You’re reading The Husk's Friday edition, our Weekender, a countdown/roundup of miscellanea from Micronesia, Guam, and Earth.

…things from Micronesia

• Palau President Whipps said he’d like to address outmigration of Palauans in is talks with U.S. officials over Palau’s Compact of Free Association, per Tia Belau.

• Speaking of the Compact, Tia Belau also reports that the U.S. has indicated to President Whipps that they’d like talks to come to a speedy conclusion. Per the Pacific Island Times, the economic provision of the Compact is set to expire in September 2024.

• I’ve long been a Chuukese Goddess stan and was happy to see her profiled in Chikin Meļeļe. Definitely worth a read!

…requests I have

• Guys, I’m embarrassed. (Cue: Are you not embarazzed. This is really embarazzing.)¹None of the winners randomly generated have reached out to me about their prizes. In the interest of transparency, I can’t keep these prizes in my house. They stare at me judging me for not knowing how to run a giveaway. Who knew that Raffle Prizing is a marketing, viable skill in this economy??????? Anyway. I have a couple of requests. The first one: Please forgive me.

• The second: Please enter this giveaway redux. Literally, the first five people who reply to this email get a prize. You don’t even have to say much in your reply. I just need five people to take these prizes off my hands!!!!!!!!! Like reply to this with: “Are you not embarazzed, this is really embarazzing.” And the first five people who reply will win. Thems the rules. I’ll mail the prize to you after I crawl out of my shame hole.²

…new (to me) book

Father Francis Hezel has a new five-part series out titled “Micronesian Origins” available for free here https://wheresfran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Micronesian-Origins-LAYOUT-final.pdf?fbclid=IwAR33VKq-L59QAVEl69xPK6ap1CScP-VN9YoqtcUSTMmGuMQ5I_7DGah04Fs

Father Hezel has long been a prominent voice in the region. His work across Micronesia is invaluable. I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing him a couple of times for articles and 100 percent of my conversations with him have been insightful and thought-provoking. I enjoy his columns in the Guam Daily Post. I’m excited to dive into this work too.

Thank, as always, for reading. Have a wonderful weekend!³

-Jasmine

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