Coming up in May and June 2004 at the East-West Center
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Spring 2004 Jefferson Fellowships
Asia Pacific Conference on Emerging Technologies
Asian Studies Development Programs (ASDP):
- China's Contending Metropolitan Regions: Hong Kong and Shanghai Seminar/Field Study
- Institute on Korean Culture and Society
- NEH Summer Institute on Religion and Politics in India: Culture, History and the Contemporary Experience
- Malaysia and Indonesia Field Seminar
- Institute on Teaching About China and the United States
Conference: Miracles and Mirages in East Asian Economic Development
35th Summer Seminar on Population
Pacific El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Applications
Center Regional Workshop: A Look to the Future
Pacific Islands Training Institute on Climate and Extreme Events
AsiaPacificEd Travel Seminar -- Experiencing Southeast Asia:
Vietnam and Thailand
EWC Washington
New Publications
IN THE ARTS . . .
LOOKING AHEAD . . . ____________________________________________________
Spring 2004 Jefferson Fellowships
May 2 - 29, 2004
The Jefferson Fellowships, founded by the East-West Center in 1967, promote better public understanding of the United States and Asia and Pacific through a program of dialogue, study and travel for mid- and senior-level print and broadcast journalists.
During seminars and field study, the journalists selected from the United States and Asia Pacific, learn from each other, as well as from scholars, business and labor leaders, government policy-makers, political and civic leaders, lobbyists and public interest groups, social activists, cultural analysts, media experts and others whom they meet and interview during the course of the program.
The program begins at the East-West Center with a week of lectures and discussions on key regional issues led by East-West Center, University of Hawai‘i and other experts from the Honolulu community. The Fellows then undertake field study in Asia and the United States mainland to further their understanding of the issues. More information>>>
EWC contacts: Dennis Donahue (808) 944-7192 and Ann Hartman (808) 944-7619
email: Seminars@EastWestCenter.org
Asia Pacific Conference on Emerging Technologies Renaissance Hotel, Seoul, Korea
May 10 -12, 2004
Prominent professionals from industry, government and research institutes in Asia, the Pacific and North America will participate in intensive discussions on mobile communication and technology in Asia Pacific.
Session topics will include:
- M-Communications in Asia Pacific
- The Promise of 3G/4G for Asia Pacific
- Regulatory Aspects of Mobile Telecom
- Country Profiles on Wireless Applications for the Digital Divide
- Securing Wireless Platforms for Commercial Transaction
- Converged Communication Fabric
- Social Impacts of Cellular Telecom on the Digital Divide
EWC coordinator: Meheroo Jussawalla
EWC contacts: Sheree Groves (808) 944-7615, email: grovess@EastWestCenter.org and Marilyn Li (808) 944-7258, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
Asian Studies Development Programs (ASDP):
China's Contending Metropolitan Regions: Hong Kong and Shanghai Seminar/Field Study
May 16 - June 6, 2004
This seminar will introduce U.S. college/university faculty in the social sciences to two of the most important economic centers in China. It will cover the competition for excellence between these two regional rivals in terms of historical and cultural development, the impact of globalization, and recent regional development. The field seminar will include daily lectures at universities in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and site visits throughout both cities. Hosted by Hong Kong University and Tongji University in Shanghai and led by U.H. Professor Reginald Kwok and University of Illinois-Chicago Professor Zhang Tingwei. This program received financial support from Dr. Philip Loughlin III.
For further information see: ASDP 2004 Summer Institutes and Field Seminars
EWC contact: Elizabeth Buck 808-944-7315, email: bucke@EastWestCenter.org
Institute on Korean Culture and Society
East-West Center and Korea
May 24 - June 21, 2004
This seminar/field study is an intensive four-week introduction to Korea. The purpose of this seminar/field study is to introduce U.S. college/university faculty in the humanities and social sciences to Korean culture, history, and contemporary affairs. The program is designed to facilitate the infusion of Korean context into the undergraduate curriculum. It will include daily lectures at the East-West Center and Korean universities, as well as site visits throughout South Korea. Led by Edward Shultz, Professor and Director, UH Center for Korean Studies. Hosted in Korea by Seoul National University and Kyongpook University in Taegu. Outside funding: The Freeman Foundation and Korea Foundation.
