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

stories shared by Chikin Meļeļe

• Writer Alex Rhowuniong explains the greeting kamorale in a piece for Chikin Meļeļe.

• Chikin Meļeļe also shared a CBS News story of three Marshallese teenagers in Iowa who helped a man who fell on railroad tracks.

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• Hilary Hosia’s piece in Chikin Meļeļe was the first story I came across that was reporting U.S. ICE officials confronting Marshallese people in Arkansas. Reuters has since reported on the issue, as has Ozarks at Large, The Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ.

  The embassies for the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia have uploaded posts on Facebook about what citizens living the U.S. should know, and the embassies have likely been fielding a host of questions.

  The ambassadors for the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau met with officials from the Department of the Interior and the Department of State, according to this press release shared by the FSM embassy and the Marshall Islands embassy.¹

articles spotlighting Micronesians in action

• Marianas Business Journal spoke with some of court interpreters out of the Judiciary of Guam. It’s an important piece of the judicial system, and I’m glad to see it highlighted. https://mbjguam.com/words-matter-serving-community-courtroom

  Ace quote from David Welle in the piece:

  “Interpreters here are trained by us but work with many organizations,” Welle said. “They’re teachers, business owners, even a cashier from Happy Mart. It’s a community service, and it’s essential.”

• “Heroes of Micronesia,” a film series by Nihi Indigenous Media, will be screening across the Marianas in the coming days, per the Pacific Daily News.

more agreement

• As Reuters reported, China inked a strategic partnership deal with the Cook Islands.

With every issue of the Weekender, we’ll leave you with a send-off song (not necessarily from a Micronesian artist) curated by my brother, Henry, whose musical tastes have left a lifelong impression on me and, now hopefully, you.

This week’s send-off song is another Shaboozey hit, “A Bar Song.”

We’re building a send-off song playlist on Spotify that includes the songs mentioned in past Weekender posts. Check it out.

A Bar Song (Tipsy) Shaboozey

Thank you for reading! Have a great weekend,

Jasmine