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Featured Event

SPAS Grad Student Conference

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

CoffmanNinoyTom 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


Martial Law PoetryFace-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 

CPS Speaker SeriesConverging 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 Century
Center 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

Care InternationalNew 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


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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

20100127 Educational programsSee 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.


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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

Pub-Death0916092010 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

Pub-Death091609Ongoing 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

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

Film

MoMADocumentary 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


Arc Cinema Regional IntersectionsRegional 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
Lino Brocka Retrospectiveino 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


ThaiAllureThe Ambiguous Allure of the West: Traces of the Colonial in Thailand
Rachel V. Harrison, Peter A. Jackson (eds)
Cornell Southeast Asian Program Publications 2010






APBNo46Asia-Pacific Bulletin, No.46: U.S.-Burma Relations: "Pragmatic Engagement" Greets "Discipline-Flourishing Democracy" (free download)
Sourabh Gupta
East-West Center 2010





HorrortotheExtremeHorror to the Extreme: Changing Boundaries in Asian Cinema
Jinhee Choi (Editor), Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano (Editor)
Hong Kong University Press 2009








Intimate EncountersIntimate Encounters: Filipina Women and the Remaking of Rural Japan
Lieba Faier
University of California Press 2009








Pub-Death091609Philippine Gay Culture: Binabae to Bakla, Silahis to Msm
J. Neil C. Garcia
University of Washington Press 2009





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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 Survey
Sidebar_Survey
Please support the Center for Southeast Asian Studies by participating in brief program surveys>>>
CSEAS Admissions
Sidebar_Admissions

Thinking about a graduate degree in Southeast Asia?  For program deadlines and updates, check out the CSEAS site>>>
Coming Soon - CSEAS Alumni Profiles
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Where are you now?  Build your CSEAS Alumni profiles and join the CSEAS Alumni and Community group>>>
Explorations - Online
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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 film, Kàleldo, tonight, 24 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 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.