Coming Up: February, March, and April 2011
Coming Up: Feb. – Apr. 2011
Ongoing – May 8 -- Exhibition: Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper
February 2 -- EWCW Seminar: “SE Asian Military Modernization: A New Arms Race?”
February 6 -- Performance: Korean Traditional Instrumental Music
February 8 -- Roundtable Discussion with Robert Scher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South & Southeast Asia
February 11 -- Performance: Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea
February 11 -- Public Seminar: Geomorphologic Crisis in Coastal Environments
February 15 -- Public Seminar: Understanding Islam in Indonesia
February 16 -- Public Seminar on Japan Matters for America, by EWC in Washington Director Satu Limaye
February 17 - 19 -- EWC International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific
February 18 -- EWC Board of Governor’s Formal Meeting
February 18 -- EWC/ADB Workshop: “Transitional Economies: Progress and Pitfalls”
February 23 -- Public Seminar: “Witness to Transformation: Refugee Insights into North Korea”
February 25 - 26 -- ASDP’s UISFL Consortium-Wide Language Workshop
February 27 -- EWC Arts Program Public Event: “North Korea Today”
March 6 -- EWC Arts Program Public Event: “Performing Koreanness: Negotiating the Self in the Land of the Collective”
March 6 - 18 -- 2011 Japan-United States Journalists Exchange Program
March 24 - 26 -- ASDP’s National Conference
April 2 -- EWC Gallery Special Hours
April 3 -- EWC Arts Program Event: “Curating the Work of North Korean Artists”
April 6 - 22 -- Pakistan-U.S. Journalists Exchange
April 10 -- East-West Fest
April 11 - 13 -- Research Conference: Managing Climate Change Risks in Asian Coastal Cities
April 14 - 16 -- ASDP’s Faculty Outreach Workshop: “Being Japanese– Histories, Identities, & Modernities”
April 17 -- EWC Arts Program Public Event: Film showing -- “A State of Mind”
April 30 - May 21 -- 2011 Senior Journalists Seminar
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Exhibition: Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper
Ongoing – May 8 (EWC Gallery, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
With a selection of some 50 works on paper from the private collection of Nicholas Bonner and the Abbot Ki Dae Won collection, this exhibition displays the most diverse selection of North Korean art ever seen outside of that country, thereby offering a rare glimpse into the largely unknown and often misunderstood art world of North Korea.
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
EWCW Public Event: “Southeast Asian Military Modernization: A New Arms Race?”
Feb. 2, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (Washington, DC: EWC in Washington, Conference Room)
Free Admission; open to the public.
Asia Pacific Security Seminar featuring Senior Fellow Richard Bitzinger, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore and discussant EWCW Visiting Fellow Bronson Percival.
EWC Contact: Alison Hazell, 202.327.9752
Email: HazellA@EastWestCenter.org
For additional information on other upcoming EWC in Washington events, Visit: http://www.EastWestCenter.org/go/148
Performance:
Korean Traditional Instrumental Music
Feb. 6, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
(Imin Center-Jefferson Hall, EWC)
A performance of traditional Korean music, including sinawi, gayageum sanjo, and two tradition based contemporary pieces with performers from Seoul and Hawaii.
Sponsored by: The East-West Center Arts Program and the Music Department, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
Roundtable Discussion with Robert Scher, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South & Southeast Asia
Feb. 8, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., (EWC Burns Hall, Room 2118) Free Admission; open to the public.
DASD Scher will give an overview of his area of interest including insights from his recent trip to India. His responsibilities include bilateral security relations with all South Asian countries (except Afghanistan and Pakistan); Southeast Asian nations, plus Australia, East Timor, New Zealand, and the Pacific island states.
EWC Contact: Floren Elman-Singh, 808-944-7193
Email: ElmanF@EastWestCenter.org
Performance:
Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea
Feb. 11, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
(Orvis Auditorium, UHM Music Dept.)
Works by Takeo Kudo, Thomas Osborne, Donald Womack, and Jon Magnusson with performers from Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tickets: $12 general; $8 students, seniors, UHM and EWC faculty/staff. Tickets will be available at the door one hour before each event; for advance reservations call 956-8742 (or email uhmmusic@hawaii.edu) and tickets will be held until 15 minutes before the concert.
Sponsored by: The East-West Center Arts Program and the Music Department, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
Public Seminar: “Geomorphologic Crisis in Coastal Environments”
Feb. 11, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
(EWC, Burns Hall, Rm, 3012) Free Admission; open to the public.
This Research program seminar by EWC Visiting Scholar Prof. Samuel H. Etienne, University of French Polynesia, will explore the epistemological evolution of the concept of geomorphologic crisis within the sphere of geomorphology and its recent development in the arena of environmental crisis.
