November 3 — 4
Learning about Islam in Asia: Perceptions and Realities
November 4 — 5
Windows into Islam: Pakistan and Afghanistan
November 4
Research Program Seminar: The Economic, Environmental,
and Social Implications of New Cross Border Infrastructure
in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: Reports from the Field
November 8 — 10
Conference: Northeast Asia and Mongolia: Opportunities
and Challenges
November 16
Seminar: Securitizing the \'Population Bomb\': Does
Demographic Change Lead to Civil War?
November 16-18
EWC/EWCA South Asia Regional Conference
November 18
Seminar: Avian Flu — Biosecurity, Biodiversity Conservation
and Sustainable Development: the Role of ASEAN and other Organizations
November 20-22
Korean Oil & Gas Conference
December 2-3
Asia in the Curriculum Symposium
In the Arts . . .
Nov. 3, 2005 - January 19, 2006
Exhibition: Enduring Threads: Central Asian Embroidered
Textiles
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Learning about Islam in Asia: Perceptions and Realities
November 3 - 4, 2005
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Windows into Islam: Pakistan and Afghanistan
November 4 - 5, 2005
San Francisco, California
Two faculty development workshops will focus on interdisciplinary issues related to the history and practices of Islam in Asia.
EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757
email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
Research Program Seminar: The Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications of New Cross Border Infrastructure in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: Reports from the Field
November 4, 2005
12:00 — 1:00 p.m.
Burns Hall 3121/25
Jefferson Fox, EWC senior fellow and Christopher Edmonds, EWC fellow, are the speakers.
A number of massive road infrastructure projects are underway in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region to improve overland linkages between these countries. Jeff Fox heads projects financed by NASA and NSF to model land use change and environmental consequences of this new infrastructure. Christopher Edmonds is working with a team of researchers funded by the Asian Development Bank Institute to study changes in trade and in the economic well-being of residents in areas where the new roads are being constructed.
EWC contact: Kristin Uyemura (808) 944-7725
email: uyemurak@EastWestCenter.org
Conference: Northeast Asia and Mongolia: Opportunities and Challenges
November 8 - 10, 2005
East-West Center
Government officials, experts and scholars from Northeast Asian nations will come together to exchange views on the development of cooperative relationships among the nations in the region and define Mongolia\'s position in it by addressing her opportunities and challenges. Co-sponsored by the University of Hawaii School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies and the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies.
For further information, please contact the APCSS Transnational Division.
EWC contact: Penny Higa (808) 944-7131
email: higap@EastWestCenter.org
Seminar on Securitizing the \'Population Bomb\': Does Demographic Change Lead to Civil War?
November 16, 2005
John A. Burns Hall, EWC
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Presentation by Henrik Urdal, EWC visiting scholar.
After the end of the Cold War, there has been an increasing interest in demographic factors as potential causes of political instability and armed conflict. More recently, a much broader debate on security implications of demography has emerged. Demographic change is seen as a process that fundamentally and continuously influence and change society, asserting that such change may stimulate political instability and violent conflict under certain political and economic conditions.
EWC contact: Henrik Urdal (808) 944-7522
email: UrdalH@EastWestCenter.org
\"Building the South Asian Community in a Global Context\"
EWC/EWCA South Asia Regional Conference
November 16-18, 2005
New Delhi, India
Nearly 150 East-West Center alumni, most from South Asia will attend the conference which will explore major issues facing South Asia and include keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and concurrent panel sessions.
For more information,
go to www.EastWestCenter.org/SouthAsia2005.
EWC contact: Dan Berman
email: EWC_bermand@fulbright-india.org
Seminar: Avian Flu — Biosecurity, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development: the Role of ASEAN and other Organizations Seminar in Environmental Change Vulnerability and Governance
November 18, 2005
Noon — 1:00 p.m.
Burns 3015/19
Presentation by Koh Kheng Lian, professor of Law, National University of Singapore.
Avian flu has now taken flight from Asia to Europe, and threatens to spread to other parts of the world. It has raised biosecurity, biodiversity conservation issues regarding the interface between animal and human health, and the ‘sustainable development’ of the poultry industry. The lack of good animal husbandry in farming and management methods has contributed to the genesis and spread of the disease.
