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End of Semester Potluck
The Nongkrong Yuk! Indonesian Club @ UHM
in collaboration with the Nusantara Society & Permias Hawaii Chapter invites you to its end-of-semester potluck. Please contact Erenst <erent@gmail.com> or 808-722-6184 for RSVP and further information.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park
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Call for Papers
Sustainability in Asia
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
October 16-17, 2009
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference at Arizona State University. This year's theme is "Sustainability in Asia." We are inviting submissions from any area of the humanities or social sciences dealing with the following themes: - Environmental/Ecological Sustainability
- Economic Sustainability
- Cultural Vitality and Preservation
- Health and Well-being
- Community Building and Civic Engagement
- Gender Roles and Relations
- Theoretical & Definitional Issues
- Methodological Issues
more info | Deadline: August 1, 2009
2010 North American Graduate Student Conference in Buddhist Studies
University of Toronto
April 9-11, 2010
We are soliciting proposals from graduate students in Buddhist Studies (and related fields) for papers that reflect the wide range of disciplines (history, anthropology, art history, linguistics, etc.), methodologies, and geographical regions that characterize the academic study of Buddhist traditions.
Approximately 15 papers will be presented at the conference.
Presentations (limited to 20 minutes) will be followed by faculty respondents.
FUNDING
Presenters should seek funding from their home institutions to cover travel costs. However, the organizing committee is currently soliciting funds to provide accommodations and meals for the participants. More details to follow.
DEADLINES
Paper proposals of no more than 500 words should be submitted by October 15, 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by December 15 and presenters will be asked to submit their final papers in advance of the conference for review by faculty respondents.
Paper proposals should be sent by email to:
<buddhiststudiesgradconference@gmail.com>
Matt King and Ben Wood
PhD Students in Buddhist Studies
Center for the Study of Religion
University of Toronto
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Open Positions and Fellowships
Instructor or Assistant Professor
South and Southeast Asian History
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, MN
The Department of History of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University invites applications for a full-time, one year term position with the possibility of renewal (leave replacement) to begin in August 2009 at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor.
more info
Postdoctoral Fellowship: East and Southeast Asia
Lund University, Sweden
Postdoctoral fellowships focusing on any East or South-East Asian country. The fellowship is full time and of two years duration (commencing 1 November 2009), at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University in Sweden.
more info | Deadline: June 12, 2009
Temporary Professional Positions
Oral Proficiency Interviewers
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (http://www.actfl.org/), an organization dedicated to the teaching and learning of all languages in the United States since the 1960s, is currently recruiting native speakers of the languages listed below to train as Oral Proficiency Interviewers (to evaluate the level of fluency of another individual in a particular language). This is contract, temporary work.
ILR (language proficiency testing project): Arabic (Yemeni), Bengali, Burmese, Cambodian, Hausa, Indonesian, Javanese, Kazahk, Kikongo, Kurdish-Sorani, Lao, Malayalam, Moro (Tausug), Nepalese, Pashto, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
more info | Deadline: May 19, 2009
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Short-term) for North American and European Researchers
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Targeted Fields: Humanities. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences.
- Open To: Postdoctoral Scholars.
- Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of an eligible country.
- Eligibility Requirements: Hold a doctorate degree when the fellowship goes into effect, which must have been received within ten year prior to April 2 of that year. Applicant must have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host.
- Stipend: Maintenance allowance of 364,000 Yen a month, plus a settling-in allowance of 200,000 Yen. Award includes a round-trip air ticket and insurance.
- Deadline: 10/9/2009 - Host institutes have six application deadlines. Applicants should contact them well in advance of the deadline.
- Program Description: Approximately 60 awards will be granted for scholars to conduct research in Japan for a period of 15 days to 11 months. Program is aimed at providing opportunities to young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from the US, Canada, and Europe to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions. (Research may be on Southeast Asia or any other topic.)
more info
Temporary Professional Positions:
Field Interviewer Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA
REACH bilingual Vietnamese/Chinese/Khmer NORC at the University of Chicago
We are looking for bright, self-motivated, outgoing bilingual individuals in Los Angeles/Orange, CA to work as Field Interviewers on the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project.
more info
Field Interviewer -Seattle, WA (bilingual Vietnamese)
more info
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SEA Publications
 Association for Asian Studies's New Online Publications Catalog
The AAS is excited to announce the launch of its new online publications catalog and the publication of new titles. Please visit our website for more information. One of our titles, " Modern Short Fiction of Southeast Asia: A Literary History," surveys the historical and cultural significance of modern short fiction in nine Southeast Asian nations-Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Potential authors should visit here. Jon Wilson AAS Publications Manager
 The Iconography of Architectural Plans: A Study of the Influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Plans of South and Southeast Asia
Fredrick W. Bunce New Delhi, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. 2002 more info The Iconography of Avalokitesvara in Mainland Southeast AsiaNandana Chutiwongs New Delhi, Aryan Books. 2002 more info Sahrdaya: Studies in Indian and Southeast Asian Art in Honour of Dr. R. NagaswamyBettina Baumer, R. N. Misra, Chirapat Prapandvidya, Devendra Handa (Eds.) Chennai, The Tamil Arts Academy. 2006 more info Temple Art, Icons and Culture of India and Southeast AsiaK.V. Raman Delhi, Sharada Publishing House. 2006 more infoFor more widely-ranged publications on Southeast Asia, visit the website of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. |
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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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