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The
Allied Youth and Students' Council Conference.- - panel discussion addressing issues of Asia Pacific
cultural relations with North America, hosted by the Race
Relations Consultant of the Department of Education.
- - a student of UPEI has been invited to introduce the conference delegates to the region on a geographical level (What countries make up Asia Pacific region and where on the globe are they?) The panelists have been given prepared questions that deal with issues from their perspective. Ruiko Shinoda is a Japanese exchange student who is going to school in Charlottetown. She can provide us with the perspective of someone who has grown up in the Asian culture and is now adapting to the Canadian lifestyle. Darren MacAleer is a university student who spent time going to school in Japan. Jeannette Arsenault is a business person who deals extensively in our Asian immersed tourism market (Anne of Green Gables); she has also extended this market to the realm of export. Pawpaw Mawley is new resident of PEI who grew up in a dictatorship in Thailand. She brings the distinct perspective of one of the world's most controversial human rights policies. She also worked in a refugee camp.
- Fall Asia Connects Conference
- Monday, September 29: Day 1
1:00 PM Registration
1:15 - 2:00 Welcome
IntroductionsIce Breakers
2:00 Transportation to the Bell Room (Opening Ceremonies)
2:30 - 3:15 Overview / Preparation
3:30 -? Opening Ceremonies (Bell Room)