EWC contact: Kristin Uyemura, (808) 944-7725
email: uyemurak@EastWestCenter.org
Korean Oil & Gas Conference 2005
Imperial Palace Hotel, Seoul, Korea
November 20 - 22, 2005
The inaugural Korean Oil and Gas Conference 2005 (KOGC 2005) is the first international oil and gas conference to be held in Korea. KOGC 2005 will offer an opportunity for Korean industry and government leaders to interact with some of the world\'s most insightful and influential energy experts. It will also bring industry leaders from other consuming and producing nations for an in-depth discussion of trends and prospects in the industry and appropriate private sector and public policy responses.
Please see the Korean Oil & Gas Conference 2005 Brochure for conference venue and registration information at:
events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=786
EWC contact: Suzi Johnston (808) 944-7682
email: johnstos@EastWestCenter.org
Asia in the Curriculum Symposium
East-West Center
December 2 - 3, 2005
Asia in the Curriculum Symposium offers Asian studies educators a place to share experiences, exchange ideas, suggest best practices, and discuss the challenges they confront as they work to establish Asia’s place in the curriculum from kindergarten through college. The symposium is open to all educators in the field of Asian studies.
For more information and to register online go to:
events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=719
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano, (808) 944-7765
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org
In the Arts . . .
The East-West Center and the
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
present
Exhibition: Enduring Threads:
Central Asian Embroidered Textiles
Curated by Sharon Littlefield and Michael Schuster
Photographs by Hermine Dreyfuss
Designed by Michael Schuster and Lynne Najita
November 3, 2005- January 19, 2006
East-West Center Gallery
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road
(corner Dole St. & East-West Rd.)
A bold and colorful collection of suzani textiles collected by the late heiress Doris Duke (1912-1993) for her Honolulu home, Shangri La, will be shown publicly for the first time at the East-West Center Gallery beginning Sunday, Nov. 6, in conjunction with The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Suzani is the Persian word for needle and it is aptly applied to this textile tradition, one that remains strong today in the Uzbekistan city of Bukhara, an important stop along the legendary Silk Road. Historically made by women for their daughters\' dowries, the bright and bold suzanis serve such decorative purposes as wall hangings, bedding, table covers, and curtains.
In residence November 1-9:
Dilbar Khalimova of Bukhara is a prominent Uzbek dye master and embroiderer with her own studio in the heart of the Old City of Bukhara. Dilbar learned the art of embroidery from her mother in Uzbekistan. She has organized and developed UNESCO-funded programs to teach traditional skills to the younger generation.
Hermine Dreyfuss is a Washington-based photographer/visual ethnographer specializing in textile traditions around the world. She has photographed the work of Javanese batik artists, Sumbanese and Guatemalan ikat weavers, Kyrgyz felt-makers, Indian block printers, and Uzbek suzani embroiderers.
Special Events:
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005:
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Opening Festivities, including reception,
artist\'s demonstration, and exhibition walk-through; in the Gallery
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. \"Restoring Exquisite Textiles\" an Arts Forum by Ann Svenson Perlman, textile conservator of the Doris Duke Shangri La Collection in the Gallery
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. \"The Silk Road: Destination Bukhara\" a lecture by UHM Freeman Visiting Professor in Asian Studies, Aslam Syed in the Gallery
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. \"Culture and Politics of Central Asia\" a lecture by Anne Wright, formerly U.S. diplomatic corps in Uzbekistan, Kazakstan,
Afghanistan, and Mongolia in the Gallery
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, 8:00 p.m. Performance by Shashmaqam, Bukharian Jewish ensemble at Imin Center-Jefferson Hall. Admission. Tickets available from
Jan. 2. Further info: 944-7177
For information on group tours, please contact Pattie Dunn, arts outreach assistant,
(808) 944-7584 or email: dunnp@EastWestCenter.org
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 . . .
2006
January 18 — 20
Korean Communications Students Seminar
EWC contact: Marilyn Li, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
January 19
2006 An International Affair
The East-West Center Foundation’s 2006 annual dinner
Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom
The East-West Center Foundation’s annual dinner, An International Affair, will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit student scholarships and other East-West Center programs. The East-West Center Foundation will be presenting the Asia Pacific Community Building Award to Mr. Houghton “Buck” Freeman and Mrs. Doreen Freeman for their dedication to strengthening the bonds of understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia and the United States. More details on the program will be provided at a later date.
EWC contact: Stephanie Handa, email: handas@EastWestCenter.org
January 20 — 22
Third Workshop on Macroeconomic Aspects of Intergenerational Transfers
EWC contact: Carolyn Eguchi, email: eguchic@EastWestCenter.org
February 5 - 18
Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange
EWC; Hilo, Hawai‘i; Los Angeles, CA; Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA; Washington, D.C.
