August 28, 2008
Strengthening the EWC Community
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Three Months Until the Bali
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EWCA Alumni Student
Scholarship Recipients
EWC Student Orientation
EWCA Travel Grant Writeups
East-West Views
Three Months Until the Bali Conference
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Are you interested in joining the 350 participants already registered for the
Bali Conference in November? Curious as to who is attending? Check the
Bali Conference website and click on “Registered Participants List” to
see who is attending. The list is updated every Friday so check back often!
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The Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, the location of this year’s conference, has
booked up quite fast and no rooms remain. However, you can check the
Venue and Accommodations page on the Bali Conference website
to see the hotels and rates available near the conference site.
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Aloha!
Welcome to Alumni e-News
We hope you will enjoy our
EWCA Alumni e-News. It is
designed to give you quick
updates on what is happening
with your alumni association.
The newsletter will be published
on an occasional basis when we
have items of interest to tell you
about. We would appreciate
getting your reactions and
suggestions to make the enewsletter better. Let us know at
alumni@eastwestcenter.org.
There are a lot of exciting panels scheduled for the conference. The plenary
panels will be on the following topics: “The Role of Indonesia in the 21 st
Century”; “Contemporary Issues in the Region”; “Philanthropy in Asia and
the Pacific”; and “Changing Dynamics of Business in the Region.” There are
30 other concurrent panels on a wide variety of topics.
The EWCA blog also features some useful advice for those traveling to Bali
provided by EWC alum Garrett Kam, who currently resides in Indonesia. If
you would like to see what kind of outlet plug is common in Bali, or the
what kind of money to bring, check out the post on "Getting Ready for
Bali."
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EWCA Alumni Student Scholarship Recipients
This year, a total of $48,300 from the EWCA Alumni Student Scholarship
About Us
More than 50,000 men and
women have been EWC
participants in its 48-year
history, and many have joined
the 47 established EWCA
chapters in 21 countries.
The East-West Center
Association, the Center's official
alumni organization, works with
alumni to strengthen the EWC
network. We hope that you'll
keep in touch with us.
Contact Us
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contact information
EWC Associates Office
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
Phone: 808-944-7506
Fax: 808-944-7376
Email:
Alumni@EastWestCenter.org
fund was awarded to 11 deserving students. By supplementing partial
grants on the basis of proven need, it provides opportunities for young men
and women to participate in EWC programs regardless of their economic
circumstances.
The eleven successful student applicants who received the EWCA Alumni
Scholars Awards are:
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6.
Sovatha Ann ( Cambodia, PhD Anthropology),
John Brannon ( USA, JD Law),
Chalita Bundhuwong ( Thailand, MA Anthropology),
Clare Suet Ching Chan ( Malaysia, PhD Ethnomusicology)
Qiong Jia ( China, PhD Education),
Xiaofeng Kang ( China, PhD Natural Resources and Environmental
Management),
7. David Ngoc Nguyen ( Hawaii, USA, MA Geography),
8. Mayco Axel Santaella ( USA, MA Music),
9. Jose Soares Turquel De Jesus(Timor Leste, MA Political Science),
10. Dolores Tongco ( Philippines, PhD Botany),
11. Huei-Wen Tsai ( Taiwan, MEd Curriculum Studies)
If you would like more information on how to contribute to the Alumni
Student Scholarship fund please see the East-West Center Foundation
Office Giving Opportunities page.
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EWC Student Orientation
The East-West Center’s Education Program held the annual Orientation
Program for 159 incoming degree students and Asia Pacific Leadership
Program participants in August. The incoming participants learned about
Hawaii and Hawaiian culture, familiarized themselves with the East-West
Center Campus, and got to know one another. The total number of new
and continuing students will be approximately 500 during the next
academic year.
The Associates Office and alumni were also a part of this exciting time to
welcome new students. The Associates Office hosted a welcome pizza lunch
on August 13 for all of the new students (that’s 40 large pizzas!) where
new participants had the opportunity to mingle with staff of the Associates
Office and EWC alumni. The Friends of the East-West Center and the EWCA
Hawaii Chapter also teamed up to put on their annual Household Goods
Bazaar, gathering lots of donations and selling items cheap to
accommodate the new graduate degree students and APLP participants. All
proceeds were turned over to the East-West Center Participants Association
(EWCPA) for future activities. To help close out the orientation activities,
the Hawaii Chapter also hosted their annual Alumni Picnic at Kapi’olani Park
on Saturday, August 23. Over 150 alumni, students, and their families were
invited to enjoy a day at the park.
On Tuesday, August 19th, there was an orientation session to introduce
local activities to the new students at Hale Halawai and the Friendship
Circle. The activities included introductions to lei making, Pidgin English
lessons, recycling in Hawaii, food tasting (malasadas & ahi poke), hula and
ukulele, surfing and other water activities.
Photos from the session were featured on the front page of the Star
Bulletin on August 20, 2008.
To see photos of this event click here.
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EWCA Travel Grant Write-ups
The student recipients of the ten EWCA Travel Grants have returned from
their summer projects and have provided colorful summaries of their
experiences. We are featuring these write-ups as a series on our EWCA
Discussion Board called Travel Grant Series. There will be lots of photos
and colorful summaries so feel free to check back often and leave a
comment!
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East-West Views
Don’t forget that the East-West Center has their own official blog called
East-West Views. It features a variety of topics from researchers work to
the latest Art Gallery Exhibition. The most recent post is by EWCA Northern
California Chapter leader Barbara Bornet Stumph on the Beijing Olympics
Opening Ceremonies. If you would like to contribute to either the East-West
Views or EWCA Discussion Board please email
alumni@eastwestcenter.org.
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