Don Alper

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Canadian film crew shoots footage on campus for "Borderline" documentary 2011-10-06
Alper given 'hot potato' award for work related to Canada-U.S. border 2011-08-09
U.S. ambassador to Canada visits WWU 2011-06-10
Canadian-American Studies honored at Bellingham City Council meeting June 6 2011-06-07
Unruly Children of a Common Mother

Sunday night’s Canadian Broadcasting Corporation coverage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden was every bit as fervent as that of networks in the United States, illustrating the complexities of the relationship between our two countries. Depending on the situation, we may stand together as one or…

2011-05-04
Center for Canadian-American Studies celebrates 40th in style 2011-05-02
WWU Center for Canadian-American Studies Celebrates 40 Years

A center at Western Washington University is celebrating 40 years of teaching U.S.-Canadian relations with two scheduled events in Bellingham this week.

Dr. Donald Alper, Director of the Center for Canadian-American Studies, says the center has recently been focused on security and travel…

2011-04-28
Celebrating 40 years of cross-border cooperation

Though it is simply a line on a map, the border between Canada and the United States is an important part of Whatcom County. What happens at the border — and on either side of the border — affects the local economy. Take as an example last year's brouhaha over exempting residents of British…

2011-04-15
Celebrating 40 years of cross-border cooperation

Though it is simply a line on a map, the border between Canada and the United States is an important part of Whatcom County. What happens at the border — and on either side of the border — affects the local economy. Take as an example last year’s brouhaha over exempting residents of British…

2011-04-04
WWU center has helped U.S.-Canada relations for 40 years

In 1965, Bellingham physician Robert Kaiser wrote the president of Western Washington State College with the idea of creating an Institute for Canada-American studies. Kaiser, concerned that there was too little understanding of our northern neighbor, believed that Western was the right place…

2011-03-24
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