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MEI was founded in July 2013 by non-Marshallese educators and Marshallese community members to raise awareness of Marshallese history and culture and facilitate dialogue by blending academic research with community outreach. Today, our organization is led and staffed by an extraordinary group of Marshallese community leaders and advocates.

 

MEI staff serve our community through direct outreach, helping Marshallese residents navigate life in Arkansas and the United States. We offer programming to empower Marshallese youth, women, and elders, and share our history and culture through humanities-based projects and classes. We work closely with our partners to better health outcomes of our community members, continue to work to increase educational attainment levels of Marshallese from GED through higher education, and remain committed to educate the world of the ongoing consequences of nuclear testing and climate change on Marshallese bodies and lands.

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We offer translation and interpreter services, and since 2016 we have offered classes and intercultural competency trainings geared toward public school teachers, healthcare providers, and other agencies that serve Marshallese clients.

 

As a proud intercultural organization, we respect everyone's voice and appreciate where we are alike as well as areas of difference. We embrace ippān doon as we continue to promote and facilitate dialogue among diverse communities to foster positive social change. 

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Meet Our Team