Coming up in October 2002
COMING UP IN OCTOBER 2002 AT THE EAST-WEST CENTER
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- Executive Forum Workshops in Texas
- Haynes Johnson: Chaplin Fellow
- EWC Board of Governors to Meet October 25
- Jefferson Conference to Mark 35th Anniversary
- Journalists to Tackle Economic Issues
- Civil Society and Political Change in Asia
- International Education Week
- EWC Washington Projects
- Asian Studies Development Programs
- Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
- Looking Ahead . . .
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is scheduled to visit the East-West Center on Thursday, October 24. The visit will be open to news media coverage. An advisory will be issued when details are set.
EWC EXECUTIVE FORUMS IN TEXAS
TO EXPLORE ASIA’S ECONOMIC FUTURE
Sessions in Texas on “Key Issues in Asia’s Economic Future” will launch the East-West Center Seminars Asia Pacific Executive Forum workshops in select U.S. mainland cities:
October 1 –In Dallas, co-sponsored with the World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas, at the Fairmont Hotel, North Akard Street.
October 2 – In Houston with the Asia Society-Houston, co-sponsored with the Asia Society.
Both luncheon workshops begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. Charles E. Morrison, EWC president, will open the sessions and moderate the panel discussion. Topics and speakers will be “China and the WTO: Economic Outlook and Prospects” by Christopher McNally, EWC research fellow; "An Economic Perspective on South Asia" by Rana Hasan, EWC research fellow; and "Asian Energy Markets in a Global Setting" by Fereidun Fesharaki, EWC senior fellow. A question and answer session will conclude the sessions.
CONTACTS:
- Cassandra de Ridder, director of programs, World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas. Phone: (214) 965-8404. E-mail:cderidder@dallasworld.org
- Naila Qureshi, Asia Society (Houston). Phone: (713) 439-0051. E-mail: nailaq@asiasoc.org
- Sheree A. Groves, coordinator, East-West Seminars. Phone: (808) 944-7615. E-mail: grovess@eastwestcenter.org
- Website: East-West Center Seminars
Haynes Johnson
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST
TO SPEAK AT EAST-WEST CENTER OCTOBER 8
Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and prominent political analyst, will speak at a program open to the public on Tuesday, October 8 at the East-West Center.
As a reporter, editor, and columnist for both the Washington Star and Washington Post, Johnson has been an eyewitness to the great domestic and international events of the past 40 years. The Columbia Journalism Review has called him “as fine a reporter and writer as the craft knows” and author Timothy Crouse praised him as “the acknowledged master of the mood-of-America story.”
Johnson is the East-West Center’s 2002 George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguished Journalism. His address will be at 3 p.m. October 8 in the Keoni Auditorium of the EWC’s Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 944-7111.
The Chaplin Fellowship in Distinguished Journalism was established in 1986 by Duty Free Shoppers-Hawaii with a grant to the East-West Center. The fellowship honors the leadership and ideals of George Chaplin, longtime editor-in-chief of the Honolulu Advertiser and former chair of the EWC Board of Governors. The fellowship brings to the East-West Center a distinguished author or journalist to deliver a major address, write articles of particular relevance to Hawaii and its future, and to make other professional contributions to the community.
Over the last generation Johnson’s national television appearances have made him familiar to millions of Americans. He was on the original panel of PBS’ Washington Week in Review, was a commentator for NBC’s Today Show, and currently appears as a permanent member on the historians’ panel for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Five of his books have become national best-sellers, including Sleepwalking Through History, The Bay of Pigs, The Landing, The System, and his latest, The Best of Times, a social history of America during the boom-and-bust years of the Nineties. His other books are: Divided We Fall, In the Absence of Power, The Unions, Army in Anguish, Lyndon, Fulbright: the Dissenter, and The Working White House. Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished national reporting of the civil rights struggle in Selma, Alabama.
