EWCA Discussion Board

About one hundred and sixty new East-West Center students will be arriving at the EWC in the first week of August. We would like to ask the Hawaii alumni to help these students by donating their used kitchen items.

Each year, the EWC Association Hawaii Chapter Board members assist the EWC Participant Association by collecting and selling the donated items for a nominal price (about $.50 a piece) to raise a little money for the Association and help new students save some money for necessary kitchen items.

PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR DONATED ITEMS AT:

ALUMNI OFFICE
EAST-WEST CENTER
1601 EAST-WEST ROAD
BURNS HALL, ROOM 1062

THE DROP OFF PERIOD IS FROM JULY 28 - AUGUST 1ST ONLY

After serving five years on the East-West Center Board of Governors, Puongpun Sananikone has been elected the new chairman of the Board. He is the first East-West Center alumnus to hold this position.

Puongpun (ISI ‘64-68) met his wife Thanh-Lo (ISI ‘64-68) while they were both students at the East-West Center. Since leaving the Center, both have been very active alumni who contribute considerably to the Center.

We would like to extend our congratulations to Puongpun and look forward to his time as chairman.

For the complete East-West Center News Release, please click here.

In 2010, the East-West Center will mark 50 years of working to promote understanding and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region, including the United States. This golden anniversary year is an opportunity both to celebrate the accomplishments of the Center’s first 50 years and to look forward to addressing the needs and challenges of the Asia Pacific community today and in the years to come. Continue Reading »

The EWCA would like to welcome its two newest chapters and their chapter leaders:

Timor-Leste, Dili Chapter
Chapter leader Brigida da Silva

Indonesia, Aceh Chapter
Chapter leader Anton Widyanto

We look forward to hearing all about their future activities. If you reside in one of these areas and would like to be involved in chapter activities, please email the chapter leader of that area.

For a complete list of chapters, chapter leaders and their contact information, please click here.

Curious to see who’s attending the EWCA International Conference in Bali? Go to www.eastwestcenter.org/bali2008 and click on the “Registered Participants List” link to see who has already registered. Currently, there are nearly 200 people registered and list is updated every Friday so check back often!

And don’t forget - the last day for abstract submission and early registration is Monday, June 30. If you want to take advantage of the special discounted registration fee of $175 for EWCA members and guests, be sure to send in your registrations by June 30. You can register online or send it in via post, fax or email. We look forward to seeing you in Bali in November!

The EWCA Executive Board held their quarterly meeting on June 19, 2008. Among the first things to be discussed in the meeting was the recent election of the Board members.

We would like to welcome new members: Kaoru Matsuda (Japan) and Arfa Zehra (Pakistan) and welcome back the re-elected: Khaleda Rashid, Carl Hefner, Sarlito Sarwono, and Katerina Teaiwa.

We bid aloha to departing members: A. Seshan, Amanda Ellis, Seiko Furuhashi, and Shoji Nishimoto and thank them for all of their contribution during their time on the Board.

Check out the East-West Views site for the blog post on last month’s Ho’okupa Ceremony for students completing their East-West Center programs.

Nick Barker, head of the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP), attended a dinner with EWCA Shanghai Chapter members on June 6, 2008. EWCA President Larry Foster and his wife, Brenda Foster, the Director of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, were the gracious hosts of the dinner.

The deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration for the 2008 EWCA International Conference is June 30, 2008!

All papers should be related to the conference theme “Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity” and one of the subthemes. For a complete list of subthemes and how to submit abstracts please click here.

You don’t have to present a paper to attend the conference, so for those who want to register click here for registration information. The last day for early registrations is also June 30, so don’t delay!

By Nirendra Maske (ISI ‘66-’68)
Kathmandu Chapter Liaison

Kathmandu Chapter members at East-West Center Day celebrations.

East-West Center Day was celebrated by the EWCA Kathmandu Chapter on 17 May, 2008, and the occasion marked the formal launching of the sister relationship between the EWCA Brisbane Chapter, Australia, and the EWCA Kathmandu, Nepal Chapter. The Brisbane Chapter celebrated the EWC Day on 18 May, 2008.

The occasion was used by the chapter to visit the “Balbhojan” with food for children, an education program, and to distribute educational kits to about 60 underprivileged and street children. We also visited and helped serve them lunch provided by “Balbhojan.” It was a memorable visit.