If This Is To Be The Pacific Century, We Must Listen To The People Of The Islands

Thursday is the 40th anniversary of when my family left the Marshall Islands. We were trading the frontlines of the Cold War for the landlocked heat of Texas. I remember my father saying the gentle sprinkles on the morning of our departure were a blessing. It was his telling me that I needed to accept … Continue reading If This Is To Be The Pacific Century, We Must Listen To The People Of The Islands