Announcements
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Call for Papers
International Conference and Cultural Event of Aceh 2008
Honolulu, Hawaii
October 21-22, 2008
As an interdisciplinary conference, we welcome applications
from international graduate students engaged in research on topics: Natural Disaster, Conflict Resolution,
Peace Building, Islam and Democracy, Disaster Management, Peace Building,
Ethnic Identity and Culture, and Recovery and Development; enclosed by the
theme, "Beyond Tsunami: The Aceh
Experience and International Application."
more info | Deadline: July 31, 2008
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunication (ED-MEDIA)
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
June 22-26, 2009
This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
ED-MEDIA, the premiere international conference in the field, spans all disciplines and levels of education and annually attracts more than 1,500 leaders in the field from over 70 countries.
more info | Deadline: December 19, 2008
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Explorations: The Student Journal of Southeast Asia
 Explorations
is a student publication of the Southeast Asian Studies Student
Association in association with the Center for Southeast
Asian Studies and with financial assistance provided by
the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii.
The principle mission of Explorations
is to offer a forum for students to present disciplinary and
interdisciplinary research on a broad range of issues relating
principally to the region which today constitutes Southeast Asia. Its latest issue is now available online!
Explorations Call for Papers
more info | Deadline: November 9, 2008
Explorations Call for Editors
more info
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Altogether: Contemporary Papua New Guinea Art
An Exhibition
June 29 - September 5, 2008
East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
Special Events:
Opening Reception
Opening festivities, including reception and exhibition walk-through with guest curator Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris, Ph.D.
Sunday June 29, 2008 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. The Drum and the Mask: Time of the Tembuan Documentary film with introduction by the filmmaker Carolyn Yacoe Sunday, July 13, 2008 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. "The Art of Early Times: Traditional Arts in PNG"Illustrated talk by Jerome Feldman Ph.D., Professor of Art History at HPU Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. more infoAll events will be held in the East-West Center Gallery, admission free. For more information, contact Eric Chang at 808-944-7584 or ChangE@EastWestCenter.org. |
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Open Positions and Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities or Social Science
Princeton University Society of Fellows, 2009-2012more info | Deadline: October 1, 2008
Funding Opportunities for ScholarsSchool of Historical Studies
Institute for Advanced Study, New Jersey, 2009-2010
more info | Deadline: November 1, 2008 |
Thai Cooking Demonstration
By Chef Chai Chaowasaree
In conjunction with the Smithsonian
"Key Ingredients" Exhibition, Kapi'olani
Community College is
pleased to announce a cooking demonstration by Chef Chai Chaowasaree. The free
demonstration is part of
the visiting chef program funded through the Grace and Lyle Guslander
Distinguished Visitors Program in Advanced Food Service. Chef Chai Chaowasaree is the owner
of award winning Chai's Island Bistro at the Aloha Tower Marketplace and Singha
Thai Cuisine, in Waikiki. He is recognized as
one of Hawai'i's best chefs and will demonstrate preparation of the following
dishes: -
Chai's signature kataifi-wrapped
tiger prawns with pineapple vinaigrette
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Grilled Thai beef salad with
lemongrass garlic dressing
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Thai red curry with chicken and
bamboo shoots
Public parking is available in the
"B" and "C" parking lots on the Kapi'olani
Community College.
" Key Ingredients" is part of Museum
on Main Street,
a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
Service, state humanities councils across the nation, and local host
institutions. Kapi'olani Community College is
planning a variety of activities to coincide with the exhibit, including a
lecture and film series, story telling sessions, and a mixed plate art exhibit
with local elementary schools. Information on these activities and the local
exhibit, including exhibit hours, can be found here.
Grace Guslander created "The
Distinguished Visitors Program in Advanced Food Service" at Kapi'olani Community
College to perpetuate her husband Lyle's memory
by fulfilling his desire "to give back to the community." Through a generous
donation made in 1989, the distinguished visiting chef's program was launched,
and Kapi'olani Community
College has showcased several of its graduates who have become
outstanding chefs themselves, or other renowned chefs from Hawaii and abroad. Wednesday, June 25, 200812:00 - 2:00 p.m.Kapi'olani Community
CollegeOhi'a Building, Room 118For more information, contact Louise Yamamoto at <yamamotl@hawaii.edu>, 808-734-9513 or Frank Gonzales at <frankg@hawaii.edu>, 808-734-9441.
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Media Challenges: Politics Through the Lens of Religion
2008 Senior Journalists Luncheon
East-West Center (EWC)
Leading U.S. and Asian journalists will
share their insights from the Senior Journalists Seminar, an EWC study tour
that delves into interfaith relations and its impact on domestic and
international politics. In this program, journalists engage their peers and
leaders of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism on issues that have
caused tension between these Asian countries (which have substantial Muslim
populations) and the U.S.,
especially since 9/11.
Friday, June 27, 2008
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Hawaii Imin International Conference Center
1777 East-West Road, Garden Level
$20 Co-sponsor members
$22 Non-members
If interested, please RSVP by Tuesday, June 24.
more info
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Online SEA Language Learning Materials
This blog post describes a great free resource for downloading old FSI (Foreign Service Institute) materials, in most cases with audio, for learning Thai, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese, in addition to 30 other languages. FSI Language Courses |
SEA Books
Performing Political Identity: The Democrat Party in Southern Thailand
By Marc Skew
Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2008, 391 pp.
more info
Opium Reduction in Thailand 1970-2000: A Thirty-Year Journey
By Ronald Renard
Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2001, 199 pp.
more info
Nationalists, Soldiers and Separatists: The Ambonese Islands from Colonialism to Revolt 1880-1950
By Richard Chauvel
Leiden, KITLV Press, 2008, 432 pp.
more info  Tearing Apart the Land: Islam and Legitimacy in Southern Thailand
By Duncan McCargo
Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2008, 232 pp.
more info
The Diary of Kosa Pan. Thai Ambassador to France, June-July 1686
By Michael Smithies
Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2002, 76 pp.
more info
A Biography of King Naresuan the Great HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
By Kennon Breazeale (Edited and translated)
Toyota Thailand Foundation and The Foundation for the Promotion of Social Science and Humanities Textbooks Project, 214 pp
more info
For ordering information, contact the publishers or the Asian Experts at asiabook@gil.com.au
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SEA Film Series
We
had a successful year in which we screened 35 films in our weekly
Wednesday series. We look forward to an exciting slate of films beginning in
September, 2008. See you at the movies!
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