Announcements
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Next Week's Brown Bag
Hanoi's Revolutionary Strategy and the Origins of the Vietnam War 1963-1964
 Presented by
Dr. Pierre Asselin
Professor of Historical and Political Studies
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Friday, February 15, 2008
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319
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Piknik Yuk - A Welcome Back Event
Organized by
Nongkrong Yuk! - Indonesian Club at UHM
Saturday, February 9, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Magic Island
This inaugural Nongkrong Yuk! event will introduce you
to the wonders and variety of Indonesian culture and language.
If you are taking Indonesian
language class, this is a great chance to practice what you have learned in
class. Here you will meet Indonesian students and others who are interested in Indonesia.
This will also be Nongkrong Yuk! 'welcome back' event or
just another reason to have a party, Indonesian-style, with plenty delicious
Indonesian food and fun Indonesian entertainment.
Schedule:
- Nongkrong Yuk!introduction
- Indo-tainment (sing-and-dance-along)
- Nongkrong Yuk!future events planning
- Lunch - a feast of authentic Indonesian food!
Main dishes and drinks will be
provided by Nongkrong Yuk!and
sponsored by SAPFB (Student Activities and Program Fee Board).
Please
contact Erenst at erenst@gmail.com or Helen at helenwong1411@yahoo.comfor RSVP
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UH-CSEAS Fellowships and Awards!
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa announces that applications for the following fellowship and award are now being accepted. Please check them out!
2008-2009 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for Southeast Asia
more info | email | Deadline: February 15, 2008
Albert D. Moscotti Travel Grant
more info | email |Deadline: February 15, 2008 |
The Dragon's Gift:
The Sacred Arts of Bhutan
An exhibition - Honolulu Academy of Arts
February 26 - May 23, 2008This ambitious exhibition
explores Bhutan through its sacred visual
arts - works that serve as objects of devotion in active temples - alongside film
footage and photographs of the ancient ritual dance and movement tradition called
Cham.
more info
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Opening Positions
Research Associate in South Asia/Southeast Asia
Center for Conflict Analysis & Prevention
United States Institute Peace (USIP)
The USIP is seeking a person to serve as a Research Associate with a specialization in South Asia or Southeast Asia. The incumbent will conceive, design and implement projects relating to the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict in South or Southeast Asia (e.g. Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines).
The work will entail research and writing for publication, organizing policy-oriented workshops and conferences, involvement in operational and/or field-based conflict prevention projects, and representing the Institute at pertinenet meetings.
more info | Application review starts immediately.
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Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program Fellowships
The Rotary Centers for International Studies program
offers fellowships for master's degree study fields related to peace and
conflict resolution. Beyond academics, Rotary World Peace Fellows also
gain practical skills in conflict resolution appropriate to their individual
careers.
The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program is a professional development
program held in Bangkok, Thailand, through which up to 30
participants embark on three months of intensive study instructed by some of
the leading specialists in the peace and conflict resolution fields. The
specialized curriculum has been crafted to capitalize on the experience of both
participants and lecturers while balancing theoretical and practical learning.
More info | Deadline: July 1, 2008 |
Call for Manuscripts
Creative Works on Asia, University Press of Kentucky
You are
welcome to submit book proposals to a series published by the University Press
of Kentucky. This book series aims at publishing creative works on Asia with new materials and/or with new
interpretations.
More info
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Journal of Vietnamese Studies
Journal of Vietnamese Studies is a new journal that promotes and publishes
original social science and humanities research about Vietnamese history,
politics, culture and society, as well as Vietnam-related topics that have
traditionally been set apart from mainstream area studies scholarship such as
the Vietnamese diaspora and the Vietnam War.
Institutional subscription $189
Individual subscription $65
Student discounted subscription $26
more info |
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Next Week's Movie
Bong Sen
The Lotus
A co-production between Vietnam and Algeria, Bong Sen tells the unknown story of Algerian indigenes soldiers who fought with the French at Dien Bien Phu.
6:30 p.m., Wednesday February 13
Korean Studies Building
SEA Film Series
Now in its fourth year!
In Spring 2008, the Center's popular Southeast Asian Film Series will include Aloha (Malaysia/Singapore),
The Story of Pao (Vietnam), Bagong Buwan (Philippines), The Legend of Lady Hill (Myanmar) in addition to films from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia!
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