A student-led initiative supported by the East-West Center Education Program and a generous gift from Richard H. Cox

THE EXCHANGE

SPRING 2019: BORDERS AND MOBILITY

EXPLORING THE MEANING OF “US” AND “THEM”

WEEK 4: CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN CASCADIA: A CASE STUDY OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AMIDST FEDERAL BARRIERS

Dr. Laurie Trautman is the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University. She engages in a range of research on the U.S. - Canada border, particularly in the Cascadia region. Topics include trade, transportation, human mobility, and security. In addition to working with faculty and students, she collaborates with the private sector and government agencies to advance policy solutions that improve border efficiencies and strengthen the region. Laurie participates in a number of working groups focused on cross-border collaboration, including the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, the International Mobility and Trade Corridor Program, the Canada - U.S. Transportation Border Working Group, and was recently appointed to the steering committee of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. Laurie holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon, and degrees from Montana State University and Western Washington University.

Sai Bhatawadekar is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at University of Hawaii. Her cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and creative work spans comparative philosophy and religion, film studies, performance-based language pedagogy, theater, music, dance, and positive peace studies. In theater and film studies she works on cross-cultural adaptations of literature on stage and screen and also on Bollywood’s global orientation. She is on the board of the Honolulu Museum of Art’s annual Bollywood Film Festival and recently co-directed “A Midsummer Night’s Bollywood Dream” – a Kennedy Theatre Mainstage production. She co-founded her Bollywood dance group – Aaja Nachle Hawaii – which has a joyous, energetic, and educational presence in Honolulu. Sai is now teaching a uniquely designed Bollywood dance course at UH that combines content and choreography, learning the history and globalization of Bollywood dance as well as learning to dance and perform in the local artscape. Her work has been recognized within positive peace studies as a way to build not only diversity and cultural education but also self-esteem, genuine relationships, and happy communities.

The Exchange is an event series connecting its audiences with issues, ideas, and leaders across the US, Asia, and Indo-Pacific region. Each weekly event features distinguished speakers, artistic performances, dynamic activities, and great food.

This BETA version of The Exchange in spring 2019 is preparation for the official launch in fall 2019.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by presenters and participants at the EXCHANGE do not necessarily reflect those of the East-West Center.

A student-led initiative supported by the East-West Center Education Program and a generous gift from Richard H. Cox

THE EXCHANGE

SPRING 2019: BORDERS AND MOBILITY

EXPLORING THE MEANING OF “US” AND “THEM”

WEEK 4: CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN CASCADIA: A CASE STUDY OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AMIDST FEDERAL BARRIERS

Dr. Laurie Trautman is the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University. She engages in a range of research on the U.S. - Canada border, particularly in the Cascadia region. Topics include trade, transportation, human mobility, and security. In addition to working with faculty and students, she collaborates with the private sector and government agencies to advance policy solutions that improve border efficiencies and strengthen the region. Laurie participates in a number of working groups focused on cross-border collaboration, including the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, the International Mobility and Trade Corridor Program, the Canada - U.S. Transportation Border Working Group, and was recently appointed to the steering committee of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. Laurie holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon, and degrees from Montana State University and Western Washington University.

Sai Bhatawadekar is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at University of Hawaii. Her cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and creative work spans comparative philosophy and religion, film studies, performance-based language pedagogy, theater, music, dance, and positive peace studies. In theater and film studies she works on cross-cultural adaptations of literature on stage and screen and also on Bollywood’s global orientation. She is on the board of the Honolulu Museum of Art’s annual Bollywood Film Festival and recently co-directed “A Midsummer Night’s Bollywood Dream” – a Kennedy Theatre Mainstage production. She co-founded her Bollywood dance group – Aaja Nachle Hawaii – which has a joyous, energetic, and educational presence in Honolulu. Sai is now teaching a uniquely designed Bollywood dance course at UH that combines content and choreography, learning the history and globalization of Bollywood dance as well as learning to dance and perform in the local artscape. Her work has been recognized within positive peace studies as a way to build not only diversity and cultural education but also self-esteem, genuine relationships, and happy communities.

The Exchange is an event series connecting its audiences with issues, ideas, and leaders across the US, Asia, and Indo-Pacific region. Each weekly event features distinguished speakers, artistic performances, dynamic activities, and great food.

This BETA version of The Exchange in spring 2019 is preparation for the official launch in fall 2019.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by presenters and participants at the EXCHANGE do not necessarily reflect those of the East-West Center.