Remarks at the Micronesian Cultural Exchange Festival

Hezel, Francis X. (2006-10-28). [www.micsem.org Remarks at the Micronesian Cultural Exchange Festival]. Micronesian Seminar.

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Abstract: Very positive signs that these people are adjusting well. They are adapting successfully to their new homes, but retaining their interest in home and their networks with other islanders in their area. They are doing what islanders are rightly renowned for—helping one another along in good times and bad.

So, we have something to celebrate—the success of this new Micronesian dispersal and the benefits it's bringing to thousands of islanders who have found new homes in the US. (It's also bringing benefits to the US communities in which our people live, let us remember.)

I'm delighted to be able to participate in this Festival, a wonderful effort uniting all the many parts of Micronesia. You have something to be proud of, to boast about. So celebrate with the confidence that any problems you might experience can be resolved if you hang together. Your friends and families at home are cheering you on. And so am I.