EWC Contact: Anna Tanaka, 808-944-7607
Email: Tanakaa@eastwestcenter.org
Public Seminar: “Understanding Islam in Indonesia”
Feb. 15, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (EWC, Burns Hall, Rm, 3012) Free Admission; open to the public.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim majority country and the third largest democracy, after India and the United States. Dr. Robert Pringle, retired US Foreign Service Officer, historian and author, argues that it is essential to understand certain aspects of Indonesian history – why, for example, Indonesian Islam has long been the religion of most Indonesians, and yet it is the political choice of only a minority.
EWC Contact: Laura Moriyama, 808-944-7444
Email: Laura.Moriyama@eastwestcenter.org
Public Seminar: “Japan Matters for America”
Feb. 16, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., East-West Center, Burns Hall, Rm. 2118
EWC in Washington Director Satu Limaye will share insights from the research project he oversees, which is a comprehensive effort to demonstrate and track Japan's importance to the U.S. and the United States' importance to Japan. Reception to follow. RSVP: 808-944-7111 or email: EWCInfo@EastWestCenter.org
Co-sponsored by: Japan-America Society of Hawaii
EWC Contact: Floren Elman-Singh, 808-944-7193
Email: ElmanF@EastWestCenter.org
The 10th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region, Feb. 17-19
(Imin International Conference Center)
Keynote address and sessions are open to the public.
This conference is organized by graduate degree fellows at the East-West Center and become one of the premier graduate student conferences in the world, and the largest focusing on the Asia Pacific. Through paper presentations, panel discussions and poster sessions, participants explore themes in the Asia Pacific region. At this year’s conference there will be 127 presenters from 47 universities around the world.
Keynote Address: February 17 at 4:30p.m., EWC’s Imin Center (Keoni Auditorium) by EWC in Washington Director Satu Limaye on “America’s Asia Anxiety: A view from Washington”
Parallel presentation sessions: 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Friday & Saturday, Imin Center, 2nd flr.
EWC Contacts: Beryl Yang and Apinya Jantunyarux
Email: studentconference@eastwestcenter.org
EWC Board of Governor’s Formal Meeting
Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (EWC, Imin Center, Asia Room) Open to the public.
EWC/Asian Development Bank Workshop: “Transitional Economies: Progress and Pitfalls”
Feb. 18, (Honolulu, Hawaii) Admission by invitation only.
Theme: Public Sector Management in Transitional Economies, Public Services and Social Transfers in Transition and Trade, Institutions, and Economic Integration
Funding: Asian Development Bank & EWC
EWC Contact: Marcus Noland, MNoland@PIIE.org
Jane Smith-Martin, Jane.Smith-Martin@EastWestCenter.org
Public Seminar: “Witness to Transformation: Refugee Insights into North Korea”
Feb. 23, 5:00-6:00 PM (EWC Gallery/Lounge, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
EWC Senior Fellow Marcus Noland will present insights from his recent book, which provides a portrait of North Korea based on the experiences and views of the growing number of defectors who have fled the country. Limited seating. RSVP – 944-7111 or EWCInfo@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Contact: Floren Elman-Singh, 808-944-7193
Email: ElmanF@EastWestCenter.org
ASDP’s UISFL Consortium-Wide Language Workshop, Feb. 25-26 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Theme: Enhancing Undergraduate Chinese Language & Cultural Studies: Integrating Faculty and Curriculum Development
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies & Foreign Languages (UISFL) Grant
This workshop will bring together the primary Chinese language instructor and campus coordinator from each of the six consortium schools under this Title VI Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, to introduce them to leading edge approaches to Chinese language instruction.
Co-hosted by: Mercer University of Atlanta, Georgia
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, 808.944.7757
Email: HershocP@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Arts Program Public Event:
“North Korea Today,”
Feb. 27, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (EWC Gallery, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
A lecture presented by Edward J. Shultz, Dean, UHM School of Pacific and Asian Studies, in conjunction with the current EWC Gallery exhibition “Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper.”
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Arts Program Public Event: “Performing Koreanness: Negotiating the Self in the Land of the Collective”
March 6, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EWC Gallery, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
Billie Lee, a Korean-American interdisciplinary artist, will give a multimedia presentation on her experience travelling in North Korea in August of 2008. This event is held in conjunction with the current EWC Gallery exhibition “Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper.”
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
2011 Japan-United States Journalists Exchange Program, March 6-18 (Washington, DC; Austin, Texas; and Sacramento, California) (Tokyo, Naha (Okinawa); Hiroshima and Osaka, Japan)
Theme: Expanding the US-Japan Alliance
Supported by: The East-West Center, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Nihon Shinbun Kyokai
This program, which takes six Japanese journalists to U.S. cities and their U.S. counterparts to Japan, will examine the U.S.-Japan military alliance, as well as how this important bilateral relationship can expand to greater benefit both countries; and to help meet new challenges as China’s power and influence continue to grow.
EWC Contact: Marilyn Li, 808-944-7258
Email: LiM@EastWestCenter.org
ASDP’s National Conference
March 24 - 26 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Funded by: The Freeman Foundation
This is the 17th annual conference for ASDP alumni and interested college faculty. Participants will present original research on Asian and comparative subjects, and will share their strategies for infusing Asian studies into the undergraduate college curriculum.
