DISCOVERY ’68 “EAST MEETS WEST“ EAST-WEST CENTER CULTURAL EXCHANGE HONOLULU, HAWAII XD30652

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This episode of the ABC TV show Discovery dates to 1968, and explores educational and cultural exchange activities at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The episode is hosted by Bill Owen with Virginia Gibson. The East–West Center (EWC), or the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. It was dedicated by then Vice President Lyndon Johnson in 1961. The episode opens with college-aged men from different countries tossing a football (0:07). At 0:33, a female Thai student performs a traditional dance outdoors on grass for American students. At 0:43, we view campus from the road. “East Meets West.” Opening credits for Discovery 1968 (0:5