Sunday Greetings from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement! Per your responses to our survey, we'll be testing different delivery dates for your e-newsletter. Please feel free to continue to send us your feedback during this process.
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 cseashawaii.com.
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Featured Event
Anthropology Spring 2010 Colloquium Series - Pyramids of Power and Privilege: The Hierarchical Basis of Contemporary Vietnamese Social Organization
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
Congrats 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
Look 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
Nanjing 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
Rescheduled - 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
For more employment and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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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
See 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
For more funding and networking opportunities, join the CSEAS Alumni & Community Linkedin group.
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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
Now Accepting Submissions - Cambofest
CAMBOFEST is the first
international, independent movie festival in Cambodia... more info
Ongoing 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
Upcoming 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
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
Asian 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
Focus 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
Everything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma Emma Larkin Penguin 2010
Heritage 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
NIAS Classics #2: Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand Barend Jan Terwiel NIAS Press 2010
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 SEA-related publications, visit UH Press
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Save the Moving Images Collection!
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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, HOLY DAY, this Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium
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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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