Redefining the Pacific

The Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences along with the Center for Transpacific Studies will host a conference discussing economic and social issues in relation to the Pacific region.

This two day conference will discuss the impacts to both the United States and China when each nation deals with economic and social issues within the Pacific region. Discussion topics include: a New Political Economy of the Pacific, the Pacific from Broad Security Perspectives, China-Latin American Ties, Re-Imagining Culture and Diaspora across the Pacific, Political Economy of Culture, and Cross Pacific Experiences in Dealing with Economic and Social Issues.

http://dornsife.usc.edu/transpacific-studies/events/

Conference Schedule

Friday, April 8

8:30-8:45    Registration and Breakfast

8:45-9:00    Opening Remarks:Carol Wise and Viet Nguyen, USC

9:00-10:30  Session 1: New Political Economy of the Pacific
                      Chair: Robert Dekle, USC

Invited panelists:
Vinod Aggarwal, UC-Berkeley
Shin-ichi Fukuda, University of Tokyo
Gregory Chin, University of York
Saori Katada, USC (Discussant)

10:30-10:45    Coffee Break

10:45-12:15    Session 2: Pacific from Broad Security Perspectives
                          Chair: David Kang, USC

Invited panelists:
David Arase, Pomona College
William Tow, Australian National University, College of Asia and the Pacific
Tuong Vu, University of Oregon

12:15-1:30      Lunch

1:30-3:00       Session 3: China-Latin American Ties
                        Chair/Discussant: Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue

Invited Panelists:
Kevin Gallagher, Boston University
Enrique Dussel Peters, UNAM
Injoo Sohn, University of Hong Kong
Carol Wise, USC

3:00-3:15        Coffee Break

3:15-4:45       Session 4: Re-Imagining Culture and Diaspora Across the Pacific
                         Chair/Moderator: Chair: Lan Chu, Occidental College

Invited panelists:
Lok Siu, University of Texas, Austin
Sarita See, University of Michigan

4:45-6:15       Session 5: Political Economy of Culture
                         Chair: Meiling Cheng, USC

Invited panelists:
Bill Tsutsui, Southern Methodist University
JungBong Choi, Tisch School, NYU
Stan Rosen, USC

April 9

8:30-9:00        Breakfast

9:00-11:00      Session 6: Cross Pacific Experiences in Dealing with Economic and Social Issues
                         Chair: Richard Drobnick, Marshall School, USC

Invited panelists:
Doug Joines, Marshall School, USC
Glenn Melnick, School of Policy, Planning and Development, USC
Tridib Banerjee, School of Policy, Planning and Development, USC
Mark Wilson, USC Marshall ABAC Research Team

11:00-11:15    Coffee Break

11:15-12:00    Round Table   “Redefining the Pacific, and the Implications for the United States”