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Yap State PCV Reunion

Four former Yap State Peace Corps Volunteer met in Washington DC this last weekend for a small reunion. The RPCVS, two who served in Yap Proper and two from the Outer Islands, enjoyed the opportunity to recount stories from their time in Micronesia, and discussed how to sustain...

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Teen Suicide

This is an extract from an insightful essay, dealing with the one of the most tragic challenges facing Micronesian ...

Culture and Change

Here is an article from Pacific Magazine which provides a great overview of life in the Outer Islands.As one of the ...

High Schools in the Outer Islands

During the early years of post-war US-rule a public high school was established on the Ulithi Atoll. This Outer Island ...

Betelnut (buu)

BETELNUTThese nuts, sprinkled with powdered coral, and wrapped in pepper leaves are chewed throughout Yap State.On Yap ...

Micronesian Dependency

THE NEW MICRONESIA: PITFALLS AND PROBLEMS OF DEPENDENT DEVELOPMENTby John Connell, is a great overview of the core ...

The Habele Organization

Habele is a nonprofit corporation, dedicated to the advancement of educational opportunities in the remote islands and ...