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June 10, 2020

The Pacific Council has launched a new platform for our member-written commentary and analysis. We are unveiling the Pacific Council Magazine, where you can find pieces written by our members on local-to-global topics, plus member spotlights and recaps and recordings from our events. Bookmark the new Pacific Council Magazine at pacificcouncil.online.

All previously published Newsroom articles are available below in the Newsroom Archive.

Please note that all upcoming events will still appear at our main website, pacificcouncil.org, or by visiting the Activities menu above.

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

May 9, 2019

Students Learn About Foreign Policy at the Pacific Council

USC Hybrid High School students visited the Pacific Council’s office to discuss the vast career paths that exist in the international affairs industry and the potential that is here in Los Angeles.

May 7, 2019

Looking Like the Enemy: Political Identity & the Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, Asian Americans were identified as both adversary and citizen, leading to an examination during the war from an Asian American perspective which in turn strengthened the formation of a distinct political identity, writes Karen Ishizuka ahead of the Global LA Summit.

May 3, 2019

LA Times’ Efforts to Keep Up in a Changing Landscape

Pacific Council members recently visited the Los Angeles Times headquarters and met with senior editorial officials.

May 2, 2019

Council President Accepts World Trade Week Commerce Award

On Thursday, May 2, Pacific Council President and CEO Jerry Green accepted the Stanley T. Olafson Bronze Plaque Award at the 2019 World Trade Week Kick-off Breakfast in Downtown LA. Presented by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce since 1933, the award honors a member of the international trade community whose outstanding dedication, efforts, and achievements in the field have advanced global trade in the Southern California region.

April 19, 2019

Europe Is Right: Social Media Orgs Should Pay to Use Content

Just as the U.S. digital copyright law inspired Europe to adopt safe harbors for online companies in the earliest days of the internet, Europe’s new copyright law may inspire Washington to rethink how and how much creative professionals are paid—including by social media titans—in a vastly different and richer digital economy, writes Justin Hughes in the Los Angeles Times.

March 22, 2019

Pacific Council CEO Jerrold Green to Receive Commerce Award

Pacific Council President and CEO Dr. Jerrold D. Green has been selected to receive the World Trade Week 2019 Stanley T. Olafson Bronze Plaque Award, in recognition of his role in advancing global trade in the Southern California region.

March 4, 2019

Building a Capacity Framework for U.S. City Diplomacy

As U.S. cities are home to two thirds of the entire population, the practice of city diplomacy has now become essential for local communities to thrive in a globalized society, write Jay Wang and Sohaela Amiri.

January 7, 2019

New Globalism: An Open Letter to California's New Governor

The way California organizes under Governor Newsom to deal with the challenges presented by globalization will determine the state’s fundamental prosperity and security, writes Alison Holmes.

December 13, 2018

A Farewell from Consul General of Canada, James Villeneuve

Pacific Council member and Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles James Villeneueve pens his goodbye as his term comes to an end.

October 8, 2018

The Los Angeles Times Enters a New Era

We purchased the California News Group because we want to preserve the integrity, honesty, and fairness we’ve observed in our decades as avid readers of the Los Angeles Times. The California News Group will continue to play its pivotal role in our communities, from Los Angeles to San Diego, projecting out to the world, writes Patrick Soon-Shiong.

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