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In this issue: read on for events, employment opportunities, calls for submissions, and resources related to this week's screening of Kàleldo. Visit us at the new cseashawaii.com.
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Featured Event
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
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Featured Events & News
Hawai'i
Tom Coffman on "Ninoy and the Rise of People Power" Center for Biographical Research
Henke Hall 325, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa 12:00pm, Thursday, 25 February 2010
An independent researcher, writer, and producer in
Honolulu for over forty years, Coffman will discuss, and show sections
of, his latest documentary, about Ninoy Aquino and the end of the
Marcos era in the Philippines... more info
Face-to-Face: Indigeneity, Colonialism and Settler Communities Across the Globe American Studies Graduate Student Association Campus Center, UH Mānoa 9:00am - 3:00pm, Saturday, 27 February 2010
This interdisciplinary conference features a session on the Philippines, followed by food and entertainment at Hemenway Courtyard; open and free to the public... more info
Converging Texts: The Process, Challenges and Results of Subtitling Raymund Red's "Sakay"
Presented by Dr. Pia Abrolado, Assistant Professor - Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, UH Mānoa Moore Hall 319, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa 2:00 - 3:30pm, Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Dr. Abrolado discusses
translating and subtitling Filipino director Raymond Red's Sakay to make it accessible to Filipino heritage language learners and
non-Filipino language students in a classroom environment.... more info
Around the World
New Light on the Ancient Records of Campa Asian Civilisations Museum, SINGAPORE
7:00pm, Friday, 26 February 2010
The study of Campa epigraphy, which once flourished in French colonial
times, has all but died out after World War II and has only recently
been revived. Newly discovered inscriptions have started to be
published... more info
Asian
Connections: Southeast Asian Model for Co-Existence in the 21st CenturyCenter for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, JAPAN 26 - 27 February 26-27, 2010
CSEAS Kyoto University hosts the first joint international workshop of the JSPS Asia Core Program with Thammasat University (Thailand), LIPI (Indonesia), and CAPAS Academia Sinica (Taiwan)... more info Special Conference - 2010 Indonesia-United States Comprehensive Partnership Jakarta, INDONESIA 9:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 RSVP by Friday, 26 February 2010
Panels include distinguished Indonesian and American speakers offering recommendations for the content of the partnership... RSVP to usindojkt@usindo.or.id
Asia Pacific Democracy & Human Rights Seminar: U.S. Support for Human Rights in Southeast Asia (Rescheduled) East-West Center, Washington, D.C., USA 12:00pm, Tuesday, 2 March 2010
This seminar was originally scheduled for February 8, but was postponed due to inclement weather... more info
Panel - Malaysia-Indonesia Relations Co-hosted by USINDO and Malaysia America Society American University, Washington D.C., USA 6:00pm, Thursday, 4 March 2010
Panel on both the
mutually beneficial and contentious political, economic and social
issues that characterize Indonesia Malaysia bilateral ties today; light refreshments served.... more info
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Employment Opportunities
New on LinkedIn - Provincial Program Coordinator
CARE International, Sekong, LAOS Deadline: 1 March 2010
The
Provincial Program Coordinator oversees the implementation and ongoing
development of an established rural development program in Sekong.... more info
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 Editor Ensign Media, THAILAND Deadline: 5 March 2010
One of Thailand's most dynamic English language
publishers, is seeking an energetic multi-tasker to work on a variety
of projects as Associate Editor in its Phuket office... more info
Director - Center for Learning Innovation and Quality (CLIQ) Asian Institute of Technology, THAILAND Begins June 2010 Deadline: 10 March 2010
This position provides vision and leadership for
a comprehensive program of faculty development at a multicultural
international postgraduate institute.... 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
USINDO Summer Language Studies Program Gadjah Mada University, INDONESIA Deadline: 15 March 2010
Now
in its 15th year, the Summer Language Studies Program is an intensive 10-week
language and general studies program for U.S. students... more info
See our newsletter sidebar for more information on 2010 Advanced Language Study programs
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Fellowships & Scholarships
Local Focus - Hawai'i Community Foundation Scholarships Program 2010-2011 Academic Year Deadline: 5:00pm, 1 March 2010
The Hawai'i Community Foundation helps people make a difference to benefit every island community...more info
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.
For more funding and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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Call for Submissions
44th Annual Conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast
(ASPAC) - Sustaining Asian Studies: Bridging Regions, Cultures, and Disciplines Portland
State University, Oregon, USA
18 - 20 June 2010
Deadline: 1 March 2010 - EXTENDED
Proposals on all aspects of Asian Studies from
any regional or disciplinary focus.... more info 2010 International Conference on Vietnamese and Taiwanese Studies: Emerging area studies on Vietnam and Taiwan National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN
16 - 17 October 2010 Deadline: 15 March 2010
The official languages of the conference include Taiwanese, Chinese,
Vietnamese and English. Other languages may be used as long as nobody
is opposed to them... more info
Global Crossroads - The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), SINGAPORE 27 - 29 July 2010 Deadline: 20 March 2010
All participants will be provided with four nights accommodation in Singapore. Requests for assistance with airfares, especially from participants based in Asian countries, will be sympathetically considered... more info
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SEA Resources
Art + Scene
2010 Java Jazz Festival Jakarta, INDONESIA 5 - 7 March 2010
Alongside artists the likes of Babyface and John Legend, this anticipated Southeast Asian line-up includes regional musicians like the Indonesian Youth Regeneration Project and the Jakarta Broadway Singers... more info
Ongoing Program - Southeast Asia: Kingdoms and Cultures Asian Art Museum, San Francisco 11:30am - 12:00pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (year-round)
Sculpture, carvings, ceramics, puppets and more tell the story of these diverse and colorful island and mainland countries... 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
Documentary Fortnight 2010: SEA nonfiction film at MoMA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Through 3 March 2010
This annual two-week showcase includes the two-part Indonesia/USA documentary, The Readymades.... more info
Regional Intersections Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive, AUSTRALIA 24 February - 7 March 2010
Collaboration with Australian
National University's Southeast Asia Centre promises "most exciting new films
from Southeast Asia," including narratives like Indonesia's The Dreamers (Sang Pemimpi) and docs like Thailand's Agrarian Utopia (Sawan Baan Na)... more info
L ino Brocka Retrospective San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
San Francisco, CA ,USA
11 - 21 March 2010
No stranger to tributes, from Los Angeles (1990) to Vienna (2009), the late Brocka receives more love at the 28th SFIAAFF with a four-film showcase... more info
Publications
Asia-Pacific Bulletin, No.46: U.S.-Burma Relations: "Pragmatic Engagement" Greets "Discipline-Flourishing Democracy" (free download) Sourabh Gupta East-West Center 2010
For more SEA-related publications, visit UH Press
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CSEAS Survey

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CSEAS Admissions
Thinking about a graduate degree in Southeast Asia? For program deadlines and updates, check out the CSEAS site>>>
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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 the film, Kàleldo, tonight, 24 February 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium more info | poster
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Advanced Language Study Programs
Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) Royal University of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Dates: 14 June - 6 August 2010 Deadline: 1 March 2010
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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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