, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist in Guam The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands — politically divided between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, Chamorro culture continues to be preserved...
Rabbi Perez: From Israel, to Paris, to O.C., to Micronesia and L.A.
The Jewish Journal - California
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August 15, 2024
He’s a globetrotting mohel, serves as a dayan (judge of a Jewish court) and he launched the Jewish French Community Center. He’s also the father of nine. You have to wonder where Rabbi Tal Perez finds the time. Married at 20, he performed his...
'It sucks': Guam's indigenous Chamorro people and their complex relationship with the US
RNZ
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August 7, 2024
Guam flag Photo: RNZ Pacific / Eleisha Foon The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands - politically divided between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, Chamorro culture continues to be preserved through...
Video project seeks to put spotlight on immigrant youth — in their own words
Hawaii News Now
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July 27, 2024
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special student storytelling project is sharing the unique experiences of immigrant teenagers on Oahu. More than 5% of the children in Hawaii are foreign-born. Of those, about 90% attend public schools. Those who first...
Creative resistance: Guam's ‘Ta Nå'i Ånimu’ exhibit highlights activism in indigenous art
The Pacific Island Times
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August 2, 2024
“Our work is more than just creativity; it’s an act of resistance in a world where what is sacred to us indigenous people continues to be desecrated,” said Kaitlin Ngeremokt McManus. “Our land our water our air our culture our way of life our...
‘Safe houses for women’ President Heine pushes for gender equality progress in the Pacific
Te Ao Maori News
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Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine says progress has been made issues affecting women in the Pacific, such as economic empowerment and domestic violence, but there’s still a long way to go. Earlier this year, the Marshall Islands hosted the...
Pacific Women Triennial Conference 2024 – Prevention of Gender-based Violence
Pacific Community (SPC)
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