This, according to CNMI Museum Executive Director Robert Hunter, is an ongoing task undertaken by two students from Northern Marianas Academy who are working as interns at the museum — Yuika Osada and Gee Hyun Lim.
Hunter said translation services are donated to the museum or provided on occasion through the Marianas Visitor’s Authority.
But an extensive translation is needed for all the collections on exhibit, he added.
“The museum has had bits and pieces of information in the collection translated. However, there is still a significant amount of work to be done,” Hunter said.
He added that the project was made possible through NMA’s student intern program, which requires students to perform community service.
Hunter said students assisting the museum must have an understanding of Marianas history.
“Whether it is service as a document or guide, cataloguing and filing, or most other areas of museum work, a base of knowledge about the history here is a must,” he said.
He said the work required in the process of translating the information will furnish the students with a better understanding of NMI history, and assist them with other work they may undertake at the museum, such as serving as guides.
The CNMI Museum is open from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Entrance for residents is only $1.
