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Tết Nguyên Đán 2010!

Tet2010New Year greetings from CSEAS! Read on for the latest events and news related to Southeast Asian Studies.  Learn more about Tet 2010 from incoming CSEAS Director Dr. Stephen O'Harrow, available now on the new cseashawaii.com.Top




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SEA Speaker Series

This Friday - Malay Literature & Law: New Evidence from Pre-Islamic Times
Dr. Uli Kozok, Indonesian-Malay Language Program, UH Mānoa
Moore 319 (Tokioka Room), UH Mānoa
12:00 p.m., Friday, 12 February 2010

The Tanjung Tanah code of law, written in both Sanskrit and Malay in Pallavo-Nusantaric script and later in Arabic-Malay script, not only give us interesting insights into the changes that the Malay language underwent from the 14th to the 18th century, but also teach us the impact of Islamic law on the legal system of a Sumatran Malay polity... more info | download poster

New - You can now download lecture slides and participate in event surveys for the January SEA Speaker Series.  The survey initiative will help us to measure programs outcomes and gain audience feedback.  Stay tuned for the Spring 2010 Speaker Series podcasts - coming soon!

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Featured Events & News

Hawai'i

20100203 NSASpring Colloquium on National Security Studies
Presented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Center for Academic Excellence and School of Pacific and Asian Studies, UH Mānoa
Center for Korean Studies, UH Mānoa
Through 11 February 2010

To sign up, contact JiaLin (Sunny) Sun at + 1 80
8 956 2663 or email at jialin@hawaii.edu.

more inf
o | Deadline: 3 February 2010

EWC Conference9th East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI

11 - 13 February 2010

The East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) is an annual interdisciplinary conference with presentations on number of thematic and disciplina
ry areas focusing on the Asia Pacific region... more info

Social NetworkUpcoming Spring 2010 SEA Speaker Series Event - The Use of Social Networking in Higher Education
Presented by Ronald Gilliam, Online Development Coordinator - CSEAS UH Mānoa
Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room), UH Mānoa
12:00 pm, Friday, 19 February 2010

In the past five years social networking sites have drastically gained in popularity, but many academics and educational administrators have yet to discover the true power behind effectual social networking... more info | download poster

Martial Law PoetryPhilippine Studies Spring 2010 Colloquium -
Clenched Fists and Yellow Ribbons: Philippine Poetry in Ilokano, Tagalog and English during Martial Law (1966 - 1986)
Presented by Dr. Lilia Q. Santiago, Assistant Professor, Ilokano Language and Literature
2:00 p.m., Wednesday, 24 February 2010

This presentation deals with aspects of Philippine protest poetry during martial law and how poets in three major languages of the country, while writing in different tongues, spoke with one voice against militarization and dictatorship... more info 

UH Logo21st Annual UHM School of Pacific & Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference - Crosscurrents: New Directions in Pacific and Asian Studies
Center for Korean Studies, UH Mānoa
10 - 12 March 2010

The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) 2010 Graduate Student Conference showcases graduate student presentations on the Asia-Pacific Region...
more info

Around the U.S.

Orange County Vietnamese Tet Festival
Garden Grove Park, Westminster, CA
12 - 14 February 2010


The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (UVSA) is proud to host the 29th Annual Tet Festival of Southern California... more info

Guilty Pleasure: Popular Films from Asia - Milan (Dir. Olivia Lamasan 2004)
Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Art Museum, WA
1:30 p.m., Sunday, 14 February 2010

Set among the Filipino migrant worker community in Italy, this film follows a husband looking for his missing wife who becomes close to a community leader... more info

Can ASEAN Lead Asian Integration? With His Excellency Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General, ASEAN
Asia Society, New York, NY
8:00 a.m., Friday, 19 February 2010

Please join His Excellency Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General, ASEAN in a discussion with with Vishakha N. Desai, President, Asia Society on these and other relevant issues. A light breakfast will be served.... more info


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Employment Opportunities

Two (2) Graduate Student Teaching Assistantships - Asian Studies
University of Hawai'i - Mānoa, USA
Academic Year 2010-2011
Deadline: 5 March 2010

Two (2) teaching assistantships available in Asian Studies to assist instructors and serve as principal organizers for the 2011 SPAS Graduate Student Conference... more info

