Halfway Through Summer... Get Ready for Fall with CSEAS!
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In this issue: new Flickr pics, plus another generous helping of SEA resources and employment opportunities. For more information, visit us online at the new cseashawaii.com.
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CSEAS News
 2010 Association for Asian Studies (AAS) - UHM CSEAS Seeking SEA Cinema Panels
Honolulu, HI
31 March - 3 April 2011
Deadline: Thursday, 15 July 2010
If you are interested in being included on such a
panel, please contact us at cseas@hawaii.edu and include your name,
institutional affiliation, and proposed paper title and short abstract... more info
Featured Fall Course - ASAN 491S-002: Vietnamese Cinema
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
23 August - 9 December 2010
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
 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
 Ongoing - As it Happened: Works by Sanit Khewhok
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
Through 10 October 2010
Khewhok is the 11th recipient of the Catharine E. B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts. As it Happened embodies Khewhok's past and present and invites viewers to witness his evolution as an artist... more info
Around the World
 Yasmin Ahmad Tribute - In Her Own Words: A Celebration of Humanity and Universal Love
Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center, MALAYSIA
Through 18 July 2010
This July marks one year since the untimely loss of Malaysian visionary Yasmin Ahamd. Artist Kevin Bathman has created a digital art exhibition that pays tribute to her... 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
 Indonesian Festival
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Commemoration of the 65th Indonesian Independence and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the sister city status of Los Angeles and Jakarta... more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: Philippine Dance Gathering & Workshops (PDGW)
San Diego, CA, USA
Program Dates: 25 - 29 August 2010
Registration Deadline: 17 July 2010
Registration Fees: $40/day or $100 advance registration by deadline
PDGW is a unique, groundbreaking folk and traditional arts project. Confirmed Artists and Presenters include Dr. Ricardo Trimillos of the University of Hawaii at Manoa... 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
Director, International Studies Schools Network
Asia Society
Location: New York, NY, USA
Deadline: 17 July 2010
The Director is a key organizational leader with responsibility for
growing and directing the International Studies Schools Network, an
integral part of the Asia Society's national initiative to promote
international education in US schools... 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
WASH Coordinator
Oxfam Australia (formerly Community Aid Abroad)
Location: Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
Deadline: 23 July 2010
Oxfam is seeking a Program Coordinator to manage and coordinate the
water, sanitation and health component in two provinces, Takeo and
Kratie... more info
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
Assistant Program Officer, South & Southeast Asia
Mercy Corps
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Deadline: 12 September 2010
The South and Southeast Asia desk provides primary headquarters support
to Mercy Corps programs in Indonesia, East Timor, the Philippines,
Myanmar, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka... 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
Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
ARI has position openings for outstanding active researchers from around the world, beginning between April 2011 and September 2011... 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
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
Buddhist Dynamics in Pre-Modern Southeast Asia
Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, SINGAPORE
Conference Dates: 10 - 11 March 2011
Deadline: 31 August 2010
The conference aims to bring together international scholars engaged in research on Buddhist archaeological, textual, or art historical sources produced across the region from the early first millennium C.E. until circa the 18th century... more info
Issue 4(1): Tourism in South-East Asia
Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies
Deadline: 15 January 2011
The upcoming issue aims at featuring a focus on Tourism in South-East Asia... 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
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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 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
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