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The Wednesday Evening Seminar (WES) is a weekly gathering of Center participants in their first fall and spring semester. WES brings together fellows from diverse academic disciplines, geographic areas, life experiences, and East-West Center programs to learn and dialogue on issues of common concern that impact the U.S. and Asia Pacific region. Read more...

Syllabus - "Bridges and Barriers: Overcoming Obstacles to Change in the Asia-Pacific Region"

Keoni Auditorium
Hawai'i Imin International Conference Center
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

January 30 - April 10, 2013

January 30 - "Border Walls"

February 20 - "From Climate Science to Community Resilience: Challenges and Opportunities"

February 27 - "Islanderism"

March 6 - "Rebuilding the Ahupua'a in Waianae"

March 13 - "The Silence of the Global Poor and the Noise of Economic Development Policies"

April 3 - "Where Heaven Meets Hell"

April 10 - "Bridges and Barriers to Gender Violence Prevention: Stories from Hawaii and the Philippines"

April 17 - "Final Event for Bridges and Barriers: Food-Based Learning"

2012 Fall - "Catalysts for Change"

2012 Spring - "Disasters in the United States and Asia Pacific: Preparation, Response and Critique"

2011 Fall - "Toward a Regional Literacy of Contemporary Asia-Pacific and the United States"

2011 Spring - "Movements of People, Nations, and Ideas in the Asia Pacific"

2010 Fall - "Perspectives on Social Justice in Asia Pacific Communities"

2010 Spring - "Cultural Foundations and Contemporary Expressions in the Asia-Pacific"

2009 Fall - "Current Challenges and Empowering Voices in the United States, Asia and the Pacific"

2009 Spring - "Toward a Regional Literacy of the Asia-Pacific and the United States"

2008 Fall - "The Politics of Globalization and Social Networks in the Asia-Pacific"

2008 Spring - "Emerging Issues in the Asia and the Pacific"

2007 Fall - "Sustainability: Behind the Veneer of the Rhetoric"