East-West Center: News Releases

EWC Receives $458,000 to Improve HIV Estimation and Projection Tools

ferrard — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:55:11 +0000

HONOLULU (May 4, 2012) – The East-West Center (EWC) has been awarded a contract for $458,276 from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to provide technical and financial support for the development and refinement of HIV/AIDS Incidence Estimation in the Spectrum software under the guidance of the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV/AIDS Estimates, Modeling and Projection. Spectrum is a suite of policy models that provide policymakers with analytical tools to support decision making processes.

Strategies Identified for Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Hawai‘i

ferrard — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:35:56 +0000

HONOLULU, HI (April 16, 2012) — As part of a partnership project with EWC's Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program (Pacific RISA), the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (ICAP), at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, recently published Water Resources and Climate C

East-West Center Board Elects New Chairman

hasegaws — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:45:53 +0000

Honolulu Attorney R. Brian Tsujimura chosen to head EWC’s Board of Governors

R. Brian TsujimuraHONOLULU (March 19, 2012) – Members of the East-West Center’s Board of Governors have elected Honolulu attorney and land developer R. Brian Tsujimura to serve as the board’s new chairman. At a meeting on March 16, the board named Tsujimura to succeed Puongpun Sananikone, who had served his maximum term as chairman and will remain on the board as chair of its Outreach Committee. The board also selected Honolulu attorney Richard Turbin as vice chair.

Center for Global Partnership Helps Fund New EWC Journalism Seminar on Disaster Management & Resiliency

ferrard — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:52:10 +0000

Journalists from Pacific Plate countries invited to apply by March 12

EWC to Coordinate 5-State Community College Initiative on Asian Studies

ferrard — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:07:09 +0000

HONOLULU (March 1, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received a $360,000 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a collaborative project to work with 15 community colleges in five states on developing Asian studies curricula.

Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC Conference in Beijing

ferrard — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:34 +0000

HONOLULU (Feb. 7, 2012) – Several hundred international scholars, officials, educators and business leaders are expected to attend the East-West Center/EWC Association’s major biennial international conference, which will be held Sept. 1-3, 2012, in Beijing. The theme of the conference is "Community Building and Leadership in Asia Pacific."

East-West Center Launches Cooperative India-Pakistan Research Project

hasegaws — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:41:35 +0000

Funded by the U.S. State Dept., cross-border project
focuses on ‘peri-urban’ development issues

HONOLULU (Feb. 3, 2012) – East-West Center environmental researchers have launched a new cooperative project with specialists in India and Pakistan to collaborate on studying development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside.

EWC Awarded $281,000 for New Japan Studies Fellowship Program

ferrard — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:38:55 +0000

Applications Now Open for
Research Fellowships in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Clinton Appoints New Members to East-West Center Board of Governors

hasegaws — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:16:59 +0000

HONOLULU (Jan. 10, 2012) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed five new members to three-year terms on the East-West Center’s Board of Governors.

The new members are: UN Foundation CEO Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Clinton advisor and former USAID official Margaret Carpenter, Three Oaks Investments CEO and former White House National Economic Council senior counselor Ginger Lew, Mapleton Investments Chairman Marc Nathanson, and former U.S. Ambassador to Fiji and other Pacific island nations M. Osman Siddique.

EWC Awarded $970,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs

ferrard — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:05 +0000

HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received two grants totaling $970,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste and U.S.- South Pacific Scholarship Programs over a five year period.

Obama Family Visits EWC

ferrard — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:44:37 +0000

President and his family view exhibit on his mother’s anthropology work and visit Japanese Garden

HONOLULU (Jan. 1, 2012) – President Obama and his family paid a New Year’s Day visit to the East-West Center to view an exhibition on the anthropological field work that the president’s late mother, Ann Dunham, conducted in Indonesia. The family also visited the Center’s well-known Japanese garden.

Khmer Rouge Trial TV Reports Resume Online

ferrard — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:10:43 +0000

HONOLULU (Dec. 13, 2011) -- ‘Facing Justice,’ a series of weekly Cambodian TV reports (with English subtitles) about the proceedings in the second Khmer Rouge trial, is now available online.

The series is a followup to a similar program on the first Khmer Rouge Tribunal trial, which garnered up to 3 million viewers each week, or 20 percent of Cambodia’s population, and was credited with being one of the main ways Cambodians received information about the trial.

