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The Challenge to Understand - Adrian Bennett, Neal Porter, John Wong and Jan Beran
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - A personal perspective will be provided by recent visitors to the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. John Wong, chairman of the ISU Marketing Department, Jan Beran, ISU Professor of Physical Education, and Neal Porter, an ISU student, will discuss the necessity of increasing our awareness and understanding of the Pacific Rim nations. Adrian Bennett, ISU Professor of History who teaches Asian studies, will moderate. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

Pacific Islanders in a Nuclear Age - Glenn Alcalay
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Glenn Alcalay is a researcher who has written extensively on the south Pacific. he has testified before Congress on issues related to the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands. He served as a consultant for the 1987 Academy Award nominee for best documentary "Radio Bikini" and on several other documentaries. he is also a consultant for the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project and is completing his doctorate in Medical Anthropology at the New School for Social Research. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

The Indo-China Question for the New Administration - Alex Chadwick
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Alex Chadwick returned to Vienam for his series on the country for National Public Radio. He is weekend co-host of national Public Radio's evening newsmagazine All Things Considered and helped develop Morning Edition. He served in Vietnam and received a B.A. in communication from American University. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

Philippines After Marcos - Joseph Collins
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Joseph Collins has just completed a book on "The Philippines After Marcos." He is the co-founder of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, a nonprofit research and education center which investigates the root causes of hunger. He is co-author of a number of books including: Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity, Aid as Obstacle, What Difference Could a Revolution Make?, and No Free Lunch: Food and Revolution in Cuba Today. he received his master's and doctorate in public policy at Columbia and has conducted extensive field research in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

Perspectives of the Practicing Artist - Robert Irwin
4:00 PM – Design College Atrium - Robert Irwin is an environmental artist and author of several books including Being and Circumstance From the University Lectures Program archive.

Film: Vietnam When Night Comes
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The effects of Vietnam's new economic policies are discussed in this documentary which includes examples of how the Vietnamese people converted war equipment for daily use. There is a brief review of the war years and a glimpse of how the people lived during that time. Part of the World Affairs Series

The Green Revolution and Multinationals in the Pacific - Don Luce
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Don Luce is the Director of the Asian Resource Center and recently returned from a tour of Southeast Asian countries. He has served as director of Clergy and Laity Concerned and worked with International Voluntary Services in Southeast Asia. he co-authored several books including Vietnam: The Unheard Voices, Hostages of War, and Martial Law in Taiwan. He also wrote and co-edited books of poetry including Of Quiet Courage and The Wish: Poems of Contemporary Korea. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

The Colonel Comes to Japan
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The United States Kentucky Fried Chicken chain, eager to penetrate the Japanese market, joined conglomerate Mitsubishi in a fast food joint venture. The program details how Kentucky Fried Chicken worked through the maze of Japanese bureaucracy, tailored their products to Asian tastes and demographics and netted the chain a solid profit. Part of the World Affairs Series

Political and Economic Challenges for Southeast Asia and the United States - Donald Crone
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Donald Crone is Associate Professor of International Relations at James Madison College, Michigan State University. He is author of The Asian States: Coping with Dependence and Politics and Social Justice in Southeast Asia and has conducted field research in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. He is affiliated with the Asian Studies Center, the Center for the Advanced Study of International Development, the Office of Women in International Development, and the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America

The Myths and Realities of U.S.-Asian Trade - Richard Bohr
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Richard Bohr is Executive Director of International Trade for the State of Minnesota and was director of the Midwest China Resource Center where he consulted with businesses working in Asia. he has a master's from the Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate in Asian History from the University of California, Davis. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America