East-West Center Oral History Project : Sarah Vann

Abstract

Sarah Vann, professor of library science at UHM since 1969, joined the Friends of the East-West Center with encouragement from her friend, Sumi Makey. In 1990 she became the Friends' president. In 1995, when the Center's International Visitors Program, originally conceived by the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) was about to be cut due to the Centerwide reduction-in-force, Sarah took over this responsibility on a volunteer basis. Click on the PDFs to read more. Includes photograph, interview quotes, and the full interview narrative.