Release Date:	4/27/2006

Through May 5: Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum in Latin American Countries Workshop – Indigenous Cultures & Outside Influences: Japan & SE Asia

Through May 28: Spring 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
May 15: Luncheon Forum: U.S. –Pakistan Relations: A Security Perspective

May 17 – 19: Roadmap Workshop: Population and Land Use Change in Frontier Regions

May 20: Symposium: The State of Democracy in Asia

May 25 - 26: Asia Pacific Sports Summit

May 26 – 29: Lessons Learned from the UN Serious Crimes Trials in East Timor

May 29 – June 1: Sino-American Security Dialogue Workshop: U.S.-China Relations and the Security Dilemma in the Taiwan Strait

May 30 – June 16: Infusing East Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum Workshop

May 30 - June 29: 37th Summer Seminar on Population

June 11 – July 7: Senior Journalists Seminar

June 25 – 30 and July 23-28: AsiaPacificEd Workshop: Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, Memorial

June 25 – July 18 -- for U.S. Students
Sept. 10 – Oct. 3 -- for Thai Students
AsiaPacificEd Workshop: Partnerships for Youth (P4Y) in Building Disaster-Resilient Communities Youth Exchange Program

EWC Washington Events

United States Asia Pacific Council Events

In the Arts . . .
Exhibition: From the Stage to the Page: Kabuki through
Woodblock Prints

Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum in Latin

American Countries Workshop - Indigenous Cultures & Outside Influences: Japan & SE Asia
EWC
Through May 5, 2006
This is a two-week training program for college and university faculty from the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region to help infuse Asian content in their respective undergraduate programs, followed by a two-week field study at selected universities in Southeast Asia.

The goals of this program are to promote the globalization of LAC universities’ curriculum and help create a network between Asian and LAC universities. Sponsored by EWC’s Asian Studies Development Program and Inter-American Development Bank.

EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757
email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org

Spring 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
“Powering the Future: Energy Sources and Alternatives”
Through May 28, 2006
During the Honolulu, Hawaii portion of the program, Jefferson Fellows will explore the challenges that face the Asia Pacific region in developing energy sources and meeting the broader social, economic and political considerations that frame energy-related decisions. The following 21-day study tour program will include site visits and meetings with government officials, business leaders, environmental experts and industry analysts in Houston, Texas and Sacramento, California.

The Jefferson Fellowships, founded by the East-West Center in 1967, promote better public understanding of the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands through a program of dialogue, study and travel for print and broadcast journalists. The Jefferson Fellowships are supported by a grant from The Freeman Foundation.

EWC contact: Susan Kreifels (808) 944-7384
email: seminars@EastWestCenter.org

Luncheon Forum: U.S. –Pakistan Relations: A Security Perspective with The Honorable N.M. Jadmani
Consul General of Pakistan in Los Angeles

Garden Level, Imin Center-Jefferson Hall, EWC
Monday, May 15, 2006
11:30 a.m. – Registration
12:00 Noon – Luncheon
RSVP deadline: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Cost: $20.00
Parking: $3.00 – Limited parking available on lawn area between Lincoln Hall and Imin Center

Pakistan's emergence as a valued strategic partner has been underscored by President Bush's visit to Pakistan during his recent trip to South Asia. Consul General Jadmani will discuss U.S.-Pakistan relations with a specific focus on current security concerns. Sponsored by the East-West Center, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Friends of the East-West Center, and University of Hawai‘i Center for South Asian Studies.

For more information: Phone: 944-7111, Fax: 944-7376 or email: ewcinfo@EastWestCenter.org

Roadmap Workshop: Population and Land Use Change in Frontier Regions
EWC
May 17 - 19, 2006
The workshop will bring together members from seven research teams studying land use change in frontier regions around the world and experts in agent-based modeling. Part of a National Institute of Health Roadmap funded project, coordinated by Principle Investigator Ronald Rindfuss of the University of North Carolina.

