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Open Positions
Professional Position: Vietnamese Language Instructor
MultiLingual Solutions, Inc., Monterey, California
MultiLingual Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of foreign language training and professional placement services for government agencies and corporate clients, is currently seeking experienced Vietnamese instructors responsible for developing and delivering a basic Vietnamese course for a government student in the Monterey, California area. Although flexible, position is full-time (6 hours per day/5 days per week) from April 1 through December 18.
Frederic Hairson
Program Manager
MultiLingual Solutions, Inc.
Professional Education and Training Division (P.E.T.)
Tel: (301) 424-7444, ext. 15
Fax: (301) 424-7331
Mobile: (443) 421-8634
<FHairson@MLSolutions.com>
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United States Department of State Student Intern Program
- Targeted Fields: Open to all fields
- Citizenship: Open only to U.S. citizens
- Eligibility Requirements: Open to currently enrolled graduate students, college juniors and seniors in good academic standing. Women and minority students encouraged to apply.
- Stipend: Paid internships, with annual salaries of $18,687 to $25,897.
- Deadline: 3/4/2009 -for fall. 7/1/2009 -for spring. 11/1/2009 -for summer.
Program Description: Over 800 internships allow students a chance to gain firsthand knowledge of American foreign affairs. Most internships are in Washington, D.C., but some openings exists at embassies and consulates overseas, and at the United Nations in New York. Internships are available only during the summer in the U.S. and have a minimum duration of 10 weeks. Ninety-five percent of internship opportunities are unpaid.
For More Information:
U.S. Department of State
Intern Coordinator
Recruitment Division
2401 E Street, N.W., Suite 518 H
Washington, D.C. 20522
(703) 875-7490
<careers@state.gov>
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Seminar on Economics
Labor Skills and Foreign Direct Investment in a Dynamic Economy: Estimating the Knowledge-Capital Model for Singapore
Gnanaraj Chellaraj
Economist/Consultant
World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Visiting Scholar, East-West Center
Dr. Chellaraj will share how changes in the inbound and outbound investment between Singapore and a sample of industrialized and developing countries are analyzed. The nature of Singapore's two-way investment with the industrialized nations has shifted into skill-seeking activities over the period, while Singapore's investments in developing countries have increased sharply and become concentrated in labor-seeking activities. Over the period 1984-2003, Singapore's skilled labor abundance relative to all parent industrialized countries increased total inbound FEI stocks from these countries to the tune of US$ 30 billion, while its skilled labor abundance relative to all host developing countries increased total outbound FEI stocks to these countries to the tune of US$ $9.5 billion.
Dr. Gnanaraj Chellaraj's research interests include foreign direct investment, immigration, intellectual property rights and health care policy. He has worked in thirty-eight countries for the World Bank, including Papua New Guinea and Malaysia. Between 2002 and 2005 he was an economic advisor to the Government of Singapore. He has also held visiting positions at the University of Colorado and the University Adelaide, Australia.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012, 3rd floor
East-West Center, Honolulu |
Call for Papers
Dap-ayan: Sharing and Understanding Ethnolinguistic WorldsHonolulu, Hawaii
November 11-14, 2009The University of Hawai'i's Ilokano Language and Literature Program convenes the 4th Nakem International Conference on "Dap-ayan: Sharing and Understanding Ethnolinguistic Worlds Towards Cultural Pluralism." The conference will be held at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa on Nov. 11-14, 2009.
more info| Deadline: February 28, 1009
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Conference Announcement
Region and Globalization in Asia: Prospects, Patterns, and Problems for the Coming Decade
University of San Francisco, Lone Mountain Campus
March 13-14, 2009
Topics of the conference include: - "Spiritual Economies: Islam and Globalization in Contemporary Indonesia" Daromir Rudnyckyj (University of British Columbia, Victoria)
- "Buddhism and Globalization: The Rise of Early Asian Identity" Keynote address, Nayan Chanda (Yale University)
- "Gender and Moral Visions in Indonesia" Rachel Rinaldo (Kiriyama Fellow, USF Center for the Pacific Rim)
more info
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Summer Volunteer Program in Thailand:
Teaching English
Learning Enterprises (LE) is a dynamic, student-run organization that
has been providing English education to some of the most
underprivileged students in the world for more than 16 years. Each
summer, our student volunteers travel to a host of countries on 4
continents, teaching more than 6,000 students for 4- and 6-week summer
language programs. The 2009 recruiting season has begun, and we'd like
you to join the ranks of Learning Enterprises in Thailand.
more info
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Free JSEAS Papers on Thai Buddhism and the Southern Conflict
Volume 40, issue 1 of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (JSEAS) is available online now for FREE download. view it here |
Publications on SEA
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of Philippines: The Contest for Control (PB)
Asian Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Network
2008, 67pp.
read it The Department of Orange Asli Affairs, Malaysia: An Agency for Assilimation (PB)Asian Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Network 2008, 23 pp. read it
 The Governmental Committee is not Enough: The Case of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities of Vietnam (PB)Asian Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Network
2008, 22 pp.
read it Vietnam MomentBrenda Paik Sunoo & Ton Thi Thu Nguyet Seoul Selection, 2009, 285 pp. Vietnam Moment is a photo essay collection that conveys the beauty and wisdom of the
Vietnamese nation and people. The photos break from the war-torn image
of Vietnam to allow readers to feel the human beauty of a people
maintaining their ancient traditions amidst natural splendor, their
patience and determination developed over a winding history, and the
affirmation and bravery of a people who have never given up hope. more info |
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SEA Film Series
Now in its fifth year!
The Film Series is returning to the Korean Studies Building in January 2009! See you there...and bring a sweater.
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