by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Featured Article
Congratulations to Mr. Asterio R. Takesy from the outer island of Onoun who recently presented his credentials to President Barrack Obama at the Oval Office as the new Ambassador of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United States. Affectionately known as Aste,...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 23, 2012 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
My alma mater, Weipat High School, located on the remote outer island of Onoun in Chuuk State officially made one giant virtual leap toward bridging the huge digital divide. They are now hooked up to the internet via a solar powered satellite dish thanks to Deacon...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog, Education, Featured Article, Social Justice
I was touched today by the following speech by social critic and philosopher, the late Monsignor Ivan Illich. In the speech, which he delivered in 1968 to the Conference on InterAmerican Student Projects (CIASP), he courageously challenged the American youth doing...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jan 1, 2012 | Blog, Featured Article, Politics, Social Justice
FSM Congress has recently appropriated funds (Public Law No. 17-30 on December 29, 2011) to each of the Election Districts in Chuuk. The Northwest Election District #5 (Pafeng, Namonweito, and Pattiw) received a total of $200,000 for what appears to be an exact...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Dec 24, 2011 | Blog, Politics
The Hawai’i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice has just released a report entitled, “Broken Promises, Shattered Lives: The Case for Justice for Micronesians in Hawai’i,” which should be read by anyone who wants to understand the...
