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- ↑ "USCompact.org | U.S. Compact of Free Association with the FSM and the RMI". uscompact.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- 1 2 3 "An Untold Story of American Immigration". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ↑ "No Aloha for Micronesians in Hawaii". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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