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Aloha and Mahalo
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies would like to wish a warm Aloha to our departing graduate assistant, Christian Razukas. Christian will be studying language in Indonesia this summer, and then spending a semester at the National University of Singapore before graduating with his MA at the end of 2009. He was responsible for the Center's fantastic web site design and upkeep. He also used his considerable design skills to create the popular film and lecture PR materials, and our very cool newsletter. Christian also moved us into the digital age by creating the podcast and streaming video sections on our web site. He will be sorely missed.
Selamat jalan dan semoga sukses, Pak!
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Southeast Asia Summer Institute
Southeast Asia Summer Institute: Genocide and Human RightsJune 21-23, 2009Northern Illinois University, DeKalb CampusSpaces are filling up for the Southeast Asia Summer Institute: Genocide and Human Rights, June 21-23, 2009 at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb campus. The institute begins with dinner and a keynote speaker at 6 PM on Sunday, June 21 and finishes Tuesday, June 23 at 3 PM. All K-16 educators are welcome to attend - resource and curriculum
materials will focus on the middle/high school/community college levels. Highlights of the institute will include keynote speaker and institute presenter, Professor Nancy Lutz. Professor Lutz who is an anthropology professor at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville has done extensive work in the first new sovereign state of the 21st century, East Timor. Also highlighted at the institute will be a public showing with discussion of the new documentary film, "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy." Directed by anthropologist Robert Lemelson and edited by two-time Academy Award winner Pietro Scalia, "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy" is a moving feature length documentary film about one of the most horrific chapters in Indonesia's history. more info |
Open Positions and Fellowships
Fall 2009 Jefferson Fellowships
October 25 - November 14, 2009
East-West Center, Honolulu
The Jefferson Fellowships program was launched in 1967 to enhance public understanding through the news media of cultures, issues and trends in the Asia Pacific region, broadly defined as Asia, the Pacific Islands and the United States. The Fellowships provide U.S. and Asia Pacific journalists with an opportunity to broaden their understanding of Asia Pacific issues and build a professional network through one week of dialogue with professional colleagues and experts at the East-West Center, followed by a two-week study tour to cities in Asia or the U.S.
more info | Deadline: June 17, 2009
Student Intern Program
United States Department of State
- 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: 7/1/2009 -for spring 2010. 11/1/2009 -for summer 2010. 3/1/2010 -for fall 2010.
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
(REE) Foreign Service Specialists, Student Program
2401 E Street, NW
Room H-518
Washington, DC 20522
(202) 261-8888
hrstudentprogramsvacancy@state.gov
website
Junior Professional Fellows
United Nations University Office
United Nations, New York (UNU-ONY)
The United Nations University Office at the United Nations, New York (UNU-ONY) recruits Junior Professional Fellows (JPFs) for two sessions each year running from August to January, and February to July. The internship title, "Junior Professional Fellows" reflects the high level of responsibility and opportunity given to those accepted into this program.
Testimonial...
"The work allows you to peek into a large range of institutions and issue areas of the United Nations. Not only do you learn a lot about different working areas, but you can also access it from several angels, interacting with international civil servants, academics, and diplomats."
Jibecke Jonsson, Former Junior Professional Fellow, Current - PhD Student at European University Institute, Florence, Italy
more info | Deadlines: May 31, 2009 for Aug. 1-Jan.31 session | November 30, 2009 for Feb. 1 to Jul. 31 session. |
Workshop on Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Human Rights
Bali, Indonesia
June 22 - July 3, 2009
The Asian International Justice Initiative looks forward to hosting its
second annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and
Human Rights (the Summer Institute) in Bali, Indonesia from June 24
through July 5, 2009. The two-week workshop is designed for
participants working across a broad range of fields and disciplines
related to international humanitarian law and human rights. The
workshop is best suited to people working within the Asia Pacific
region or with an Asia Pacific focus.
Past workshop participants have
included journalists, non-governmental organization workers,
investigators, monitors, government agency workers, as well as lawyers
and advanced law students from across Asia and other continents. The
workshop is a joint effort between the East-West Center, the University
of California Berkeley's War Crimes Studies Center, and the National
Human Rights Commission of Indonesia, Komnas HAM.more info |
SEA Publications
 Modifying U.S. Burma Policy
Priscilla Clapp Washington, D.C.: East-West Center in Washington, 2009 read it
 Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam Magali Barbieri and Daniele Belanger (Eds.) Standford: Standford University Press, 2009 more info
 Strategic Currents: Emerging Trends in Southeast Asia
Yang Razali Kassim ISEAS and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2008
more info
 Poverty Reduction Through Sustainable Fisheries
Roehlano M. Briones & Arnulfo G. Garcia
ISEAS and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, Laguna, Philippines, 2008
more info
The University of Hawaii at Manoa has a collection of new Southeast Asian materials on DVD/VCD. See below for titles and the call number of those materials.
Title: Alexandria a film / by Ody C. HarahapNotes: A love triangle between two friends and a girl. In Indonesian, with English subtitles. Call Number: DVD 8309 Title: R.A. Kartini sebuah karya: Sjuman DjayaNotes: Originally released theatrically in 1983. Story about struggle of R.A. Kartini, a Javanese aristocrat who was known as a pioneer in the area of women's rights for native Indonesians in the 19th century. In Indonesian. Call Number: DVD 7559 Title: Flamboyan blast Wednesday, 9th Nov. 2005 / produksi JiTVNotes: Documents a shootout incident between police and a group of terrorists at a villa on Jalan Flamboyan, Batu, Malang, Nov. 9, 2006, and the death of Dr. Azahari, a Malaysian bomb-maker and alleged key player to many Indonesian bombings. In Indonesian; some dialogue in English. Call Number: DVD 8310 Title: Menjana umat cerdas ke arah bangsa berdaya, berjaya, dan sentosa / terbitan, Yayasan Pesantren Indonesia.Notes: Shows the role of Ma'had al Zaytun, an Islamic religious education center in Kuningan, in the personal development of Muslims in Indonesia; documents an Eid-ul-Adha ceremony at the center in 2002. In Indonesian and Malay. Call Number: DVD 7565 Title: Catatan akhir sekolah/ Directed by Salman Aristo.Notes: Agni, Arian, and Alde, three senior high school friends, are considered losers by their peers. The trio makes a documentary film of their classmates and are hailed as heroes of the school. In Indonesian. Call Number: DVD 7564 Title: Debat UMNO-PAS ini adalah rakaman sebenar!
Notes: In Malay. Call Number: DVD 7304 |
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SEA Film Series
Now in its fifth year!
We've
had another amazing year of films from Southeast Asia! Our mailing list
continues to grow and now reaches 320 fans of Southeast Asian film.
Since the beginning of the fall 2008 semester, we screened 37 films
attended by more than 1,500 people! Thanks to everyone for their
support! We'll be bringing back more films from Southeast Asia this
summer, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the first screening
of the fall 2009 semester. Stay tuned for announcements as that day
approaches!
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