For further information see: ASDP 2004 Summer Institutes and Field Seminars
EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757, email: herchocp@EastWestCenter.org
NEH Summer Institute on Religion and Politics in India: Culture, History and the Contemporary Experience
June 7 - July 9, 2004
East-West Center
A five-week NEH program, for 25 participants selected from two-year and four-year colleges and universities across the country, that focuses on the historical and contemporary dimensions of the complex interplay of religious identity and politics in India. Led by Sankaran Krishna, U.H. Professor of Political Science. For further information see: ASDP 2004 Summer Institutes and Field Seminars.
Contact: Sankaran Krishna, Ph.D. (808) 956-8494, email: krishna@hawaii.edu
Malaysia and Indonesia Field Seminar
June 27 - August 2, 2004
A five-week program, for full time faculty at two-year or four-year colleges and universities, exploring the history, religion and contemporary social issues of the Malay world. After several days of orientation in Kuala Lumpur, the participants will visit key sites in Malaysia and Sumatra Indonesia. Led by Leonard and Barbara Andaya, U.H. Professors of Southeast Asian History (Contingent upon funding.)
For further information see: ASDP 2004 Summer Institutes and Field Seminars
EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757, email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
Institute on Teaching About China and the United States June 27 - July 19, 2004
Beijing, Shanghai, Washington, D.C. Ohio, EWC
A three-week collaborative program to improve teaching about the U.S. and China. American and Chinese faculty will explore each other’s cultures and histories, focusing on common issues. American and Chinese participants will start with several days of orientation and dialogue at Peking University in Beijing. The Chinese will depart for the U.S., visiting D.C. and cities around Youngstown, Ohio. Meanwhile the American faculty will travel to Yunnan Province, Nanjing and Shanghai. At the conclusion, both groups will meet together in Honolulu for several days of discussion. Co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education, Peking University, Youngstown University, and ASDP.
For further information and application forms see ASDP 2004 Summer Institutes and Field Seminars
EWC contact: Siegfried Ramler (808) 944-7609, email: ramlers@EastWestCenter.org
Conference: Miracles and Mirages in East Asian Economic Development
May 21-22, 2004
To Honor Dr. Seiji Naya
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Hawai`i-Manoa
Distinguished Visiting Senior Fellow, East-West Center
Conference papers will examine ASEAN progress in implementing AFTA; how China’s rising economy is affecting other regional economies; the sustainability of the post-Asian Crisis reforms in Korea; whether foreign firms in Asia are superior exporters; the adequacy of Asia’s safety net for poor and unemployed group; the past and future role of demography in East Asian economic growth; the economics of investment cooperation; and the future of economic reform in the Philippines. Seiji Naya will conclude the conference with remarks on the future of economic and political cooperation in Asia.
The Conference announcement is available to download. Further information is available from the University of Hawaii.
EWC coordinator: Sumner LaCroix
EWC contact: Eugene Alexander (808) 944-7332, email: alexande@EastWestCenter.org
35th Summer Seminar on Population
June 1 - 30, 2004
East-West Center
The Seminar offers three concurrent workshops, each with an independent instructional program, but with common activities providing ample opportunity for professional interaction among all participants. The Seminar features workshops on three topics:
Economic Aspects of Population Aging (.pdf)
Integrated Analysis to Improve HIV Responses in Asia and the Pacific (.pdf)
Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health (.pdf)
Please note that the workshop originally scheduled on Population, Environment, and Health has been cancelled.
EWC contact: June Kuramoto (808) 944-7267, email: KuramotJ@EastWestCenter.org
Pacific El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)Applications Center Regional Workshop: A Look to the Future
June 1 - 3, 2004
The workshop is part of a project entitled "ENSO Forecasting and Applications in the Pacific: Supporting the Transition from Research to Operations" which is supported by a grant from the NOAA Office of Global Programs with additional contributions from the U.S. National Weather Service Pacific Region. As a key element of this project, the workshop will provide an opportunity for users and providers of Pacific El Nino-Southern Oscillation Applications Center (PEAC).
PEAC forecasting products to:
1. Assess the effectiveness of PEAC's approach to establishing and sustaining an interactive process of dialogue and shared learning among scientists, forecasters and users; and
2. Identify critical information needs and future research needs associated with improving the development and application of climate forecast products and services for Pacific Island jurisdictions.