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
February 5 - 26
Winter 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
EWC, India and Pakistan
EWC contact: Ann Hartman and Susan Kreifels
Emails: hartmana@EastWestCenter.org or
kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
February 13 — 24
Scenario-Building Training
Bangkok, Thailand
EWC contact: June Kuramoto, email: kuramotj@EastWestCenter.org
February 18 — 22
Southeast Asia Follow-up Meeting
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org
February 22 - 25
Energy Security Seminar
EWC contact: June Kuramoto
email: kuramotj@EastWestCenter.org
March 8 - 20
Asia Pacific Journalism Fellowships
EWC & Singapore and Taiwan
EWC contact: Marilyn Li, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
International Forum for Education 2020 (IFE) Cohort Meetings
Feb. 27 — March 2 Philippines
March 6 — 9 Thailand
March 13 — 16 Beijing, China
March 21 — 24 New Delhi, India
EWC contact: Deane Neubauer
email: neubaued@EastWestCenter.org
March 16-18
12th Annual ASDP National Meeting
Hosted at Belmont University, Nashville, TN
EWC contact: Peter Hershock
email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
March 27 — 28
Implementing the Pacific Framework for Action Team Workshop EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
March 29 — April 1
Building the Foundation Program Leadership Seminar for
Pacific Island Planning Officials
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
March 29 — April 2
Korea-United States Journalists Exchange
EWC, U.S. mainland cities and Korea
EWC contact: Susan Kreifels
email: kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
March 30 — April 2
Outreach Workshop on Islam in Asia
Moline, Illinois
EWC contact: Grant Otoshi
email: otoshig@EastWestCenter.org
April 3 — 7
Implementing the Pacific Framework for Action: Regional Workshop for Disaster Managers and Planners
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
April 8 — 29
American/Thai Exchange Student Program
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org
April 23 — May 13
Indigenous Cultures and Outside Influences: Japan and Southeast Asia
EWC and Southeast Asia
EWC contact: Grant Otoshi
email: otoshig@EastWestCenter.org
April 30 — May 27
Spring 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
EWC, U.S. mainland and Asia
EWC contact: Susan Kreifels
email: kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
May 30 — June 1
Sino-American Security Dialogue Workshop
EWC contact: Penny Higa, email: higap@EastWestCenter.org
May 30 — June 16
Infusing Institute
EWC contact: Peter Hershock
email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
May 30 — June 25
Senior Journalists Seminar
EWC, U.S. mainland and Asia
EWC contact: June Kuramoto
email: kuramotj@EastWestCenter.org
May 30 - June 29
37th Summer Seminar on Population
Three concurrent workshops, each with an independent instructional program.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2005
Application instructions and forms (.pdf)
EWC contact: Eugene Alexander
email: alexande@EastWestCenter.org
June 18 — July 1
Pearl Harbor Workshop
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org
June 19 — July 7
China Field Seminar
EWC contact: Peter Hershock
email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org
June 24 — 30
American Student Exchange
EWC and field TBA
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org
July 9 - 22
Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program
EWC contact: Abby Sines, email: sinesa@EastWestCenter.org
July 10 - 21
Building the Foundation Program Leadership Seminar for Pacific Island Telecommunications Managers
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
August 7 - 10
Senior Policy Seminar
EWC contact: Jane Smith-Martin
email: smithj@EastWestCenter.org
September 3 - 16
16th New Generation Seminar
EWC & U.S. mainland
EWC contact: Ann Hartman
email: hartmana@EastWestCenter.org
September 6 — 20
Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships
EWC, China and Hong Kong
EWC contact: Marilyn Li, email: lim@EastWestCenter.org
September 25 - 29 Building The Resilience of Island Nations — Palau
EWC & Palau
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
October 1 - 30
Fall 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
(tentative)
EWC contact: Ann Hartman, email: hartmana@EastWestCenter.org
October 5 - 8
Pacific Framework Consultation (Yap)
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
October 30 — Nov. 3 (tentative)
Building the Foundation Program: Collaborative Forum
on Building Resilience in the Pacific Islands
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, email: fujikim@EastWestCenter.org
December 7-10 (tentative)
EWC/EWCA 2006 International Alumni Conference
Hanoi, Vietnam
EWC contact: Gordon Ring, email: ringg@EastWestCenter.org
Contact information and dates are subject to change.
