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School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) Graduate Conference
(Re)defining Borders: Looking Toward the Future of Asia-Pacific StudiesUniversity of Hawaii-ManoaMarch 11 - 13, 2009Keynote Speech
Transoceania: Rethinking Asia from the Pacific and the Pacific from AsiaDr. Greg Dvorak Research Fellow, Tokyo University Wednesday, March 11, 200910:00 - 11:00 a.m.Center for Korean Studies AuditoriumUniversity of Hawaii-ManoaThe 2009 SPAS Graduate Student Conference is an event open to students from
ALL disciplines. Our aim is to provide a forum for graduate students from a
broad range of specialties to discuss their latest innovative research relating
to Asian and/or Pacific Islands Studies. UH-Mānoa students and students
from other colleges and universities -- local, mainland, and international --
are all encouraged to participate.
Southeast Asia related papers at the conference are as below: Ritual and PerformanceAnna Reynolds Wayang Sapuh Leger: A Balinese wayang ritual performance University of Hawaii at Manoa 12:00 - 13:30 March 11, 2009 Transnational IdentitiesKazue Takamura Border as a Living Sphere: Informal Everyday Border Crossings in the East Coast of the Thai-Malaysian Borderland Tokyo University 12:00 - 13:30 March 11, 2009 Deanna Ramsay The Peranakan Chinese of Java: An Exploration of their early writings University of Hawaii at Manoa 12:00 - 13:30
March 11, 2009 Issues in Asia-Pacific Educational PolicyThuy Thi Ngoc Bui Cultural Factors Affecting English Language Learning for Thai Ethnic Minority Students in Vietnam Using Mixed Methods University of Hawaii at Manoa 13:45 - 15:15 March 11, 2009 Reexamining the Family in Asian SocietyNihayatul Wafiroh Arranged Marriages in Indonesia: The Case Study in Darussalam Pesantren, Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia University of Hawaii at Manoa 9:00 - 10:30 March 12, 2009 Reconstructing Memories of Southeast AsiaMartin Thiry Colonial Policing in Dutch East Indies: The Case of the Ambonese University of Hawaii at Manoa 10:45 - 12:15 March 12, 2009 Matt Reeder Buffalo Crimes & Siamese Modernization: How Chulalongkorn's Government Tried to Impose Order on a Rural Resource University of Hawaii at Manoa 10:45 - 12:15 March 12, 2009 Alvin Lim The Memory of Atrocity: Rhizomatic Journeys University of Hawaii at Manoa 10:45 - 12:15 March 12, 2009 Emerging Social Issues in Asia-PacificJacquelyn Coronel Manila's North Cemetery: A Quality of Life University of San Francisco 13:30 - 15:00 March 12, 2009 All panels will be held in the Center for Korean Studies Building more info |
International Night 2009
Tree of Ohana!
International Student Association
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The International Student Association at the University of Hawaii at Manoa invites you to the 10th anniversary of a celebration of cultures - the International Night 2009: Tree of `Ohana!
International Night 2009 will feature music, ethnic performances, interactive cultural booths and games from Argentina, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Okinawa, the Philippines, Tahiti, Tanzania, U.S./Hawaii, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, among others! Bring your knowledge of the world and win a chance at great door prizes.
Friday, March 13, 2009
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom
Free and Open to the Public
Sponsored by the International Student Services and the Campus Center Board.
more info
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Open Positions and Fellowships
Research Fellowship for Study of Buddhist Art
Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), Singapore is pleased to offer research fellowship grant from June 2009 to May 2010 in the field of Buddhist art and iconography. ACM promotes research on Asian art history, archaeology and material culture, and has earned a reputation in the museum arena for its gallery displays and exhibitions.
