East-West Center: Events

2009 EWC/KDI Conference on Climate Change and Green Growth ( 2009-07-23 to 2009-07-24 )

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

International negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are a new global trend, in response to climate change, and countries that hope to sustain their levels of growth are increasingly concerned about these issues. Major international and national agencies have reported that these emissions are already far in excess of safe levels, and the rapid growth of many developing countries is expected to make the levels even higher. Attempts to reduce world carbon emissions, however...

Commemorating 50 Years of the Hiroshima - Honolulu Sister City Relationship ( 2009-07-08 )

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tadatoshi Akiba took up his duties as Mayor of the City of Hiroshima in February 1999, and is currently serving in his third consecutive term. Prior to this position, Akiba served for nineyears as a member of Japan's House of Representatives. Before entering politics (and concurrently at times), he served in the world of academia for nearly thirty years, as a professor of humanities at Hiroshima Shudo University (1986-1997) and in the U.S. as a professor at T...

Seminar: U.S. International Trade and the Global Economic Crisis ( 2009-07-10 )

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. International Trade and the Global Economic CrisisWilliam E. JamesPrincipal Economist Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division Economics and Research Department Asian Development Bank Friday, July 10, 2009 12 Noon-1:00 PM John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012, 3rd floorWorld trade volume is in retreat for the first time in more than two decades and the contraction is on a scale not seen since the global recession following the second oil shock of 1979-80.amp;nbsp; The United States is at the ep...

Seminar on Low Fertility of China over the Past Two Decades ( 2009-07-16 )

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

RESEARCH PROGRAMSeminar on Population and HealthLow Fertility of China over the Past Two DecadesbyDr. Guo ZhigangProfessorDepartment of SociologyPeking UniversityBeijing, ChinaThursday, July 16, 200912:00 amp;#8211; 1:00 p.m.John A. Burns HallEast-West CenterRoom 2012, 2nd floorRecent research finds that China's fertility has reached below-replacement level since the early 1990s. However, the official report of China's 2006 National Population and Family Planning Survey announces that fe...

Panel Discussion: Laos Today and Laos Yesterday ( 2009-08-30 )

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.Exhibition: Cosmic Creatures: Textiles from Northeast Lao Communities Weaving residency: June 28-July 8, 2009 Guest Curator: Patricia CheesmanInstallation: Michael Schuster amp; Lynne Najita Featured weaver: Dalounny Phonsouny quot;Airequot; Carroll Laos P.D.R. is a land-locked country in Southeast Asia with a small population of 7 million. The textiles in this exhibition come from the provinces of Houa Phan and Xiang Khoang, previously known as Muang ...