By Journal on March 7, 2024
Alele Museum, Assumption students, Belwin Langidrik, Bravo Nuclear Bomb test, Claret Chong Gum, College of the Marshall Islands, Henry Puna, Hilary Hosia, Hilda Heine, Kalani Kaneko, Kathy Joel, Ladie Jack, Lance Posey, Lirok Kelen, Mina Titus, Mymy Loeak, Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day, Rongelap survivors, Vicky Capelle, Wilmer Joel
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![Lirok Kelen (left) and Mymy Loeak led the Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day march on March 1 in Majuro. The March, from the Alele Museum to the College of the Marshall Islands, involved several hundred people including VIPs behind Lirok and Mymy Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko, US Embassy Chargé and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna. RMI marks Bravo 70th](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nuke2-3-8.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
WILMER JOEL
Bold remarks were made at the 70th anniversary of the Bravo hydrogen bomb test on Nuclear Victims’ Remembrance Day at CMI last Friday. Local and regional dignitaries delivered speeches during the memorial ceremony after a parade from Alele Museum to CMI. US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Lance Posey said that the legacy of Cold War-era […]
By Journal on February 22, 2024
Alele Museum, Chargé Lance Posey, College of the Marshall Islands’ SGT Solomon Sam Basketball Court., Education Week, Hilda Heine, Joe Bejang, Kalani Nii/Office of the President, Ladie N. Jack, Tanaka Kazunari
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![A spirited march to launch Education Week in Majuro last Friday saw hundreds of students and teachers join in from Alele Museum to the College of the Marshall Islands. Photo: Kalani Nii/Office of the President. Education week in high gear](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/educ-week-2-23.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
President Dr. Hilda Heine participated in Friday’s Education Week opening ceremony at the College of the Marshall Islands’ SGT Solomon Sam Basketball Court. Heine delivered empowering remarks during the ceremony highlighting the importance of the Education Week. She mentioned that Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate public education, inform the community of the accomplishments […]
By Journal on August 25, 2023
Alele Museum, Austronesian Forum, Brenda ALik, Chewy Lin, Icyang Parod, Solynn Naptino, Taiwan Council of Indigenous Peoples, Wisse Amram
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![Culture and Internal Affairs Secretary Brenda Alik, right, and Alele Museum staff welcomed the delegation from the Taiwan Council of Indigenous Peoples last week. Photo: Chewy Lin. Taiwan-RMI cultural exchange](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/taiwan-8-25.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
Icyang Parod, Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples, along with representatives from Austronesian Forum nations, visited the Alele Museum last week. This visit provided an opportunity to delve into the results of the Council’s contributions to the “Marshallese Language Revitalization Project.” The welcoming reception and guided tour were graciously conducted by Brenda Alik, Secretary […]
By Journal on August 3, 2023
Alele Museum, Amy Ishiguro, Asena Ketedromo, Asia Foundation, Carmen G. Cantor, College of the Marshall Islands, Deb Haaland, Henry Hand, James Ley, Jasmine Henry, Lance Posey, Lola Shutz, Majuro Cooperative School, Peter Fennell, Runit Dome, Verenaisi Bavadra
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![US Embassy Chargé Henry Hand, fifth from right, led an Asia Foundation-provided book donation to three schools and the Alele Library last month. US donates books, dollars](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/US-book-8-4.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
The United States government, in partnership with the Asia Foundation, delivered books to four local organizations late last month. The books are from the Asia Foundation as part of the Foundation’s contribution to the USAID-supported Pacific Regional Initiative. The Pacific Regional Initiative strives to counter trafficking in persons by focusing on prevention, protection, prosecution, and […]
By Journal on June 15, 2023
Alele Museum, Assumption Elementary, Hilary Hosia, Jensen Rufus, Jonathan Laik, Majuro Cooperative School, National Archives
