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API Community
DECLARATION 2001
We, representatives from five countries in Asia, are gathered here today to inaugurate a new collaborative endeavor.
As we enter the 21st century, we recommit ourselves to unified action toward a better future for Asia, even as we celebrate our cultural differences.
While we uphold our national borders and traditions, we seek a regional response, aware as we are that the political, economic, and social challenges which our nations face transcend our national boundaries.
Asians unfortunately remain strangers to each other. The lack of familiarity and strong bonds among us prevents us from articulating regional approaches to the difficulties that are upon us.
The shared challenges beckon us to come together to fashion a shared, collaborative response. We take on the challenges with confidence because, while we take pride in our differences, we are all unified by a common heritage and spirit that is Asian.
An effective response to regional problems will invariably require the participation of public intellectuals - men and women committed to working in the public sphere and to collaborating beyond traditional boundaries in articulating common concerns, in proposing effective solutions and in fostering a perspective that is regional in scope and universal in value.
We announce herewith the establishment of The Nippon Foundation Fellowships for Asian Public Intellectuals, a program designed precisely to help build a community of Asians who can think and work in the public sphere. The Program will be initiated in the five countries we are representing today, and public intellectuals to be identified are to be given opportunities for research and professional activities in other participating countries. By promoting mutual understanding and shared learning among Asian public intellectuals, the API Fellowships aim to contribute to the growth of public spaces where effective responses to regional needs can be generated.
All of us gathered here are determined to work together to realize this goal for ourselves, in the hope that our collective effort will bear fruit for the betterment of humanity.
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
The First API Workshop (2001-2002 API Fellows' Workshop)
19-22 November 2002, Cebu, Philippines
Theme: The Asian Face of Globalization: Reconstructing Identities, Institutions and Resources
Workshop Director: Ricard G. Abad, Professor of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Yohei Sasakawa, President of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by H.E.Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, Former President of Republic of the Philippines
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The Second API Workshop (2002-2003 API Fellows' Workshop)
8-12 December 2003, Bali, Indonesia
Theme: Economic Prospects, Cultual Encounters and Political Decisions: Scenes in a Moving Asia (East and Southeast)
Workshop Director: Edi Sedyawati, Director of Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Indonesia
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Yohei Sasakawa, President of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by Emil Salim, Former State Minister of Population and Environment of Indonesia
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The Third API Workshop (2003-2004 API Fellows' Workshop)
30 November-4 December 2004, Fukuoka, Japan
Theme: Power, Purpose, Process, and Practice in Asia
Workshop Director: Caroline S. Hau, Associate Professor of Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Ayako Sono, Chiarperson of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by Wataru Aso, Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
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The Fouth API Workshop (2004-2005 API Fellows' Workshop)
29 November-3 December 2005, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Theme: Reflections on the Human Condition: Change, Conflict and Modernity
Workshop Director: Abdul Rahman Embong, Principal Research Fellow of Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Yohei Sasakawa, Chiarman of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by HRH Raja Nazrin Shah ibni Sulan Azlah Shah, Raja Muda of Perak cum Pro-Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia
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The Fifth API Workshop (2005-2006 API Fellows' Workshop)
26-30 November 2006, Phuket, Thailand
Theme: Are We Up to the Challenge?: Current Crises and the Asian Intellectual Community
Workshop Director: Uthai Dulyakasem, Professor and Dean of Institute of Liberal Arts, Walailak University
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Yohei Sasakawa, Chiarman of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by Surin Pitsuwan, Former Foreign Minister of Thailand
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The Sixth API Workshop (2006-2007 API Fellows' Workshop)
25-29 November 2007, Davao, Philippines
Theme: Asian Transformations in Action
Workshop Director: Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Chair of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Loyola School; President of Philippine Sociological Society
Speeches:
- Weclome Speech by Yohei Sasakawa, Chiarman of The Nippon Foundation
- Keynote Speech by Edilbetro de Jesus, Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
REGIONAL COMMITTEE
RC Reports Appeared on API Newsletters
- Report as of August 2008
- Report as of March 2008
- Report as of September 2007
RC Documents
- API Community Vision
- Charter of the Regional Committee
RC Members (As of June 2008)
From Indonesia:
Herry Yogaswara (Fellow Year 2001-2002); and
Muktasam (Senior Fellow Year 2003-2004).
From Japan:
Motoko Kawano (Fellow Year 2002-2003); and
Wataru Fujita (Fellow Year 2003-2004).
From Malaysia:
Tan Pek Leng (Senior Fellow 2003-2004); and
Yeoh Seng Guan (Senior Fellow Year 2005-2006).
From Philippines:
Danilo Francisco M. Reyes (Fellow Year 2003-2004); and
Theresita V. Atienza (Fellow Year 2005-2006).
From Thailand:
Boonlernt Visetpricha (Fellow Year 2004-2005); and
Narumol Aphinives (Fellow Year 2005-2005).
Former RC Members:
Colin G. Nicholas (Malaysia Senior Fellow Year 2001-2002);
Nick Deocampo (Philippines Senior Fellow Year 2001-2002);
Khoo Salma Nasution (Malaysia Senior Fellow Year 2004-2005);
Prangtip Daorueng (Thailand Fellow Year 2001-2002); and
Sumit K. Mandal (Malaysia Senior Fellow Year 2002-2003).
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