Marshallese heroes: Melisa Laelan, Albious Latior aid community

"The United States used their homeland for nuclear test-bombing, then denied them Medicaid. Now, their way of life in the U.S. heartland has left them prime prey for the pandemic."

So reads the summary of a Politico article from mid-December, just one of several national news stories focusing attention on the outsized rate of infection for the 10,000-plus Marshallese who live in Northwest Arkansas.

Read the Arkansas Democrat Gazette article by Lara Jo Hightower