Hosted by: Middlesex Community College in Boston, Massachusetts.
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, 808.944.7757
Email: HershocP@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Gallery Special Hours:
April 2, 12:00-4:00 p.m.
The EWC exhibition “Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper” will be open to the public in connection with the Association of Asian Studies Conference.
EWC Arts Program Public Event: “Curating the Work of North Korean Artists”
April 3, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EWC Gallery, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
A free public talk by Nicholas Bonner, co-curator of the exhibition and collector of North Korean Art, held in conjunction with the current EWC Gallery exhibition “Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper.”
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
Pakistan – U.S. Journalists Exchange
April 6–22 (Honolulu; Islamabad; Lahore; Washington, DC; NYC; Columbia, MO)
This new program is designed to deepen public understanding of the two countries and their important relationship, one that is crucial to regional stability and the global war on terrorism. Six Pakistani journalists will travel to the U.S., and five American journalists will travel to Pakistan to meet with policymakers, government and military officials, members of the business community and civil society, and a diverse group of other community members.
Funded by: The East-West Center and the U.S. Embassy Islamabad Public Affairs Section
EWC Contact: Ann Hartman, 944-7619, HartmanA@EastWestCenter.org
Web: www.EastWestCenter.org/pakistan-us-exchange
Public Event: East-West Fest
April 10 (EWC, Imin Conference Center, 1777 East-West Road), Time: TBA, Free Admission; open to the public.
East-West Fest is a colorful celebration of culture and diversity organized by East-West Center students who come from more than 40 countries.
Parking on UH campus is $5.00, pay at kiosk.
EWC Contact: Mendl Djunaidy, 808- 944-7549
Email: djunaidm@EastWestCenter.org
Research Conference –CAR II: “Cities at Risk: Building Adaptive Capacities for Managing Climate Change Risks in Asian Coastal Cities”
April 11-13 (Taipei, Taiwan)
Theme: Climate Change Risk and Adaptation
Funding: Academia Sinica, START, IRDR, East-West Center
Asian coastal cities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence, and rapid urban growth. This second international conference –CAR II – is now being organized to assess progress, to consolidate a network of researchers, decision‐makers and institutions in the region and to identify priorities for the next several years.
EWC Contact: Roland Fuchs, FuchsR@EastWestCenter.org /
Clark Seipt (START), cseipt@start.org
ASDP’s Faculty Outreach Workshop
April 14-16 (Seattle, Washington)
Theme: Being Japanese – Histories, Identities, & Modernities
Funded by: The Japan Foundation
This workshop for scholars and educators addresses issues related to Japanese culture and society. It will feature lectures and discussions by invited Japanese specialists, as well as sessions devoted to addressing pedagogical and capacity building issues associated with developing Japanese Studies programs in U.S. colleges and universities.
Co-hosted by: Central Washington University of Ellensburg, Washington
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, 808.944.7757
Email: HershocP@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Arts Program Public Event: Film showing: “A State of Mind”
April 17, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EWC Gallery, Burns Hall) Free Admission; open to the public.
A 2004 documentary film directed by Daniel Gordon and produced by Nicholas Bonner, held in conjunction with the current EWC Gallery exhibition “Touching the Hearts and Minds of the People: North Korean Art on Paper.”
EWC Contact: Eric Chang, 808-944-7584
Email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
2011 Senior Journalists Seminar
April 30 - May 21 (Washington D.C.; New York City, New York; and Colorado Springs/Denver, Colorado) (Dhaka, Bangladesh; Manila, Philippines; and Mindanao, Philippines)
Theme: Bridging Gaps Between the United States and the Muslim World
This seminar is a dialogue, travel and exchange program for journalists from the U.S. and Asian countries with substantial Muslim populations. Eight Asian journalists will visit U.S. cities while their American counterparts visit cities in Asia. All the participants convene in Honolulu before and after their study tours to engage in dialogue on the media's role in U.S.-Muslim relations.
Funding: Roundtrip airfare for the study tour, lodging and per diem costs are provided by the East-West Center.
EWC contact: Liz A. Dorn, 808-944-7368
Email: DornE@eastwestcenter.org
AsiaPacificEd Program Application Deadlines:
The American Youth Leadership Program with Cambodia -- Channeling the Story: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Modern Media - Application deadline: February 21, 2011
This youth leadership program in Cambodia will provide opportunities for American high school students and teacher-leaders to work with their Cambodian counterparts to examine the role of the media as a catalyst for social change and to develop strategies for harnessing the media to achieve civic objectives and to advance international dialogue.
The 2011 NEH Summer Institute -- Southeast Asia: At the Crossroads of World War II
Application deadline: March 1, 2011
American middle and high school teachers will study the strategic place of Southeast Asia during WWII and how the war and its effects unfolded to realign the world and reshape the region.
For more information visit on either program: http://www.EastWestCenter.org/go/147
Contact information and dates are subject to change.