Luce Foundation Signs On as EWC Media Conference Sponsor

ferrard — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:41:19 +0000

HONOLULU (Nov. 25, 2011) – The East-West Center is pleased to welcome the Henry Luce Foundation as a Gold Sponsor of the EWC’s 2012 International Media Conference, scheduled for June 22-24 in Seoul, South Korea. The conference theme is “Networked News: How New Media is Shaping Stories in Asia and the Pacific.”

Pacific Island Leaders Meet with Obama, Clinton

ferrard — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:57:14 +0000

“I am a Pacific Islander too,” President says

HONOLULU (Nov. 18, 2011) -- Heads of State and special envoys from eleven Pacific island nations met with President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and other top U.S. and international officials in a special series of meetings organized by the East-West Center in parallel with the recently completed APEC leaders’ week in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

Asian Development Bank President to Speak at APEC Week Business Symposium

ferrard — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:02:49 +0000

Trade ministers of Australia and New Zealand will also be featured

2012 EWC Media Conference in Seoul to Focus on Impact of New Media

hasegaws — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:06:37 +0000

The East-West Center is pleased to announce its 2012 International Media Conference, to be held June 22-24 in Seoul. The conference theme is “Networked News: How New Media is Shaping Stories in Asia and the Pacific.”

EWC Welcomes New Diplomat-in-Residence

ferrard — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:52:07 +0000

Eric MilsteadHONOLULU (Sept. 29, 2011) – Eric N. Milstead, an IT Manager at the U.S. Department of State, has joined the East-West Center for a one-year post as a visiting research fellow and diplomat-in-residence.

East-West Center Foundation Welcomes New VP for Development

ferrard — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:22:04 +0000

Mangmang Brown, Esq.HONOLULU (Sept. 21, 2011) – Mangmang Qiu Brown has joined the East-West Center Foundation, the EWC’s separate fundraising arm, as its new Vice President for Development. She will be responsible for the overall planning and management of development strategies for the Foundation.

EWC Alum Named Environmental Adviser to President of the Philippines

ferrard — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:37:02 +0000

HONOLULU (Sept. 8, 2011) -- Philippines President Benigno Aquino III has appointed East-West Center alumnus Juan Romeo Nereus Acosta to the newly created cabinet post of Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection.

President Aquino told the press that Acosta, who is popularly known by the nickname “Neric,” will be tasked with coordinating environmental concerns for a “coherent implementation of policy.”

U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Awards East-West Center $1.09 Million for Journalist Exchange Programs

hasegaws — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:42:30 +0000

HONOLULU (Aug. 15, 2011) – The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has awarded the East-West Center $1,087,762 over three years to continue and expand several training and exchange programs for journalists. The award will fund the continuation of the Center’s Pakistan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange program, which was held for the first time in April this year, as well as funding participation by Pakistani journalists in the Center’s existing multinational Jefferson Fellowships and Senior Journalists Seminar programs.

Human Rights Professionals Receive Advanced Training in Women's and Children's Rights

ferrard — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:49:01 +0000

Richard Magnus, Singaporean Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, gives a keynote address.More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region.

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More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative’s 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, which focused on issues related to the rights of women and children in the Asia Pacific region.

EWC Research Director Nancy Lewis Elected President of the Pacific Science Association

ferrard — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:46:15 +0000

HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- Dr. Nancy Lewis, Director of the East-West Center’s Research Program, has been named president of the Pacific Science Association. Lewis was elected at the organization’s 22nd Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week.

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HONOLULU (June 24, 2011) -- Dr. Nancy Lewis, Director of the East-West Center’s Research Program, has been named president of the Pacific Science Association.

New Members Appointed to EWC Board

ferrard — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:27 +0000

HONOLULU (April 6, 2011) – Hawai‘i Governor Neil Abercrombie has appointed four new members to three-year terms on the East-West Center’s Board of Governors and re-appointed one currently serving member. The new members are: former Hawai‘i Governor George Ariyoshi, attorney Corianne Lau, attorney R. Brian Tsujimura, and attorney Richard Turbin. Abercombie also re-appointed the board’s current chairman, Puongpun Sananikone, an international business development consultant and alumnus of the East-West Center.

