Volume 1 - Ethnic Law & Medicine (April 2006)
About this Issue
The papers in this issue come from presentations given at the Ethnic Law and Medicine Symposium: Legal Boundaries and Contributions in Ethno-Traditional Chinese Medicine on April 14th and 15th, 2006.
Participants
Scholars from the University of Hawai'i Law School, Burns School of Medicine, the East-West Center, and the World Medicine Institute, along with partner scholars from the People's Republic of China State Ethnic Affairs Commission, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Medical Association of Minorities, Central University for Nationalities, Yunnan University, Beijing University Chinese Medicine, and Beijing Ethno-Medicine Hospital presented at the symposium.
Editorial Board
Editors
- Ronald Brown
CCS Director, Chinese Ethnic Nationalities Program, Professor of Law UHM
- William Nitzky
Chinese Ethnic Nationalities Program, Coordinator, UHM
Translators
- William Nitzky
- Wang Ting
- and Central University for Nationalities Graduate Students
Themes and Goals
The papers herein focus on two themes: the status and development of CAMS (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), and Chinese National Ethnic Minorities. These topics deeply affect the lives of both Chinese Ethnic Minorities as well as American citizens.
With our studies we hope to develop a better understanding of ethnic minorities and provide alternative approaches to common issues.
Index of papers: Law and Medicine
Introduction
Emphasis on Law
Emphasis on Medicine
Presenters and Participants
Panel Presenters
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Carol Fox
Director, Strategic Planning and Partnerships, East-West Center
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Christopher McNally
Senior Research Fellow, East West Center
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Danielle Conway-Jones
Professor of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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Melody MacKenzie
Director, Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law
Professor of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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Denise Antolini
Director, Environmental Law Program
Professor of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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David Yun
Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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William Nitzky
Program Coordinator
CCS National Minority Program
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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Jennifer Dunn
EWC Grantee, Media Specialist
Chinese Ethnic Minorities Focus
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Minority Student Participants
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Gonbu Zhaxi
Gongbu Zhaxi is of the Tibetan nationality. In 2004, Gongbu Zhaxi began his master's degree at UHM majoring in Natural Resources & Environmental Management. Prior to that he was a professor at the Agriculture College of Tibet University. From 2001 to mid-2003 he acted as co-manager of a Basic Human Needs Project in Tibet, sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency, which was been the biggest international bilateral agreement project in Tibet
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Niu Xuan
Niu Xuan is from Xining City, in Qinghai province, in west China. She is half Dongxiang and half Hui nationality. She is currently majoring in Sociology at UHM and working towards her master's degree. Her research focuses on mutual impacts between mass media and marginalized people, specifically China ethnic minorities.
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Diki Dopta
Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan
Sociology Department MA,
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Yang Fang
Yang Fang from Yunnan Province is of the Han nationality.
Mr. Yang worked in the Wildlife Conservation Office of Yunnan Forest Department and has worked on issues related to wildlife conservation and nature reserve management. He currently is working on a Master's degree at UHM majoring in Natural Resources & Environmental Management. His research focuses specifically on Environmental Economics.