LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah swore in three state court interpreters on Thursday, including the first certified Marshallese interpreter in the country. Melisa Laelan, ...

Marshallese youth in Celina are attending language classes, like this one in November, to preserve their Pacific Island culture. Michael Capelle has spent much of his life listening to the stories of ...

Researchers at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences aim to assess whether group prenatal care and increased bilingual assistance will improve maternal health outcomes for Marshallese women. A ...

KAILUA-KONA — Local politicians, educators and representatives of various Hawaii Island institutions gathered together with members of the Marshallese community at Kealakehe High School Friday night ...

SPRINGDALE — Marshall Islands native William Swain’s visit to the Constitution Day celebration Saturday at the Jones Center for Families wasn’t just ceremonial on his part because he is a scholar of ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas court officials are looking for Marshallese language interpreters because a lack of qualified interpreters has courts turning to out-of-state help over the phone or ...

When an American teacher wants a student’s attention, they often ask for eye contact. In the Marshallese culture, this is not the case. “If you talk to someone you are supposed to look down, or look ...