By Toufiq Siddiqi
(Note: A shorter version of this commentary originally appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on June 28, 2009.)
For the last several weeks, Americans have been observing the scenes from Iran of demonstrators protesting peacefully against the allegedly rigged results of the national elections, and the rough tactics adopted by the paramilitary to suppress them. Many in the United States, including prominent politicians, have called for a stronger reaction from the United States to help the demonstrators, but the options available to the U.S. are very limited...more...
HONOLULU (June 25) – The Mayor of Hiroshima, the Honorable Tadatoshi Akiba, will commemorate 50 years of the sister-city relationship between Hiroshima and Honolulu at a special luncheon presentation on Wednesday, July 8. In addition to the mayor’s presentation, there will be Japanese musical entertainment and a special photo exhibit ...more...
HONOLULU (June 23) - More than 20 graduates of an East-West Center-administered scholarship program for accomplished young scholars from Pacific island nations are back in Hawai‘i this week to attend a special seminar on addressing issues and envisioning futures in the region. ...more...
Exhibit Opening: Cosmic Creatures: Textiles from Northeast Lao Communities ExhibitionWhere: East-West Center Gallery, Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd., Honolulu
When: June 28, 2009 to September 20, 2009
Commemorating 50 Years of the Hiroshima - Honolulu Sister City RelationshipLuncheon presentation featuring Mayor Akiba of HiroshimaWhere: Garden Level, Hawaii Imin International Conference Center - 1777 East-West Road
When: July 8, 2009
Panel Discussion: Laos Today and Laos YesterdayPresentation by Ambassador Charles SalmonWhere: East-West Center Gallery, Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd., Honolulu
When: August 30, 2009
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