Associate/Full Professor and Director (tenure-track) - Center for Philippine Studies
School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS), University of Hawai'i - Mānoa, USA
Deadline: 3 May 2010

SPAS seeks a dynamic, visionary leader who can help guide the Center for Philippine Studies in new directions, while continuing and enhancing its record in publications, extramural grants, undergraduate education, and outreach... more info


Operations Director - World Vision Cambodia
Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
Deadline: 15 February 2010

The Operations Director is responsible for the strategic leadership and results-based management of World Vision Cambodia's programming operations)... more info

Coordinator, South East Asia (Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand) - Public Services International (PSI)
SINGAPORE
April 2010 - December 2012
Deadline: 15 February 2010

The Coordinator is responsible for implementing the project in accordance with PSI policies and project guidelines in close cooperation with the PSI Asia Pacific Regional Secretary and South East Asia Subregional Secretary... more info

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Educational Programs

Politics at the Periphery: Explaining the Ruling Party's Continued Dominance in Sarawak

ISEAS, SINGAPORE
10:30 a.m., Friday, 19 February 2010

Arising from the reformasi movement of 1998, new politics has gradually made an impact on Malaysian politics, resulting in the emergence of new actors, new voting trend, new discourse and new electoral demand... more info | RSVP

Writing Across Cultures
The City University of Hong Kong & The Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership, HONG KONG
9 - 10 March 2010
Registration Deadline: 14 February 2010

A Symposium for Students and Teachers of Creative Writing... more info

Education Forum 2010: Teaching and Learning Geography That Matters
Southeast Asian Geography Association (SEAGA), SINGAPORE
9:00 a.m., 15 March 2010
Registration Deadline: 15 February 2010

With the impending changes in the teaching and learning of Geography in Singapore and the world, the forum will provide a platform for in-depth discussions on the challenges of teaching Geography that matters... more info


ASAIM SE Asia Aquaculture Conference 2010: Improving Aquaculture through Feeds and Technology
Bangkok, THAILAND
21 - 25 March 2010
Deadline: 26 February 2010

The conference will benefit all aquaculture stakeholders including small and large farm operators, integrators, feed manufacturers, processors, formulators, nutritionists, ingredient buyers and other aquaculture industry professionals... more info

20100127 Educational programsSee our newsletter sidebar for more information on 2010 Advanced Language Study programs

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Fellowships & Scholarships 

Residential Visiting Fellows
Watson Institute, Brown University, Rhode Island
Begins 1 July 2010 (three-years)
Salary: $55,000/year
Deadline: 15 February 2010

The mission of the Watson Institute is to pursue interdisciplinary research on pressing global issues and to foster more direct engagements between scholarship and policy and public debates.  Informal inquiries should be directed to Deborah Healey... more info
 
Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Fellowship Program 2010
Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS, SINGAPORE
April - December 2010
Deadline: 15 February 2010
Stipend: SGD $1500 (one-off payment), plus SGD $6000 monthly stipend (all-inclusive)

While in residence in Singapore, the fellow is expected to complete a paper on the proposed topic, organize or contribute to a workshop, and give a public lecture at ISEAS... more info

Darmasiswa Scholarship Program for Study in Indonesia
Academic Year 2010 - 2011
Deadline: 31 March 2010

The Darmasiswa Scholarship Program is an initiative to build partnerships and increase mutual understanding through study and international education experience... more info


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Call for Submissions

2010 University of Washington Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference
University of Washington, USA
14 - 16 May 2010
Deadline: 15 February 2010

This conference seeks to have a pro
ductive role in furthering current scholarship as graduate students through extensive feedback and peer review of presented works... more info
 

7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) - Critical Transitions: Repositioning the State Market and Society
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, MALAYSIA
16 - 18 March 2010
Full Paper Deadline: 15 February 2010
 
The MSC7 Organizing Committee announces keynote addresses by distinguished scholars like Dr. Terry McGee of the University of British Columbia, UN Assistant Secretary General of Economic Affairs Dr. Jomo K.S., and USM's own Dr. Francis Loh Kok Wah... more info 


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SEA Resources

Art + Scene

ChamEWCOngoing Exhibition - Cham: Syncretic Islamic Communities in Vietnam and Cambodia
East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI
Through 28 March 2010

Free Cham exhibition and events continue through March 2010...  more info

ArtsofAncientVietNamOngoing Exhibition - Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea
Asia Society Museum, New York, NY
Through 2 May 2010