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![Instructors Jensen Rufus (left) and Jonathan Laik explained how punctuation is used in Marshallese language to a group of upcoming fourth and fifth grade students from Assumption Elementary and Majuro Cooperative School. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Alele promotes language use](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kajin-Majol-6-16.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
HILARY HOSIA Alele Museum and National Archives kicked off a program at the beginning of the month to revive and promote Marshallese Language arts to children. The unique curriculum targets both public and private school students in the eight-to-12 age group. Instructors in the program are students majoring in Marshallese Studies at the College of […]
By Journal on April 22, 2021
Alele Museum, Chewy Lin, Hidenori Watanabe, Jo-Jikum, Marshall Islands Digital Archive, Marshall Islands Nuclear Club, Nuclear Archive, REACH-MI, Satoe Nakahara
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![The team that met recently at the College of the Marshall Islands to further plans for creating a Marshall Islands Digital Archive. Photo: Eve Burns Nuclear archive in progress](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/nuke-4-23.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
A group of local NGOs and interested individuals is working on preparing a Marshall Islands Digital Archive focused on the effects of nuclear weapons testing. College of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club, Jo-Jikum, REACH-MI, Alele Museum and photographer Chewy Lin were all present last month for a nuclear legacy digital archive workshop at CMI’s old […]
By Journal on April 3, 2020
Alele Museum, Ebeye, Jonathan Miller-Lane, Majuro
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![Juumemmej (“Stand awake”) Juumemmej (“Stand awake”)](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TW-front-04-03-20.jpg?resize=165%2C240&ssl=1)
Journal 4/5/1983 P2 Among other things By Akio Heine Here is a religious man’s view as to why it hasn’t been raining: too much sinning in the Republic, he said. He said the Republic has become like Sodom and Gomorrah. “Sundays are now favorite fishing days for everybody, many stores are open, and the girls […]
By Journal on October 25, 2018
Alele Museum, Carol Curtis, Joachim deBrum, Karen Stewart, Mabel Peter, Melvin Majmeto, Rebecca Lorennij, Tony deBrum, US Embassy
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![The US donation was made at the Alele Museum and National Archives, from left: Alele Manager Carol Curtis, Alele board members Mabel Peter and Rebecca Lorennij, US Ambassador Karen Stewart, and Alele Director Melvin Majmeto. Photo: Hilary Hosia. US funds deBrum archiving](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Alele-Oct-26-18.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
Alele Museum received $25,000 from the US Embassy Wednesday following a signing ceremony between Alele Executive Director Melvin Majmeto and US Ambassador Karen Stewart. Alele Manager Carol Curtis and Board Members Mabel Peter and Rebecca Lorennij witnessed the handover.
By Journal on April 12, 2018
Alele Museum, Amenta Matthew, David Paul, Ebeye Calvary High School, John Silk, Manaini Senivonokula
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![Ebeye students at Alele Museum. Photo: Hilary Hosia. Ebeye students enjoy Majuro tour](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ebeye-Calvary-4-13.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
Ebeye Calvary High School seniors stopped by the Alele Musuem in Uliga as part of their weeklong educational tour in Majuro last week. The students also visited the President’s Office, Japan Embassy and various agencies in the tour. All 26 members of the senior class made the tour, making Calvary High the third Ebeye student […]
By Journal on July 13, 2017
Alele Museum, Amelia Earhart, CNN, Fred Noonan, Jaluit, Koshu Maru, Matt Holly, Rieko Hayakawa
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![The Jabor, Jaluit dock shown in this 2010 Journal file photo (left), and the 1930s photo of the Jaluit dock that was claimed to show famous American aviatrix Amelia Earhart sitting on the dock in 1937. Jaluit photo goes viral](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jaluit-dock-7-14.jpg?resize=750%2C350&ssl=1)
GIFF JOHNSON Local historian Matt Holly found the source of the photo of the Jabor, Jaluit dock which went viral around the world last week, after a US-based researcher claimed the photo was taken in July 1937 and included lost aviator Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan on the Jabor dock, and their aircraft […]