Conference: Managing Climate Risks in Asian Coastal Cities

ferrard — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:26 +0000

Journalists Wrestle with Complex Pakistan-U.S. Relationship

ferrard — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:20 +0000

Engaging North Korea: The Role of Economic Statecraft

hasegaws — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000

Is There a Future for Asia Pacific Regional Free Trade?

hasegaws — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000

Thinkers to Convene at 10th East-West Philosopher's Conference

hasegaws — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000

Expert Source Available on Pakistan-U.S. Relations

ferrard — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000

Elegant ‘Sala’ Opens Door to Thailand at EWC Exhibition

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:09 +0000

EWC Receives $105K in Grants for Khmer Rouge Tribunal Work

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:08 +0000

New Book Describes Asia’s Growing Global Impact

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:08 +0000

Revealing and Rewarding Travel Tale: One Woman’s Journey to Freedom

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:07 +0000

Workshop Set for Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:07 +0000

EWC Media Reminder

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:07 +0000

East-West Center Honoring Inouye

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:06 +0000

Media Reminder: South and Southeast Asian Pavilions

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:06 +0000

PTC Honors Jussawalla with Named Award

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:06 +0000

Muslim, U.S. Journalists to Speak at EWC Luncheon

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:05 +0000

Media Alert: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Asia-U.S. Relations

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:05 +0000

Media Advisory

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:04 +0000

EWC Jefferson Fellowships Deadline Draws Near

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:04 +0000

First 'Cross Strait' Energy Book Released

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:04 +0000

Flower Exhibition Blooms at EWC Gallery

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:04 +0000

EWC’s Lewis Named VP of Prestigious Science Group

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000

It’s Magic! EWC Gallery Spotlights Shamans of Vietnam

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000

Three Hawaii High Schoolers Headed for Cambodia

ea-cp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000

EWC Receives $98,679 to Assist Vietnam’s HIV Efforts

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:02 +0000

EWC and Leading Korean Energy Institute Team Up

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:02 +0000

Geopolitics, Economics, and 'Soft Power' Topics at EWC Luncheon

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:02 +0000

News Advisory: AsiaPacific Breakfast Briefing -- Asia's Emerging Urban Crises

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:01 +0000

Changing India-U.S. Relations Discussed at EWC Luncheon

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:01 +0000

AIJI Prosecutors’ Workshop Set for Khmer Rouge Tribunal

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:01 +0000

East-West Center Hosts Inaugural Asia Pacific-Focused Sports Summit

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:00 +0000

EWC Awarded $300,000 Grant for U.S.- Indonesian Muslim Teacher Exchange Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Hawaii and Vietnam Partner to Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:00 +0000

New Diplomat-In-Residence With South Asian Experience Joins EWC

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000

Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000

Beijing Olympics Marketing Guru Speaks at EWC's Sports Summit

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000

Mark Your Calendar: An International Affair

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000

Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:58 +0000

Vietnam Film Experts Speak At EWC Forum

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:58 +0000

NEWS ADVISORY: Update: Burma

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:58 +0000

EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:57 +0000

News Advisory: Hawaii High School Students Speak On Changes In Cambodia

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:57 +0000

Sri Lankan Social Change Leader Speaks At EWC Forum

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:56 +0000

Sports Summit Features Top Leaders In The Industry

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:56 +0000

Emerging Importance of Social Entrepreneurship to be Focus of Service Learning Fair

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:55 +0000

EWC Accepting Applications For Two Journalism Fellowship Programs

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:55 +0000

Deadline Approaches For EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:55 +0000

Derek Ferrar Joins East-West Center As Media Relations Specialist

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:54 +0000

Experts in Asia Security Issues, Risk Perception Join East-West Center Research Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:54 +0000

Dr. Denny Roy

Dr. Melissa Finucane

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Media Contact:
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East-West Center

New Members Join East-West Center Board of Governors

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:53 +0000

Jan. 31 is Application Deadline for Journalism Fellowships to India, Malaysia and the U.S.

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:53 +0000

Gallery exhibition notice: Material Choices:Bast and Leaf Fiber Textiles in Asia and the Pacific

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:52 +0000

EWC Board Member Appointed to Lead Korean Presidential Transition Competitiveness Council

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:52 +0000

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Receiving Training in International Law

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:51 +0000

Thai Princess to be Guest of Honor at East-West Center Annual Dinner

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:50 +0000

New Book Examines Asia's Energy Issues and Their Global Impact

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:50 +0000

Royal Thai Dancers and Musicians To Perform at East-West Center

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:49 +0000

Royal Thai dancers perform the impressive Khon mask dance depicting the Ramayana epic story.

Media Contact:

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Media Relations Specialist
East-West Center
Phone: (808) 944-7204
Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org

Thai Princess to Dedicate Royal Pavilion at East-West Center

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:49 +0000

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej dedicates the original sala at the East-West Center on June 6, 1967.

Negroponte to Address USAPC

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:48 +0000

Former Malaysia Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin Re-elected to East-West Center Board of Governors

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:48 +0000

Royal Sala Thai Dedication

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:48 +0000

Photos from the Royal Sala Thai dedication on March 1, 2008. Click to enlarge.

