Center For Cultural And Technical Interchange Between East And West

PROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC THROUGH COOPERATIVE STUDY, TRAINING AND RESEARCH.

SINCE 1960, THE EAST-WEST CENTER (CENTER) HAS A LONG AND PROUD LEGACY PROMOTING BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PEOPLE AND NATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC THROUGH COOPERATIVE STUDY, RESEARCH, AND DIALOGUE. THE CENTER SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ON CRITICAL ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO EXCHANGE VIEWS, BUILD EXPERTISE, AND DEVELOP POLICY OPTIONS. AS A NATIONAL, PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INSTITUTION, THE CENTER WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MORE THAN 1,000 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) AND IN THE REGION. THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, SEMINARS AND OUTREACH, AND OTHER PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER AMERICANS AND COUNTERPARTS FROM ASIA AND THE PACIFIC TO WORK IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM ON ISSUES OF MUTUAL IMPORTANCE. THE CENTER'S EXCHANGE AND DIALOGUE PROGRAMS INVOLVE MULTI-COUNTRY, REGION-WIDE ACTIVITIES INVOLVING EVERYONE AS FULL PARTICIPANTS. THE CENTER CANCELED OR POSTPONED ALL IN-PERSON EVENTS IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO COVID-19 AND PIVOTED TO WEBINARS AND ON-LINE CONFERENCES. IN FY'21 THE CENTER HAD A HANDFUL OF LIVE EVENTS BUT CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON VIRTUAL OUTREACH. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 19,300 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING CENTER ACTIVITIES IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. WHILE MORE INFORMATION ON THE CENTER AND ITS PROGRAMS MAY BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE (WWW.EASTWESTCENTER.ORG), THE FOLLOWING IS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR. RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE RESEARCH PROGRAM BRINGS A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF RAPID TRANSFORMATION THAT IS OCCURRING IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. THE CENTER'S COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM AIMS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY, PROSPERITY, EQUITY, AND PEACE IN THE REGION. CURRENT RESEARCH DOCUMENTS HOW ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL CHANGE ARE SHAPING ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. RESEARCH FOCUSES ON CHANGES IN CLIMATE, LAND AND WATER USE, HEALTH, FAMILY DYNAMICS, ECONOMIC ROLES, AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH RESEARCH AND POLICY COMMUNITIES IN THE US AND THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION TO PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTS, SOCIETIES, ECONOMIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE REGION. CAPACITY BUILDING AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING ARE CONDUCTED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH NETWORKS OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND IS SHARED BROADLY WITH PLANNERS, POLICYMAKERS, REGIONAL SPECIALISTS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DURING THE YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAD APPROXIMATELY 800 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS CONFERENCES.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONDUCTS THE CENTER'S SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM CAPACITY-BUILDING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGES, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED DYNAMIC, CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH LIFE-LONG EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ALSO AMPLIFY THE CENTER'S LONG-TERM GOAL OF IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING AND RELATIONS AMONG THE UNITED STATES AND COUNTRIES OF THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,500 PARTICIPANTS IN THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVENTS INCLUDING THE ASDP NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE EWC SEMINARS LIVE WEBINARS.

EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 8,000 STUDENTS FROM ASIA, THE PACIFIC, THE UNITED STATES, AND AROUND THE WORLD. GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM OVER 40 COUNTRIES, HAWAI'I, AND FROM ACROSS THE U.S. LIVE IN RESIDENCE AT THE CENTER, WHERE THEY LEARN, WORK, AND LIVE TOGETHER. THROUGH CULTURAL EXCHANGE, SHARED EXPERIENCES, AND COLLABORATIVE PREPARATION FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THE CENTER EXPERIENCE CREATES LASTING RELATIONSHIPS AND AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF PEOPLE COMMITTED TO POSITIVE CHANGE. GRADUATE DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS PREPARE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC REGION. UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE BASE OF FUTURE LEADERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. IN FY 2021, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,500 PARTICIPANTS IN DEGREE PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE EXCHANGE AND THE EWC INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM STRIVED TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE AND SUPPORTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR GRADUATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE AT A TIME WHEN MANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES WERE HALTED.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE EAST-WEST CENTER IN WASHINGTON, COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS, AND THE AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE SERVICES. EAST-WEST CENTER IN WASHINGTON SUPPORTS THE CENTER'S MISSION THROUGH DIRECT WORK WITH U.S. POLICYMAKERS AND OPINION LEADERS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. IT FACILITATES UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. POLICY PROCESS BY ITS ASIA PACIFIC PARTICIPANTS THROUGH DIRECT INTERACTION WITH U.S. POLICYMAKERS. IT ALSO CONTINUES THE SUCCESSFUL ASIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA/AMERICA MATTERS FOR ASIA INITIATIVE TO ORGANIZE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, DATA, AND ANALYSIS ON U.S. - ASIA INTERACTIONS. THE OFFICE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4,500 PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR CONFERENCES. COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE HOSTED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE EWC INSIGHTS WEBINAR AND THE VIRTUAL CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY THE ARTS PROGRAM. AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES PROVIDE CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND DORMITORY HOUSING FOR STUDENTS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTER'S PROGRAMS. THE DORMITORIES REMAINED OPEN TO OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES.