Kitchen Drive
Saturday, July 27, 2024
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
East-West Center
(Burns Hall Roundabout)
1601 East-West Road

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Volunteers of the Friends of the East-West Center will be accepting donation of kitchen items in good condition for the East-West Center Participant Association (EWCPA) upcoming yard sale. The yard sale will be exclusively for the 120+ new student participants arriving at the Center during the first week of August by offering an opportunity for all to acquire a few needed items at a nominal cost. The funds raised from the sale will directly support various student and participant led activities organized by the EWCPA, such as the Concert on the Lawn and the International Potluck.

A survey of past students has identified the following items as being in high demand:

Baking sheets	Tongs	Kitchen utensils (pots, pans, spatulas, spoons, cups),
Water Bottles	Cleaning Supplies for Kitchen	Knives
Sheets	Food Processor	Laptop
Blankets	Fan	Measuring cups, mixing bowls
Blender	Plates	Mini-fridge
Broom	Glases	Microwave
Chair	Mugs	Pillows
Chopping board	Rice Cooker	Laundry Detergent
Tongs	Dishwashing Soap	Power strip
Clothes	Table Lamp	Reusable shopping bags
Television	Hairdryer	Sheets & pillow cases
Coffee maker	Steamer	Sponge
Table Lamp	Television

Thank you in advance for considering to donate and for your continued support of the East-West Center student participants. 

Let’s Talk Story with the YSEALI Fellows

Thursday, May 9, 2024
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Hale Hālāwai (1633 East-West Road), East-West Center
RSVP to Deanna O’Brien

Please join us for a talk session with East-West Center’s YSEALI Fellows as they share ideas for their community projects. They look forward to your feedback and thoughts on their projects for their home countries. You do not have to be a subject matter expert in environmental issues to participate. An ability to listen and keep an open mind are the only requirements. If there are family members or acquaintances that you think would like to share in this experience, feel free to bring them with you. 

The hope is that this informal exchange allows all participants to learn more about how environmental issues affect one another in different communities and potentially develop relationships between the participants of the session. Light refreshments will be served.

The Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues at the East-West Center is a five-week experiential academic program with lectures, panels, seminar discussions, competitions, debates, and site visits. 

Wedging and Binding:
Beijing and Russia in China’s Diputes
with India and Vietnam

featuring
Dr. Shuxian Luo
Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Speaker’s summary:
Is Russia becoming a Chinese “vassal” as many Western politicians and pundits claim? Will or can Beijing leverage its growing influence over Moscow to gain stronger Russian backing in China’s territorial disputes with India and Vietnam, both of which have close partnerships with Russia? This study challenges these prevailing views and instead argues that China has adopted a bifurcated approach toward Russia’s role in the context of China’s territorial dispute with India and Vietnam in the post-Cold War era. Driven by a logic of indirect wedging, China has exercised caution in seeking Russia’s support in its dispute with India. In contrast, the logic of binding has made Beijing less reluctant to pressure Moscow regarding the maritime dispute with Vietnam. This study contributes to the existing literature on wedging and binding, and sheds new light on how the US Indo-Pacific strategy could more effectively safeguard America’s interests.

Speaker’s Bio:
Dr. Shuxian Luo is an assistant professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and a non-resident China Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her primary research interests include Chinese foreign and security policies, maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, and crisis management in US-China relations. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Asian Security, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Journal of Contemporary China, among others, as well as in policy publications such as War on the Rocks and The Diplomat. Dr. Luo has briefed officials and staff at the State Department, US Congress, and UK Cabinet Office. She received her BA in English literature from Peking University and PhD in international relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). 

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The China Seminar was founded by Dr. Daniel W.Y. Kwok 46 years ago. Under his guidance, it became a signature program of the Friends of the East-West Center (FEWC) in 2009. The program provides an informal venue for China experts, such as scholars, diplomats, and journalists, to present talks on aspects of China that interest the community and members of the Friends. Topics include politics, economics, social issues, history, culture, food, arts, and many other subjects. Though Dr. Kwok has recently retired from his involvement with the program, the FEWC and the East-West Center remain committed to continuing this important program.