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Five East-West Center alumni have been selected to receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from the East-West Center and the East-West Center Association. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments, including significant contributions to the promotion of better relations and understanding among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States; significant achievement in your career field and continuing support for the goals and objectives of the Center.

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Source: East-West Center News

EWC Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki

On March 9, 2010, EWC Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program.

Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to have been able to develop my professional career in part through my association with the East-West Center,” Fesharaki said. “I want to contribute back and set an example for others to do so.”

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EWC/EWCA 50th Anniversary International Conference

Mark your calendars now for July 2-5, 2010!

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.

Registered Participants

Over 500 alumni and associates have registered already and we expect close to 1,000 to visit the East-West Center this July 2010. See who is coming to Hawaii this July 2010.

Invited Speakers

Among the invited guests are Senator Daniel Inouye, Governor Linda Lingle, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which received the Nobel Peace Prize, and China’s Vice-Minister of Education Hao Ping. View the full list of invited speakers.

The Hawai`i Convention Center combines the modern requirements of a state-of-the-art meeting facility with the beauty, comfort and culture that are uniquely Hawai`i. The site for the Center was selected for its close proximity to 10,000 committable hotel rooms. A limited amount of rooms are available at the EWC housing facilities, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, and various hotels in Waikiki and Ala Moana area, which are listed at the conference website.

Register for the 50th International Conference

The registration fees go up on May 1, 2010. Registration will include some meals and all program sessions including conference materials. Here’s the schedule of registration fees:

Regular Registration – Until April 30, 2010

• EWCA members and guests, UH alumns, Fullbrighters $275
• Non-EWCA members $325

Late Registration – May 1, 2010 thrugh on-site registration

• EWCA members and guests, UH alumns, Fullbrighters $300
• Non-EWCA members $350

There are several, easy ways to register at the 50th Anniversary International Conference website.

Photo: UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar

The East-West Center Arts Program and University of Hawai’i at Manoa Music Department and Outreach College are co-presenting three concerts by nine professional Tokyo musicians—the AURA-J Ensemble—on Saturday March 6th, Sunday March 7th and Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.

The Sunday March 7th (4:00-5:30 p.m.) performance is at the EWC’s Imin Center-Jefferson Hall, and will feature both traditional pieces and new works—including a composition by EWC’s degree fellow, Yoko Sato.

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Photo: Maryland State Archives

On February 4, 2010, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake succeeded Sheila Dixon as mayor of Baltimore. It has been reported that Stephanie, at age 39, is the second youngest mayor in the city’s history; second only to Martin O’Malley, who was 36 at the time he entered office.

In November 2007, Stephanie participated in the East-West Center’s 17th New Generation Seminar, when she was Council President at the Baltimore City Council.

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The 2010 Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) National Conference will be held in Honolulu this year on June 29th, 30th, and July 1st.

The University of Hawaii Kapiolani is host this year with Joseph Overton serving as the local arrangements chair. Further assistance is being provided by the ASDP staff at the East-West Center.

Forms and information may be found at the Asian Studies Development Program website.

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Presented in partnership with the William S. Richardson School of Law, UH Mānoa

China, Soft Power and the Rule of Law

Professor Jerome A. Cohen
New York University School of Law
Of Counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP

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Monday, March 15, 2010
4:00 p.m., reception to follow
Imin Conference Center (1777 East-West Road), Koi Room

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China’s explosive economic growth has been accompanied by a dramatic expansion of its cultural and diplomatic influence throughout the world. What are the implications of this surge in “soft power” for the rule of law in China and its role in international legal relationships?

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Aloha to all EWC Alumni!!!

Happy Chinese New Year – the year of the Tiger!

The EWC South California Chapter invites all EWC alumni and associates to its Chinese New Year’s party gathering on Feb. 27^th, 2010.

See old friends, meet new ones, bring guests as well.  They will have great food, learn new things and plan for the 50^th Anniversary in Hawaii! A flyer is available for download at http://bit.ly/9n4APk.

EWC Southern California Chapter

New Year’s Party!

When: Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 5:00PM

Where: Vijay and Sushma Trehan’s

23666 Lagarto, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

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All sessions at the 9th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC), to be held on February 11-13, 2010 are free and open to the public. The updated conference program/sessions will be posted on our website at:

http://www.eastwestcenter.org/studentconference

The reception and meals are for registered conference participants only.

The EWC International Graduate Student Conference Co-chairs invite and encourage you all to attend and participate in their sessions, and share this conference information to your colleagues or interested friends.

Please see the summary of the program/sessions below.

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Malhotra

We are pleased to announce that the University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association (UHAA) has released the list of the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients and one of the UHAA Distinguished Alumni awardees for 2010 went to Ashok Kumar Malhotra, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at State University of New York at Oneonta. Dr. Malhotra (ISI: PhD Philosophy, 63-69) received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the East-West Center Association in 2000.

Also, he is the President of The Ninash Foundation. The mission of this foundation is  to mitigate suffering for the socially and economically disadvantaged within the US and abroad; to provide educational funding to promote literacy among children and adults throughout the world; to assist the cultural community within US and abroad by providing funding relating to artistic education.

Congratulations to Ashok! The official award ceremony for the 2010 UH Distinguished Alumni Award is scheduled for  May 11, 2010 at Sheraton Waikīkī hotel in Honoulu, Hawaii.

Links:

• View the full list of Distinguished EWC Alumni Awardees
• Nominate a candidate for the Distinguished EWC Alumni Award
• Read about the other 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
• Learn more about The Ninash Foundation
• Attend the UHAA 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner