Featured Program - Muslim Societies in Asia & the Pacific
Aloha nui loa and and Ramadan Kareem! Welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement. In celebration of Ramadan, we invite you to visit the University of Hawaii's innovative and nationally applauded Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific program; we've also included an extra helping of publications focusing on Islam in Southeast Asia. We hope you enjoy this week's news, events, resources and more - and mahalo for your readership and support!
An Indonesian woman reads a
copy of the Koran next to a young boy on the first day of the holy
Islamic month of Ramadan in Jakarta, 11 Aug 2010 (Photo: AFP)
2010-2011 Programs: If you're interested in participating in our SEA Speaker Series or would like to be featured as part of our Alumni Spotlight, please contact us at cseas@hawaii.edu.
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CSEAS News
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
 Vincent Pollard Memorial
Rainbow Shower Tree
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
9:45 am, Monday, 30 August 2010
Please join Dr. Pollard's former students, colleagues and friends at this memorial gathering to remember his life and achievements... more info
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Featured Events
Hawaiʻi
 Research Program Brown Bag Seminar - Environmental Determinants of Avian Flu in Southeast Asia
Presented by Dr. Sumeet Saksena
East-West Center
Honolulu, HI
12:00 pm, Tuesday, 17 August 2010
The H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) global disease
situation is now relatively stable, but still alarming in some
countries where the disease is considered entrenched. This talk will focus on water resources, water pollution, waste management and bio-safety issues... more info
 First Day of Instruction - FALL 2010
University of Hawai'i
Honolulu, HI
Monday, 23 August 2010
Individual campuses establish dates and deadlines for registration,
advising, commencement and other academic activities... more info
 Member Gallery Talk - Sanit Khewhok
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu, HI
6:00 pm, Wednesday, 25 August 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 Country
 3rd Annual Myanmar (Burma) Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 - 15 August 2010
The two-day festival will show two new Myanmar (Burmese) films, "Yin Khon Hnin Si" and "A Story Long Ago," sponsored by the Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA)... more info
East-West Center International Workshop - Climate Changes Vulnerability Assessment and Urban Development Planning for Coastal Cities
Bangkok, THAILAND
23 August - 1 September 2010
The workshop agenda will include lectures, group discussions, participant reports and hands-on practical exercises... more info
 Asia Society Luncheon - Will the Crisis Divide Asia from America?
Presented by Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Hong Kong, PRC
12:15 pm, Thursday, 2 September 2010
In the wake of the financial crisis, trends have emerged that point to
an Asia increasingly forging its own path-without America. Yet it is
arguably in both sides' interests to move towards a new relationship in
the post-crisis world... more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: Fall 2010 Internship
Asia Catalyst
New York, NY and Washington, D.C., USA
Deadline: 1 September 2010
Asia Catalyst seeks self-starters with a passion for social justice and rule of law who will be an active part of the organization. Specific roles include graduate research in advocacy, graduate research in human rights in Asia, video intern, and an undergraduate intern for administration... more info
First Annual International Guitar Festival - GUITARRA 2010
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, PHILIPPINES
23 - 27 August 2010
Lectures, masterclasses, workshops
and concerts will be imparted by a roster of Filipino and international
guitarists/artists... more info
Philippine Dance Gathering & Workshops (PDGW)
San Diego, CA, USA
25 - 29 August 2010
PDGW is a unique, groundbreaking folk and traditional arts project. Confirmed artists and presenters include Dr. Ricardo Trimillos of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa... more info
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Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) - Performing Arts, Asian Studies Program (Ref#0084385)
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Location: Honolulu, HI, USA
Deadline: Continuous - application review begins 1 February 2011 We seek a dynamic, committed teacher and scholar in the performing arts of Asia for the Asian Studies Program... more info
Junior Specialist - Anthropology (Ref#0084938T)
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA
Deadline: Continuous - application review begins 30 July 2010
This position will plan, direct, and supervise the Asian Archaeological Training Program... 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
Assistant Professor of History
Rhodes College
Location:
Memphis, TN
Term: Begins August 2011
Deadline: 1 November 2010
Candidates should be able
to offer courses that cover the full range of Chinese history with additional teaching competence in
another field of East or Southeast Asian history... more info
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Fellowships & Scholarships
FEATURED - Southeast Asia Fellowship Program Fall 2011
East-West Center
Washington, D.C., USA
Benefits: USD $2,500 to $4,500 (dependent upon experience) while in residence; round trip airfare to Washington, D.C. Residency
at the Center will start in September 2011
Term: Three (3) months)
Deadline: 15 October 2010
The East-West Center in Washington (EWCW) is accepting applications
from scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant
research and writing in one of the following areas: 1. International
relations of Southeast Asia; 2. Political change in Southeast Asia; and
3. ASEAN integration and community-building efforts... 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
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 - Council on Thai Studies
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Conference Dates: 29 - 30 October 2010
Deadline: 15 September 2010
Students, faculty, and other scholars of Thailand are invited to submit papers and/or panels for this conference. For further information, contact Kate Gillogly (gillogly@uwp.edu) Katherine Bowie (kabowie@wisc.edu).
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
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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Alumni Spotlight
Margaret (Maggie) Bodemer completed her dissertation entitled "Museums, Ethnology and the Politics of Culture in Contemporary Vietnam" as of May 2010. Congratulations to Maggie and our best wishes on her future endeavors!
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CSEAS Leadership Change
Mahalo nui to Dr. Barbara Watson Andaya for her leadership and guidance; read more about the CSEAS leadership change>>>
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CSEAS Survey
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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
Looking for a place to listen to radio from across Southeast Asia? Stream radiotime>>>
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