EWC coordinator: Eileen Shea
EWC contact:Penny Higa (808) 944-7131, email: HigaP@EastWestCenter.org
Pacific Islands Training Institute on Climate and Extreme Events
June 15 - 28, 2004
Suva, Fiji
The University of the South Pacific (USP), the East-West Center (EWC) and the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) will convene a two-week Pacific Island Training Institute on Climate and Extreme Events from June 15-28, 2004 at the Suva campus of the University of the South Pacific. The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are sponsoring the training institute with additional contributions from USP, EWC and NIWA. The institute is intended to enhance the capacity of Pacific Island jurisdictions to understand, anticipate and effectively respond to the consequences of current and future patterns of climate variability and climate-related extreme events such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones both today and in the future.
Please see the program announcement.
EWC contact: Eileen Shea (808)944-7253, email: SheaE@EastWestCenter.org
AsiaPacificEd Travel Seminar -- Experiencing Southeast Asia: Vietnam and Thailand
June 20 - July 17, 2004
EWC and Southeast Asia
A four-week travel study seminar in Southeast Asia that begins with an orientation in Honolulu, Hawaii. Participants include full-time U.S. 3rd through 12th grade classroom teachers currently teaching a course/class that requires or can incorporate the study of Southeast Asia in the curriculum, K-12 librarians, and K-12 administrators or curriculum specialists responsible for curriculum instruction decisions in their schools or districts.
For further information, see the AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools.
EWC contact: Donna Lee 808-944-7378, email: leed@EastWestCenter.org
EWC Washington
May:
May 14 -Congressional Breakfast with U.S. Representative Doug Bereuter (R-NE)
May 17- Congressional Study Group on Asian Security #10, "Taiwan's Elections: Implications for the U.S.-P.R.C.-Taiwan Relationship"
May (date to be determined) - Congressional Study Group on the Pacific Islands
(Sessions are by invitation only)
For more information, please email Washington@EastWestCenter.org
New Publications:
The Politics of Environmental Policy with a Himalayan Example
by Piers Blaikie and Joshua Muldavin
Asia Pacific Issues No. 74, June 2004
Looking at the history of environmental research and regulation in the Himalayan region, this paper explores the complex and contested nature of scientific "truth" and the way it is used to set national policy.
Tourism In A Borderless World: The Singapore Experience
by T. C. Chang
Asia Pacific Issues No. 73 May 2004
The phenomenon of “regional tourism” emerged in the 1990s. Countries and cities are increasingly looking across political borders to collaborate with one another in policy planning, project development, and tourism marketing. Shared natural and cultural resources can be jointly developed and promoted, and infrastructural duplication and harmful competition between countries minimized. The approach may be especially of interest to small countries, for which the experience of Singapore provides useful insights.
T.C. Chang was a visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Fall 2003. He is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore.
In the Arts . . .
Exhibition: "Remains of a Rainbow"
A traveling photo exhibit of Hawaii's rare and endangered plants and animals
May 11 - June 18, 2004
EWC Gallery, John A. Burns Hall, corner East-West Road and Dole Street
[related events will be announced soon; see www.EastWestCenter.org/arts
This stunning collection of portraits from acclaimed wildlife photographers David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton documents the rich but imperiled tapestry of life that is native to the Hawaiian Islands. In 2001, Liittschwager and Middleton released their long-awaited third book, Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai`i, published by National Geographic in association with Environmental Defense. More than 40 of the portraits from this book have been reproduced as part of the exhibit.
Photographing rare and endangered plants and animals can require a dedication that borders upon obsession. While most wildlife photographers shoot their subjects in their natural settings, Liittschwager and Middleton create compelling portraits by isolating individual species on a black or white backdrop, illuminating their beauty, complexity and marvelous intelligence of design. Flowers burst with color; insects glow luminously; birds and fish stare back at the viewer, revealing distinct personalities.
For information on group tours, please contact Pattie Dunn, Arts Outreach Assistant, 944-7584, dunnp@EastWestCenter.org
For further information on the EWC Gallery, contact Dr. Michael Schuster, 944-7543, schustem@EastWestCenter.org
This exhibition is made possible by generous support from the Hawaii Pacific Rim Society, the Jackie Chan Foundation USA, the Arthur Goodfriend Fund, and generous contributors to the EWC Foundation.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-4 p.m. Closed Saturdays and holidays. Admission is free. Visitor parking on the adjacent UH campus is $3 and is usually easily available on the upper campus after 4 p.m. weekdays; Sunday parking is normally free and ample.
LOOKING AHEAD . . .