The exhibition includes approximately 115 spectacular examples selected from Vietnamese museums conveying the country's impressive artistic developments and attesting to its importance in the cultural development of Southeast Asia... more info
 
AyutthayaRecreating Ayutthaya Digitally (from The Nation)
Ayutthaya Historic Park, THAILAND

The director-general of the Thai Fine Arts
Department reports on the progress of a project to digitally recreate the buildings of Ayutthaya... more info

Film

SEATheatre ProjectSEA Theatre Project Celebrates First Anniversary - and Now Accepts Photos!
8February 2010

In honor of its one-year anniversary, the SEA Theatre Project now accepts submissions of stand-alone movie theaters from Southeast Asia, like this image of the Thanh Long Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam...more info

FadingLight28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF)
11 - 21 March 2010

In addition to festival favorites like the Rotterdam Tiger award-winner Mundane History, the 28th SFIAAFF also introduces works from emerging artists like filmmaker Theo Huong Den Ma Di and the short film, The Fading Light... more info

firsttimefilmmakervietnamFirst Time Filmmakers in Vietnam
Discovery Channel
Through March 2010

This is a nation-wide documentary competition open to all Vietnamese nationals with some film-making experience... more info


Publications

tenmicetet
Family Focus -
Ten Mice for Tet!
Pegi Deitz Shea
Chronicle, 2003

 




tetpole
Young Readers -
The Tet Pole: The Story of the Tet Festival
Quoc Tran, Nguyen Bich
East West Discovery Press; Bilingual English and Vietnamese edition, 2006






ancientarts
Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea
Nancy Tingley,
Andreas Reinecke, Kerry Nguyen-Long, Nguyen Dinh Chien, et al
Museum Fine Arts, Houston, 2009







Connect&DistanceConnecting and Distancing: Southeast Asia and China
Ho Khai Leong, editor
ISEAS, 2009







regionaloutlookRegional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2010-2011
Michael J Montesano, Lee Poh Onn, editors

ISEAS, 2010








For more SE
A-related publications, visit UH Press

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In This Issue
Special Event
Featured Events & News
Employment Opportunities
Educational Programs
Fellowships & Scholarships
Call for Submissions
SEA Resources
Film Series
Speaker Series
Advanced Language Study Programs
2010 AAS Annual Meeting
CSEAS Admissions
Sidebar_Admissions

Thinking about a graduate degree in Southeast Asia?  Check out the CSEAS site for program deadlines and updates.
CSEAS Alumni Profile
LinkedIncseas
Where are they now?  CSEAS Alumni featured profiles coming soon -  Join the CSEAS Alumni and Community group
Explorations - Online
Sidebar_Explorations
Explorations, the graduate student journal for Southeast Asian studies, is now available online.
Film Series
20100210 Film Series
The SEA Film Series continues with the Thai film, Chocolate (ช็อคโกแลต), tonight, 10 February 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium
more info | poster

Speaker Series
Pub-Death091609
Now accepting participants for the Spring 2010 Speaker Series. Listen to the previous Speaker Series podcasts.
Web Resources
Advanced Language Study ProgramsLanguage

Advanced Indonesian Abroad (COTIM)
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
Salatiga, Indonesia
Dates: 14 June - 15 August 2010
Deadline: 16 February 2010

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
University of Wisconsin, USA
Dates: 14 June - 6 August 2010
Deadline: 19 February 2010


Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK)
Royal University of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
Dates: 14 June - 6 August 2010
Deadline: 1 March 2010
2010 Annual Meeting - Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
25 - 28 March 2010


The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Program Committee has prepared the following list of 282 panels and roundtables for the 2010 Meeting in Philadelphia. For your convenience, we've listed SEA-related panels below:

Thursday, 25 March
4. Banishing Acts: Exile, Identity and Connectivity across Colonial South and Southeast Asia (Penny Edwards, University of California, Berkeley)
10. Roundtable: Some Effective Approaches to Teaching and Analyzing Poetry - Sponsored by the Committee on Teaching Southeast Asian Languages (Robert J. Bickner, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
11. Red, White, and Green? Islam in Indonesian National Politics and Political Culture (James B. Hoesterey, Stanford University)

