Scope and Contents Jimta Langbon im kõrá eo karejeran ilo kapijukunen eo aerro ilo Springdale, AR. Einwõt an ri-Ukook im rijerbal eo an KBE, Lumon Benjamin im Executive Councilman Nixon Jibas ba: “Jimta eto an jerbal ilo mõn bao eo (Randall Road) ekebaak 20 yiiõ kio. Ebar lõñ RiṂajõḷ rej bar jerbal ilo mwõn bao in. Ṃwõn bao in (Randall Road) ej ijo elõñtata RiṂajõḷ rej jerbal ie ilo Springdale Arkansas in. Ej kememej tõre ko, kar jejjo wõt rijerbal in Majõl ilo company eo. Rej kōṇaan jerbal iumin awa ko...

Scope and Contents ”Pachanga” juon nightclub ilo Springdale, AR. ekká an riṂajõḷ ro etal ñane kōn DJ im rikōjañjañ in Ṃajoḷ ro ie, jet rej idraak, jet rej eb, ak ikkure billiet. Warehouse eo emōj ajeej e ñan ruo mōttan. Ewõr juon wall ioḷapḷap, ijo rejet an Latino, im rejet eo juon an “riṂajõḷ'./ "Pachanga", a nightclub in Springdale, AR frequented by and catering to the Marshallese community by having local DJ's and homegrown acts perform while patrons drink, dance, or ...

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Etan Marshall Islands emõj je kõn spray paint ioon juon jikin ikkure basketball ilo Springdale, AR./ The Marshall Islands rendered in spray paint on a local basketball court in Springdale, AR.

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Juon basketball league an riṂajõḷ ilo Jones Center eo ilo Springdale, AR./ A Marshallese basketball league at The Jones Center in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Chris Balos, juon iaan “Visionaries” ro an Arkansas Times im founder eo an Ḷaṃoren Club eo ilo Springdale, AR.”Ikar eṃṃakùt jen Ṃajõḷ im itok ñan Amedka in ke ej ruo (2) aõ yiiõ. Jen ke iaar drik in aõ uaak e ejja kajjitõk kein wõt. Kajjitok ko einwõt: etke jekar itok ñan Amedka in? Epád tu ia Majõl ilo map eo? Kajin rot eo ad? Mol in ke ewõr jikin etan in Ṃajõḷ? Jekdron ewi joñan an tano jet iaan kajjitõk kein, ijjab lukkun kijoñ ñate aō uaak e er einwõt juon ajiri tõre ko. Bõtab tokelik,...

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Juon kõrá in Bikini, Roselynn, ej jerbal in housekeeping ilo La Quinta Hotel ilo Springdale, AR./ A Bikinian woman, Roselynn, works as a maid housekeeping at the La Quinta Hotel in Springdale, AR.

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Kassalee “Babyko” Lejjena ej birõk e bõran ladrik eo mõttan, Roger, ilowaan mweo imweerjil Chris im ḷadrik eo jatin, Luther Luke ilo Springdale, AR./ Kassalee “Babyko” Lejjena braids her friend, Roger’s hair in the house that she shared with Chris Balos and his little brother Luther Luke in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Chris Balos im ḷadrik eo jatin, Luther Luke, erro ej alooj movie ibben liḷḷap eo jibwierro, Boktok “Bokkie” Matauto. Matauto ekar jako ilo 2020 eo kõn nañinmej ko an eto an eñtaan kaki ṃaaṇtak. Inkjet print in fiber in binana. “....ebwe an kar jorráán lillap eo jibù im elõñ rùtto kõn pandemic eo, ibben an ḷak kilõk iien iktõltõl ko an jukjukun pád eo. Elõñ iaan rùtto ro rej itok ñan Amedka in im jibadrektok jikin taktõ, kio relukkun kõnaan rool ñan ḷámoren eo aer. Ijoke, kõnke Springdale ej...