EWC CONTACT: Dennis Donahue (808) 944-7192. E-mail: DonahueD@EastWestCenter.org
EWC BOARD TO MEET
The East-West Center Board of Governors will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, October 25, in the Pacific Room, second floor, Hawaii Imin International Conference Center, Jefferson Hall.
CONFERENCE TO MARK JEFFERSON ANNIVERSARY
“Media in the Asia Pacific Region: Progress, Problems, Prospects” is the theme of an October 6-9 conference commemorating the 35th anniversary of the East-West Center’s Jefferson Fellowships Program for journalists. To be discussed are key issues facing journalists and news media organizations, including:- Changing media policies
- Openings in formerly restricted media systems
- Convergence of print, electronic and digital media
- Concentration of media in globalized corporations
- Reductions in media staff due to economic downturn
- Journalism's response to September 11
Robert B. Hewett, curator-emeritus of the Jefferson Fellows Program, will be honored at a luncheon October 7. Banbang Harymurti, editor-in-chief of Tempo Magazine in Indonesia will speak at an October 8 luncheon on “Tempo’s Battle for Press Freedom in Indonesia.” John Roderick, former Associated Press correspondent and a China specialist, will speak on “Mao, Ping Pong and Me” at the October 9 luncheon. The conference is organized by colloquium sessions on media issues, South Asia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands, and China.
EWC CONTACT: Dennis Donahue (808) 944-7192. E-mail: DonahueD@EastWestCenter.org
Journalists to Examine Economic Downturn as East-West Center Jefferson Fellows
How Asia, the Pacific and the United States are addressing the issues of the economic downturn will be examined by 13 journalists from the region who have been selected as Fall 2002 Jefferson Fellows at the East-West Center.
The program, from October 6 to November 2, will include field study in Washington, D.C., Seattle and Tokyo. This session includes journalists from Myanmar, Cambodia and Mongolia.
“The emphasis will be on responses to recession -- socially, economically and politically -- and the common lessons that are emerging from the experience,” said Dennis D. Donahue, coordinator of the East-West Center Media Program. “This theme will be addressed within the broader political, economic, security, social and cultural context of the region.”
After intensive seminars, briefings and professional experience sharing at the East-West Center, the journalists will meet with scholars, business and labor leaders, and government policymakers during the study tour.
The Fall 2002 Jefferson Fellows are:- Burma (Myanmar): Chit Win Maung, chief editor for Yanantthit Magazine, Reader’s Journal, and Tet Lann Journal, Rangoon.
- Cambodia: Sambath Thet, associate editor, The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh.
- China: Shaoping Yang, reporter and anchor, Chengdu Television.
- Mongolia: Bekhbayar Damdindorj, journalist, Economic and Business Information Department for Today, a daily newspaper in Ulaanbaatar.
- India: Jaideep Mishra, assistant editor and editorial writer, The Economic Times, New Delhi.
- Indonesia: Ardian Gesuri, managing editor, political and macroeconomics section, Kontan Weekly Economics & Business magazine, Jakarta.
- Japan: Hideaki Yasuda, deputy editor, Economic News Department, The Tokyo Shimbun.
- Korea: Kyung-Hee Kang, staff writer, Business and Technology Desk, Chosun Ilbo, Seoul.
- Pakistan: Shaheen Salahuddin, anchor and reporter, Indus Vision Television, Karachi.
- Solomon Islands: Walter Nalangu, manager, News and Current Affairs Division, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC), Honiara.
- Taiwan: Wen-chi Lin, editor, Politics and Economy News Desk, The Commercial Times, Taipei.
- United States: Carrie Kirby, business reporter, San Francisco Chronicle.
Glenn Van Zutphen, producer and anchor, CNN International, Atlanta headquarters.
The Jefferson Fellowships Program is in its 35th year. Nearly 400 journalists from the region have participated since its inception in 1967. The program is supported by a grant from the Freeman Foundation.