The research teams are studying the characterizations, explanations and predictions of land use change in frontier regions around the globe. The overall goals are to a) synthesize knowledge of approaches, methods, data and analyses of these seven studies, b) develop a set of "best practices" for reporting on site, data, and methods for emerging land change science, c) plan, conduct and validate comparative analyses, and d) evaluate the potential of a future integrated study of land use change in multiple sites. Co-sponsored with the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina.

EWC contact: Jefferson Fox (808) 944-7248
email: FoxJ@EastWestCenter.org

Symposium: The State of Democracy in Asia

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Manoa Grand Ballroom, 2454 South Beretania Street
Saturday, May 20, 2006
RSVP deadline: Monday, May 15, 2006
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

Presenters:

Park Won Soon, Esq. (Korea) who will discuss “Civic Movements and Democratization in Korea”

Kasian Tejapira, Thammasat University, Thailand on” Democracy as Floating Signifier: the Thai Case”

Chandrika Sepali Kottegoda (Sri Lanka) who will discuss “Sri Lanka, Tsunami Recovery and State Reconstruction”

Liu Xin (China) who will discuss “Global China”

The public symposium is the concluding event of a two-day workshop on "The Community of Asia: Concept or Reality?" co-sponsored by the East-West Center and the Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) of Japan. ALFP is a joint project of the International House of Japan and the Japan Foundation, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary of providing opportunities for intellectuals from Northeast, Southeast and South Asia to engage in collaborative activities and dialogue in Japan. The anniversary is being marked with the publication of a book from which the workshop title is drawn. The symposium presenters are all contributors to the book, copies of which will be available at the symposium.

ALFP URL:
www.i-house.or.jp/en/ProgramActivities/alfp/index.htm

Sponsored by the East-West Center, Japan Foundation of Hawai‘i, International House of Japan, Japan-America Society of Hawai‘i, and the Friends of the East-West Center.

For more information: Phone 944-7103, Fax: 944-7106 or email: ewcinfo@EastWestCenter.org

Asia Pacific Sports Summit
May 25 – 26, 2006
The East-West Center kicks-off its first Asia Pacific Sports Seminar on May 25 at the Koi Room of the Center's Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center. The Summit participants will include major figures in sports, sports marketing, governmental sports programs, and the head of Beijing's Olympic Organizing Committee.

The Summit will examine how Asia Pacific sports are changing, the emerging issues in its interaction with the North American sporting world, and the important issues shared throughout the sporting world.

EWC contact: Gary Yoshida, (808) 944-7196
email: yoshidag@EastWestCenter.org

Lessons Learned from the UN Serious Crimes Trials in East Timor
A conference to promote regional discussion on international justice issues
Bangkok, Thailand
May 26 - 29, 2006
The goal of the conference is to reflect upon the experience of the five years of the Serious Crimes Process so that other tribunals and individuals interested in international justice may learn from the challenges and successes of the trials in Dili, East Timor. This is particularly important for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh, which is now in the process of being established.

The conference will bring together key participants and observers of the East Timor trials including individuals who represent all parts of the process (investigation, prosecution, defense, judges, appeals, human rights oversight, and administration and senior management) as it developed over time, and who have reflected on the process and what there is to learn from it. Some of the most astute observers of the trials, both international and Timorese, will also attend.

In addition to the participants whose expertise is specifically on East Timor, participants from the ASEAN international law/human rights community and from the new Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh are invited. Papers from the conference will be published in book form by the Center.

David Cohen and Philip Estermann are co-coordinators of this conference.

EWC contact: Penny Higa (808) 944-7131
email: higap@EastWestCenter.org

Sino-American Security Dialogue: “U.S.-China Relations and the Security Dilemma in the Taiwan Strait”
EWC
May 30 – June 1, 2006
This is an informal, two-day retreat for 20 young security experts from the United States and China. An institutionalized forum for informal and sustained interaction among the new generation of young Chinese and American security experts, the Sino-American Security Dialogue (SASD) seeks to foster creative solutions to pressing bilateral security issues. All SASD participants are “policy influentials” from both the academic and policy/think tank communities.

