CSEAS Summer Updates
Welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement! Read on for this week's updates, and be sure to check out the latest SEA Resources now located in the sidebar. Mahalo for your readership and support!
In this issue: employment opportunities and upcoming events. For more information, visit us online at the new cseashawaii.com.
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CSEAS News
 Pollard Memorial Update
Asian Studies Program
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
ASP has started a collection in memory of the late Professor Vincent Pollard to help install a memorial
plaque placed near Moore Hall under a Rainbow Shower Tree; Dr. Pollard passed away suddenly last month... more info
 Graduate Student Lounge Clean-Up
Moore 425
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is leading a clean-up effort of the fourth floor SPAS Graduate Student Lounge (Moore 425). If you would like to donate/request extra furniture or lend a hand, please contact Theresa at cseas@hawaii.edu. Mahalo for your kokua!
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Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
 ARTafterDARK: Bali High
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu, HI
6:00 - 9:00pm, Friday, 25 June 2010
Celebrate
the Indonesian Kite Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts' monthly
art party; enjoy musical performances from the UH gamelan ensemble and a full food bar
courtesy of TOWN... more info
 Exhibition Opening - East-West Treasures: Works from the Permanent Collection
East-West Center Gallery
Honolulu, HI
27 June - 3 October 2010
In honor of the East-West Center's 50th anniversary, the Gallery will
feature a selection of some 35 works rarely seen by the general public... more info
 50th Anniversary EWC/EWCPA Conference - Leadership and Community Building in the Asia Pacific Region
Hawai'i Convention Center/East-West Center Honolulu, HI
2 - 5 July 2010
This special 50th anniversary event is expected to draw over 1000 alumni and friends from throughout the region... more info
 Wayang Sampur-Na: Epic Turning Points
Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, HI
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
 6th Southeast Asian Cinema Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM
1 - 4 July 2010
The conference aims are to raise the level of film discourse in the
region as well as to promote global awareness about Southeast Asian
Cinemas Update: CSEAS will be receiving conference updates from UH Southeast Asian librarian, Rohayati Paseng-Christensen... more info
 Asia In My Pocket: Indonesia
Manila, PHILIPPINES
5:30pm, 5 July 2010
Advance your business and career in Asia by mastering the culture,
etiquette, and history of each country while sampling their respective
culinary traditions. This week's event focuses on Indonesia, and the July 15th event focuses on Thailand... 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
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
Contact cheanmen@khmerstudies.org
Lecturer - Filipino
University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Term: One (1) year (renewable), beginning 1 September 2010
Deadline: 1 July 2010
Send your application packet to: Filipino Lecturer Search
Committee, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan,
Suite 6111, 202 South Thayer St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608.
Project Coordinator
Sesame Street
Location: New York, NY, USA
Deadline: 8 August 2010
The Project Coordinator's main responsibility will be to organize and
manage activities related to international projects in South Asia and
Southeast Asia... 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
Post Doctoral Research Scientist - Interactions of Tropical Wetland Forests, Climate Change, and Land Use/Land Cover Change
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Location: Durham, NH, USA
Extensive field work will be focused on peat forests and mangroves of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries... 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, USA
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
New Annual Lecture Series - De-Centering the Nation State: Historical Methodology within a Pacific Geography
Department of History, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA
Dates: TBD 2010-2012
The inaugural workshop is intended to have scholars cultivate a deeper understanding of history, place, and
intellectual practice in Asia and the Pacific Islands... 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
10th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Location: Kota Kinabalu, MALAYSIA
Conference Dates: 8 - 11 December 2010
Deadline: 30 September 2010
Social scientists of all disciplines are welcome to present papers addressing the relevant themes and sub-themes of the conference... more info
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Seeking SEA Cinema Panel(s) - Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
March 31 - April 3 2011
March 31-April 3, 2011
UHM
CSEAS seeks to identify scholars interested in presenting papers on SEA
cinema themes such as Vietnamese film, women
filmmakers, films adapted from works of literature, SEA film
translation, and Islam in film... more info
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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
Publications
Richard Horsey
Routledge 2011
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