Author: Poon Thanasin

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Tamatam ISLET members led community outreach events on respect, acknowledging that respect binds every living and non-living thing. (2018) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Pollap ISLET developed and utilized a questionnaire about “apwpwóro,” a practice of stooping to show respect. The ISLET was interested in the current use of apwpwóro and the history of the practice. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Unanu ISLET members diligently documented the processes of weaving several types of baskets and carvings. Many of the basket designs had not been used in many years. ISLET members held community events to teach others...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Piherarh ISLET worked together to document the steps of different forms of carving and basket weaving. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Namoluk ISLET held several weaving events to teach community members of all ages how to weave fans and mats. The ISLET also gathered a couple of traditional stories from the Namoluk community. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Satowan ISLET members created family trees to organize lineage data as a solution to tackle the problem of breakdown of family relationships on their island. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Elders, adults, and youth in the Nomwin ISLET in the Northwest region of Chuuk worked together to build family trees. The ISLET identified the loss of “inesamepwiinéú” or extended family as a major problem in...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} When on Mejit, Island Explorer ISLET members from Marshall Islands High School learned how to make jāānkun from makon (pandanus paste). This poster illustrates the process of making jāānkun. Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} When on Aur, Island Explorer ISLET members from Marshall Islands High School observed the different varieties of obon, including baskets, saucers, and wall hangings. This poster illustrates some of the varieties of obon that are...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As Island Explorer ISLET members, youth from Marshall Islands High School traveled to Jaluit to gather stories from community members, visit significant places, and learn how to make the community's reknowned product (One Island One...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As Island Explorer ISLET members, youth from Marshall Islands High School traveled to Mejit to gather stories from community members, visit significant places, and learn how to make the community's reknowned product (One Island One...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} When on Mejit, Island Explorer ISLET members from Marshall Islands High School learned how to make makon, or pandanus paste with coconut meat. This poster illustrates the process of making makon. Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As Island Explorer ISLET members, youth from Marshall Islands High School traveled to Ebon to gather stories from community members, visit significant places, and learn how to make the community's reknowned product (One Island One...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As Island Explorer ISLET members, youth from Marshall Islands High School traveled to Aur to gather stories from community members, visit significant places, and learn how to make the community's reknowned product (One Island One...

/*! elementor - v3.7.7 - 20-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As Island Explorer ISLET members, youth from Marshall Islands High School traveled to Arno to gather stories from community members, visit significant places, and learn how to make the community's reknowned product (One Island One...

/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Kosrae Island Observer ISLET wanted to raise awareness of endangered species in Kosrae to encourage community members to learn about these species and ways to protect them. To raise awareness, the ISLET created a...

Nikul’s Journey is an original video created by seniors at Kosrae High School as part of their English classes. The story is a retelling of the traditional story of how breadfruit came to Kosrae. Students were inspired by traditional Kosraean stories and created the costumes...

/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Kosrae Island Observer ISLET members created a poster featuring 30 en fong (moon phases) from Kosrae. Each en fong has a slightly different visual characteristics and meaning. The main purpose of the poster is to...

This song was composed by the Kosrae Island Observer ISLET to accompany the place name land markers in Malem village. Teachers at Malem Elementary created this song for their students to help them remember local place names and to encourage them to share the song...