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Note: The Center for Southeast Asian Studies will be officially closed to the public during the non-instructional days of March 22-25, 2010.  Friday, March 26, is Kuhio Day, a state holiday.  We'll continue to send out announcements and updates at
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Featured Event

Anthropology Spring 2010 Colloquium Series - Pyramids of Power and Privilege: The Hierarchical Basis of Contemporary Vietnamese Social Organization

Pyramids

Co-sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Crawford 105, UH Mānoa
Thursday, 18 March 2010 at 3:00pm

This presentation is by Dr. Terry Rambo, Special
Professor at Khon Kaen University, followed by a small reception
...
more info

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Featured Events & News

Hawai'i

SaifulUmamWinnerCongrats Saiful Umam!
2010 SPAS Graduate Student Conference - Crosscurrents: New Directions in Pacific and Asian Studies, UH Mānoa
10 - 12 March 2010

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is proud to award Saiful Umam with the 2010 SEA Graduate Paper Prize for his presentation on "Localizing Islamic Orthodoxy in Northern Coastal Java in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries: The Case of Muhammad Salih Darat"... more info

LIbrary Star ViewingLook Up! An Evening of Sky Viewing - Canned Food Drive
Hamilton Library Lawn, UH Mānoa
6:30pm, Sunday, 14 March 2010

Join the UHM Library and Institute for Astronomy for a star viewing party; bring a canned food item or contribute $1 for the Hawai'i Food Bank and get a cup of hot apple cider... 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

FacetoFaceRescheduled - Face-to-Face: Indigeneity, Colonialism and Settler Communities Across the Globe
Campus Center, UH Mānoa
9:00am - 3:00pm, Saturday, 3 April 2010

Rescheduled due to last month's tsunami warning, the American Studies Graduate Student Conference includes several presentations on Southeast Asian performance, politics and identity...
more info

Around the World


HSHHPP Meeting
- Representations of Mobility and Prostitution: An Ethnographic Case Study of Vietnamese Sex Workers Migrating to Cambodia
Presented by Nicolas Lainez
Baitong Restaurant (7 st 360, near Beung Keng Kang market), Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
6:00pm, Wednesday, 24 March 2010

This month's meeting of the Human Sciences Happy Hour in Phnom-Penh (HSHHPP) addresses women's cross-border mobility via prostitution between Southern Vietnam (An Giang province) and Cambodia... more info

20th Annual Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) Conference: Nation & Charisma
London School of Economics and Politics Science (LSE), London, ENGLAND
13 - 15 April 2010

SEA-related presentations include Dr. Joseph Milton Fernando's talk on Tunku Abdul Rahman and Malaya's Independence and Norulhuda Othman on the Development of Malaysian Ethnic Nationalism...
download programme

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Employment Opportunities

Mellon Assistant Professor in Residence - Environmental History
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Fall 2010 (3-year term)
Salary: $53,000 a year, standard fringe benefits, a one-time moving allowance of $1,500, plus a research budget of $2,000
Deadline: 19 March 2010

Applicants working on any geographical area of the world (Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe) are encouraged to apply... more info

Systems Developer
WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia
Deadline: 22 March 2010

The WorldFish Center is a world- class scientific research organization with a mission to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture.... more info

Senior Social Development Specialist
Asian Development Bank, Manila, PHILIPPINES
Deadline: 2 April 2010

This specialist leads the implementation of ADB's social safeguard policies on Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples... more info

Director
Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, THAILAND
3-year term (eligible for reappointment)
Salary: $88,000-$100,000 (tax free for non-Thai)
Deadline: 23 April 2010

Please submit your CV and letter of intent via email to chuleewan@mekonginstitute.org
and chona@mekonginstitute.org... 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 

Rotary Peace Fellowship
Rotary Centers for International Studies
Deadline: 1 July 2010

Opportunities to enter a professional degree program at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), as well as master's degree programs around the world, with an emphasis on peace studies and conflict resolution... download brochure

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Call for Submissions

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

CambofestNow Accepting Submissions - Cambofest

CAMBOFEST is the first international, independent movie festival in Cambodia... more info


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

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

WeddingEWCUpcoming Exhibition - Weddings: Festive Beauty in Asia Pacific
East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI, USA
11 April - 10 June 2010

Ritual implements, wedding props, and dowry items found in Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Muslim ceremonies will be displayed... more info


Educational Materials

EEA
Latest Education About Asia Issue - Volume 14:3 (Winter 2009): "Asia in World History: The Twentieth Century"

Bring Asia to your classroom with the latest issue of the Association for Asian Studies publication, Education About Asia; in this issue: the rise and fall of democratic Kampuchea and a bibliographical essay on Viet Nam and the Cold War... more info

FlowerInPocketAsian Film Archive Titles Available for Purchase

The Asian Film Archive Shop publishes critical titles from its collection so more people can have access to great films made by Asian filmmakers... more info


FocusFocus on Global Resources: South and Southeast Asian Resources, Winter 2009-10, Volume 29, Number 2

Center for Research Libraries

This issue's contents include CRL Resources on Dance in Indonesia, Completion of SEAM/Luce Vietnam Filming Project, and the Road Ahead for SEAM... more info

Publications



Burma BookEverything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma
Emma Larkin

Penguin 2010






Heritage TourismHeritage Tourism in Southeast Asia
Michael Hitchcock; Victor T. King; Michael Parnwell, eds.
UH Press 2010
NOTE: only for sale in U.S., Canada, and Mexico



MalaysiaIslamic Statehood and Maqasid al-Shariah in Malaysia: A Zero-Sum Game?
Beng Phar Kim
University of Washington Press 2010




Monks and MagicNIAS Classics #2: Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand
Barend Jan Terwiel
NIAS Press 2010




Vietnam IndoChina?NIAS Classics #3: Vietnam or Indochina? Revisiting a Classic Study in Contesting Concepts of Space in Vietnamese Nationalism
Christopher E. Goscha
NIAS Press
2010



Bounding the Mekong: The Asian Development Bank, China, and Thailand
Jim Glassman

UH Press 2010

In Buddha's Company: Thai Soldiers in the Vietnam War
Richard A. Ruth
UH Press 2010


Pointy Shoes and Pith Helmets: Dress and Identity Construction in Ambon, 1850-1942
Marianne Hulsbosch
KITLV Press 2010


For more SE
A-related publications, visit UH Press

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In This Issue
Special Event
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 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 Series
SEA Film Series
The SEA Film Series continues with the film, HOLY DAY, this Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium
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.