ABOUT
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What is the Exchange?
THE EXCHANGE is a series of evening events, held weekly, featuring guest presentations, performances, and activities. Sessions explore the pressing issues, histories, challenges, innovations, and vibrant cultures that make the Asia-Pacific region unique. THE EXCHANGE is a chance for students and distinguished guests to share their time and their ideas, with each becoming better informed and better connected as a result. THE EXCHANGE is planned and produced by graduate students at the East-West Center. Location Virtual Programming via Zoom Link will sent after registration Previously held at Imin International Conference Center East-West Center 1777 East-West Road Honolulu, Hawaii 
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Fall 2021: Transformative Care
Creating Intertwined Futures Beyond the Pandemic The future that we envision will be the present that we will live in tomorrow. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected each of us in a multitude of ways. However, this ongoing global event, along with many others, has challenged us to ask “how can we transform our world for the better?” In order to create a better world, we must imagine and work towards it together. This semester’s Fall 2021 Exchange explores the ways in which we can deepen relationships with ourselves, community and the earth in order to build resilience and a shared future that will benefit us all. The sessions will highlight possibilities for holistic change with this idea of “care” as the central pillar of our efforts. We hope to truly develop care and love to cultivate solutions for a more peaceful, equitable and just world. |
The Team
Carol Li
(Planning) Carol Li grew up here in Honolulu and is currently pursuing her MA in Asian International Affairs and a Graduate in Certificate Conflict Resolution. Carol has a B.A. in Civic Communications & Media from Willamette University in Oregon and has taught English to students in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Republic of Korea. Carol has also interned for #impact Podcast, the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is currently part of the Women Cross DMZ Feminist Korea Peace Fellowship. She hopes to create global diplomacy, cultural exchange, social justice and peace building programs. Carol enjoys cooking with her mom, eating delicious food with friends, singing karaoke, dancing and going to the beach. 
Sakura Gima
(Marketing and Technology) Sakura is pursuing a Master’s degree in East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL). She received her bachelor’s degree in Osaka. After graduation with her undergraduate degree, she was accepted into the Japanese Teaching Assistant Internship Program, and gained Japanese language teaching experience at universities in Hungary for a year and Ohio, each for a year. After returning to Japan, she has been working as a Japanese teacher and an English teacher in Okinawa. Her current research focuses on Japanese Language Pedagogy. She sets new goals to improve her teaching skills, gain more knowledge about the Japanese language and pursue a master's degree for teaching Japanese at a university in the future. |
Arielle Lowe
(Performance) Arielle Taitano Lowe is a Chamoru writer and scholar born and raised on the island of Guåhan. She completed her Master of Arts in English at the University of Guam where she focused on critical race theory and indigenous identity rhetorics in Chamoru literature. Since moving to O‘ahu to start the English-PhD program in 2020, Arielle’s scope of research and creative writing interests have expanded to include trans-indigenous solidarity and intergenerational healing studies. 
Ying Chen
(Activity) Ying Chen is an M.A. student in Sociology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Prior to that, she was vice president of A Better Community, one of the largest social enterprises in China connecting volunteers to provide management consulting and research services for the social sector. Ying also worked with Accenture in areas of healthcare and public service. In 2017, she was a participant in the East-West Center's Asia Pacific Leadership Program in Hawaii. In her spare time, she likes writing and drawing. In addition, she has been interested in collecting handicrafts. 
Owen (Yuan Zhi) Ou
(Logistics & Production) Owen Ou is currently a M.A. student in Asian International Affairs at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His academic interests include US-China relations, Cross-Strait relations, Pacific Island studies, and Chinese history. In addition to his multiple visits to China and Hong Kong, Owen attended National Taiwan University for his semester abroad program. His goal is facilitating a less hostile relationship and decreasing the chances of conflict between the US and the PRC through effective diplomatic mechanisms. Ultimately, he will use his Chinese language skills and knowledge to promote US interests and forge a productive, symbiotic relationship with China. Owen likes surfing, working out, and hanging out with friends in his free time. |
