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  East-West Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the Center, which is located next to the University of Hawaii, researchers, students and participants in the Center's dialogue programs explore the significance of Asia's rapid rise, the region's enduring and new challenges, and the formation of an Asia-Pacific consciousness, and identify the key policy issues and choices they present to governments.
Center research is wide ranging and its hallmark is collaboration with colleagues throughout the region (in a recent year Center fellows cooperated with more than 100 governments and private institutions and thousands of individuals throughout Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.
As a forum for the voices of East and West, the Center welcomes prominent scholars and statesmen from throughout the region.
www.iias.nl /iiasn/iiasn5/ewc.html   (970 words)

  
 Institute Of International Education
The East West Center Fellowships are available to individuals interested in participating in the educational and research programs of the East-West Center while pursuing graduate degree studies at the University of Hawai'i.
Center scholarships are given for degree study at the University of Hawai'i and participation in the Center's international and intercultural programs.
The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States.
www.iievn.org /EWCF.htm   (556 words)

  
 Assisi East West Retreat Center-History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
During this year the Center had been restored and equally important the altars of the world religions were beginning to arrive, each with its own story.
The idea of the Center is not to have all religions represented so much as to express the idea that we are all together in a small world, needing to come closer together in our lives and our hearts.
The Center is especially appreciative to Pope John Paul II for bringing religious leaders together in Assisi for peace.
www.sacredtravel.org /centerhistory.html   (2928 words)

  
 East-West Center, Hawaii
The East-West Center, located on the campus of the University of Hawaii, was set up in 1960 by the American Congress with the aim of promoting better relations and understanding between the people of Asia and of the Pacific and of the United States of America through common education and research.
The center initially concerned itself with cultural exchanges but over the years has turned to more practical issues such as technology, economy and population problems.
Belonging to the East-West Center is the Imin Conference Center, with rooms for between ten and 300 people.
www.planetware.com /honolulu/east-west-center-us-hi-oewc.htm   (371 words)

  
 Managing Partner: East-West Center - PDC
The Center works to strengthen relations in the Asia Pacific region and serves as a national and regional resource for information and analysis on Asia and the Pacific.
The East- West Center provides a meeting ground where people with a wide range of perspectives can exchange views on topics of regional concern.
The Center's 21-acre campus is in Honolulu, Hawaii, three miles from Waikiki and adjacent to the University of Hawaii.
www.pdc.org /iweb/east_west_center.jsp   (173 words)

  
 Established on September 1
Research at the East-West Center Washington seeks to promote analysis, understanding, and explanation of the dynamics of key contemporary domestic, transnational, and international political and security issues, problems, and challenges in the Asia Pacific with a view to managing and reducing tension and conflict, and promoting peaceful change.
Research at the EWC Washington is collaborative in nature and involves participants from throughout the Asia Pacific region including the United States.
Funded by the Center for Global Partnership of The Japan Foundation, participants in this comparative study were drawn from Asia, the United States, Australia, and Europe.
washington.eastwestcenter.org /Research/research.htm   (788 words)

  
 East-West Center publications on population and health
East-West Center Working Papers on population and health are circulated for comment and to inform interested colleagues about work in progress.
The most comprehensive publication on population and health from theEast-West Center is The Future of Population in Asia, a comprehensive report, published in 2002, that describes and analyzes important issues in the region.
Written by East-West Center specialists drawing upon their own wealth of experience in the region as well as information and projections from the United Nations and national governments, the report covers the period from 1950 to 2050.
www2.eastwestcenter.org /pop/pop50000.htm   (476 words)

  
 East-West Center: About
The East-West Center, primarily known for its role in promoting understanding among the nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States since its establishment in 1960, also welcomes conferences, meetings and workshops by other organizations.
The Center's 21-acre campus is ideally situated in a lush, quiet area adjacent to the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus.
The Hawaii Imin International Conference Center is designed for an international audience, offering outstanding resources to produce successful events of all kinds.
www.eastwestcenter.org /about-cc.asp   (243 words)