EWC contact: Penny Higa (808) 944-7131
email: higap@EastWestCenter.org

Infusing East Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum Workshop
EWC
May 30 – June 16, 2006
The three-week program of seminars, discussions, and curriculum development activities for undergraduate faculty and administrators explores the cultures and social structures of China and Japan. The goal of this institute is to help participants develop new syllabi and curricular components for programs at their respective institutions, and to foster institutional development of Asian studies.

EWC contact: Peter Hershock (808) 944-7757, email: hershocp@EastWestCenter.org

37th Summer Seminar on Population
Three concurrent workshops, each with an independent instructional program.
EWC
May 30 - June 29, 2006

From Analysis to Action: Advocating for Effective HIV Responses
EWC coordinator: Tim Brown

Livable Cities in Pacific Asia: Research Methods for Policy Analysis
EWC coordinator: Peter Xenos

Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health
EWC coordinator: Sidney Westley

EWC contact: Eugene Alexander (808) 944-7332
email: AlexandE@EastWestCenter.org

Senior Journalists Seminar
June 11 – July 7
The Senior Journalists Seminar is a dialogue, travel and exchange program for journalists from the United States and Asian countries with substantial Muslim populations (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan) and is intended to foster greater understanding among these Asian countries and the United States. The 2006 study tour for Asian journalists will include stops in Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Ohio and San Jose/San Francisco, California. The study tour for American journalists will include stops in Honolulu, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. All participants will take part in a professional issues colloquium, held at the East-West Center June 21-24. Participant-led discussions during the colloquium will focus on the political and cultural challenges journalists face in reporting on contemporary Asia-U.S. relations.

AsiaPacificEd Workshop -- Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, Memorial
A 2006 NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop
EWC
Two workshop dates: June 25-30, 2006 and July 23-28, 2006
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 has become an enduring part of U.S. history and culture. Through visits to the Arizona Memorial (the historic site devoted to honoring those who died in the attacks) and related sites, meetings with Pearl Harbor survivors and witnesses, lectures by leading scholars, discussions with Japanese educators on issues they face in teaching about Pearl Harbor, and examination of key texts, participants will explore the historical significance of the attacks and important cultural and historical issues that continue to shape national perceptions of Pearl Harbor. Teachers will work in small groups to develop more effective and meaningful ways of using historic landmarks and archival resources for classroom applications.

EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano (808) 944-7765
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org

AsiaPacificEd Workshop: Partnerships for Youth (P4Y) in Building Disaster-Resilient Communities Youth Exchange Program
EWC and Thailand
June 25-July 18, 2006 (U.S. students) | September 10-October 3, 2006 (Thai students)
U.S. high school students will travel to southern Thailand and Thai high school students will travel to Hawaii for a cross-cultural exchange focusing on civics and the public policy challenges posed by recent natural disasters.

EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano (808) 944-7765
email: hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org

East-West Center Washington Events:
Washington, D.C.
EWC Washington contact: Megan Hayes hayesm@EastWestCenter.org
(202) 327-9752

April 28, 2006: Brown Bag Presentation titled "Unending Crises: Nepal's Struggle for Democracy." Speaker: Deepak Thapa, visiting fellow, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University.

May 1 - 4, 2006: 1st Workshop Meeting on “Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia.” This six-year, three-phase proposed project (2005-2010), seeks to initiate a comprehensive and systematic study of the nuclear situation in Asia through research, publications, and training. To be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2006: Asian Scholars Forum titled "China's Use of Force." Speaker: Yuan-kang Wang, visiting fellow, The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution.

May 15, 2006: Brown Bag Presentation titled "Demobilizing Islam: Institutionalized Religion and the Politics of Cooptation." Speaker: Kikue Hamayotsu, post-doctoral research associate, Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University.

May 23, 2006: Asian Scholars Forum titled "Incorporation Regimes and Non-citizen Political Engagement: Japan in Comparative Perspective."
Speaker: Erin Chung, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University.

May 24, 2006: Congressional Study Group on Asia Security titled "U.S. - Philippines Relations." Speaker: Paul Hutchcroft, associate chair and director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin.

May 24, 2006: Asian Scholars Forum titled "People, Power, and Democracy in Southeast Asia." Speaker: Paul D. Hutchcroft, associate chair and director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin.