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Ledrik ro nejin Faith Laukon im KBE Executiive Councilman Nixon Jibas, Maria im Metali, erro ej ikkure ilo parking lot eo álikùn aer jar ilo imwon jar eo an riBikini ro. Inkjet print ilo binana fiber./ Daughters of Faith Laukon and KBE Executive Councilman Nixon Jibas, Maria & Metali, play in the parking lot following mass at a Bikinian church. Inkjet print on banana fibre paper.

Scope and Contents Rejet in mwon wia second hand/thrift store, Discount Fashion, ej kõmman ak keke nuknuk, kaddrikdriklok/kõllaplaplok (mwon keke) im pija ko. Ilo wewin in, ewõr juon computer screen ewaḷok juon banner ewōr jeje ko ie kõn jako eo an juon iaan rùtto in Ṃajõḷ ro ilo jukjukin pád eo./ A section of the thrift store, Discount Fashion, creates custom clothes, alterations, and graphics. In this case, a computer screen shows a banner made to commemorate the passing of one of ...

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Juon weekend in ibben dron an juon baamle in Bikini ilo backyard eo aer ilo Springdale, AR./ A weekend gathering at a Marshallese-Bikinian family’s backyard in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Mira Joshaia Benjamin ej pija iturun juon wintõ erub ilo kapijukunen eo an ilo Springdale, AR. Mira ej juon iaan armij in Bikini ro 167 ritarinae ro an Amedka rekar kõmakùt er jen lámoren eo aer ilo 1946 eo. Ekar eṃṃakùt jen mour in ilo 2018 eo. Einwõt an riUkook im rijerbal in KBE eo ba, Lumon Benjamin, “Lillap eo jinõ, Mira Joshaia Benjamin, ekar lotak ilo March 4 raan, 1929 eo ilo Bikini Atoll. Ewõr kio 87 an yiiõ rùtto in. Ej juon iaan ro 167 remour rainin im rekar joor ilo eṃṃakùt ilo...

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Juon kõrá in Bikini, Roselynn, ej jerbal im maid ilo La Quinta Hotel eo ilo Springdale, AR./ A Bikinian woman, Roselynn, works as a maid housekeeping at the La Quinta Hotel in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Juon pija in LaBaby ilo Springdale, AR. Ej juon riṂajõḷ riFilipiin, an Chris Balos cousin, ekar eṃṃakùt tok jen Sacramento in jerbal ilo juon jerbal eo ekwoṇ ie ñan an lale baamle eo an ilo Fayetteville, juon bukwõn turun wõt Springdale, AR. “Jen juon jikin eo jorrāān ko rellap rej walok ie aolep awa, tok ñan juon jikin inemman im jokane. Jen juon city kileplep ñan juon College town jidrikdrik.” -LaBaby/ A portrait of LaBaby in Springdale, AR. He is the Marshallese ...

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Vice Speaker eo an Nitijelá, Jikin kwelok eo elap an ailiñ in Ṃajõḷ, Honorable Peterson Jibas eñiin ilo pija in ilo Springdale AR./ Vice Speaker of the Nitijela, Legislature of the Marshall Islands, the Honorable Peterson Jibas pictured in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Ajji Lewis ej kõṇono ilo juon iien kõjeraṃṃan im kõbeḷḷok e opiij eo an KBE Local Government ilo Springdale, AR. Lewis ej juon iaan ro 11 eliktata jen 167 ro Ritarinae ro an Amedka rekar kõmakùt er jen ḷáṃoren eo aer ilo 1946 eo./ Ajji Lewis speaks at an event commemorating the opening of KBE local government office in Springdale, AR. Lewis is one of the 11 remaining Bikinians out of the original 167 who were asked to leave their homeland in 1946 by the ...

Scope and Contents Luther Luke ej karreoiki ṃweo ilo an jibwin (Boktok “Bokkie Matauto) lale an karreo. Matauto ekar jako ilo 2020 eo kõn nañinmej ko an. “Ikar emmakùt jen Ṃajõḷ jilu yiiõ emootlok. Jidrik in eñjake eo aõ ilo tõre eo ekõnaan pád wõt, ak kwojela, iar bar kõnaan itok in lale elemen laḷ kein ilikùn ailiñ ko. Iarjab kõtṃene ke enaj kar juon laḷ eo eḷap oktak ko ie. Ijiin, eḷap aṇ tar jen joñan an lõñ eddro ko ñan kõj rùtto (adults) enwõt ejjañin kar wõr iien aõ jijet ibba make im oñ kõn lámoren eo...

