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Gumil Hawaii Vision and Writing (Association of Ilokano Writers in
Hawaii): Potentially Disenfranchising?
Presented by Ma. Socorro Q. Perez
Faculty, English Department
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Ma. Socorro Q. Perez is a Faculty member of the
English Department of Ateneo de Manila
University, Philippines.
She is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Comparative Literature at the University of
the Philippines.
She has been awarded a Fulbright research grant. Her essay, "Ilokano
Immigrants' Renegotiation of Space in GUMIL Hawaii Fiction (circa 80s)" has been
published by Kritika Kultura, an internationally-refereed online journal of
English Dept of the Ateneo de Manila. Her essay, "Ilokano Writers of Hawaii:
Invisible Stragglers" is forthcoming. In the book, Philippine Studies:
Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?
It is a collection of essays on Philippine literature and culture, edited by
Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, and published by UP Press.Tuesday, April 15, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Moore Hall 319
University of Hawaii - Manoa
This
event is Free and Open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for
Philippine Studies. For more information including disability access,
contact Clemen C. Montero at 956-6086. |
2008 Myanmar Thingyan Festival
 Please come and join the Myanmar Community in Hawai'i
as we celebrate Thingyan, our New Year. Come share the Myanmar spirit, culture, friendship, and experience our
Water Throwing, Myanmar Product Sales, Astrology, Palm-reading and other Myanmar treats.
Join us for all you can eat Myanmar's
favorite food Mohinga, Mont Lone Ye Baw and Let-Phet Thoke (Pickled Tea Leaves Salad) and Ginger Salad. We are looking forward
to your participation!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wilson Elementary School
4945 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu
$12 Per Aldult, Children Under 14 Are Free
Sponsored by Myanmar Association of Hawaii, Pacific Gateway Center and City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii. For more information, contact Ozy, Ma Saw or Ma Cho at 851-7010
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Fellowships
2009-2011 Rotary World Peace Fellowhips (RWPF)
The Rotary Foundation
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.
Deadline: July 1, 2008 more info
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New Publications
 Thailand and World War II
By Direk Jayanama (Edited by Jane Keyes)
In this book the author provides a unique, first-hand account of Thailand's diplomatic, military and economic history between 1938 and 1948. The author was Deputy Prime Minister when Thailand was forced on 8 December 1941 to accede to Japan's request that its troops be permitted safe passage through Thai territory on their way to attack Singapore. Jayanama's remarkable skills were employed to their greatest extent in the immediate post-war years. He not only helped bring the state of war with Britain and Australia to a successful conclusion, but he also played a major role in enabling Thailand to obtain admittance to the United Nations in 1948 and resume its full standing in the community of nations.
*** These books below are now released in paper back*** Indonesia: Law and Society (2nd Edition)
By Tim Lindsey
Since the first edition, Indonesia has undergone massive and political and legal change as part of its post-Soeharto reform process and its dramatic transition to democracy. This work contains 25 new chapters and the 4 surviving 4 chapters have all been revised, where necessary. The book now covers a broad range of legal fields and includes both historical and very up-to-date analyses and views on Indonesian legal issues. It includes work by leading scholars from a wide range of countries. There is still no comparable, English language text in existence. more info
Print and Power: Confucianism, Communism, and Buddhism in the making of modern Vietnam
By Shawn Frederick McHale  In this ambitious and path-breaking book, the author challenges long held views that define modern Vietnamese history in terms of anticolonial nationalism and revolution. He argues instead for a historiography that does not overstress either the role of politics in general, or Communism in particular. Using a wide range of sources from Vietnam, France and the United States, many of them previously unexploited, he shows how the use of printed matter soared between 1920 and 1945 and in the process transformed Vietnamese public life and shaped the modern Vietnamese consciousness.
more info
For ordering information, email asiabook@gil.com.au |
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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 (Viet Nam), Bagong Buwan (Philippines), The Legend of Lady Hill (Myanmar) in addition to films from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Viet Nam and Cambodia!
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