East Meets West

When we pray for our own harvest but not the farmers who need rain, what are we really saying? When we look deeply into our anger, what do we see in the person we are angry with? When we love our enemy, what really happens? Does the will of God take sides? What takes place when we begin to understand our enemies? On East Meets West, Joshua gives his Spoken Word. To listen, please click here.

On a short note, I did a very stupid thing the other day and washed my dishes with laundry detergent because I couldn’t read the Japanese label on the refill packet at the supermarket. …

This stimulating release from Blaq Jerzee is taken from an impending album called East Meets West which Blaq Jerzee has produced alongside Jay KS. The album was created to bridge the music from East Africa and their notable Bongo Flava — to the West African, Afrobeats. The first single ‘Sokoma’…

Loving and Living the best of East Meets West ! Born in Sri Lanka, a beautiful island in the Indian ocean and then moving to the United States, one of the largest and most powerful nations in the world has given me a sense of gratitude for having lived and…

The art of fermentation When supermarket aisles lay empty early in the lockdown, my husband, Jo, brought home whatever essentials he could get his hands on — two packets of soybean lay in the pile. Odd to have not noticed it before like other lentils on supermarket shelves, given that…

Shoots Issue 1: East Meets West 2020 — Welcome to the inaugural edition of Shoots! This series will feature inspiring and motivating examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism. I will share stories of businesses in unexpected places and / or demonstrating principles that I anticipate will become more important in the years to come. I am writing this post…

When I first arrived at Forward Fooding, we’d just received a batch of Guruji’s sea salt and cacao popped lotus seeds. Trying them for the first time, I was hooked: I couldn’t believe something so delicious, so good for you, and so simple, had only just made it’s way to…

By Brittany Lieu Hawaii’s Startup Event of the Year Welcoming over 400 attendees including investors and entrepreneurs, the East Meets West 2019 conference from January 31 to February 1st is Hawaii’s startup event of the year. …

By Brittany Lieu A Battle of Startups Welcoming industry experts from both ends of the Pacific, the East Meets West 2019 two-day conference is Hawaii’s most anticipated startup event of the year! …