EWC CONTACT: Dennis Donahue (808) 944-7192. E-mail: DonahueD@EastWestCenter.org
CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN ASIA
October 25-28 workshop at Phnom Penh, Cambodia to develop an in-depth understanding of the importance and role of civil society vis a vis other actors (domestic and international) in promoting democratic political change in Asia. The study includes Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand. The EWC coordinator is Muthiah Alagappa.
EWC CONTACT: Jane Smith-Martin (808) 944-7526.
E-mail: SmithJ@EastWestCenter.org
HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
The 3rd annual Hawai‘i International Education Week will feature programs for K-12 schools October 24 on the theme of "Responsible Global Citizenship."
Hands-on programs will address key concepts, skills, and attitudes to support students' development as active and responsible citizens of our community, nation, and the world and to enable the maintenance of the unique lifestyle that is Hawai‘i.
The Hawai’i activities are in conjunction with International Education Week 2002, November 10-17, proclaimed by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State in recognition of the role that international education and exchange play in strengthening America and its relations with other countries.
Highlights of the October 24 program at the EWC Hawaii Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall include:
A Bosnian youth leader of "Free the Children" who is known as Sarajevo's "Anne Frank" will share her experience with students. (See Free the Children)
Elementary students will lead hands-on activities showing ways to become responsible global citizens through water stewardship and recycling.
Middle school students will explore issues of diversity, identity, and self-esteem and develop skills and attitudes to address social injustice. Workshops will also be presented on protecting water and energy resources and on responsible global capitalism. High school students will examine civic responsibility and participation through examples of local as well as global community problem-solving efforts. Program Organizers: Consortium for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools (CTAPS), East-West Center and EWC Participants Association, EcoSoul, Inc., Globalization Research Center, Hanahau‘oli School, Hawai‘i Institute for Human Rights, Hawai‘i Pacific University Students in Free Enterprise, Kuhio Elementary, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Punahou School, State of Hawai‘i Department of Education, U.N. Association-USA Hawai‘i Division, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa International Student Association, Wo International Center, and Youth Service Hawai‘i.
For Information: Check International Education Week under Education for program details.
EWC CONTACT: Susan Kreifels, 944-7176, E-mail: kreifels@EastWestCenter.org
EWC WASHINGTON PROJECTS
October 1: Forum on "Minorities and National Integration in Indonesia: The Cases of Aceh and Papua" A two-hour forum on the conflicts in Aceh and Papua. By invitation. Leading scholars, officials, NGO leaders, and opinion leaders from the U.S. and the Asia Pacific will speak and then field questions.
October 3: Forum on "Minorities and National Integration in China: The Cases of Tibet and Xinjiang" A two-hour forum on the conflicts in Tibet and Xinjiang. By Invitation. Leading scholars, officials, NGO leaders, and opinion leaders from the U.S. and the Asia Pacific will speak and then field questions.
FOR INFORMATION ON THE FORUMS: Kevin Downey, E-mail: DowneyK@EastWestCenter.org
September 30 - October 3: “The Dynamics and Management of Internal Conflicts in Asia” - First Study Group Meeting, Washington, D.C.
This multiyear project (2002-2007) investigates the domestic, transnational, and international dynamics of internal conflicts in the Asia Pacific and explores strategies and solutions for the peaceful management and eventual settlement of these conflicts. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the first phase (2002-2004) investigates internal conflicts arising from the political consciousness of minority communities in response to the nation- and state- building projects of the national elite in China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. During this first study group meeting, scholars, officials, NGO leaders, and opinion leaders from the U.S. and Asia Pacific will discuss the conflicts in Tibet, Xinjiang, Aceh, Papua, and the Southern Philippines.
For further information on EWC Washington projects: E-mail: Washington@EastWestCenter.org
Asian Studies Development Programs For Faculty:- October 23-27: NEH Regional Workshop on Cultures of Authority in Asian Practice. This workshop for college and university faculty, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will examine how authority is conceived, represented, institutionally established, and challenged in both traditional and contemporary Asian cultures. The primary objective is to provide an introduction to the social and political institutions by means of which Asian states have established and maintained authority. By invitation. Sponsored by EWC Education Program: ASDP, and cosponsored by Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, where the workshop will be held.
