Commemorating 50 Years of the Hiroshima - Honolulu Sister City Relationship
Luncheon presentation featuring Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima
Where: Garden Level, Hawaii Imin International Conference Center - 1777 East-West RoadWhen: July 8, 2009
What:
Tadatoshi Akiba took up his duties as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima in February 1999, and is currently serving in his
third consecutive term. Prior to this position, Akiba served for nineyears as a member of Japan's House of Representatives.
Before entering politics (and concurrently at
times), he served in the world of academia for nearly thirty years, as a
professor of humanities at Hiroshima Shudo
University (1986-1997) and in the U.S. as a professor at Tufts University and a
research instructor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his Ph.D. from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Tokyo. The following organizations have
partnered in sponsoring this event: The East-West Center · City
and County of Honolulu · Honolulu
Japanese Chamber of Commerce · Japan America Society of Hawaii · Hiroshima Hawaii Sister State Committee · Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai · Wahiawa Waialua Hiroshima Kenjin Kai · Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawaii · Consulate General of Japan · United Japanese Society of Hawaii ·University of
Hawai'i — Center for Japanese Studies ·
Pacific and Asian Affairs Council ·
and the Friends of the East-West Center.
Time: 11:30 AM -
Registration
12:00 -1:30
PM - Luncheon & Program
Cost: $30 — co-sponsor members; $35 — non-members
Please RSVP by Thursday, July 2
Parking: $4
Send $4 parking fee with check for luncheon or pay at the registration table. Display flyer on dashboard. You will be directed to park on the lawn between the Imin Center & Lincoln Hall.
Click here to view flyer and registration form.
Primary Contact Info:
Name: EWC information (Fax: 944-7376)
Email: ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org
Phone: 944-7111
