Welcome Back!
Welcome to your weekly CSEAS announcement e-blast! The Center is pleased to present a new semester of programs and initiatives, including our weekly brown bags and SEA film series, as well as more ways to stay connected with the CSEAS through our Facebook and Twitter pages. Look for updates and more on our weekly e-blast sidebar.
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Meet our New Staff
The Center is pleased to e-introduce the newest members of the CSEAS family:
Ronald Gilliam is currently a Doctoral student in Asian Theatre at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Graduate Degree Fellow of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He previously received his MA from the department of Performance Studies at New York University and his BA in Theatre and Chinese Language from Butler University.
His current academic research examines identity expressed through
performance in Chinese Central Asia while his previous research focused
on the politics and commodification of touring culture as performance.
Theresa Christine R. Navarro is a Pinay arts organizer with an interest in the
function of art in, through and with communities of difference. She holds degrees in History and
Comparative Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Riverside and has collaborated with various multimedia arts
organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Honolulu and across the country. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in American
Studies and graduate certificate in Museum Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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Open Positions & Fellowships
2009-10 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship in Southeast Asia
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to announce that another Southeast Asian language FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellowship has become available for this academic year. Application and eligibility criteria available on the CSEAS site.
Questions regarding the FLAS application can be directed
to Dr. Chizuko Allen, FLAS coordinator [808-956-2210] or
Paul Rausch, CSEAS [808-956-2688].
more info | Deadline: 2 September 2009
Jacob K. Javits (JKJ) Fellowship Program
The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits (JKJ)
Fellowship Program is to award fellowships to eligibl.e students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in specific fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded to the selected field of study at accredited institutions of higher education.
more info | Deadline: 5 October 2009
Assistant Professor, Religion Department and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (Tenure-Track)
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Appointment starts July 2010
Please send cover letter outlining research interests, a teaching statement, CV, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to: Lori Gruen, Chair of Gender and Islam Search Committee, FGSS, Wesleyan University, 222 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459.
more info | Deadline: 13 October 2009
Student Research Assistants (10-30hr/wk)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The Cultural Change and Political Violence Project (CCPV ) at UH is currently looking to hire students with area experience in any of the following regions: Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.
Job description:
Assist with data collection tasks in ethnicity project. Responsible for
collecting demographic, economic and geographic data. Knowledge of a
specific country/region and some research experience is required.
Student will work semi-independently and attend weekly group meetings
to discuss research findings. Graduate students are preferred but
undergrads are welcome to apply. Apply with
resume to Professor Ilan Noy.
EWC J1 students must get employment authorization through Valerie Wong's office in EWC Award Services.
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Call for Papers
Thailand's Responses to Globalization: Globalization vs. Traditionalism
Council on Thai Studies
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
October 23 - 24, 2009
Abstracts should be e-mailed to Andrea K. Molnar along with presenter's name, title, affiliation, e-mail
address and contact number.
more info | Deadline 31 August 2009 - Extended
First International Conference on Heritage/Community Language Education
National Heritage Language Resource Center, University of California, Los Angeles
February 19-21, 2010
For more information, please contact Gerda de Klerk. Submit a proposal online here.
more info | Deadline: 1 September 2009
Trauma, Memory and Transformation: The Malaysian and Southeast Asian Experience
School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46140, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA.
22 - 24 June 2010
For more information, please contact:
Benjamin McKay, Lecturer
School of Arts and Social Sciences
Monash University Sunway, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150 Bandar Sunway
Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA
Email: benjamin.mckay@sass.monash.edu.my Fax: (+603) 5514 6365
Deadline: 2 November 2009
Burma Studies Conferences 2010: Burma in the Era of Globalization
l'Institut de Recherche sur le Sud-Est Asiatique
Université de Provence, Marseille, FRANCE
6 - 8 July 2010
more info | Deadline: 1 December 2009
The Obama Presidency: The Dynamic Between the U.S. and China in the Context of Southeast Asia
Hosted by: the Faculty of Political Science at Ubon
Ratchathani University and the American Studies Program of
the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University
Sponsored
by: the Asia Foundation
Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand
4 -5 February, 2010
more info | Deadline: 18 December 2009Cambodia and World History/World History and Cambodia
Sponsored by: Teachers Across Borders, Inc.
Hosted by: Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
3 - 4 January 2010
For more information, please contact:
Professor Marc Jason Gilbert, National Endowment for the Humanities Endowed Chair in World History, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University, 1188 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: 808-544-1169
more info
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UH Community
Welcome Back Bash
Sponsored by: Campus Center Board
Campus Center Courtyard
9:30 PM, Friday, 28 August 2009
Join us at Campus Center Courtyard this Friday @ 9:30pm for a FREE CONCERT with Hawaii's hottest bands Beach 5, Rebel Souljahz & All Natro.
Just present your VALIDATED UH MANOA ID at the entrance. Students can bring one guest per Manoa ID. Guest must present a picture ID at the door. Enjoy these food specials all night, while supplies last! $2 off Jamba Juice, 25 Cent Tacos & 25 Cent Drinks. Be there!
This event is an alcohol & drug free event
Student Equity Excellence and Diversity (SEED) Fall Diversity and Equity Initiative
The
UH SEED office is accepting proposals for Fall Diversity and Equity
Initiatives until Oct. 2nd. This initiative has supported speakers,
authors, research, performance and media projects that address
diversity in many aspects of higher education. Proposals that serve
more than one campus are strongly encouraged. Maximum award is $5000. For information or questions, email Pua Auyong.
more info | Deadline: 2 October 2009
Ongoing Exhibitions
Woven Devotion: Cambodian textiles from the Academy's Collection
Gallery 22, Honolulu Academy of Arts
more info | through 20 September 2009
Cosmic Creatures: Textiles from Northeast Lao Communities
Guest Curator: Patricia Chessman
East-West Center Gallery
Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd., Honolulu
more info | through 4 October 2009
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SEA Publications
 Wartime in Burma: A Diary, January to June 1942
Muang Wa Theippan (Author);
L.E. Bagshawe & Anna Allott, eds.
Ohio University Press, 2009
more info
 Traditional Textiles of Cambodia: Cultural Threads and Material Heritage
Gillian Green
River Books, May 2004
more info
 Society and Politics in Southeast Asia
Ganganath Jha, ed.
Anamika Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd., 2009
more info
 Educational Policies and Human Rights Awareness: Japan, the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka
Jefferson R. Plantilla, ed.
Academic Excellence, 2008
more info
 The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia
Aaron Shepard
(Author)
Kim Gamble (Illustrator)
Skyhook Press, 2008
more info
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SEA Film Series
Coming Attraction!
The SEA film series returns, beginning next Wednesday, 2 September at the Center for Korean Studies. This semester promises an exciting slate of films to connect our audiences with the cultures of Southeast Asia. Join our SEA film list for more details - and we'll see you at the movies!
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Explorations - Online
Explorations, the graduate student journal of Southeast Asian studies, is now available online. |
Call to Community
The Center invites our CSEAS alumni and local organizations to get more involved in building our SEA community. From special events to newsletter articles, we want to hear from you! Please contact CSEAS for more details.
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