BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Opportunities and Challenges for US-Asia Relations | West Coas t US-Asia Scholars Network Distinguished Speaker Event X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T032327Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_48933145844728 DTSTART:20250404T210000Z DTEND:20250404T223000Z DESCRIPTION:April 4\, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Doheny Memorial Library (DML 240)\n\n \n\nJoin us for a dialogue with distinguished speakers - former U N Ambassador Cho Hyun and Councilmember Jon Kaji on "Opportunities and Cha llenges for US-Asia Relations" moderated by Professor Jane Junn (USC).\n\n The West Coast US-Asia Scholars Network is an event that brings together s enior scholars and mid-career professionals who study topics related to US -Asia relations with some interest in policy relevance or public intellect ual space. \n\nThis year's public event will address topics of importance to US-Asia relations in politics\, economy\, and diplomacy. \n\n*This even t will be filmed for a video publication. \n\n \n\nOrganized by the USC Ko rean Studies Institute and the Korean Heritage Library.\n\nSponsored by th e USC East Asian Studies Center\, the Center for International Studies\, t he Center for Public Diplomacy\, and the Korea Foundation.\n\n \n\nSpeaker Bios\n\n \n\nAmbassador Cho Hyun (Asia Society) is a former Korean diplom at and has been teaching security issues and political economy at Seoul Na tional University since he left the Korean government in August 2022 after 40 years of foreign service. He served as Korean Ambassador to Austria an d the IAEA(2011-2014)\, Ambassador to India(2015- 2017) and Permanent Repr esentative to the United Nations(2019-2022). He also worked as Vice Foreig n Minister (2017-2019). While his current area of focus is the security is sues in Northeast Asia\, he was an economic officer at the Korean Embassy in Washington DC when Korea was going through a financial crisis in 1997. He also dealt with trade issues during his secondment to the OECE Secretar iat(1999-2002). Ambassador Cho graduated from Yonsei University in Seoul i n 1980\, and studied at SIPA of Columbia University in 1993\, and earned h is PhD from Science Po. in Toulouse\, France in 2008. \n\n \n\nCouncilman Jon Kaji (City of Torrance) is the President of Kaji & Associates. He pre viously served as the Director of the State of California Office of Trade and Investment in Tokyo\, Japan and Seoul\, South Korea and was involved i n more than $1.9 billion in California export transactions and foreign dir ect investment. He also served as a member of the California Commission fo r Economic Development\; Japan Representative for the State of Nevada Comm ission for Economic Development\; and member of the Board of Governors of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. He was a member of t he Oversight Board to the Dissolved City of Carson Redevelopment Agency an d as a member of the University of Southern California Alumni Association Board of Governors. He is currently a member of the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles. He earned his BA in History and East Asian Studie s from USC.\n\n \n\nJane Junn is a professor in Political Science and Inte rnational Relations and Gender & Sexuality Studies at the USC Dornsife Col lege of Letters\, Arts\, and Sciences. Her research areas include Asian Am erican politics\, political behavior\, public opinion\, gender and politic s. She teaches courses on elections\, public opinion\, Asian American poli tics\, ethnic politics\, women and the law\, and more. GEO:34.020197;-118.283725 LOCATION:Doheny Memorial Library (DML)\, 240 SUMMARY:Opportunities and Challenges for US-Asia Relations | West Coast US- Asia Scholars Network Distinguished Speaker Event URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/opportunities-and-challenges-f or-us-asia-relations-west-coast-us-asia-scholars-network-distinguished-spe aker-event CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR