U.S. Military Hits Up Impoverished Micronesia for Recruits – ABC News

This recent article on ABC News tells of how young Micronesian citizens are being heavily recruited to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. While I don’t blame our youth for looking at the military as the only viable options for jobs and to pay for a college education, one has to stop and wonder whether [...]

Chuuk Tube: Relinda Singing

This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. This one features the sweet sound of Relinda’s voice accompanied by a church youth group. Chuuk Tube is a collection of our favorite You Tube videos featuring Chuuk issues, life, art, culture, etc. our beloved [...]

Scholarship Opportunities for Chuukese Students

CRM provides this partial list of available scholarships and links to their websites as a way to encourage Chuukese students to pursue their undergraduate and graduate-level degrees. If you know of other funding sources, please scroll to the bottom of this page and post them in the comments section for all to know. Latest Updates [...]

Chuukese At World Championship in Athletics

Every two years, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) features world championships at predetermined host cities accross the globe. The 12th edition of this championship now unfolds in Berlin from August 15 to 23, 2009. As the FSM Athletics is an affiliate of IAAF, FSM gets to send competitors to this prestigious and elite [...]

SHIP/HOOPS Reports Successful Serafo Summer Challenge

The following is a report from the Society for Historic Investigation & Preservation (SHIP) and Helping Ourselves: Outreach Programs in Sports (HOOPS). SHIP is a Chuuk-based non-governmental organization founded in 1989 with the purpose of promoting historic preservation, environmental protection, education, and the empowerment of young people to live healthy, wise and satisfying lives. HOOPS [...]

Keitani Graham: Gold medalist, youth leader

Reflection by Vid Raatior My last memories of Keitani when I finished up my 3-year teaching stint at Xavier High School were of a very smart and active little boy. He lived at home and commuted to school with the  female students a privilege every male senior must have wished they had. But it must [...]

Berea Wins Chuuk's Annual Interscholastic Races

Congratulations to the student athletes at Berea Christian School for winning this year’s track and field competition in Chuuk. This annual event, which as one spectator commented “is much more important than the recent election of state leaders,” was a wonderful day of  athletic competition with no problems. It was filled with “lots of friendship [...]

Chuuk Tube: Tongei me Sufeniti Nomwun me Setin Chuuk

This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. A video presentation on the environment in Chuuk and ways that we should respect it by taking care of it. The video features interviews with Mary Rose Nakayama, Maryann Maipi, Romeo Osiena, Novia Cholymay, Colleen [...]

Chuuk Tube: Kuttu Youth Group

This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video. This fun video features Catholic youth from the island of Kuttu during the Mortlock Diocese Day celebrations in 2008. Chuuk Tube is a collection of our favorite You Tube videos featuring Chuuk issues, life, art, [...]

HOOPS News – Chuuk youth basketball season begins

The HOOPS basketball league is underway. HOOPS (Helping Ourselves: Outreach Programs in Sports)  was established to offer sports programs, meaningful activities and lifestyle (tobacco, alcohol, substance & violence abuse) education to Chuukese youth. More than 100 kids got court time on  February 28th. The games were played at the Sapuk Village outdoor court in a [...]

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