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Gallery Exhibition: Storyboards of Palau: Artistry, Influence, Impact

Regional leaders pose for APEC 2023 group photo

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China, the US, and APEC: Will This Movie Have a Different Ending?

Nov 20, 2023

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Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds

Nov 14, 2023

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US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit

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Renewal of US Compact with the Marshall Islands Signed at EWC

Oct 17, 2023

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Environment & Climate Hawaiʻi

Air Pollution from Hawai‘i’s Wildfires Can Cause Serious Health Problems

Nov 21, 2023

South Koreans watch a 2022 North Korean missile parade on TV

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Politics & International Relations North Korea

Why North Korean Nuclear Blackmail is Unlikely

Nov 3, 2023

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Environment & Climate Solomon Islands

Community Driven Development, Climate Change, and Resiliency: Lessons from Solomon Islands

Sep 28, 2023

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Arts & Culture United States

ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN (6th Edition)

Sep 28, 2023

The West Versus Beijing? (Blue text on flag puzzle background)

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Economics China

The West versus Beijing?

Sep 19, 2023

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Economics Pacific

US Trade Policy Options for Pacific Islands States Require Washington’s Political Commitment

Jul 19, 2023

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Sustainability Film Series: Rise: From One Island To Another and Anote's Ark

Dec

"Untitled" by Elsei Tellei, artist featured in Storyboards of Palau: Artistry, Influence, Impact

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Artist Panel: Traditional Palauan Arts and Stories in Contemporary Contexts

Dec

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East-West Center Craft Fair

Dec

China Seminar: Teaching 20th Century Chinese Literature, Film, and Culture in a Globalizing World

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Teaching 20th Century Literature, Film, and Culture in a Globalizing World

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Conference

International Graduate Student Conference 2024

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Conference

2024 ASDP 31st National Conference

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Training & Exchanges

2023 Pacific Islands Development Program G8

2023 Pacific Islands Leadership Program, Generation 8

2023 Jefferson Fellowships

YSEALI Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues Fall 2023 Cohort

Pacific Islands Young Economic Empowerment Leaders-Cohort 2

Students and researchers in the field in Indonesia

Southeast Asia Field School

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2023 Asia Pacific Leadership Program, Generation 21

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Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia

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Building Bridges for Community-Centered Climate Resilience

Humans of EWC Studios

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Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance in the Pacific (PROJECT Governance)

Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab

Vulnerable Deltas in Southeast Asia: Climate Change, Water Pollution, and Socio-Economic Transformation

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News Releases

EWC in Washington team stands beside a banner reading "Asia Matters for America"

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Education & Exchange United States

East-West Center, US-ASEAN Business Council, and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Launch New Edition of ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN

Oct 5, 2023

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Gender Equality Hawaiʻi

Civil Rights Champion Amy Agbayani to Receive East-West Center’s Women of Impact Award

Oct 4, 2023

Cover image of a publication title "APEC Matters for America/America Matters for APEC." The cover features a map of the world with APEC countries highllighted.

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Education & Exchange East Asia

The East-West Center Launches New Edition of APEC Matters for America/America Matters for APEC Publication and Website

Oct 3, 2023

Panelists at the US Indo-pacific Strategy conference in Jakarta

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Politics & International Relations Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia and US Delegations Meet at Jakarta Conference on US Indo-Pacific Strategy

Aug 10, 2023

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Governance South Korea

Korean Human Rights Expert Yanghee Lee Joins EWC Board of Governors

Aug 3, 2023

A thatched-roof men's house in Yap sitting on stonework above the waterline

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Environment & Climate Federated States of Micronesia

New Report: Federated States of Micronesia Faces Stronger Storms, Health Threats, and Challenges for Atolls and Fisheries from Climate Change

Jul 18, 2023

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Announcements

EWC Hosts Official Japan-Korea-US Dialogue on Development and Humanitarian Assistance

Nov 1, 2023

‘Frontline Voices’ of Community-Centered Climate Resilience

Oct 27, 2023

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EWC in the News

The Conversation

Indigenous communities in Indonesia struggle to reclaim land

Oct 24, 2023

Hawaii News Now

Hawaii civil rights pioneer Amy Agbayani honored with Women of Impact Award

Oct 22, 2023

Foreign Affairs

Forward from the Flames

Oct 16, 2023

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