CSEAS Summer Updates
Welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement! Read on for this week's updates, including updates on an exciting summer project plus a new serving of SEA Resources now located in the sidebar. Mahalo for your readership and support!
In this issue: educational programs, employment opportunities and upcoming events. For more information, visit us online at the new cseashawaii.com.
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CSEAS News
 Seeking SEA Cinema Panel(s) - Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference (AAS)
Location: Honolulu, HI
Conference Dates: 31 March - 3 April 2011
Deadline: 15 July 2010
UHM
CSEAS seeks to identify scholars interested in presenting papers on SEA
cinema themes related to (but not limited to) Vietnamese film, women
filmmakers, films adapted from works of literature, SEA film
translation, and Islam in film... more info
 Annual Report - DOWNLOAD
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
It's here! The 2009-10 Annual Report is now available for download on the CSEAS website. This yearly publication reviews events, films, and groundbreaking research over the past academic year... download now
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Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
 Torn from Home: My Life as RefugeeHawaii Discovery Children's Center
Opens 20 June 2010
The Hawaii Children's Discovery Center has partnered with local community organizations, as well as individuals from regions including Laos, Vietnam and Burma, to recognize Hawaii's own immigrant populations. Monthly events will showcase each culture through food, performances, and more... more info
 ARTafterDARK: Bali High
Honolulu Academy of Arts
6:00 - 9:00pm, Friday, 25 June 2010
Celebrate
the Indonesian Kite Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts' monthly
art party; enjoy music from the UH gamelan ensemble and a full food bar
courtesy of TOWN... more info
 Save the Date - Wayang Sampur-Na: Epic Turning Points
Hawaii Convention Center
4:00pm, Sunday, 4 July 2010
In this new solo wayang (performance) created and performed by Garrett
Kam, dance sashes are used in different
ways to present important scenes from the
Ramayana... more info
Around the World
Indonesian Dance Festival (IDF)
Jakarta, INDONESIA
Through 17 June 2010
IDF is held every two years since 1992. It is an
independent festival in cooperation with the Performing Arts Faculty of
Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ)... more info
 Asia Pacific Security Seminar - China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
EWC, Washington, DC, USA
Friday, 18 June 2010
Author Dr. Sophie Richardson and discussant Brantly Womack consider China's growing influence in Southeast Asia ... more info
 Burma/Myanmar: End of an Era
Asia Society, Hong Kong, PRC
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Maureen Aung-Thwin, David Steinberg, and Sean Turnell discuss the social, economic and political
issues affecting this nation of 50 million and the opportunities and
challenges that lie ahead... more info
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Educational Program
FEATURED: New Summer 2010 Distance Education Language Classes - Advanced Thai and Advanced Vietnamese
University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
28 June - 23 July 2010
Tuition: USD $750
The Thai course will be an on-line seminar on strategies for reading and interpreting
Thai language source material for research purposes. The Viet Nam course will be an on-line seminar focusing on translating and
interpreting academic texts. For more information, please contact the UWM Center for Southeast Asian Studies at seasia@intl-institute.wisc.edu
Registration Open - Facing Asia: histories and legacies of Asian studio photography
Australian National University, AUSTRALIA
21 - 22 August 2010
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 16 July 2010
A symposium presented in collaboration between the Humanities Research
Centre, RSHA, Australian National University, the National Gallery of
Australia and Australia-India Council... more info
Save the Date - The American Experience in Southeast Asia (1946-1975)
US Department of State, Washington, DC
29 - 30 September 2010
Registration Available: 1 August 2010
Speakers include Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger... more info
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Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Junior
Faculty Training (JFTP) Program, Center for Khmer Studies (CKS)
Supported by the
Rockefeller Foundation, with additional support from the Scaler Foundation
Location: Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
Term: 1 August - 30 October 2010 (3 months)
Salary: USD $3000/month, plus travel expenses
Deadline: 20 July 2010
For more information, contact cheanmen@khmerstudies.org
Researcher - Special Focus on Cambodia, Viet Nam, and Laos
Amnesty International
Location: London, UK
Salary:
£38,975 + benefits
Deadline: 5 July 2010
