Education is Life Itself. The host for this show is Chang Wang. The guest is Meredith McQuaid. A fourth generation descendant of immigrants, Meredith McQuaid received her B.A., M.A., and J.D. from the University of Minnesota. In 2007, she became the first person to hold the title of Associate Vice President and Dean of International […]
International Education as Cultural Capital (The Creative Life)
Open Minds Through International Education. The host for this show is Darlene Boyd. The guest is Kelly Oto. The pandemic unleashed worldwide unrest. There are now strong efforts to correct resultant social inequities and injustice. International Education is a conduit to further cultural capital across the globe. International mobility through higher education has been increasing […]
Global Learning for Local Service (Global Connections)
How Global Education Can Make a Difference. The host for this show is Carlos Juarez. The guest is Jackson D. Sayama. Carlos Juarez discusses global education with Hawaii State Representative Jackson Sayama and how his undergraduate studies in Shanghai prepared him for state and local government service. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is […]
Investing in International Education (Policy for the People)
Impact on Hawai’i’s Economy. The host for this episode is Minara Mordecai. The guest for this episode is Deane Neubauer. In this episode we explore the current landscape of international education with Dr. Deane Neubauer. Our discussion examines the forces that are transforming international education in the country and their subsequent impact on Hawai’i’s economy. […]
Mexico through Foreign Eyes (Global Connections)
Study Abroad in pandemic Mexico. The host for this episode is Carlos Juarez. The guests for this episode are Davin Baxter and Oliver Owen. One American and one British student experience the pandemic in Mexico while studying abroad. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, […]
Pandemic Politics in the Developing World (Global Connections)
It’s not doing so well. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carlos Juarez. Carlos Juarez will help us understand how the covid pandemic is playing out in Brazil, India, Mexico, and South Africa and a quick tour de force on developing world dynamics; the recent visit of […]
Global Learning Across Borders (Global Connections)
Carlos Juárez of the University of the Americas Puebla discusses study abroad and global learning with two students from Denmark and Mexico. Host Carlos Juárez explores the benefits and value of study abroad experiences with David Chikanga Chipeta, a Danish anthropology student at the University of Copenhagen currently studying in Mexico, and with Anamary Olivas […]
Indigenous Urbanisms & International Education
First, Patrick Bratton hosted Dr. Serge Marek, Assistant Professor of Geography at HPU. Dr. Marek talked a little about the experience of Hawaii Pacific University’s Model UN club’s results at the NYC Model UN, and about his very interesting research on idegenious ubanization in Hawaii and New Zealand. For the second half of the show, […]
Transnational Social Movements – Dr. Ziga Vodovnik
Join “Global Connections” host Carlos Juarez as he interviews a visiting scholar from central Europe, Dr. Ziga Vodovnik, to discuss range of global issues, from the challenge of democracy in a globalizing world, transnational social movements, and international education. Dr. Vodovnik is an associate professor of political science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University […]
Study Hawaii International Education Initiative with Sherri Fujita and Joel Weaver
Host Alice Li Hagan speaks with Sherri Fujita (Assessment Coordinator, Hawaii Community College) and Joel Weaver (Director, Hawaii English Language Programs, University of Hawaii at Manoa) about the Study Hawaii International Education Initiative. The host for this episode was Alice Li Hagan. The host for this episode was Alice Li Hagan. The host for this […]