Coming Up in October, November and December 2008
Through October 18th -- New Generation Seminar
October 9 -- Luncheon Address: A Few Reasons to be Confident in the Future of the European Union
October 12 – 31 -- Partnership for Schools Leading Change: Indonesia and the United States
October 18 –- November 9 -- Fall 2008 Jefferson Fellowships
October 20 -- Chaplin Lecture: “Journalism on the Brink? – The Decline of Newspapers, the Rise of the Internet and the Trivialization of Political Coverage”
November 6 – 8 -- Trading Tastes: Islam, the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Africa Interchange
November 9 - 11 -- Near-Roadway and On-Road Exposures to Air Polllution: Risk Communication and Decision Making
November 13 – 15 -- EWC/EWCA International Conference: Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity
December 15: Korea Economics Energy Institute (KEEI)
East-West Center in Washington
October 7 -- Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
October 28 -- Allen Carlson, Associate Professor, Cornell University
November or December
• "Whither Multilateralism? International Trade in East Asia after the Cold War"
• "The Other Karen, Kurd, and Muslim: Understanding the Absence of Violence Amidst Ethnic Hostility."
• "Stranger or Citizen? The Political Integration of Internal Migrants in Mumbai and Kolkata"
In the Arts . . .
Through – December 31 -- Exhibition: Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures
Special events at the EWC Gallery
October 19 -- Arts Forum: “Restoration and Conservation of Duke Mughal Carpets”
November 9 -- Illustrated Talk: “Seen Through a Screen: Mughal Art at Doris Duke’s Shangri La”
December 14 -- Indian Feature Film: Jodhaa Akbar
Performance
October 23 -- Saman Dance from Aceh
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18th New Generation Seminar
Theme: "The Politics of Globalization"
Through October 5, 2008
Honolulu, Hawaii; Youngstown, Ohio; and Washington, DC
After one week of seminars and exchange in Honolulu on broad Asia Pacific regional issues, policy and decision makers in the 18th New Generation Seminar will explore the perceptions and realities of the impact of globalization in the United States and how election-year politics affect popular opinion, shape globalization debates and influence national policies.
The program is funded through a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation.
EWC contact: Ann Hartman, (808) 944-7619
email: hartmana@eastwestcenter.org
Luncheon Address: A Few Reasons to be Confident in the Future of the European Union
Featuring Mr. Pierre-Francois Mourier, Consul General of France of San Francisco
October 9, 2008
Garden Level, EWC Hawaii Imin Int’l Conference Center
11:30 a.m. Registration
12:00 noon Program/Luncheon
For Europeans, the building of Europe is the great adventure of the modern era. Immediately after Ireland said "no" to the Lisbon Treaty, the French presidency of the European Union has been challenged with finding concrete solutions to problems such as global climate change, energy, immigration, and alimentation. Consul General Mourier will explain why the world can be reasonably confident in the future of the European Union.
Sponsored by Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Alliance Française of Hawaii, DBEDT, East-West Center, and Friends of the East-West Center.
Cost: $20 Members and Students, $22 Non-Members
RSVP by Monday October 6, 2008
Parking: $3.00 (Please pay at the guard kiosk on East-West Road. Display this flyer on dashboard. Limited parking is available on the grass between the Imin Conference Center and Lincoln Hall.)
For more information, please contact the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council at 944-7783 or email: paac@paachawaii.org.
Partnership for Schools Leading Change: Indonesia and the United States
October 12 - 31, 2008
The Partnership for Schools (P4S) program is a professional exchange open to administrators and teacher-leaders of pesantren, or boarding schools, administered under the auspices of the Government of Indonesia’s Department of Religious Affairs, who focus on teaching Islamic values and on providing basic education to secondary schoolchildren in Indonesia. The goal of P4S is to strengthen U.S.-Indonesian ties by promoting mutual understanding, joint learning, and cross-cultural dialogue between Indonesians and Americans at the grassroots level. The program aims to build professional, institutional, and personal relationships between Indonesian and U.S. school administrators and teacher-leaders as they work together to meet the shared challenges of educating today’s youth for fulfilled life and responsible citizenship in the fast changing, interdependent world of the 21st century.
EWC contact: Cherylene Hidano (808) 944-7765
email: hidanoc@eastwestcenter.org
Fall 2008 Jefferson Fellowships
October 18 - November 9, 2008
Honolulu, Hawaii; Phoenix, Arizona; Erie, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; and Washington, DC.
Theme: The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
This special Jefferson Fellowships program will provide journalists from Asia and the Pacific with an opportunity to explore the important issues in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Participants will hear from stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding of complex election issues, such as the economy, the war in Iraq, immigration and trade. They will learn about the U.S. political and election process, observe this historic election and finally, discuss the outcome with U.S. analysts and one another. The Fellows in this program also will benefit from the rich opportunity to share among themselves the perspectives of journalists from across the region.
All program and travel costs for participants funded by a grant from The Freeman Foundation.
EWC contact: Liz Dorn, (808) 944-7368, email: dorne@eastwestcenter.org
Chaplin Lecture: “Journalism on the Brink? – The Decline of Newspapers, the Rise of the Internet and the Trivialization of Political Coverage,”
by Lou Cannon
Monday, October 20, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Garden Level, EWC Hawaii Imin International Conference CenterEast-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii (On-campus parking available, $3)
Reception to follow. Aloha Attire
R.S.V.P. (808) 944-7111 / ewcinfo@EastWestCenter.org
A Chaplin Fellowship in Distinguished Journalism address
Best known for his many years as a syndicated Washington Post columnist and White House correspondent, Lou Cannon is also considered the premier biographer of the late President Ronald Reagan. His five Reagan biographies include the acclaimed President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime.
His latest book, written with his son Carl, is Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy. Cannon is now a freelance writer who lectures on the presidency, police issues, the media and California politics.
The Chaplin Fellowship in Distinguished Journalism, supported by an endowment from Duty Free Shoppers, Ltd., 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.
Founded in 1986, the program honors award-winning journalist George W. Chaplin, an early advocate of East-West business and cultural exchanges and former editor of The Honolulu Advertiser.
EWC contact: EWC information, (808) 944-7111
email: ewcinfo@eastwestcenter.org
Trading Tastes: Islam, the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Africa Interchange
November 6 - 8, 2008
Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC
The workshop will explore the history, economics, and cultural exchanges that followed the spice routes between Indonesia and East Africa, well before European exploration.
Speakers include Barbara Andaya, director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawai’i, Tim Carmichael, director of the African Studies Program at the College of Charleston, Naomi Duguid, an independent scholar and author of award-winning cookbooks, Patricia Henry, from the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department at Northern Illinois University, Peter Hershock from the East-West Center in Honolulu, Tansen Sen from the History Department at Baruch College and Christopher Wright from the History Department at The Citadel.
With generous support provided by the Asian Studies Development Program at the East-West Center, the South Carolina Humanities Council, and Trident Technical College’s Humanities and Social Sciences Division, the workshop will be held at St. Christopher Conference Center on Seabrook Island, South Carolina. For more information, please contact katharine.purcell@tridenttech.edu or call Katharine at 843- 574-6457.
EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
Workshop: Near-roadway and On-road Exposures to Air Pollution: Risk Communication and Decision Making
Bangkok, Thailand
November 9 - 11, 2008
The workshop aims to advance knowledge about the role of personal exposures to air pollution in decision making – both at the level of an individual and at the level of major stakeholder groups. The outputs of the workshops will include outlines of future proposals, state-of-the-art papers, agenda for capacity building and establishment of a network.
EWC contact: Sumeet Saksena, 808-944-7249
email: SaksenaS@EastWestCenter.org
Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity
November 13 – 15, 2008
EWC/EWCA International Conference
Bali, Indonesia
The East-West Center and East-West Center Association, which represents over 55,000 government, business, and educational professionals throughout Asia, the Pacific, and the United States, are holding a major international conference in Bali, Indonesia.
Invited speakers for the program include East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison, and other leaders from government, education, and business sectors. In addition, the program will include plenary sessions, concurrent panel sessions, and poster sessions. There will be plenty of opportunity for informal networking, an opening reception and closing banquet, luncheons, and cultural presentations.
The theme for the Conference is "Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity." "Unity in Diversity" is the motto for Indonesia. The conference will explore major issues facing the region and consider ways to assist in their resolution.
Themes include international relations, security issues, democracy and Islam, global warming, volunteerism, gender issues, innovation, health issues, future leaders, business issues, and cultural issues.
For registration and conference information, please contact Man (Beryl) Yang at (808) 944-7506 or send an email to bali2008@eastwestcenter.org
EWC contact: Gordon Ring, ringg@EastWestCenter.org
2008 EWC/ Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) International Conference on Energy Security in the North Pacific
December 15 - 17, 2008
Asia Room, EWC Hawaii Imin International Conference Center
The conference aims to facilitate frank, off-the-record discussion of regional energy security issues among leading energy experts and the industry's top executives. One of the main themes of this conference is to define the key global and regional issues which affect energy security in the North Pacific Region. The conference will attempt to design a North Pacific Energy Security Framework.
EWC contact: Penny Higa (808) 944-7131
email: higap@EastWestCenter.org
East-West Center in Washington
October 2008:
Asia-Pacific Security Seminar on "Critical Issues in U.S.-Asia Relations"
Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tuesday, October 7, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Asia-Pacific Security Seminar on "A Flawed Perspective: The Limitations Inherent in the Study of Chinese Nationalism."
