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GUEST LECTURE SERIES
MAY

"Russia in the XXI Century - Between East and West"
by Dr. Dmitri Trenin, Deputy Director, 
Carnegie Moscow Center and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
May 3, 2008, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday - D100 (CNS Seminar Room)

Co-hosted with James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies


APRIL

Due to health reasons, the following guest lecture by Professor Ko has been cancelled:
"Hired Love, A Consequence of Social Demographic Change in East Asian Countries: Foreign Spouses, Nannies, and Geriatric Care Givers"
by Chyong-Fang Ko, Professor and Research Fellow, Institute for European
and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei
April 10, (Thursday) - 12:15-1:50 p.m. - McGowan 100

"Energy and Economic Development in the Russian Far East and Relations with Northeast Asian Countries"
by Ruslan Gulidov, Economic Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences Far Eastern Branch, Khabarovsk (delivered in Russian, with English interpretation)
April 17, (Thursday) - 12:15-1:50 p.m. - McGowan 102

"Russia-Mongolia Relations: Past, Present, and Future"
by Yury Kruchkin, Russian-Mongolian Publishing House “Agiimaa”, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
April 22 (Tuesday) - 12:15-1:50 p.m. - McGowan 102

SPECIAL PROGRAMS: HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

CEAS will co-host with several campus organizations a special exhibit of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb photo posters from March 18 to April 1, 2008. The program is made possible by a generous support of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Photo Poster Exhibit
Thirty photo posters will be on display from March 18 afternoon to April 1 morning
Samson Student Center Reading Room

Opening Ceremony
March 18, 5:00-6:00p.m.
Samson Student Center Reading Room

In conjunction with this program, the following events are scheduled:

Hiroshima Delegation and MIIS Student Presentations & Discussion

March 22, 2008 (Saturday) - Irvine Auditorium, McCone Building

4:00-4:10 p.m. Introduction - Prof. Tsuneo Akaha, Director, Center for East Asian Studies
4:10-4:40 p.m. Presentation - Mr. Steve Leeper, Chairman, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
4:40-5:40 p.m. Testimonial - Mr. Koji Hosokawa, Hiroshima A-bomb survivor
5:40-5:50 p.m. Break
5:50-7:00 p.m. MIIS Student panel: What Do Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mean?

Two Movies
White Light/Black Rain” and “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
March 29 (Saturday)
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Irvine Auditorium, McCone Building

Mr. Koji Hosokawa
was exposed to the A-bomb 1.3 km away from the hypocenter when he was 17 years old.  He lost his younger sister to the A-bomb.  He has worked as a “Peace Volunteer” at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum since April of 2000, providing guided tours of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Peace Memorial Park. He has also been sharing his experience with museum visitors since April of 2005. In 2004, he traveled to France, UK, and Spain as a member of the Hiroshima World Peace Mission.

Mr. Hosokawa's testimonies are available at:
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/hpcf/heiwabunka/pcj161/Japanese/23J.html
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/hpcf/heiwabunka/pce57/English/14E.html
http://www.chugoku-np.co.jp/hwpm/series/Hw04062301.html

Mr. Steve Leeper
became Chairperson of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation in April 2007. He had served as Special Advisor to the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation and as U.S. Representative of Mayors for Peace. He received his MA in clinical psychology from West Georgia University. His is the author of Hiroshima Revolution (Global Peacemakers Association, August, 2004)and many articles in Atomic Scientist Bulletin, PHP Intersect, and other magazines.


MARCH

"Japan-South Korea Relations from a Businessperson's Perspective"
by Toru Fujita, Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo (delivered in Japanese, with English interpretation)
March 5, (Wednesday) - 5:30-7:00 p.m. - B206"

Russian Migration Challenges and Policy Response: an Asian Dimension"

by Dr. Zhanna Zayonchkovskaya, Institute for Economic Forecasting, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow  (delivered in Russian, with English interpretation)
March 20, (Thursday) - 12:15-1:50 p.m. -
McGowan 102

"Energy and Environmental Issues in Sino-Japanese Relations"
by Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ (delivered in English)
March 25, (Tuesday) - 12:15-1:50 p.m. - McCone Boardroom

 
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