Qawwali Music from Pakistan: Sufi Devotional Music by Mehr and Sher Ali

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:47 +0000

Pakistani Qawwali singers Mehr and Sher Ali. Photo: Courtesy of World Music Institute.

April 28 - 29, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Imin Center-Jefferson Hall
East-West Center

“Soaring…vibrant…music fueled by its own jubilation” - NY Times

Unseen Visions: Contemporary Painting in Pakistan

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:47 +0000

East-West Center Announces Journalism Travel-Study Fellowships on U.S. Election, Beijing Olympics Aftermath

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:46 +0000

Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:46 +0000

Leadership Symposium to Honor Native Hawaiian Sustainability Expert

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:46 +0000

Chinese Nature Reserve Managers Train with U.S. Counterparts

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:45 +0000

Human-Rights Experts to Lead Advanced Training in Bangkok

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:45 +0000

Chief Justice of Indonesia Signs Human-Rights Training Agreement

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:44 +0000

Asia Pacific Economic Forecast Revised Downward; Inflation Expected to Rise Sharply

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:44 +0000

Altogether: Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:43 +0000

NASA Awards East-West Center $826,000 To Assess Environmental Change In Se Asia

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:43 +0000

EWC Board Elects New Chairman

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:42 +0000

Charles E. Morrison

HONOLULU (Aug. 18) – East-West Center President Charles E.

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East-West Center Receives 450 Million Won to Assist Korea in Developing a National Energy Security Strategy

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:42 +0000

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East-West Center President Re-Elected Chairman of Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000

East-West Center President Re-Elected Chairman of Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

Charles E. Morrison

HONOLULU (Aug. 18) – East-West Center President Charles E.
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New EWC Alumni Chapters in Aceh and Timor-Leste Extend Center’s Outreach

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000

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EWC Hosts Honolulu Launch of UN Report on Legal Empowerment of the Poor

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000

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East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:40 +0000

East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence

Jonathan Henick

HONOLULU (Sept. 4) – Jonathan Henick , a 15-year veteran of the State Department’s Foreign Service, has joined the East-West Center for a one-year post as a visiting research fellow and diplomat-in-residence.

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Field of Flowers: Mughal Carpets and Treasures

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:40 +0000

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Eminent Journalists to Speak on Post-Olympics China at East-West Center Luncheon

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:40 +0000

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EWC Awarded $350,000 for New Environmental Stewardship Institute

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:39 +0000

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Asia Pacific Scholars, Official and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000

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East-West Center President to Speak on “U.S. – Asia Policy in Transition”

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000

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U.S.-Australia Relations Amid Political Change is Topic of East-West Center Luncheon

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000

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Application Deadline Nears For Asia Pacific Leadership Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000

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Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia to Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000

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U.S. Trade Policy Update With Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000

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Veteran Political Columnist Lou Cannon to Speak on Journalism’s Current Turmoil

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000

Veteran Political Columnist Lou Cannon to Speak on Journalism’s Current Turmoil

Lou Cannon

HONOLULU (Oct. 9) – Longtime Washington Post White House correspondent, nationally syndicated columnist and acclaimed Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon will present a free public lecture in Honolulu on Oct.

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EWC Conference Gets Underway in Bali

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:36 +0000

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New Website Offers Easy Graphical Access to Regional Data on U.S.-Asia Connections

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:36 +0000

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East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:35 +0000

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East-West Center Honors Distinguished Alumni

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:35 +0000

East-West Center Honors Distinguished Alumni

HONOLULU (Nov. 14) – As part of its biennial alumni conference, being held this year in Bali, Indonesia, the East-West Center honored several alumni at a luncheon today for their outstanding personal accomplishments and service toward the Center’s mission of helping to promote better relations and understanding among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and the United States.

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East-West Center Awarded $150,000 for Teachers’ Workshop on Pearl Harbor

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:35 +0000

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Exhibition Notice: Mirror & Mirage: Japanese Noh and Kyogen Theatre

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:34 +0000

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EWC Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki Appointed to National Petroleum Council

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:34 +0000

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EWC Receives $275,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation for the Korea-United States Journalists Exchange Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:34 +0000

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EWC Awarded $414,952 from National Institutes of Health to Study Family Change in Japan

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:33 +0000

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East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000

East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (center, wearing lei) and the scholarship committee pose in front of the rededicated sala. Click image to enlarge.

HONOLULU (Jan.

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Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000

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Election Observers Arrive in Federated States of Micronesia

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000

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The East-West Center Calls for 50th Anniversary Logo Concepts

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000

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Graduate Students from 27 Nations to Gather at International Conference on Asia Pacific Research

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000

Graduate Students from 27 Nations to Gather at International Conference on Asia Pacific Research

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Asian Studies Program Receives Freeman Foundation Grant

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:30 +0000

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Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:30 +0000

Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement

Election observer and EWC Phd student from Gujarat, India Shakeel Makarani (L) interviews poll workers on Tol Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.

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Exhibition: Myths & Magic - Mask Dance From Sri Lanka

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000

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EWC Students to Celebrate Many Cultures, One World

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000

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Khmer Rouge Trial Videos Available Online

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000

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Experts Focus on Coastal Inundation at Pacific Hazards Meeting

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:28 +0000

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April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:28 +0000

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Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000

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East-West Center Awarded Nearly $95,000 for Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000

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Hiroshima Mayor: 50-Year Sister-City Bond with Honolulu ‘Symbol of Hope’

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000

Hiroshima Mayor: 50-Year Sister-City Bond with Honolulu ‘Symbol of Hope’

Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba

East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba.

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Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000

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Pacific Island Graduates Return to Hawai‘i for Seminar on Addressing Regional Issues

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000

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East-West Center Officials to Join in Higher Education Mission to Indonesia

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:25 +0000

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Fesharaki Appointed to Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000

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Leading Experts To Address Implications of the Global Economic Crisis For The Asia Pacific Region

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000

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International Development Experts to Discuss Microfinance For Community Development

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:23 +0000

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East-West Center Board Re-Elects Sananikone as Chairman

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:23 +0000

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East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000

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NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development’s Role in Avian Flu Transmission

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000

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East-West Center in Washington Director Represents U.S. at Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000

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Time Magazine Calls Weekly Program on Khmer Rouge Trial a ‘Sleeper Hit’ in Cambodia

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:21 +0000

Time Magazine Calls Weekly Program on Khmer Rouge Trial a ‘Sleeper Hit’ in Cambodia

Click image to view "Dutch on Trial" program.

With up to 3 million viewers each week, “Duch on Trial” program provides many with primary source of information on the international tribunal

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Tsou Joins EWC as Diplomat-in-Residence

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:21 +0000

East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-in-Residence

Leslie M. Tsou

HONOLULU (Sept. 10) – Leslie M. Tsou, an 18-year veteran of the State Department’s Foreign Service, has joined the East-West Center for a one-year post as a visiting research fellow and diplomat-in-residence. Tsou will be at the Center through the end of June 2010.

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East-West Center Announces 2010 Media Conference in Hong Kong

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:20 +0000

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Hawaii to Host APEC Summit in 2011

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000

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East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000

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Applications Being Accepted for Summer Population Seminar

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000

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Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000

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East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000

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UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000

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Applications for Asia Pacific Leadership Program Being Accepted Through Jan. 31

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000

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Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000

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Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000

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Metro Leaders Gather to Discuss Urban Issues in Asia and United States

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:15 +0000

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Follow the “Reporting New Asia-Pacific Realities” International Media Conference Online

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000

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East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000

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Hannemann, Asian Metro Leaders to Speak on Cities’ Growing International Role

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000

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Leading Chinese Journalist Hu Shuli to Make First Public Comments since Leaving Caijing

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:13 +0000

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ASEAN Chief’s Media Conference Speech To Be Streamed Live Online

superuser — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:13 +0000

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Young Environmental Leaders from Asia Study Sustainability in the U.S.

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:12 +0000

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East-West Center Announces New China-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000

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Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000

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Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island

fujishic — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000

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New Book Series Explores Asia Pacific Governance Challenges

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000

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Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:09 +0000

Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement

Voter turn-out was high on the Island of Makira.

Inside the polling station, dye was placed on voter's cuticles to indicate that they had voted.

The arduous task of manual ballot counting took several days to complete.<

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East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:08 +0000

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Chinese and American Journalists Meet In Inaugural Exchange Program

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:08 +0000

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EWC Receives Grants for Teacher Workshops on Pacific War Legacies

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:07 +0000

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East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:07 +0000

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Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1.

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000

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Applications Being Accepted for 42nd Summer Seminar on Population

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000

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EWC Education Programs Awarded $870K in Grants

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000

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East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000

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EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000

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Chinese Educators Arrive for Launch of Six-Month Residency in U.S. Schools

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000

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Intolerance and Identity in India

ferrard — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:04 +0000

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Graduate Students from 26 Nations to Gather in Honolulu for International Conference on Asia Pacific Research

hasegaws — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:04 +0000

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