{"id":394355,"date":"2023-06-22T06:06:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=394355"},"modified":"2023-06-22T06:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:06:56","slug":"ocw670-names-2-memorial-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ocw670-names-2-memorial-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"OCW670 names 2 memorial scholarship recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Common Wealth 670 has awarded scholarships to two students from the Marianas: D\u2019anahlei Rodriguez of Kagman High School and Jill Anne Mallari of Mount Carmel School. These scholarships were created in honor of two founding members of OCW670, the late Retta Sue Hamilton and Jacinta M. Kaipat.<\/p>\n

Eligible students drafted an essay that demonstrated how their higher education pursuits align with and\/or promotes OCW670\u2019s mission to \u201cprotect our ancestral lands, seas, and skies from irreparable damage caused by military practices and other developments that pose a threat to our health, physical environment, and livelihoods\u2026\u201d The OCW670 board of directors spearheaded essay evaluations and the final selection of recipients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our islands being placed at the center of so many geopolitical discussions about the U.S.-China competition in the Pacific, these essays reflect a sense of urgency to protect our beautiful islands for many generations to come,\u201d said OCW670 board chair Dr. Theresa \u201cIsa\u201d Arriola.<\/p>\n

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D\u2019anahlei Rodriguez and Jill Anne Mallari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rodriguez\u2019s essay recounted her strolls with her T\u00e5ta and siblings through gardens littered with rusted military equipment. She acknowledges that these remnants of wars will continue to stay on our lands and impact today\u2019s youth. Rodgriguez intends to study Public Governance at Boise State University. Rodriguez concludes her essay with a proverb from her T\u00e5ta that outlines her vision for herself \u201c\u2018Sengsongmu i gualo\u2019mu, abonuyi kulan i lancheru, protehi kulan gum\u00e5\u2019mu, ya siempre h\u00e5o satisfetchu.\u2019 Your village is your garden, nourish it like a farmer, protect it like your home, and you will be fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mallari\u2019s essay, titled \u201cOceanic Paradise,\u201d shared her realization that the image of the Marianas as a tropical island paradise was not entirely true. Mallari intends to pursue a Political Science degree at the University of San Diego where she aims to elevate people\u2019s awareness of the environmental issues facing the Marianas and the broader Pacific. Mallari ends her essay with the realization that \u201conly by protecting our culture, land, and ocean will the next generation grow up in the paradise of today.\u201d<\/p>\n

OCW670 is in awe of the powerful voices of Rodriguez, Mallari, and all the other students who submitted essays. OCW670 is grateful to continue this annual tradition of supporting passionate Marianas youth to pursue higher education for the benefit of their academic growth and the Marianas. (PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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