2004
July 11-21: 3rd Changing Faces: Women’s Leadership Program (EWC)
EWC contact: Abigail Sines, email: sinesa@EastWestCenter.org
July 14: An International Affair 2004
Mark your calendar for An International Affair, the EWC Foundation's annual dinner, on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. The event will celebrate the culture of the Philippines. The Honorable Corazon Aquino, former President of the Republic of the Philippines (1986-1992), will receive the Asia Pacific Community Building Award of the East-West Center in recognition of her determination and courage in leading a democratic revolution in the Philippines. The evening's festivities will feature a silent auction. Proceeds from the auction will benefit student scholarships to the East-West Center. Invitations will be mailed in June.
6:00 p.m. Silent Auction & Cocktails , 7:00 p.m. Dinner & Program
Honorary Chairs: Edison H. Miyawaki and Robin K. Campaniano
Co-chairs: Eddie Flores, Jr. and Joan M. Bickson
EWC contact: Stephanie Handa, email: handas@EastWestCenter.org
July 18 – 31
AsiaPacificEd Institute – Teaching Southeast Asia: Strategies, Standards,and Resources (EWC)
EWC contact: Donna Lee, email: leed@EastWestCenter.org
July 19 – 29
2nd Building the Foundation Training Seminar: Pacific Island Water Managers (EWC)
EWC contact: Meril Dobrin-Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
July 19 – August 6
ASDP Institute on Infusing East Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum (EWC)
EWC contact: Peter Hershock
email:hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
August 1–4
EWC/EWCA 2004 International Alumni Conference in Tokyo
EWC contact: Gordon Ring, email: ringg@EastWestCenter.org
August 2-6
AsiaPacificEd NEH Workshop -- Remembering Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, and Memorial (EWC).
EWC contacts: Namji Steinemann and Geoffrey White
emails: steinemn@EastWestCenter.orgor white@hawaii.edu
August 21 – 31 (Tentative)
Muslim Initiative: Journalists Study Tour
EWC contact: Dennis Donahue, email: donahued@EastWestCenter.org
August 29 – 31
14th New Generation Seminar (EWC, two US mainland cities)
EWC contact: Ann Hartman, email: hartmana@EastWestCenter.org
September (to be determined)
APEF Luncheon Workshops (2-3 mainland cities)
Coordinator: Abigail Sines: sinesa@EastWestCenter.org
September: (to be determined)
Building the Foundation Follow-up Workshop for Pacific Island Water Managers (in conjunction with the Pacific Water Authority Meeting in Fiji)
Coordinator: Meril Dobrin-Fujiki
email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 5
Muslim Initiative: Journalists Study Tour (CONTINUED from August)
EWC contact: Dennis Donahue
September 1 – 7
Islands of Globalization (EWC)
EWC contact: Gerard Finin, email: fining@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 7
Solomon Islands Futures Workshop (EWC)
EWC contact: Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
email: kabutaut@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 7
Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) Information Technology Exposition
EWC contact: Allen Clark, email: clarka@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 7
U.S. Pacific Island Nations Joint Commercial Commission Working Group (EWC)
EWC contact: Scott Kroeker
email: kroekers@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 7
Fiji Futures Workshop (EWC)
EWC contact: Sitiveni Halapua
email: halapuas@EastWestCenter.org
September 1 – 7
Talanoa Subcommittee Meetings (Fiji)
EWC contact: Sitiveni Halapua
September 1 – 12
14th New Generation Seminar (CONTINUED from August)
September 7 – 22 (Tentative)
6th Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships (EWC, Hong Kong, China)
EWC contact: Marilyn Li, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
October 10 – 31
Fall 2004 Jefferson Fellowships (EWC, U.S. mainland, Asia)
EWC contacts: Dennis Donahue or Ann Hartman
emails : donahued@EastWestCenter.org or hartmana@EastWestCenter.org
October 18-28
3rd Building the Foundation Training Seminar: Managers, Pacific Island Disaster Management Offices (EWC and PDC)
EWC contact: Meril Dobrin–Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
November (to be determined)
Japan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange (EWC, U.S. mainland, Japan) EWC contacts: Ann Hartman and Marilyn Li, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
November 1 – 6
Fall 2004 Jefferson Fellowships (EWC, U.S. mainland, Asia)
(CONTINUED from October)
November 1 - 6 (tentative)
Workshop on U.S. Military in Asia, Seoul, Korea
EWC contact: Sheila Smith
email: smiths@EastWestCenter.org
2006
July 10 - 14
EWC/EWCA 2006 International Alumni Conference
(location to be determined)
EWC contact: Gordon Ring, email: ringg@EastWestCenter.org
For further information contact: Susan Kreifels
(808) 944-7176 e-mail: kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
