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A new series of 'Voices of the Future' web essays by six emerging Fellows from the fall 2020 virtual North Pacific Arctic Conference examines critical emerging policy issues on the horizon of Arctic affairs, ranging from security issues and climate impacts to indigenous engagement and cooperative research.

For Pacific writers Julian Aguon and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, art and activism are inseparable. Aguon, a human rights lawyer and writer from Guam, and Jetñil-Kijiner, a Marshallese poet and activist, shared their insights at a recent virtual talk-story event. ...more...

EWC President Vuylsteke and Hawai‘i Green Growth Local2030 Hub Executive Director Celeste Connors have signed an agreement for the organizations to share facilities and collaborate on culturally appropriate sustainable development programs in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. ...more...

As part of EWC's ongoing professional development programs for media professionals in the Pacific Islands, new partnerships and support from the State Department are helping improve University of the South Pacific journalism programs and the distribution of New York Times content to local media outlets. ...more...

Attacks against people of Asian descent aren’t new in the US, but the current political landscape is different, US Rep. Ted Lieu and other panelists said in a recent online seminar. With incidents on the rise, speakers called for activism and collaborations with other ethnic groups. ...more...

The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has elected former Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine as one of the board’s five international members. Dr. Heine was the first woman to lead the country and currently serves as a member of parliament. ...more...

EWC Graduate Degree Fellowship and RANA scholarship recipient Imaculata Primadona Susi Kurniasanti works on behalf of marginalized women and children in Indonesia, helping to connect refugees and trafficking victims with shelters, providing legal support and advocacy, and reintegrating victims with their families. ...more...