United States Asia Pacific Council (USAPC) Events:
Washington, D.C.
USAPC contact: Liz Dorn (202) 327-9762
Email: dorne@EastWestCenter.org

May 12: Congressional Study Group on the Asia Pacific Economy titled "U.S. Strategies for Free Trade Agreements in the Asia Pacific." Speakers: Michael Plummer, non resident fellow, East-West Center. Speaker for Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to be determined.

June 6: Public symposium in cooperation with the Department of State titled "U.S. Interests in Pacific Islands." Speakers to be determined.

In the Arts . . .

Exhibition: From the Stage to the Page: Kabuki through
Woodblock Prints
May 17-August 24, 2006
EWC Gallery
Highlighting the recent gift of more than 200 ukiyoe prints from the Utagawaha Monjinkai Foundation, 19th century works have been selected that illustrate the renowned Japanese kabuki theatre. This exhibition features an exciting array of prints, focusing on actors, plays, and the milieu. In addition, the exhibition will be theatricalized with beautiful costumes, a model of a 19th century theatre, scenery and stage elements, and video.

Guest curated by Julie A. Iezzi, Onoe Kikunobu, and Onoe Kikunobukazu.

Opening Festivities: Sunday, May 21, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Gallery

1:00 p.m. Gallery walk-through with Julie A. Iezzi

2:00 p.m. A performance-demonstration of kabuki acting techniques presented by David Furumoto.

Reception to follow.

For information on group tours, please contact Pattie Dunn, arts outreach assistant,
(808) 944-7584 or email: dunnp@EastWestCenter.org

EWC Arts Programs are supported in part by the Hawai`i Pacific Rim Society, Friends of Hawai`i Charities, the Jackie Chan Foundation USA, and generous contributors to the EWC Foundation, including members of the EWC Arts ‘Ohana.

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

July 3 – 23: ASDP China Field Seminar: Traditions and Modernity: Performing Arts and Cultural Representation
Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and Xianjiang province.
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, hershocp@EastWestCenter.org

July 9 - 23: Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program
EWC contact: Abby Sines, sinesa@EastWestCenter.org

July 10 - 21: Building the Foundation Program Leadership Seminar for Pacific Island Telecommunications Managers
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, fujikim@EastWestCenter.org

July 10 – August 11: National Endowment for the Humanities Institute -- The Silk Road: Early Globalization and Chinese Cultural Identity
EWC
EWC contact: Peter Hershock, hershocp@EastWestCenter.org

July 14 – August 6: AsiaPacificEd Travel Seminar: Experiencing Southeast Asia: Thailand & Cambodia
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano, hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org

August 7 - 10: Senior Policy Seminar
EWC
EWC contact: Jane Smith-Martin, smithj@EastWestCenter.org

September 3 - 16: 16th New Generation Seminar
EWC & U.S. mainland
EWC contact: Ann Hartman, hartmana@EastWestCenter.org

September 6 – 20: Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships
EWC, China and Hong Kong
EWC contact: Marilyn Li, lim@EastWestCenter.org

Sept. 17 – Oct. 6: AsiaPacificEd Fall Institute: Implementing “Best Practices” and Learning Across Cultures
EWC & U.S. mainland
EWC contact: Cheryl Hidano, hidanoc@EastWestCenter.org

September 25 - 29: Building The Resilience of Island Nations – Palau
EWC & Palau
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, fujikim@EastWestCenter.org

October 1 - 30 (tentative): Fall 2006 Jefferson Fellowships
EWC, U.S. mainland, Asia
EWC contact: Ann Hartman, hartmana@EastWestCenter.org

October 5 - 8: Pacific Framework Consultation (Yap)
EWC contact: Meril Fujiki, 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, fujikim@EastWestCenter.org

December 7-10: EWC/EWCA 2006 International Alumni Conference
Theme: "Building an Asia Pacific Community for Sustainable Development"
Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
EWC contact: Gordon Ring, ringg@EastWestCenter.org

Contact information and dates are subject to change.