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| Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham: An Extraordinary Woman and Her Work
Women's Studies Colloquium
With a special appearance by Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng
Discussed by
Alice Dewey, Prof. Emeritus of Anthropology, UHM
Nancy Cooper, Adjunct Associate Prof. of Anthropology, UHM
Bron Solyom, Curator of the Jean Charlot Collection, UHM Library
Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham, also known as Ann Soetoro,
has recently come to public awareness as a result of her son's prominence. The
late Ann Soetoro was the mother of presidential candidate, Barack Obama, and Hawai'i educator, Dr.
Maya Soetoro-Ng. This colloquium is not so much about that aspect of her life,
important as it was, but rather about the lesser known research and consulting
work that she did as an economic and applied anthropologist in many locations
around the world. This includes her 1992 dissertation in the Department of Anthropology at
the University of Hawai`i at Manoa titled Peasant Blacksmithing
in Indonesia:
surviving and thriving against all odds.
Like those of so many accomplished women, Ann Soetoro's
contributions to Social Science and people in developing countries might have
gone unsung except among those who knew and worked with her. This panel
welcomes the opportunity to highlight some of the valuable contributions that
Ann Soetoro made before her life was cut short by cancer.
Dr. Alice G.
Dewey was Ann Soetoro's Graduate Advisor and long-time friend. A graduate of
Harvard University, her book, Peasant
Marketing in Java, (1962) was the seminal work on the market systems of
Java.
Bron Solyom and her husband
Garrett met Ann as UH graduate students in the seventies, sharing classes in
Southeast Asian anthropology, archaeology and art history, with Professors
Alice Dewey, Wilhelm Solheim and Deborah Waite.
Dr. Nancy I.
Cooper knew Ann Soetoro in the last decade of her life when they were both
doing doctoral work in anthropology. One of her publications on Java is "Singing and Silences:
transformations of power through Javanese seduction scenarios" in American
Ethnologist (2000).
Friday, Sept. 12, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Business Administration Building A 101
University of Hawaii at Manoa
For more information about the talk contact Professor Aya Kimura at <kimuraa@hawaii.edu>
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Cambodian Dance in Honolulu
A group of talented children from Cambodia arrived in Hawaii
on September 3 and have participated in cultural exchanges with other Hawaii students of the same age from Kaimuki High School,
Le Jardin, Mid-Pacific Institute, and Punahou School. The visit culminates with an extravagant fundraising performance at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, September 13 at Mamiya Theatre. Tax-deductible tickets are available
for $50 and $75 ($100 tickets are sold out) by calling 545-3676, and include a
wine and pupu reception with the performers from 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the theatre
plaza. more info
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| Careers in the U.S. Department of State
With Mr. Jonathan Henick
Diplomat-in-Residence at the East West Center
Mr. Henick has served 15
years as a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. He has worked at the U.S. diplomatic missions to Turkey, Portugal, Uzbekistan,
and as a negotiator for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
Most recently he was the Public Affairs Officer in Baku, Azerbaijan and he is due to go out as the Deputy Chief of Mission
to Dili, Timor-Leste beginning in July 2009.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Henick has worked in each of the five Foreign Service specializations: the Political, Economic, Public Diplomacy, Consular, and Administrative cones. Mr. Henick will share his experiences with and offer his advice to those interested in pursuing a career in the U.S. Department of State.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Center for Korean Studies Auditorium
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Hmong Studies Newsletter
The Fall 2008 Hmong Studies Newsletter is now available for
viewing. It includes information about 13 new publications and a
brand new bibliographic guide to Hmong Studies research published between
2005-2008.
You
may also be interested in checking out enhancements and added features that
continue to be made at the Hmong
Studies Internet
Resource Center website. Fall 08 Newsletter |
Open Positions and Fellowships
Faculty Position in Southeast Asian Politics/
Comparative Politics
Northern Illinois Universitymore info | Deadline: October 1, 2008
Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects
National Endowment for the Artsmore info | Deadline: January 9, 2009
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities. Social Science or Public Affairs
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholarsmore info | Deadline: October 1, 2008
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Call for Papers
Languages of Southeast Asia
University of California, Los Angeles
January 30 - February 1, 2009
more info | Deadline: November 3, 2008
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Conference Announcement
2008 Vietnam Update: Labor in VietnamAustralian National University
November 6-7, 2008
The 2008 Vietnam Update addresses the topic of
labor in Vietnam.
The Update will open with two papers on the key political and economic
developments in Vietnam
over the last year. The remainder of the conference will consist of
presentations devoted to the conference theme. The speakers are
authorities on labor in Vietnam
and they will present their original findings based on recent research. Papers
will be followed by questions and open discussion.
To view the paper abstracts and to register for the Vietnam Update, please
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SEA Publications
 Khmer Gold: Gifts for the GodsBy Emma C. Bunker and Douglas LatchfordChicago, Art Media Resources, 2008, 130 pp., 144 color illustrationsmore info Tourism at the Grassroots: Villagers and visitors in the Asia-PacificBy John Connell and Barbara Rugendyke (editors)
Abingdon, Routledge, 2008, 320 pp.
more info Muslims and Matriarchs: Cultural Resilience in Indonesia through Jihad and ColonialismBy Jeffrey HadlerIthaca, Cornell University
Press, 2008, 248 pp.more info
 Huynh Phuong Dong: Visions of War and Peace
By Lindsey Kiang (Editor)Amhurst, University of Massachusetts, 2007, 176 pp.more info The Thai Challenge: Unity, Stability and Democracy in Times of UncertaintyBy Thang D. NguyenHappauge, Nova Science Publishers, 2008more info
Biographical Dictionary of Social and Cultural AnthropologyBy Vered Amit (Editor)Abingdon, Routledge, 2008, 640 pp.more info
 Religion, Language and PowerBy Nile Green and Mary Searle-Chatterjee (Editors)
Abingdon, Routledge, 2008, 242 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
Now in its fifth year!
In Fall 2008, the Center's popular Southeast Asian Film Series will include Muro-Ami (Philippines), White
Silk Dress (Vietnam), Aloha (Malaysia/Singapore),
Quickie Express
(Indonesia) in addition to other films from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines!
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