A primary early sponsor and ongoing partner of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, EWC participated in recent events welcoming the famed canoe back from its landmark worldwide voyage.
Representatives Byrne (R-AL), Castro (D-TX), Hanabusa (D-HI), and Heck (D-WA), along with three ASEAN envoys, extolled the importance of the US-ASEAN relationship and ASEAN Matters for America.
Read text and view video of Jensen's recent Chaplin Fellowship address on "Rebuilding Public Trust in Media." Jensen said one key is renewed devotion of resources to essential factual accuracy.
With millions of people who live in “peri-urban” areas at the edges of cities in Asia suffering from deficits in basic urban services, environmental impacts and weak local government, policymakers recognize the urgent need for solutions to cope with the issues impacting residents of these areas.
The U.S. Embassy Seoul and EWC Board member Dr. Mong Joon Chung recently hosted a welcome reception for visiting EWC President Richard R. Vuylsteke. Dr. Chung addressed an audience of embassy staff and Seoul-based EWC alumni.
When internationally acclaimed modernist architect I.M. Pei turned 100 recently, the global arts publisher Phaidon cited EWC's Jefferson Hall as one of his top 5 designs, alongside such landmarks as the U.S. National Gallery of Art, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong and the Louvre Pyramid.
Leadership fellows from the 2016-17 cohort of EWC’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Program, spent a week in Odisha, India, recently volunteering their technical assistance for the Parinaama Development Foundation, a grassroots women's organization founded by APLP alumna Dr. Madhavi Panda.
More than 90 students who were completing their East-West Center participant awards were honored at this year's spring Ho'opuka - or "to pass through" - ceremony. View a photo gallery from the event.
The East-West Center and the National Committee on North Korea a have launched a new online pilot project, North Korea in the World. The website is designed to provide a broader perspective through curated information on North Korea's diplomatic and economic relations around the globe.
