Enjoy the online events hosted by our partner organization, the Alaska World Affairs Council in Anchorage. AWAC hosts a variety of engaging speakers on a wide variety of important topics.
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JWAC's 2022-2023 Season #40:
(Events are added all year, so check back often.)
Date and time details are determined as events approach, and events are added to the schedule throughout the season. Check back often for new information, and be sure to join our e-mail notifications list to receive regular updates. You can also sometimes find us on Facebook.
Next event:
'Vietnam's Living Past: Healing From History' with Dr. Nguyet Nguyen & Co.
Monday, April 15| 5:15 | KTOO Studio 1
In November of 2023, UAS history professor Nguyet Nguyen and Dean of Arts and Sciences Carin Silkaitis travelled with 12 students to Vietnam as part of a Vietnam War history course. They started in Hanoi and made their way to the South, visiting historical sites made famous during the War, such as the ''Hanoi Hilton'' prison, Khe Sanh, My Lai, and Cu Chi Tunnels, exploring the history and impacts of these places on the people and culture of modern Vietnam, as well as themselves. In this multi-faceted presentation, Nguyet Nguyen, Diane DeSloover, Marin Hart, Dean Maas, Kaylea Stoakes, and KJ Metcalf will share insights and experiences from their journey of discovery and healing.
The presenters wish to acknowledge the Juneau chapter of Veterans for Peace, which made a considerable donation to the class's travel budget, a gift that helps to offset the costs for some students, and mitigate the legacies of war in Vietnam.
Travelogue: Time and Time Again in Taiwan
Tuesday, April 16 | 5:15 - 6:15 | Goldtown Theatre
John Roxburgh and his husband have traveled the world, but their favourite country to visit is still Taiwan. They've visited many times since their first trip in 1989, and they're still finding new things to see and do. John will show pictures from their January 2023 trip where they visited a 17th Century European fort in a Taipei suburb, Keelung's famous night market, the small (and heavily touristed) Shifen Waterfall, and the strange, architecturally stunning National Taichung Theater. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations gladly accepted.
Travelogue: Aegean Greece and Turkey
TBA | 5:15 - 6:15 | Goldtown Theatre
Jo Boehme and Mark Millard independently explored Greece's Aegean Islands, Turkey's West Coast, and Istanbul for 6 weeks in the fall of 2023. By land, sea, and sky, they ventured from Amorous's active monastery and Delos -the birthplace of Apollo- to Turkey's ancient sites at Ephesus and Pamukkale, before continuing on to Cappadocia and finally 'Stanbul (and many places in between). Jo and Mark will share the sights and stories that challenged and delighted their senses of sight, sound, and taste. Doors at 5:00 p.m. Donations gladly accepted.
WorldQuest 2025
Jan 31 | 6:00? | Centennial Hall
Centennial is so great they already have us on the calendar for 2025, too!
All of our speaker events are free and open to the public, so please join us!
JWAC board meetings are typically the second Tuesday of the month at 5:00 in the MRV Architects conference room -though not lately of course. You are welcome to attend!
JWAC takes no stance on any public issue, nor recommends any policy, party, viewpoint, or candidate.
