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| • PBI Events, Fall 2009 • | |
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| November 20 | |
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Trash for Cash: Making a Killing and Making a Living on Garbage |
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| December 8 | |
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Video Screenings by PBI Summer Tour Grant Winners |
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| More events and details. | |
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Outreach
The Institute and the PublicFor almost a quarter century the Institute has produced and aired documentary films and videos. These productions have dramatized the major issues and relationships of the Pacific Basin, as well as the growing connections between the United States and other nations of this region. Without neglecting our services to Pomona and the other colleges of the Claremont community, we have continued to reach out to television and theater audiences in the United States and the Asia/Pacific nations. Educating an international public to the importance of this region has remained one of our primary goals.
The Pacific Century, the award-winning 10-hour PBS series, along with its two accompanying books, serves as a telcourse for some 200 colleges and institutional subscribers. Since its premiere on PBS in 1992, it has also been continually aired for general TV audiences in the United States, Canada and other Pacific Basin countries. (Translated versions exist in Japanese, Chinese and Korean). Working with PBS and cable channels, as well as Asia/Pacific outlets like Japan's NHK, Korea's KBS and Australian Broadcasting, we are now engaged in up-dating the series, and producing an additional segment on China, with program and archive footage. A separate program on the Asian Enlightenment is in progress.
In one example of PBI’s outreach efforts, the Institute took the initiative in 2002 to obtain long-belated government recognition for the contributions of the Japanese and Japanese-American "senseis" who taught at the Navy Japanese Language School during World War II. This effort led to the presentation of the Navy’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Public Service Award, to honor the efforts of these “forgotten patriots” who served their country loyally during a time of adversity.
