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A man walks past signage at the East-West Center’s John A. Burns Hall on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus on April 15.
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That the East-West Center received already appropriated funds from the federal government and raised $500,000 from donors recently is partially good news. The bad news is no further federal funds should be expected. For the East-West Center to survive it will need to implement three initiatives: for the near- to mid-term, the center must become smaller; immediately form partnerships with and apply for funding from philanthropic organizations with track records in the Asia-Pacific region (there are many); and create opportunities for earned income.
These measures are no doubt a culture shock, but I have seen and worked on similar situations before. As someone who worked with the East-West Center in Asia, I believe it can survive. But the center needs practical business solutions to its existential peril.
Bromme H. Cole
New York City
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