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NEWSLETTER / May 6, 2021
The Pacific Council’s biweekly Newsletter shares international affairs commentary and analysis by our members and experts plus news from the Council and recaps of our recent events.
A NEW PACIFIC COUNCIL PROGRAM
The Pacific Council is piloting a fellowship program called Amplify, an opportunity for emerging leaders who are doing globally-oriented work in their local communities.

Interested and qualified individuals are asked to submit an application no later than Friday, May 28, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. PT.

 
PACIFIC COUNCIL MAGAZINE
Dr. Jerrold Green, president and CEO of the Pacific Council on International Policy

As we share in the recognition of the unimaginable fate that befell the Armenian people, let us be mindful of the precursors to genocide everywhere so as to recognize and counteract them.
Tourism Balancing Act: The Importance of Heritage Site Preservation in Cambodia

Alexis Timko, University of Southern California student majoring in Journalism and Law, History, Culture

By allowing a plan for a casino to be developed on the periphery of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is prioritizing economic stability and growth but risks jeopardizing an integral part of the nation’s past.
Say My Name

Phuong-Cac Nguyen, managing editor of Red Canary Magazine

Spurred by the rise in anti-Asian crime, Red Canary Magazine Managing Editor Phuong-Cac Nguyen gathers her family for a cross-generational conversation about culture and identity.
The Weaponization of La Laïcité: France’s Conservative Right Party Proposes Hijab Ban

Ida Ghohestani, University of Southern California student majoring in International Relations and French

France’s newly proposed law banning women under the age of 18 from wearing hijabs in public is not only an attack against Muslims, particularly hijabi-women, but on all minority groups living in France.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Power Play: A Look at India-China Relations

Tuesday, May 11
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PT

Open to the public

An installment of the Edgerton Series on Responding to a Rising China, featuring Dr. Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the escalating India-China conflict.
A Conversation on the 'Quad'

Wednesday, May 26
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PT

Open to the public

The “Quad” is composed of Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. Join us for a special dialogue featuring members from Quad governments to share perspectives on their commitment to cooperation.
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