E A S T - W E S T  C E N T E R  U P D A T E
April 4, 2005
 
Contents
* Center Events
* East-West Wire
* Fellowships, Scholarships, and Professional Development
* Publications
* Center Initiatives
* Pacific Islands Report
* Employment Opportunities
* East-West Center Newsletter, The Observer
 
C E N T E R  E V E N T S
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April 5, 2005     NEW!
Impact of Globalization and Liberalization on Women’s Health in India - Future Strategies
Kiran Soni Gupta
John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012, noon - 1:00 pm
 
April 8, 2005     NEW!
Yesterday and Today of Kyrgyzstan & Politics around the recent Tulip Revolution
A Public Presentation by East West Center/Asian Development Bank Degree Fellow from Kyrgyzstan Zarina S. Chekirbaeva
John A. Burns Hall Room 2121, noon
 
March 31, 2005 - June 3, 2005
Exhibition: The Palace and the People: Arts of Rajasthan
East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=711
 
April 3 - 6
EWC Artist-in-Residence Kiran Soni Gupta
Demonstrations of miniature painting and lectures on the arts of Rajasthan
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=711
 
April 28, 2005
Seminar on Population Aging and Health Issues in South Korea
Dr. Kyung Ae Park
John A. Burns Hall Room 3012, noon - 1:00 PM
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=723
 
For further information on all events at the East-West Center, please see:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce.asp
 

E A S T - W E S T  W I R E
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The East-West Wire is an email news service provided by the East-West Center.  To receive the Wire, please contact Susan Kreifels at (808) 944-7176 or
mailto:EastWestWire@EastWestCenter.org.
 
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW KOREA-US JOURNALISTS' EXCHANGE DUE APRIL 15
HONOLULU (April 1) -- The East-West Center is accepting applications from U.S. journalists for its new Korea-U.S. Journalists' Exchange.
 
For the complete Wire report, please see:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-en-detail.asp?news_ID=274
 
For a directory to all East-West Wire reports, please see:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-en.asp.
 

F E L L O W S H I P S,  S C H O L A R S H I P S,  A N D
P R O F E S S I O N A L  D E V E L O P M E N T
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The EWC offers a wide variety of short-term and long-term programs for students, researchers, educators, policy makers, journalists, and professionals.  Programs that are currently accepting applications are listed below.  A complete list of programs can be found at:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/ann-cs.asp.
 
July 20 - August 3, 2005     DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Korea-United States Journalists' Exchange
Application Deadline: April 15, 2005
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=720&type=app
 
East-West Center Student Affiliate Program
Application Deadline: June 24, 2005
Spring 2005 Program
For full-time classified students at UHM
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=476&type=app
 

P U B L I C A T I O N S
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A CHANGING KOREA IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS, edited by Lee-Jay Cho, Chung-Si Ahn, and Choong Nam Kim. Honolulu: East-West Center and Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2004. ix, 589 pp. Cloth, $25.00.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/find.asp?it=ChangingKorea
 
CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN ASIA: Expanding and Contracting Democratic Space, edited by Muthiah Alagappa. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. xxii, 528 pp. Cloth, $85.00; paper, $34.95.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/find.asp?it=alagappa
Available from University of Chicago Press Distribution Center, (800)621-2736
 
OPPOSING SUHARTO: Compromise, Resistance, and Regime Change in Indonesia, by Edward Aspinall. Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific (sponsored by the East-West Center). Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005. xiii, 328 pp. Cloth, $60.00; paper, $22.95.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/find.asp?it=CIAPAspinall
Available from University of Chicago Press Distribution Center, (800)621-2736.
 
RETHINKING SECURITY IN EAST ASIA: IDENTITY, POWER, AND EFFICIENCY, edited by J. J. Suh, Peter J. Katzenstein, and Allen Carlson. Studies in Asian Security. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. 273 pp. Cloth, $65.00; paper, $24.95.http://www.eastwestcenter.org/find.asp?it=AsianSecuritySuh
Available from University of Chicago Press Distribution Center, (800)621-2736.
 
WHAT MOTIVATES REGIONAL FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN EAST ASIA TODAY? by Jennifer Amyx. AsiaPacific Issues, No. 76. Honolulu: East-West Center, February 2005. 8 pp. Paper, $2.50. Available online at
http://www.EastWestCenter.org/find.asp?it=api076
 
Search the East-West Center website at http://www.EastWestCenter.org/res-rp-asearch.asp for publications by the East-West Center and its staff. Contact the East-West Center Publication Sales Office at
mailto:ewcbooks@EastWestCenter.org.
 

C E N T E R  I N I T I A T I V E S
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April 7 - 9, 2005
Islam in Southeast Asia
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=726
 
April 8 - 9, 2005
Islam in Asia
Whitewater, Wisconsin
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=725 
 
April 11 - 22, 2005
Building the Foundation Training Seminar: Pacific Island Power Utility Managers
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-cp.asp#8
 
April 13 - 14, 2005
Forum on Emerging Population Challenges in China and East Asia
A conference on the interaction of population, economic and social conditions.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=731
 
April 15 - 16, 2005
Islam in Southeast Asia NCC
Naperville, Illinois
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=727  
 
April 21 - 24, 2005
ASDP Eleventh Annual National Conference
Whittier, California
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=565
 

P A C I F I C  I S L A N D S  R E P O R T
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Five days a week, the Pacific Islands Development Program at the East-West Center compiles news, commentary, editorials, and analysis from around the Pacific islands region and posts the top 20 stories on the Internet as the Pacific Islands Report (PIR).  In addition, PIR provides human interest stories, news releases from regional organizations and governmental bodies, special editorial features, and links to other Pacific islands news and information sites.
 
For the full text of stories in the daily report, please see: http://www.pireport.org.
 

E M P L O Y M E N T  O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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Employment opportunities at the East-West Center include a variety of positions which contribute to multi-national, multi-disciplinary research, education and seminar activities that support the institutional objective of fostering the development of an Asia-Pacific community.
 
East-West Center Washington Internships
Deadlines
Fall (September – December): July 15
Spring (February – May): December 10
Summer (June – August): April 15
For more information, please see:
http://washington.eastwestcenter.org/
 

E W C  N E W S L E T T E R,  T H E  O B S E R V E R
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The Observer is a quarterly newsletter published by the East-West Center.  For a directory of archived PDF issues, please click on the following link:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/res-rp-quicksearchresults.asp?id=10
 
Fall 2004
U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel: Asia Pacific Region Is Critical 'Anchor' in U.S. Policymaking
The complete story and the rest of the issue can be viewed at:
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/stored/pdfs/EWCOBS084.pdf