  
 East-West Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The East-West Center Washington is an integral part of the East-West Center, which was established by the U.S. Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1960.
Its primary function is to further the Center’s congressionally mandated mission of promoting better relations and understanding among the peoples and governments of the Asia Pacific region including the U.S. and to foster the development of a peaceful and prosperous Asia-Pacific community through cooperative study, training, and research.
The Director of East-West Center Washington should have a proven record of commitment to strengthening understanding between the United States and the nations of Asia and the Pacific through academic achievement and/or public service.
www.isanet.org /jobs/eastwest4.html   (340 words)

  
 East-West Center of Cleveland: Macrobiotics and Wholistic Health Services
The East West Center of Cleveland is a macrobiotic education organization.
Membership to the East West Center of Cleveland is $25 per year.
The East West Center of Cleveland is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Ohio.
junior.apk.net /~rncjr/eastwest.htm   (745 words)

  
 East West Studies
The Genesis East-West Center for Interfaith Studies was founded in 1987 as a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation by Rene David Alkalay.
The goal of The Genesis Center for East-West Studies is the spiritual evolution of the individual and of the human race through the exploration of human experience, and a continual process of self-examination leading to a unity of body, mind and spirit.
At the Genesis Center for East-West Studies we examine scientific fact, cosmological theory, ancient myths, Inner School teachings, and we explore ways to integrate these teachings for the purpose of knowing truth and attaining liberation.
www.genesissociety.org /eastwest   (1178 words)

  
 East-West Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The East-West Center[1], headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States.
The Impact of the EWC is far reaching.
EWC program areas include Education, Research, Seminars, a Washington D.C. office (which also houses and administers the United States Asia Pacific Council), and the Maui-based Pacific Disaster Center, an Office of External Affairs and the East-West Center Foundation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East-West_Center   (418 words)

  
 East West Health Center, Lompoc, CA - Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Today in both China and the USA, Chinese medicine is taught along with the Western sciences, i.e., anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, nutrition, etc. Western laboratory research has found that specific acupuncture points and herbs can help certain conditions by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, regulating blood sugar and increasing immune function, healing ability and digestive function.
The modern practice of Chinese medicine is a blending of the fruits of both Eastern and Western research, so that each improves the other to the betterment of the patient.
At East West Health Center, Mary A. Walsh combines these techniques to provide patients with remedies and solutions for all their physical and mental challenges.
www.eastwesthealthctr.com   (204 words)

  
 East-West Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The significant decline in funding that occurred in Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 is attributable to the Administration's and the Republican majority's lack of understanding and appreciation for this institution.
As a result, the Center has had to layoff employees and refocus its core mission -- to improve relations between east and west in a practical and tangible fashion that is relevant to today's standards.
This, along with Senator Inouye's intense efforts to convince his colleagues of the need for continued federal funding for the East-West Center, has resulted in a trend of increased funding for the Center after a three-year decline.
www.senate.gov /~inouye/acc2/1993/2001718953.html   (155 words)

  
 Charity Navigator Rating - East-West Center Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The East-West Center, established in 1960, strengthens relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.
The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States.
The Center offers: a research program relating to U.S.-Asia Pacific relations; professional enrichment programs that focus on the media, political and policy leaders and educators; and educational programs to develop human resources in an era of increased interdependence.
www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/7512.htm   (186 words)

  
 East West Placement Center - A recruitment agency for overseas employment.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
East West Placement Center - A recruitment agency for overseas employment.
Awardees of East West include Consolidated Contractors International Company WLL, Saudi Oger Ltd., Global Petroprojects Services AG and Pool Arabia.
Although it is a recruitment office, East West Human Resource Center, Ltd. is largely focused on manpower training and development to fill the growing demand for skilled workers.
www.eastwest.com.ph   (606 words)

  
 APLP -- Asia Pacific Leadership Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The APLP draws on the diverse knowledge and leadership experience of its participants as well as the world-class resources of the East-West Center and its extended community.
Each year, over 50 experts from the Center and around the world join the class to provide insights into how they chart the critical changes affecting the region and to reflect on the leadership lessons only experience can bring.
They are knowledgeable about the societies and issues of the Asia Pacific region and are trained to exercise leadership and promote cooperation in a variety of cultural, geographic and institutional environments.
education.eastwestcenter.org /aplp   (246 words)

  
 East-West Center: Events: Asia in Search of an Identity
Devan told a recent seminar at the East-West Center, “the existence of Asia … I mean its literal, not ideological existence … will depend as much on the ability of transnational public spaces (ASEAN, APEC, etc.) to restrain bellicose national policies …” But, he does not foresee a one-size fits all identity.
And, those “other two areas” were among the major issues that came to the fore at the inaugural session of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in December 2005.
Gueng Chan Bae, an EWC visiting scholar and a professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security in Seoul can be reached via email at gcbae@mofat.go.kr.
www.eastwestcenter.org /events-en-detail.asp?news_ID=342   (979 words)

  
 East West Medical Center P.A.
East West Medical Center P.A. is an acupuncture therapy, manipulative medicine and osteopathic medical center located in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Center specializes in acupuncture treatment, osteopathic medicine, alternative therapy, and osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT).
For acupuncture treatment not related to eye disorders, the charge is the same: $150.00 for the first visit to The Center and $75.00 for each return visit.
www.eastwestmc.com   (432 words)

  
 East West Center Model United Nations - Honolulu, Hawaii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The East-West Center Model United Nations (EWCMUN) conference will be hosted by Austin College and the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from November 20-24th, 2003.
The EWCMUN will be held at the East-West Center’s first-class conference facilities located adjacent to the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The EWCMUN will be unique for its location, the diversity of its delegates, and the educational resources and expertise provided by the East-West Center.
artemis.austincollege.edu /acad/mun/ewcmun/modelun.html   (451 words)

  
 NEH South East Asia 2005
This NEH Summer Institute on Southeast Asia: Indigenous Cultures and Outside Influences will be the eleventh NEH-funded, five-week residential institute hosted by the Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) within the last thirteen years.
Established in 1990 as a collaborative effort of the East-West Center and the University of Hawai`i, ASDP's major objective is infusing Asian content and perspectives into the American undergraduate curriculum.
Southeast Asia's location midway between the major East Asian civilizations on one hand, and the South and West Asian and European civilizations on the other, has exposed it from early times to a wide variety of cultures.
education.eastwestcenter.org /nehseasia2005/index.html   (628 words)

  
 Remarks at East West Center
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www.pacom.mil /speeches/sst2002/020809eastwest.htm   (2251 words)

  
 EAST-WEST CENTER, Honolulu, HI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The East-West Center is accepting applications for a senior level research position focusing on issues vital to U.S.-Asia-Pacific economic relations and committed to strengthening U.S.-Asia-Pacific understanding and cooperation.
Center research focuses on China's economy, globalization, Asian economic development, and information technology and innovation.
The Senior Fellow is expected to provide intellectual leadership and strategic direction to the Economics Study Area, as well as maintain high levels of individual scholarship.
www.aeaweb.org /JOE/0508d/html/joe092.html   (184 words)

  
 East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship
The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship provides Master's and Doctoral funding for graduate students from Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S. to participate in educational and research programs at the East-West Center while pursuing graduate study at the University of Hawaii.
Through East-West Center affiliation, awardees become part of a growing network of students and alumni forging the shape and substance of the world's most vibrant region.
Center fellowships are provided for degree study at the University of Hawaii and participation in the Center's international and intercultural programs.
www.apsanet.org /content_17456.cfm   (490 words)

  
 Humbul full record view for -- East-west center
This is the Web site for the East-West Center, a Hawaii-based education, research and training organisation that promotes understanding and good relations between the United States and the Asia Pacific region.
Although the Center's main academic areas of interest lie in the social sciences (such as the environment, development, and economic and social policy), the Web site also features a section on Arts and Performance based on the East-West Center Arts' Program.
For example, the Education section of the resource provides links to transcriptions of previous workshops, on such topics as teaching on South East Asia, and issues in teaching on the Japanese bombings of Pearl Harbour in 1941.
www.humbul.ac.uk /output/full2.php?id=15207   (317 words)

  
 Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Center is a community devoted to the pursuit of health and well being of body and spirit through energy exercises of China and India.
The Center is a place for like-minded folks to come and pursue their health and spirituality via these energy exercises.
The Center’s schedule has been structured to accommodate the busy pace of life in northern Virginia.
eastmeetswestcenter.com   (386 words)

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