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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

CPS Speaker SeriesConverging Texts: The Process, Challenges and Results of Subtitling Raymund Red's "Sakay"
Presented by Dr. Pia Arboleda, Assistant Professor - Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, UH Mānoa
Sponsored by the Center for Philippine Studies
Moore Hall 319, UH Mānoa
2:00pm, Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Dr. Arboleda 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


NanjingManilaNanjing 1937/Manila 1945: Remembrance & Reconciliation
Presented by Dr. Tokushi Kasahara and Dr. Satoshi Nakano
Sponsored by the Center for Philippine Studies
Center for Korean Studies, UH Mānoa
12:00pm, Tuesday, 16 March 2010

This Center for Philippine Studies event includes two lectures: Nanjing Massacre in Japanese and Chinese Textbooks by Dr. Tokushi Kasahara and the Battle of Manila 1945 by Dr. Satoshi Nakano Continue Reading
... more info

Upcoming - Pyramids of Power and Privilege: The Hierarchical Basis of Contemporary Vietnamese Social Organization
Anthropology Spring 2010 Colloquium Series
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Presented by Dr. Terry Rambo, Special
Professor at Khon Kaen University, THAILAND
Crawford 105, UH Mānoa
3:00pm, Thursday, 18 March 2010

Around the World

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

ACE Lunch Talks - Learning from whom? Rural health development in Laos
Presented by Kristina Jönsson, Department of Political Science, Lund University
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Scheelevägen, SWEDEN
12:15pm, Tuesday, 9 March 2010

ACE Lunch Talks aim to share our knowledge, strengthen research cluster activities, and  increase ACE presence at the university as well as Asian studies community... more info

Exhibition Opening & Reception - Visions of Southeast Asia
Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, USA
6:00pm, Saturday, 5 March 2010

Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live entertainment, and great art will all be served... more info

Save the Date - Spring Gamelan Concert
Hyde Park Union Church, Chicago, IL, USA
6:00pm, Sunday, 25 April 2010

Don't miss this exciting progam of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music, under the artistic direction of Joko Sutrisno, joining us all the way from Minneapolis... 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 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

Weaving Advisor
Timor Aid, Dili, TIMOR LESTE
Deadline: 5 March 2010

The Weaving Advisor will be responsible for providing advice on marketability improvement of local textile products weaved by the women participating in the project implemented in three rural districts... more info

Emergency Response Plan Development Consultant
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Banda Aceh and Bireuen, INDONESIA
30 days in March-April 2010    
Deadline: 25 March 2010

This position enhances UMCOR's ability to respond to disasters in Indonesia.... 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

Topics in Ethnomusicology - The Arts and Culture of Bali
Colorado College Summer Programs
Bali, INDONESIA
25 June - 16 July 2010
 
This course explores the arts and culture of Bali, Indonesia, on location in Bali.  Students will experience Balinese arts and culture through participation in daily life, attendance at a wide range of performances...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


Special Opportunities for Teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), Minneapolis, MN, USA
Deadline: 9 April 2010

To support the improvement of instruction of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs), the University of Minnesota's National Resource Centers offer a limited number of $600 stipends to help defray the cost of attending any of the CARLA summer institutes... more info

20100127 Educational programsSee 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.


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Call for Submissions

5th Viennese Conference on Southeast Asian Studies - Human Security in Southeast Asia
Vienna, AUSTRIA
28 - 29 May 2010
Deadline: 8 March 2010
 
Successful conference contributions can also be submitted to the Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies for publication... more info


11th Annual Association of the Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference (APRU DSC) - Research for the Sustainability of Civilizations: Past, Present & Future
Universitas, INDONESIA
12 - 16 July 2010
Deadline: 19 March 2010

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


International Conference on Culture and Media Education
Ludwigsburg
University, GERMANY
15 - 17 July 2010
Deadline: 31 March 2010

Papers on Southeast Asia are welcome... more info

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SEA Resources

Art + Scene

SereysotheaRos Sereysothea Online

Stream songs from the Golden Voice's songbook.  The video section contains interviews with Sereysothea's sisters in Khmer... more info





GenerationWaveGeneration Wave: Burma's youth rapping for change
BBC News
February 2010

Generation Wave is a group of hip hop-loving, young Burmese, dedicated to rapping for change... 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


Environment


Clouded Leopard
Clouded leopard: First film of new Asia big cat species
BBC News
February 2010

The first footage of the Sundaland clouded leopard in the wild to be made public, has been released by scientists working in the Dermakot Forest Reserve in Malaysia... more info


Laos Warbler
New Warbler Discovered in Laos
Science News
December 2009

A diminutive, colorful bird living in the rocky forests of Laos and Vietnam has been discovered by a team of scientists... more info



ASEAN Biodiversity
ASEAN Biodiversity, Volume 8, Number 2
ASEAN Center for Biodiversity
January 2010

Loss of species and habitats, wetlands conservation, wildlife trade, pollution, and climate change are concerns requiring concerted global effort... download


Publications



Now Available - AAS member discount on Education About Asia

EAA

The magazine Education About Asia (EAA) and the booklet series "Key Issues in Asian Studies" are invaluable resources to any educator with Asia in their curriculum... more info




CSISA U.S. Strategy for ASEAN
Ernest B
ower
CSIS
, 2010





SEA BuddhismBuddhism in Southeast Asian Countries
Indra Narain Singh
Prashant Publishing 2009








HorrortotheExtreme
Indian Transmigrants: Malaysian and Comparative Essays
Ravindra K. Jain
Three Essays Collective 2009








ArchipelagoJourney through the archipelago: Photographs of the former Dutch East Indies
The Newsletter, Nov 52
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RedPeacocks
Red Peacocks : Commentaries on Burmese Socialist Nationalism
John H. Badgley and Aye Kyaw
Readworthy Publications 2009






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
Save the Moving Images Collection!
Petition to save the librarian for the moving image resources here>>>
CSEAS Survey
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Please support the Center for Southeast Asian Studies by participating in brief program surveys>>>
CSEAS Survey
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Please support the Center for Southeast Asian Studies by participating in brief program surveys>>>
CSEAS Admissions
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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 Series3DOA3CINTA
The SEA Film Series continues with the film, 3 DOA 3 CINTA, tonight, 3 March 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium
more info | poster

Speaker Series
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Now accepting participants for the Spring 2010 Speaker Series. Listen to the previous Speaker Series podcasts>>>
Web Resources
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.