Allen Carlson, Associate Professor, Cornell University
Tuesday, October 28, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
November or December:
Soo Yeon Kim, EWC in Washington Northeast Asia visiting fellow, "Whither Multilateralism? International Trade in East Asia after the Cold War"
Time and date TBD
Ardeth Thawnghmung, EWC in Washington Southeast Asia visiting fellow, "The Other Karen, Kurd, and Muslim: Understanding the Absence of Violence Amidst Ethnic Hostility"
Time and date TBD
Rameez Handy, EWC in Washington Northeast Asia visiting fellow, "Stranger or Citizen? The Political Integration of Internal Migrants in Mumbai and Kolkata"
Time and date TBD
Victor Cha, Associate Professor, Georgetown University, "Sports and Diplomacy in Asia"
Time and date TBD
EWC in Washington Conference Room, 1819 L St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC
EWC in Washington contact: Allison Hazell
email: hazella@eastwestcenter.org
In the Arts . . .
Exhibition: Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures
Presented in cooperation with the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Through – December 31, 2008
East-West Center Gallery
A pair of rare large carpets on exhibit at the East-West Center Gallery from the collection at Shangri La, in addition to being historically significant markers of an artistic tradition, stand alone as important works of art due to their unusual shape and pairing. Each carpet has an arched interior with pointed ends. When paired, the carpets form a bold field of flowers with an interior void wherein a person, most likely a royal personage, could have sat in splendor.
In mid-17th century Mughal India, the taste for naturalistic floral sprays reached an apogee of artistic expression. The aesthetic style seen in the carpets and other art forms of the period dominated the arts of south Asia from the 17th century to the present and has had an impact on aesthetic traditions of the West and China. Other artworks, inspired by Mughal idioms that include brassware, painting, stonework, woodwork, and textiles, show the continuity of this tradition in contemporary India and Pakistan. Photographs and demonstrations by a rug maker and designer from India augment the presentation.
Special Events at the EWC Gallery
Free Admission
Sunday October 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Arts Forum: “Restoration and Conservation of Duke Mughal Carpets”
by Ann Svenson Perlman, textile conservator, Doris Duke Shangri La
Collection
Sunday November 9, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Illustrated Talk: “Seen Through a Screen: Mughal Art at Doris Duke’s Shangri La” by Sharon Littlefield, curator of the Doris Duke Shangri La Collection
Sunday December 14, 12:30-4:00 p.m.
Indian Feature Film: Jodhaa Akbar
“Bollywood” extravaganza filmed partially in Agra Fort and depicting the romance between a Hindu princess and the Mughal emperor, Akbar
EWC contact: Eric Chang, Arts Program Assistant, EWC Gallery, (808) 944-7584
email: ChangE@EastWestCenter.org
http://arts.EastWestCenter.org
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m; Sunday noon-4 p.m. Closed Saturdays and holidays and May 18. 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. Address: John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road (corner Dole St. & East-West Rd.)
These East-West Center Arts Programs are made possible by generous support from the Hawai`i Pacific Rim Society, Friends of Hawai`i Charities, the Cooke Foundation, Jackie Chan Foundation USA, and generous contributors to the EWC Foundation, including members of the EWC Arts `Ohana.
Performance: Saman Dance from Aceh
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 8:00 - 9:15 p.m.
Imin Center-Jefferson Hall, EWC
Eighteen performers will present traditional dances from the Autonomous Territory of Aceh, the area of Sumatra island devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2004.
Tickets available from October 9, www.HonoluluBoxOffice.com -- Tel. 550-8457
LOOKING AHEAD. . .
2009
January 6 – 7, 2009 China, Japan, and the U.S.: Deeper Integration
EWC contact: Carolyn Eguchi, email: eguchic@EastWestCenter.org
January 29 – 31 Themes/title TBA
Evergreen State College
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
February 12 – 14 The 8th Annual East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on The Asia Pacific Region
EWC
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline—Friday, October 17, 2008
February 26 – 28 Cities at Risk: Building Adaptive Capacity for Managing Climate Change in Asia's Coastal Megacities
Chulalongkorn University (TBC) Bangkok, Thailand
EWC contact: Penny Higa, email: higap@EastWestCenter.org
March 5 - 8 ASDP National Conference
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
March 26 - 28 Asia and the Environment
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AK
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
April 2 - 4 Identities, Insights and Expressions in East Asia
Middlesex Community College and Bridgewater State University
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
May 11-13 The U.S. Asia Pacific Council's 6th Annual Washington Conference will be held in conjunction with the 18th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
Washington, D.C. at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel.
Theme: "New Pacific Relations for the 21st Century."
EWC contact: Barbara Wanner, email: wannerb@eastwestcenter.org
May 17 – 30 Asia Institute on China
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
June 1 – 19 ASDP Infusing Institute
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
June 21 – 27 ASDP China Field Seminar
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, email: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
Contact information and dates are subject to change.
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