Arkansas Atoll

Arkansas Atoll Introduction

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:20:00 -0000

An introduction to Arkansas Atoll podcast.

#6 – It's Mr. Alvin

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Alvin Hiram, an educator in Springdale, Arkansas, talks about how he helps the youth of[ his community by working within the school district that supported him through his struggles with childhood cancer.

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Arkansas Atoll Conclusion

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Closing remarks and an update on the effects of COVID-19 on the Marshallese community

#4 – It's an Injustice

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:18 -0000

Faith and Neisan Laukon along with Dr. Sheldon Riklon discuss the health care disparities that Marshallese in the United States face.

#3 – New Islands

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:20 -0000

This episode recounts the immigration stories of several nuclear refugees to Northwest Arkansas and the complicated status of the Compact of Free Association.

#2 – A Part of History

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:45 -0000

Benetick Maddison shares the history of the atomic testing in the Marshall Islands and how the nuclear legacy continues to affect his community.

#1 – I Am Scared

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:00:46 -0000

Neisan Laukon is an employee at a Tyson chicken processing plant in Springdale, Arkansas. As the novel coronavirus spreads through the Marshallese community, Neisan and her daughter Faith reflect on the experience of being an essential worker during a pandemic.

#5 – Rising Waters

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:01:00 -0000

Melisa Laelan, Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, describes the imminent dangers of climate change in the Islands and her plans to assist Marshallese communities in Arkansas and in the Islands.