The position of Junior Research Fellow is open and we welcome
applications from post-field PhD candidates. The fellowship is for the duration of one year (June 2009-May 2010) and the monthly stipend is S$3,000. For overseas scholars, the cost of relocation and airfare are capped at a total of S$3,000 as a one off payment. For enquires, please do not hesitate to contact us at <nhb_acm_rpu@nhb.gov.sg>
more info | Deadline: April 9, 2009
Two Opportunities for Graduate Students
Department of Anthropology
Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology-Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
June 29 - July 24, 2009
I am pleased to announce a new research training initiative being launched by the Smithsonian Department of Anthropology with support (pending) from the National Science Foundation.
The Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology is an intensive four-week training program that will teach graduate students how to use museum collections in research, incorporating Smithsonian collections as an integral part of their anthropological training. Support from the Cultural Anthropology Program at NSF will cover full tuition and living expenses for 12 students each summer.
Candace Greene
Director, Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology
Ethnologist, Collections and Archives Program
Department of Anthropology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
more info
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
The Ambassadorial Scholarships program supports the mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to further world understanding and peace by:
- Increasing awareness of and respect for cultural differences by sending ambassadors of goodwill to study in another country
- Instilling in scholars the Rotary ideal of Service Above Self through active participation in Rotary service projects
- Encouraging scholars to dedicate their personal and professional lives to improving the quality of life for the people of their home communities and countries
- Developing leaders who can address the humanitarian needs of the world community
- Impacting all areas of the world through a balanced geographical distribution of scholars
- Encouraging Rotarians worldwide to increase the educational opportunities for scholars from low-income countries
- Fostering a lifelong association between Rotary and its scholars
Mail/hand deliver applications by deadline on April 15, 2009 to:
Dr. Charles Weems
Chairperson D-5000 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Selection Committee
Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences University of Hawaii
1955 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
TEL: 808-956-8337(Office), FAX: 808-956-4883
TEL: 808-524-7681(Home), CELL-808-388-1344
more info
Scholarships for China International and Japan-focused MBA Program
Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii-Manoa
more info | Deadline: April 1, 2009
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Journal Announcement and
Call for Contributions
 KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities
Universiti Sains Malaysia PressWe are pleased to announce the publication of our journal, KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities. The journal was formerly known as Jurnal Ilmu Kemanusiaan (Journal of Humanities) and was re-branded in 2008 to create a focus that we hope appeals to a broader international and multidisciplinary audience. We also invite contributions of manuscript on a theme related to your own interests and those of the journal. We seek writings (including book reviews and research notes) from an international community on aspects relating to the broad theme of the Humanities and Asia. Editor-in-Chief Hajar Abdul Rahim more info |
Seminar on Environment
Pulp Friction: Calories, Carbon or Cash?Borneo's Rapid Logging to Agribusiness Transition:Company Practice & Prospects for Rural LivelihoodsLisa M. Curran Professor and John Musser Director Tropical Resources Institute School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University Visiting Scholar, East-West Center Dr. Lisa Curran's seminar will address research "in progress" on the direct and indirect effects of oil palm agribusiness expansion (edible oils/biofuels) in Indonesian Borneo. She will also discuss the political economy of Indonesia's forestry sector with this agribusiness transition to oil palm plantations from the 1970's to present. Dr. Curran has spent over 25 years in the South/Southeast Asia conducting scientific research, building local capacity and outreach with policy studies. Currently, she is a MacArthur Fellow, Santa Fe Institute External Faculty and serves on NASA's Earth Science Advisory Board, as well as governing boards of several Indonesian NGOs she helped form and currently supports. Thursday, March 12, 200912:00 - 1:00 p.m.John A. Burns Hall, Room 4012, 4th floor1601 East-West Road, Honolulu HI 96848more info
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Publications on SEA
 Murder and Mayhem in Seventeeenth-Century Cambodia: Anthony van Diemen vs. King Ramadhipati I Alfons van der Kraan Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info
 The Dreams of an IdealistM.R. Nimitmongkol Navarat, David Smyth, trans. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info
 The Enduring Sacred Landscape of the NagaMayoury Ngaosrivathana and Pheuiphanh Ngaosrivathana Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info The Last Century of Lao Royalty: A Documentary History Grant Evans Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 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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