Announcements

The EWC community was saddened by the passing of former EWC VP Wesley T. Park. A well-known Honolulu business leader and supporter of the arts, he served as the Center’s VP of Administration 1982-89.

The East-West Center offers deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of internationally famed architect I.M. Pei, who passed away today at age 102.

On this day in 1960, President Eisenhower signed into law the act of Congress creating the Center as a hub of international learning and exchange.

EWC Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Hao Ping, leader of the Center’s Beijing alumni chapter, was recently named president of Peking University, China’s premier institution of higher learning.