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: new Summer resources (DVDs, downloads, and lots of books!) and Fall opportunities - including jobs, fellowships, and conferences! For more information, visit us online at the new cseashawaii.com.
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CSEAS News
 Featured Fall Course - ASAN 491S-002: Vietnamese Cinema
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
23 August - 9 December 2010
When the Tenth Month Comes, 1984 (Dir. Dang Nhat Minh) |
Part four of the popular Southeast Asian Cinema courses, with a special focus on Vietnamese Cinema... more info
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Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
Exhibition Opening - As it Happened: Works by Sanit Khewhok
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
Through 10 October 2010
Envelope Series (Edouard Manet), 1999, by Sanit Khewhok |
Illustrated Talk -  Developing "East-West Treasures: Works from the Permanent Collection"
East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2:00 - 3:00 pm, Sunday, 11 July 2010
Illustrated talk by Jeannette 'Benji' Bennington on the development of the EWC's Permanent Collection of art works; exhibition through 3 October 2010... more info
 35th Anniversary Presentation - Expressions of Experience
Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
5:00 - 6:30pm, Wednesday 21 July 2010
In 1975, an art student at the University of Hawai'i began studying Javanese dance.
Thirty-five years later he shares his choreographies that reflect his life... more info
Around the World
 Weaving, Cooking and Smiling: The History and Development of Weaving in Lao Culture
Presentation by Kongthong Nanthavongdouangsy
Los Angeles, CA, USA
9:45 am, Saturday, 10 July 2010
Ms Nanthavongdouangsy's talk will cover both the traditional textiles of Laos and their techniques and motifs, as well as how she and her family initiated and are carrying on contemporary production... more info
 Luncheon with Lee Hsieng Loong, PM of Singapore
Houston, TX, USA
11:30 am, Sunday, 12 July 2010
Hosted by Asia Society Texas Center and the Greater Houston
Partnership, Mr. Lee will speak at noon at the Hyatt Regency Houston
downtown... more info
 Asia In My Pocket: Thailand
Manila, PHILIPPINES
5:30 pm, Thursday, 15 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... more info
 Asia's Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters Implications for an Evolving Regional Architecture
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC, USA
2:00 - 4:00 pm, Friday, 16 July 2010
Panel discussion on the politics of climate change in Asia, the
region's response to natural disasters, and implications for the future
geometry of Asia's institutions and U.S. policy in the region... more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: PAPA - Penang Apprenticeship Programme for Artisans
George Town, Penang, MALAYSIA
The Penang Heritage Trust is launching a programme that actively promotes intangible cultural heritage and contributes to the diversity of urban
spaces by forging community partnerships and creating projects which
promote sustainable development... more info
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: 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
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
Staff Assistant III (Program Assistant)
Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, MA, USA
Reporting to the Faculty Chair of the Singapore Program and the
Program Director of the HKS Indonesia Program, the program assistant will perform a variety of
office and program support functions at the Harvard Kennedy School. Knowledge of and/or
interest in Southeast Asia preferred... more info
Post Doctoral Research Associates and/or Visiting Scholars
Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (NCGG), Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Term: 2011 - 2012 Academic Year
Location: Princeton, NJ, USA
Deadline: 15 January 2011
This fellows
program is targeted at developing a generation of scholars able to analyze and make policy
recommendations about the regional political economy in the Middle East, East, South, or Southeast
Asia, Africa and Latin America... more info
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Fellowships & Scholarships
NEW - AAS Council of Conferences (COC) Outreach Grants
Association for Asian Studies (AAS), USA
Deadline: 14 February 2011
Outreach Grants of up to $2,000
are made available to encourage education in Asian Studies. All
applications must be submitted electronically to Kai-wing Chow at
kchow1@illinois.edu... more info
Travel Grants - 20th Annual Conference on Southeast Asian Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
Center for Southeast Asian Studies - Northern Illinois University, USA
Conference Dates: 16 - 17 July 2010
Deadline: 7 July 2010
Travel grants of $500 each will be awarded to qualified teachers of SEA languages, with high priority to high school and community college teachers and teachers in colleges and universities without a SEA NRC... download application here
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
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
Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors - School of Historical Studies
Institute for Advanced Study
Location: Princeton, NJ, USA
Term: 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012, with the option of
staying through 15 August 2012
Deadline: 1 November 2010
The School is interested in all fields of historical research, including the Islamic world and modern
international
relations... more info
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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
11th International Conference on Thai Studies
Mahidol University and the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia
Location: THAILAND
Conference Dates: 26 - 28 July 2011
Deadline: 15 January 2011
To submit abstracts, please send a Microsoft word file (.doc) and a PDF file of abstracts in English, in email attachments, to thaistudies2011@gmail.com.
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
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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 CSEAS 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
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