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In this issue: read on for job opportunities and call for submissions for 2010-2011! For more information, visit us online at the new cseashawaii.com.
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Featured CSEAS News
Student Assistants (Job# 96106-A6)
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i - Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Deadline: Friday, 9 April 2010
Photo credit: Tim Pappa
Apply to be a student assistant in the trailblazing UH Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific Program! Must be a full-time, classified graduate student in good standing; familiar with
the Muslim world and sensitive to Muslim cultural concerns... more info
SEA Speaker Series - Critical Outreach Strategies for Hawaiʻi Educational Centers
Presented by Theresa Christine Navarro
Moore 319 (Tokioka Room), University of Hawai'i - Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
12:00-1:15pm, Friday, 16 April 2010
As a bridge between digital "native" and "immigrant," email
communication offers new strategies for program marketing in the face of severe budget
cuts affecting academic outreach and administrative support. Part two of the SEA series on the University in the Digital Age, including email outreach and program surveys... more info
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Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
 2010 East-West Fest: Connecting Diversities
Jefferson Hall, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI
1:00 - 6:00pm, Saturday, 10 April 2010
The biggest EWCPA festivity of the year with an explosion of talent on stage, cultural booths and community activity; includes several performances from across Southeast Asia... more info
 Exhibition Opening - The Golden Ceremony: Weddings in Asia
East-West Center Gallery, Burns Hall, Honolulu, HI,
11 April 2010 - 13 June 2010
This exhibition was created in honor of the East-West Center's golden
50th anniversary celebration. Likewise, many of the weddings found in
Asia are festooned with golden textiles, jewelery, and accoutrements; includes pieces from Thailand, Laos, Viet
Nam, Burma/Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia... more info
 Duets: Exploring Dance through Modern, Classical, and Cultural Traditions
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
16 - 18 April 2010
This event features the Balinese dance, Teruna Jaya, choreographed by I Gede Manik, and performed by two masters from northern Bali... more info
 Save the Date - 2nd Honolulu Filipino Film Festival
Sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association of Hawai'i
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu, HI
20 - 30 April 2010
Once again film curator Gina Caruso scouted the best in new Filipino
film, including Last Supper No. 3, winner of the Best Film award at the
2009 Cinemalaya Film Festival. Details about
opening and closing nights of festival to come.... more info
Around the World
The
Culture, Politics, and Society of Dangdut: Indonesia's Folk Music
USINDO, Washington, D.C., USA
12 April 2010
Dangdut, a mix of Arabic, Hindustani and Malay music, is a wildly
popular genre of Indonesian folk music; featuring one of Dangdut's best known and
most successful performers, Ikke Nurjanah... more info
U.S.
Malaysian Relations: Looking Ahead at Key Pillars of Cooperation
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C, USA
9:00am - 12:30pm Wednesday, 14 April 2010
The CSIS-Washington D.C.,
the Institute for Strategic International Studies in Kuala Lumpur,
along with a supporting organization, the Malaysian American Society,
are honored to present an on-the-record forum on "U.S. Malaysian Relations: Looking
Ahead at Key Pillars of Cooperation"... 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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Educational Programs
Summer Session FIL 303-801 - Accelerated 3rd-Level Filipino (CRN 92105)
Instructor: Teresita Ramos
Administrative Fee: $141
14 June - 6 August 2010
All UH-Manoa students can register beginning April 7. All other
students, including visiting students and those currently attending other UH campuses, can begin registration on April 13... more info
Summer University days in
Social / Human / and Economic Sciences
Tam Dao, VIET NAM
July 2010
The program seeks ten (10) French or Vietnamese-speaking Cambodian interns to participate.. contact hshhpp@gmail.com
Summer Courses - Balinese and Javanese Gamelan Instruction
UC Berkeley, CA, USA
Summer 2010
Opportunities to enroll in the 4-unit Music in Bali course with instructor Lisa Gold or the 2-unit Javenese Gamelan course with instructor Ben Brinner... more info
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Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Assistant Director - Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio University
Ohio University, USA
Deadline: 15 April 2010
The successful candidate will have a minimum of bachelor's
degree with a focus on a
Southeast Asian country or culture, and competency in at least one Southeast Asian language... more info
Full-time Faculty Positions in Humanities - Undergraduate Academic Program
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), USA
Deadline: 12 April 2010
Build humanities electives including an area of ethnic or multicultural studies, like asian studies or some aspect of world literature and history... more info
Wildlife Sanctuary Technical Advisor
Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Phnom Samkos, Pursat Province, CAMBODIA
Deadline: 16 April 2010
FFI seeks a field-based coordinator to
supervise and coordinate project activities at field-level in Phnom
Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, and build effective, efficient and confident
ranger teams that are able to meet the considerable law enforcement
challenges... more info
Consultancy-Road-Mapping Capacity Building Needs ASEAN
Australia
Jakarta, INDONESIA
Deadline: 25 April 2010
The ASEAN Secretariat and Australia, through the AADCP II, invites applications for a mediumterm (4 months) consultancy... contact hr-asean@asean.org
Director of Teacher Training Grades K-6
Caring for Cambodia (CFC), Siem Reap, CAMBODIA
Deadline: 28 April 2010
Caring for Cambodia is
an NGO that supports five government schools in Siem Reap, Cambodia
serving more than 5,000 of Cambodia's poorest students... contact
Teacher.training@caringforcambodia.org
Associate or Full Professor (tenure-track) - Center for Philippine Studies
School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS), University of Hawai'i - Mānoa, USA
Deadline: 3 May 2010
We seek a dynamic, visionary scholar and teacher in Philippine Studies... more info
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Fellowships & Scholarships
PhD
Research Degree in Global History
Warwick University
Deadline: 16 April 2010
The studentship is funded full-time for 3 years. The award
covers postgraduate fees up to the level of the Home/EU fee (currently £3,390
per annum), and includes a stipend of £12,000 per annum tax free... more info
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
2011-12 Fulbright Scholarship Program
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Deadline: 2 August 2010
The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and
professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research
in a wide variety of academic and professional fields... more info
Teaching and Research Scholarships for U.S. Faculty and Professionals - Indonesia
American-Indonesian Educational Foundation (AMINEF) and Fulbright Scholar Program
Deadline: 2 August 2010
8 "All Disciplines" awards to teach, conduct
research, or a combination of the two in a fascinating multicultural and
multi-religious nation... contact mzdanovich@iie.org
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Call for Submissions
The
Indonesia and East Timor Studies Committee Prize
Deadline: 12 April 2010
The Indonesia and East Timor Studies Committee is pleased
to announce the first annual competition for a prize to be awarded to the
best paper presented at the annual AAS meetings by a graduate student
or post-doctoral fellow no more than two years beyond the PhD.
