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HONOLULU (June 28, 2018) – The 2022 East-West Center International Media Conference kicked off in true Hawai‘i style last night as participants gathered oceanfront at Waikīkī for the conference’s welcome reception, illuminated by a spectacular...
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HONOLULU (June 10, 2022) – The recipient of this year’s R-Adhikarya ‘Niche’ Award — or RANA — scholarship, Ms. D.A. Wiwik Dharmiasih, aims to use her doctoral studies to research ways of using disruptive technologies to influence policy-making...
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In a special pre-release event, the East-West Center’s forthcoming Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan publication was presented to the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Sandra...
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By Suzanne Puanani Vares-LumEast-West Center President (The following commentary appeared in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Feb. 3, 2022) Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson, describing the East-West Center in 2015, called it a place of refuge, a pu‘...
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The East-West Center has released its 2020-21 Annual Report, featuring a striking new digital format and thematic focus. The 22-page report includes a graphic timeline highlighting EWC milestones during the pandemic, and a separate Reach &...
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The Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP) is excited to announce the launch of their first podcast series, Pacific Leaders Today, dedicated to young leaders from the Pacific. The series features alumni of PILP, an East-West Center (EWC) program...
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HONOLULU (Oct. 8, 2021) – East-West Center is thrilled to learn that acclaimed Philippines journalist and EWC distinguished journalism fellow Maria Ressa has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Ressa, who has faced government prosecution and...
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The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship provides master’s and doctoral funding for graduate students from Asia, the Pacific, and the United States to participate in educational, cultural, and residential community-building, as well as...
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HONOLULU (Aug. 16, 2021) – The East-West Center is pleased to announce that this year’s Obuchi Student Scholarship has been awarded to Ms. Mana Takita to pursue a Master’s degree in Asian studies at the University of Hawai‘i. A partnership between...
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The East-West Center lost one of its earliest advocates and dearest mentors, Professor Emerita Barbara B. Smith, on July 3rd, 2021. A brilliant and devoted artist, researcher, and educator, Prof. Smith dedicated her life to fostering...
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A Message from the President of the East-West Center I am deeply saddened to report that our colleague Dr. Allen Clark, Director of the Professional Development Program and 36-year member of the EWC staff, passed away unexpectedly on May 29, 2021,...
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JAKARTA, April 21, 2021 -- For more than 17 years, Imaculata Primadona Susi Kurniasanti has been working on behalf of marginalized women and children in Indonesia. Not only does she help connect human trafficking victims and refugees with shelters,...
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HONOLULU (April 7, 2021) -- Even as the COVID-19 pandemic remains the focus in the Pacific, compound threats increase the need for regional cooperation to address the mounting economic and environmental impacts from climate change, according to...
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HONOLULU (April 7, 2021) -- Most Pacific Island nations have done a remarkable job of keeping COVID-19 levels low by closing themselves off, an analyst said during a recent discussion on pandemic recovery in the Pacific, but the cost has been severe...
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HONOLULU (April 6, 2021) -- The dire climate change challenges now confronting the people of the Pacific Islands make the need for regional cooperation and solidarity greater than ever. Unfortunately, a regional political dispute threatens to divide...
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Pius "Mau" Piailug After the founding of the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawai‘i in the early 1970s, the East-West Center provided it support as part of the Center’s mandate from the US Congress to facilitate “cultural and technical interchange...
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It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Gordon Ring, former East-West Center Alumni Officer, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. His wife Milly and his son Gordon were with him at his bedside. “Gordon always exerted positive energy...
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The East-West Center community has been saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Lee-Jay Cho on October 31. During his 30 years at the Center, Dr. Cho served in a number of positions, including Director of the Population Institute, Vice-President for...
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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on“The Chinese View of Strategic Competition with the United States” Testimony on Panel 2: U.S.-China Competition and Cooperation on the World Stage by Satu Limaye, PhD1 June 24,...
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HONOLULU (June 18, 2020) -- The East-West Center community has been saddened to learn of the recent death of distinguished environmental health researcher Kirk R. Smith, who passed away on June 15 following a stroke. (Read obituaries in The Daily...