Fluency in written and spoken English, including excellent writing
skills, is essential; proficiency in written and spoken Khmer and
Vietnamese is a great advantage... more info
Field Director - WorldTeach
Location: Nakhon Phanom Province, THAILAND
Term: September 2010 (One Year)
Deadline: 1 August 2010
This position is responsible for ongoing support and oversight of its
volunteer participants and coordination with host schools and the
district director's office... more info
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Mekong River Commission Secretariat
Location: Vientiane, LAO PDR
Term: Three years (possible extension)
Deadline: 6 August 2010
Only nationals of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam are eligible... more info
Assistant and Associate Professor - Asian History or Studies, National
University of Singapore
Location: SINGAPORE
Term: 2011 - 2012
Deadline: 30 September 2010
One appointment will be at the Assistant Professor (tenure track)
level; another at either Assistant or Associate
Professor level (tenured or tenure track)... more info
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Fellowships & Scholarships
NEW: MA Program Tuition Reduction - Emerging Global Leadership
International University of Humanities and Social Sciences, San Jose, COSTA RICA
Deadline: 20 August 2010
There are partial tuition reduction scholarships for Southeast Asian Emerging Leaders (20 to 90
Percent Tuition Reduction) open to citizens of ASEAN member states... more info
Bridging Cultures Through Film
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: 28 July 2010
Awards are for one to three years and for up to $75,000 (for development) and up to $800,000 (for production)... 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
FEATURED - 70 Years of Asian Studies
Association for Asian Studies and the International Convention of Asian Scholars
Location: Honolulu, HI
Conference Dates: 31 March - 3 April 2011
Deadline: 5 August 2010
Please consider the special UHM CSEAS request for scholars interested in joining panels on Southeast Asian Cinema... more info
16th Colloquium: Power and Change in Malaysia and Singapore
Location: Australian National University, Canberra, AUSTRALIA
Conference Dates: 10 - 11 December 2010
Deadline:
15 September 2010
The Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia (MASSA) calls for papers from any disciplinary or regional perspective... more info
Colonial and Post-Colonial Connections in Dutch Literature
University of California Berkeley
Location: Berkeley, CA, USA
Conference Dates: 15 - 17 September 2011
Deadline: 11 February 2011
The 2011 Berkeley Conference in Dutch Literature debates Dutch literature within the framework of intercultural connections in Dutch colonial and post-colonial studies... more info
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CSEAS Project Update
Republik Mimpi (Republic of Dreams)
CSEAS Subtitle Project
Summer 2010
This summer, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies is working on translating and subtitling selected episodes of the controversial Indonesian political satire television series, Republik Mimpi (Republic of Dreams). Acquired by UH SEA collection librarian, Rohayati Paseng-Christensen, the collection is currently archived as part of the Southeast Asia Digital Library at Northern Illinois University. This effort marks the first subtitled versions of Republik Mimpi to be made available to English-language researchers... more info
Republik Mimpi | Southeast Asia Digital Library
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Fall 2010 CESAS Course List
The Fall 2010 Southeast Asian Studies course list available online>>>
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Coming Soon - CSEAS Alumni Profiles
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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 Asian Studies? For program deadlines and updates, check out the CSEAS site>>>
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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 thanks everyone for their support over the past year. Hundreds of people attended the free films that highlighted the stories of Southeast Asia and the filmmakers that tell them in such unique ways. We look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall semester. Have a great summer! We'll see you at the movies!
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Radio - NEW
Looking for a place to listen to radio from across Southeast Asia? Stream radiotime>>>
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Resources
Art + Culture
Dendongeng
Valentine Willie Fine Art
Through 19 June 2010
Jalaini Abu Hassan's poetry for his twentieth solo exhibition... more info
It Was Always About Forever
Valentine Willie Fine Art
23 June - 17 July 2010
Wawi Navarroza and Costantino Zicarelli take on "still life"... more info
KeoK'jay
Available online
Fair-trade eco-fashion by HIV positive women in Cambodia... more info
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