Late 1980's, a group of people from the Marshall Island started to emigrate to the Americas, mainly because of the Compact of Free Association (or COFA for short), this treaty combined with fact that the location of Arkansas has a relative cheap cost of living compared to other states in the country, and with the industry of Tyson Food that it is located in Arkansas that helps the Marshallese people get jobs into poultry, is how the Marshallese people settle into the place. However, during this period in time, they are now dealing with a similar diaspora that they did in the 1950s through the 80s because of the increased patrols of ICE agents into their communities. When reading their stories, I noticed the similarities between the Marshallese people and the Maji people in the book "Children of Blood and Bone", and how systematic oppression can demoralize a community.
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