EWC CONTACT: Peter Hershock, ASDP coordinator, (808) 944-7757. E-mail: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org - October 18-20: "Continuities and Transformations in East Asian Culture and Society" A collaborative faculty development workshop co-sponsored by East-West Center, University of Hawaii, and the University of Redlands (California) with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation. The workshop is hosted by the University of Redlands.
FOR INFORMATION: Xinyan Jiang, (909) 793-2121 ext. 2606. E-mail: Xinyan_Jiang@redlands.edu
In the Arts . . .
Exhibition: Ramayana in the Arts of Asia
This exhibition -- running October 9 to January 3 -- in the EWC Gallery will feature numerous art works from South and Southeast Asia depicting scenes from the classical Hindu epic story, the Ramayana. The visiting scholar and guest curator is EWC alumnus Garrett Kam, a resident of Bali. EWC Visiting Artist I Komang Arcana will give demonstrations of the distinctive Kamasan style of Balinese painting nearly every day during October 10-18, also in the EWC Gallery.
EWC arts programs are made possible by support from the Hawai'i Pacific Rim Society, the Hawai'i Community Foundation, the Jackie Chan Foundation, the Arthur Goodfriend Fund, Hawaiian Airlines, and by generous contributions to the EWC Foundation.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday from 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 after 4 p.m. weekdays; Sunday parking is normally free and ample.
EWC ARTS CONTACTS: Pattie Dunn (808) 944-7584 or William Feltz, E-mail: feltzb@EastWestCenter.org
L o o k i n g A h e a d . . .
November 3:“Cuarteto Xallapan,” a guitar quartet from Veracruz, Mexico, under the direction of EWC/UHM alumnus Randall Kohn, performing at the EWC Imin Center at 4 p.m. EWC Arts Contact: Pattie Dunn (808) 944-7584.
November 11-13: "Private Sector Talanoa on Transportation Issues in the Pacific Islands." US/Pacific Island Nations Joint Commercial Commission Workshop in the Pacific Room of the EWC Imin Center.
November 13-15: Globalization conference on Trafficking in Women and Children, co-sponsored with the University of Hawaii Globalization Research Center.
November 15-17: “Mahabharata: Shadow Puppet Theatre of Central Indonesia.” A presentation of Javanese wayang kulit puppetry depicting the other great Hindu epic, Mahabharata; featuring six visiting artists from Yogyakarta and the UHM Gamelan Ensemble. EWC Imin Center.
2003
February (TBA: Pacific Island Technical Training Planning Meeting.
February 20-22: EWC International Graduate Student Conference: “A Sense of Place in the Pacific and Asia: Socioeconomic, Cultural, Political and Environmental Identities.” A call for papers is currently ongoing; deadline for submission is November 1 . See the website: East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference
March (TBA): U.S.-Japan Overseas Development Agency Dialog Seminar (2 ½ days at EWC).
March 5: “An International Affair," EWC Foundation annual dinner, Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
March 16-29: Japan-United States Journalists’ Exchange Program.
April 9-13: Regional Workshop on Traditions of Dissent in Asian Societies. National Endowment for the Humanities.
April 20-22: 3rd Asia Pacific Conference in Shanghai on E-Commerce.
May 4-31: Spring 2003 Jefferson Fellowships.
June 1: 10th Workshop on Community-based Management of Forest Lands.
June 20-23: ASPAC Regional Asian Studies Conference hosted by EWCA, EWC, and UH.
July (TBA): Pacific Islands Technical Training Workshop at EWC (2 weeks).
August 3-6: 5th Senior Policy Seminar.
August (TBA): 2nd Women’s Leadership Program (2 weeks, EWC and Australia).
September 1-14: 13th New Generation Seminar.
October Reunion for alumni who were at the EWC from 1960 to 1965. October 5 – Nov. 1: Fall 2003 Jefferson Fellowships.
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