Friday, 26 March
31. Inner Flows and Fusions: Mapping Musical Dynamism in East and Southeast Asia (Eun-Young Jung, University of California, San Diego)
37. Democracy and Identity in Southeast Asia (Jacques Bertrand, University of Toronto)
38. Transgendering and Transgressive Meanings in South East Asia (Mark Johnson, University of Hull)
39. Center for Lao Studies' New Research on Contemporary Laos (Vinya Sysamouth, Center for Lao Studies)
40. Roundtable: The GMA Presidency and Its Legacy (David Timberman, USAID)
61. Local and National in Contemporary Policymaking in Southeast Asia: Environment and Energy Policy, Natural Resources Husbandry, Journalistic Norms, and Economic Management (Alasdair Bowie, George Washington University)
62. Who's Who? Rethinking Marginal Intellectuals in Late Colonial Vietnam (Martina T. Nguyen, University of California, Berkeley)
63. Buddhist Approaches to Violence: Narratives, Texts, and Doctrine (Jeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University)
64. Center for Lao Studies' New Research on Contemporary Laos II (Vinya Sysamouth, Center for Lao Studies)
79. Is Rule Change Real Change? Political Reforms in Southeast Asian Democracies (Dan Slater, University of Chicago)
88. New Perspectives on Southeast Asian Islam and the Middle East (Francis R. Bradley, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
89. Perspectives on Catholic Culture in Viet Nam, 1600-2009 (Nhung Tuyet Tran, University of Toronto)
113. Citizenship and Identity Issues in Contemporary Singapore: Political, Educational, Spatial, and Societal Perspectives (Yeow Tong Chia, University of Toronto)
114. Bringing Literature into the Study of Twentieth-Century Thai History (Michael J. Montesano, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
115. From Peace to Justice in Cambodia: Reconciliation and the Khmer Rouge Trials - Sponsored by the Southeast Asia Council (Caitlin N. Reiger, International Center for Transitional Justice)

Saturday, 27 March
140. Islam, Culture and Politics in Southeast Asia - Sponsored by the Indonesian and East Timor Studies Committee and the Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei Group (Timothy P. Daniels, Hofstra University)
141. Dangerous Histories in Southeast Asia: Disquieting Past - Sponsored by the Southeast Asia Council (Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
167. Dangerous Histories in Southeast Asia: Discomforting Narratives (Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
183. Presidential Roundtable: After Reformasi: Trends in Southeast Asian Muslim Politics and Culture (Robert W. Hefner, Boston University)
193. The Colonial City in a War of Decolonization: Socio-Cultural Approaches for a History of Saigon and Hanoi during the Indochina Conflict (1945-54) (Christopher E. Goscha, University of Quebec at Montreal)
194. Gendered Narratives of Islam in Indonesia: Performing Piety, Aurality, and Representation - Sponsored by the Indonesia and East Timor Studies Committee (Laurie M. Ross, University of California, Berkeley)
217. The Weave of Death: Funerary Cloths in Art and Ritual in Southeast Asian Buddhism - Sponsored by Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Studies (Erik W. Davis, Macalester College)
218. Political Islam and Electoral Behavior: Indonesia in Comparison (Jennifer L. Epley, University of Michigan)
219. Roundtable: United States Policy Toward Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Obstacles for the Obama Administration (Ann Marie Murphy, Seton Hall University)
220. Domestic Political Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam During the Late 1950s (Peter Zinoman, University of California, Berkeley)

Sunday, 28 March
243. Comparing Across Southeast Asia: Regional Patterns of Politics (Mark R. Thompson, University of Erlangen)
244. Roundtable: Ha Noi: A Thousand Years in the Embrace of the Red River - Sponsored by the Vietnam Studies Group (C. Michele Thompson, Southern Connecticut State University)
245. Roundtable: Burma/Myanmar: The 2010 Elections, the Constitution, Law, and Issues of the Distribution of Power and Legitimacy - Sponsored by the Burma Studies Group (David I. Steinberg, Georgetown University)
267. Dissecting Law, Sovereignty, and Citizenship in the Thai Polity (Eli A. Elinoff, University of California, San Diego)
268. Hidden Histories and Submerged Stories from Northwest Vietnam (Christian C. Lentz, Cornell University)
269. Individual Papers: Reflections on Contemporary Indonesian Studies (Justin T. McDaniel, University of Pennsylvania)

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of nine National Resource Centers (NRCs) for the study of Southeast Asia as designated and funded by the United States Department of Education.