Aloha from the UHM Center for Southeast Asian Studies!
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In this issue: read on for SEA-related employment opportunities, calls for submissions, and resources - like publications related to this week's screening of BALIBO. In preparation for this Friday's Speaker Series on Social Networking, visit our Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages or the new cseashawaii.com.
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Featured Events & News
Hawai'i
Philippine 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
21st 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.
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
Saturday University - Feminization of Labor in Southeast Asia: How Girls Feed
Families, Stay Healthy and Cope with Exploitation
Presented by Therese Caouette and Kate Teela Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Art Museum, WA 9:30am, Saturday, 20 February 2010
Hear about success stories and
challenges in Asia from their leaders and a renowned photographer in
the Saturday University Winter Lecture Series about health, sex and women's rights in contemporary Asia... more info
Senior Journalist Seminar - Bridging Gaps Between the United States and the
Muslim World East-West Center, Washington, DC; Nashville, Tennessee; Chicago,
Illinois, Mumbai, India and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 - 3 and 16 - 19 March 2010
The Senior Journalists Seminar is a dialogue, travel and
exchange program for journalists from the United States and Asian countries
with substantial Muslim populations... 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
Maritime Risk Management Specialist
Mekong River Commission, Vientiane, Lao PDR; Phnom Penh, Cambodia April 2010 (8 working months)
Deadline: 5 March 2010
MRC Secretariat seeks a qualified consultant for
the Navigation Programme... more info
Program Director, Greater Mekong Region (GMR) Community REACH
Pact Thailand, Bangkok, THAILAND Deadline: 10 March 2010
The position provides program management to the
GMR Community REACH Program in Thailand, China, Burma and Laos... 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
For more employment and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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Educational Programs
International Cultural Studies Graduate Certificate Program Supported by the University of Hawai'i and East-West Center, Honolulu, HI, USA Deadline: 1 March 2010 (Fall 2010 enrollment)
Students applying for or currently
enrolled in an M.A., Ph.D., or professional degree
program at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa are eligible
for admission... more info
2010 NEH Landmarks Workshop for Community College Faculty - History and
Commemoration: Legacies of the Pacific War
East-West Center (Asian Studies Development Program), National Park Service, and Arizona Memorial Museum Association, Honolulu, HI
25 - 30 June 2010; 1 - 6 August 2010
Deadline: 2 March 2010
A mix of lectures and discussion, opportunities for
individual research, and visits to Pacific War sites in the greater
Honolulu area, particularly Pearl Harbor... more info
Urban Asian Program - Urbanization Policy in an Uncertain Economy
East-West Center, Honolulu, HI 29 - 31 March 2010
By invitation only; for inquiries, please contact fujikim@eastwestcenter.org
The 3-day program will focus specifically on the short- and long-term
structural changes in urbanization and governance policies, strategies,
and actions taking place in cities throughout Asia and the United
States as they continue to adjust to global economic uncertainties... more info
See our newsletter sidebar for more information on 2010 Advanced Language Study programs
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Fellowships & Scholarships
Thai Visiting Scholar Program
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, IL, USA
Deadline: 5 March 2010
Stipend of up to $6000
The Thai Studies Committee at Northern Illinois University is
soliciting applications from Thai scholars who would like to spend a research period at NIU. Send applications to Ete
Olson (eteolson@niu.edu) at the NIU Library.
Post-doctoral
Fellow, Trans-regional/transnational Asia
Hamilton College, New York, NY, USA
Begins 1 July 2010 Deadline: 12 March 2010
Annual stipend of $50,000, with $5000 fund to support further scholarship
Special focus on interdisciplinary teaching and research
on such topics as colonialism, diaspora, empire, women/sexuality/gender
studies, globalization, and legal traditions within Asian contexts... more info
Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships &
Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships under the ARI Sabbatical Leave Scheme
Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
Three-month fellowships begin October 2010, January 2011 and April 2011
Deadline: 1 April 2010
The positions are intended for outstanding researchers whose work focus
on Asia, with a balance anticipated between senior and junior scholars... more info
For more funding and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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Call for Submissions
2010 Northern Illinois University Southeast
Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference
Northern Illinois University (NIU), USA 20 March 2010 Deadline: 19 February 2010
This conference will explore power dynamics in
Southeast Asia from the perspective of gender roles, sex,
and violence... email seaclubniu@yahoo.com
International Conference on Migration - Mobility Patterns of Cambodian and Other Nationals in the South-east Asia Region Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA 31 March - 2 April 2010 Deadline: 21 February 2010
Researchers and practitioners are invited to make presentations on
issues and interventions to address migration and human trafficking in
the GMS region... more info Inter-Asian Connections II: Singapore SINGAPORE 8 - 10 December 2010 Deadline: 22 February 2010 Co-organized and co-sponsored by The Hong Kong Institute for
Humanities and the Social Sciences (HKIHSS), the University of Hong
Kong, the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the Social
Science Research Council (SSRC)... more info
The Roundtable, Vol. 9 Issue 2, Institute of Political
Economy - Islam and Democracy (Philippines) University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City, PHILIPPINES Deadline: 28 February 2010
Articles must be between
1,500 to 2,000 words including references... more info
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SEA Resources
Art + Scene
2010 NoisePop Festival Performer - Zee Avi Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA, 8:00 pm, Thursday, 25 February 2010 (NoisePop runs through 1 March 2010)
Growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, young Zee Avi (born Izyan Alirahman) listened to
music from the 1920s, and the straightforward, unadorned lyricism of
those songs appealed to her. The 23-year-old played at the Outside Lands Festival this past summer,
and her new Bay Area fans have been awaiting her return ever since... more info
Ongoing Exhibition - Measurements in Khmer Society
REYUM Institute of Arts and Culture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The exhibition and its publication are part of the Cambodian Memory Bank project, which interviews
elderly people about culture and history of
Cambodia... more info
Ongoing 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
Film
Now Available for Purchase - Karen Refugees: Feeling Burma's Forgotten War (Canada, 2006) Distributed by Icarus Films
This film highlights the courageous work of young Karens who risk
death to sneak their video cameras across the border into Burma, to
document human rights abuses against their people... more info
Now Playing - Masala Mama (Singapore, 2009) 2010 Berlinale
11 - 21 February 2010
Screening this week at the Berlin International Film Festival, Masala Mama is a cinematic tribute to the small kiosks -now almost extinct- known as 'mama shops'... more info
Now Playing - Muallaf (Malaysia, 2008)
Singapore Film Society, SINGAPORE 7:30pm, 27 March 2010
The Singapore Film Society and China Square present this free screening (with free popcorn!). Subscribe to the Facebook page, with over 2000 fans and counting... more info
Publications
To the Islands: White Australia and the Malay Archipelago since 1788 Paul Battersby Lexington, 2010

Torana in Indian and Southeast Asian Architecture
Parul Pandya Dhar D. K. Printworld (P) Ltd., 2010
For more SEA-related publications, visit UH Press
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CSEAS Admissions
Thinking about a graduate degree in Southeast Asia? Check out the CSEAS site for program deadlines and updates.
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Coming Soon - CSEAS Alumni Profiles

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Explorations - Online

Explorations, the graduate student journal for Southeast Asian studies, is now available online.
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Film Series
 The SEA Film Series continues with this powerhouse film, Balibo, about East Timor, tonight, 17 February 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium more info | poster
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Advanced Language Study Programs
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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)
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