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Neila James ilo kapijukunen eo an ilo Springdale, AR. Neila ekar juon iaan ro 167 rekar kõṃakùt er jen lámoren eo aaer ilo 1946 eo jen US Military. Lillap in emõj an jako ilo 2018 eo./ Neila James in her family's house in Springdale, AR. Neila was one of the few remaining Bikinians out of the original 167 who were asked to leave their homeland in 1946 by the US military. She passed away in 2018.

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Likao in Ṃajõḷ im Pálle rej billiet ilo Fatty Hackers Sports Bar eo ilo Springdale AR./ Marshallese and Marshallese American men shoot pool at Fatty Hackers Sports Bar in Springdale, AR.

Scope and Contents Pijain Maira Andrew, juon rijikuuḷ in college ilo University of Arkansas, ilo wintõ in ṃweo imwõṇ ilo Springdale, AR. “Einwõt ñe kwoj pád ilo juon mour eo ekáál ilo Kaḷej (college). Kaḷej ej einwõt juon laḷ eo ekáál ñan iō, juon jikin eo elõñ kain máj ko kwoj loi im iaḷan jeraṃṃan ko kwoj kōnaan repád ie. Ke iaar ba college ej einwõt juon jikin “bar ijjino”, meḷeḷe eo aõ ij ba ikijien iiaio, kõṃṃan ṃõttaṃ/jeḷá kajjien ro jet, einwõt ke ña ejjab lukkun lõñ ṃõtta ituru tõrein ilo kalej, im...

Scope and Contents Juon baaṃle jen Bikini Atoll ilo Heritage Inn Motel rej jokwe im kõttar aer ellolo jikin aer jokwe. Einwõt an ri-ukook im rijerbal ro an KBE ba, Lumon Benjamin, im Executive Councilman Nixon Jibas: “Baamle in, Retan im Roselynn im ajiri rein nejier rekar eṃṃakùt tok ñan Springdale, AR. ilo 2012 eo. Rekar itok bwe ren eppok jikin jerbal ko im juon mour eo eṃṃan ḷok ñan baaṃle e aerro. Jinoin aer tõkáák ijin, rekar lukkun bwilõñ kõn joñan iaḷan jeraṃṃan kein rebeḷḷok ñan armij in Ṃajõl rein...

Scope and Contents "Pachanga” juon nightclub ilo Springdale, AR. ekká an riṂajõḷ ro etal ñane kōn DJ im rikōjañjañ in Ṃajoḷ ro ie, jet rej idraak, jet rej eb, ak ikkure billiet. Warehouse eo emōj ajeej e ñan ruo mōttan. Ewõr juon wall ioḷapḷap, ijo rejet an Latino, im rejet eo juon an “riṂajõḷ'/ Pachanga, a nightclub in Springdale, AR frequented by and catering to the Marshallese community by having local DJ's and homegrown acts perform while patrons drink, dance, or play billiards. ...

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Juon kurup in likao in Ṃajõḷ kobalok riMajõl-riAmedka rej pija inabõjin jet apartment ilo Springdale, AR./ A group portrait of Marshallese and Marshallese American men outside an apartment complex in Springdale, AR

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Juon iien koba ibben dron ilo tulùkin mweo imwon juon iaan baaṃle ko an riBikini ilo Springdale, AR./ A weekend gathering at a Marshallese-Bikinian family’s backyard in Springdale, AR.

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Uriah (kein karuo jen tuanbwijmaroñ), ḷadrik eo nejin KBE Executive Councilman Nixon Jibas, ej pád ilo juon quinceanera an juon an kilaaj mate ilo baaṃle eo an ledrik eo./ Uriah (2nd from the right), the son of KBE Executive Councilman Nixon Jibas, attends a quinceanera of a classmate and her family.