Exceptions (e.g., for outstanding undergraduate submissions) may be
made under special circumstances. Requests for further information may be directed to paperprize@gmail.com.
Portuguese and Luso-Asian Legacies in Southeast
Asia, 1511-2011
Co-sponsored by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the Embassy of Portugal in Singapore
SINGAPORE AND MELAKA
Conference Dates: 23-30 September 2010
Deadline: 12 April 2010
This conference seeks fresh perspectives for characterizing and contextualizing Portuguese/Luso-Asian experiences and interactions in the region... download CFP
Ramayana Conference - Deadline Extended
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Northern Illinois University, in cooperation with Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES), Universit of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the International Ramayana Institute of North America (IRINA), IL, USA
17 - 19 September 2010
Deadline: 30 April 2010
This three-day conference will include presentations on
various themes and a Ramayana-based teacher workshop... more info
The
Third International Conference on International Studies (ICIS2010) - A New Asian Century: Dynamics and Implications
Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conference Dates: 1 - 2 December 2010
Deadline: 31 April 2010
It is the task of this conference to examine root-causes and catalysts,
to measure and compare their dynamics and implications, and to prepare a fresh
blueprint to usher in this New Asian Century.
... more info
Canadian Council for
Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) Newsletter - FALL 2010
Deadline: 30 June 2010
Submissions welcome from areas like Reports from the Field, Southeast
Asian Affairs, Upcoming Events and Opportunities, or New
Publications... more info
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SEA Resources
Art + Exhibition
 Upcoming Exhibition -The Golden Ceremony: Weddings in Asia
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
Fowler in Focus - Courtly and Urban Batik from Java,
Indonesia
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California - Los Angeles, CA, USA
23 May - 5 September 2010
Drawn from the Fowler Museum's extensive holdings of
Indonesian textiles, the refined batiks made in Java's royal courts or urban
workshops stand in contrast to the rustic batiks from the rural town of Kerek... more info
Nini Towok's Spinning Wheel: Cloth and the Cycle of Life in
Kerek, Java, Indonesia
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California - Los Angeles, CA, USA
1 August - 5 December 2010
The exhibition was developed by the Fowler Museum at UCLA
and is based on the research of Dutch textile scholar Rens Heringa. It
represents the most comprehensive showing of Kerek cloth ever mounted by a
museum and is accompanied by published catalog... more info
Weavers' Stories from Island Southeast Asia
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California - Los Angeles, CA, USA
1 August - 12 December 2010
This experimental exhibition breaks new ground where
previous exhibitions have left off, starting with the basic understanding that
the textile arts are widely regarded as the archetypal form of women's labor in
Southeast Asia... more info
Streaming Online
 Special Offer - Free month trial on AsiaPacificFilm.com (exp 15 April 2010)
http://asiapacificfilms.com/
Enjoy one free month of films from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand and Vietnam, courtesy of HIFF; expires 15 April 2010... more info
Video: Statemen's Forum - Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of
Commerce
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C., USA
CSIS hosted a Statesmen's Forum with The Honorable Gary Locke United
States Secretary of Commerce Emerging Opportunities in U.S.-Indonesia
Trade... watch now
Publications
Now Available at the UH Library
 Asia's new institutional architecture : evolving structures for managing trade, financial, and security relations
Vinod K. Aggarwal, Min
Gyo Koo, eds
Springer, 2008
 Cultures and Customs of Laos
Arne Kislenko
Greenwood
Press, 2009
 Architecture and its models in South-east Asia
Jacques Dumarçay, Jacques
Orchid Press, 2003
Now Available at Tuttle Publishing
 Bali Home: Inspirational Design Ideas
Kim Inglis
Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, photographer
 The Tropical House: Cutting Edge Design in the Philippines
Elizabeth V. Reyes
Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, photographer
 The Living House: An Anthropology of Architecture in South-East Asia
Roxana Waterson
An Artist's Journey to Bali: the Island of Art, Music and Mystery
Betty Reynolds
For more SEA-related publications, visit UH Press
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Save the Moving Images Collection!
Petition to save the librarian for the UH moving images resource collection here>>> |
Save the Date?
Per your responses to our survey,
we'll be testing different delivery dates for your e-newsletter.
Before the break, we tested the survey-suggested Sunday date - how did
this change work for you? We'd love to hear your feedback at cseas@hawaii.edu>>> |
CSEAS Survey
Please support the Center for Southeast Asian Studies by participating in brief program surveys>>> |
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, Wonderful Town, tonight 7 April 2010, at 6:30 PM in the Korean Studies Auditorium
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