Southeast Asian Studies Film, Music & Lecture Events
Aloha and welcome to your weekly UHM CSEAS announcement! Attention SEA Cinemaphiles: the Wednesday Night Movie will be on a break until our special film event with the East-West Center on November 3. In the meanwhile, we invite everyone to enjoy the remaining programs at the HIFF 30. For our music lovers, CSEAS is also excited to announce free events for the Honolulu debut of the Cambodian pop-inspired band, DENGUE FEVER. Enjoy this week's offerings of events, resources and more - and mahalo for your continued readership and support!
2010-2011 Programs: If you're interested in participating in our SEA Speaker Series or would like to be featured as part of our monthly Alumni Spotlight, please contact us at cseas@hawaii.edu.
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CSEAS News
 The "Local" in Philippine National History: Some Puzzles, Problems and Options
Co- sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Center for Korean Studies
Center for Korean Studies, UH Mānoa12:00 pm, Friday, 22 October 2010The Asian Studies Program presents a special lecture from 2010-2011 Woodrow Wilson Fellow Dr. Patricio Abinales ... more info Dengue Fever Free Screening & PerformanceHonolulu, HI28 - 30 October 2010Screening - Sleepwalking Through the MekongThe Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI6:30 pm, Thursday, 28 October 2010 Screening at 7:15 pmSleepwalking Through the Mekong follows Los Angeles based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock n' roll... more infoPerformance - Hawaii Debut of Dengue Fever Loloweeny Stage (Nu'uanu Avenue), Honolulu, HI
8:30 pm, Saturday, 30 October 2010
Dengue Fever headlines Hallowbaloo's Saturday street festival which features entertainment at five outdoor stages and eight clubs encompassing eight city blocks in the Honolulu Arts District... more info
 30th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF)Honolulu, HI Through 24 October 2010The Center for Southeast Asian Studies weekly film night is on break for the next two weeks. Meanwhile, you still have time to check out the remaining programs at HIFF30, including several Southeast Asian Films... more infoReturn to top
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Featured Events
Hawai'i
 Mga Sinag Sa Balangaw (Hues of a Rainbow) - An Exhibition on Philippine Costumes & Textiles
Hamilton Library, UH Mānoa
Reception and special presentation by Dr. Aurelio Agcaoli, Dr. Pia Arboleda and the Mahalohalo Kolintang Ensemble
5:00 - 7:00 pm, Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Exhibition through 20 December 2010This exhibition attempts to answer this question by giving a glimpse of the rich and long tradition of weaving, brass casting and jewelry making that reflects the diversity of the Philippines... more info Cultivating the Image of Compassion: Power, Propaganda, and the Statuary of Ancient AngkorPresented by Paul Lavy, PhD, Assistant Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art History, Department of Art and Art History, UH MānoaHonolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI 4:00 pm, Thursday, 21 October 2010
This lecture will investigate the intersection of politics, religion, and art at the peak of Angkors power during the reign of its most colorful king, Jayavarman VII, a ruler who cleverly utilized unusual Buddhist art to express both his personal piety and political ambitions... more infoU.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group: Making Agent Orange History 5 -7 pm, 21 October 21
Keynote with Charles Bailey, Director of Special Initiatives on Agent Orange, Ford Foundation
Followed by film screening: "Agent Orange: 30 Years Later"Simulated Dialogue Group Session (convened by Charles Bailey; Saunders Hall SSRI Conference Room 704)
10 am - 12 pm, Friday, 22 October 2010The 2010 celebration called Make Agent Orange History is a two-part program including a keynote address with Charles Bailey, film screening, and a special educational session presented by the University of Hawai'i... more info
 University of Hawai'i Fall Footholds Dance Concert
Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa
Through 24 October 2010
This concert features Igal, a dance of the Sama people of the Southern Philippines - the only work in the entire show that represents a Southeast Asian form and an indigenous people. The piece will be supported by live Kulintagan - gong chime percussion music... more info
 Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines
12:30 pm, 29 October 2010
Presented by Dr. Vina Lanzona
Department of History, UH Mānoa
Labeled "Amazons" by the national press, women played a central role in the Huk rebellion, one of the most significant peasant-based revolutions in modern Philippine history... more info
Around the World
Hey Sister, Where Are You Going?
Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
5:30 pm, Friday, 22 October 2010
Eleven Cambodian female artists have created new works focusing on the role of women in Cambodian society. If you need more informations and/or photos of the artworks please contact Nico Mesterharm/English (Tel. 010-312 333) or Hem Vanna/Khmer (Tel. 067-867 305).
Bill Hayton- Reporter and Producer with BBC World News TV, Author of Vietnam: Rising Dragon
Asia Pacific Security Series
East-West Center in Washington
Location: Washington, DC USA
2:00 - 3:30pm, Monday, 25 October 2010
As Vietnam continues to experience great economic growth and the Communist Party-led government increasingly plays a leadership role in the Southeast Asian region, the spotlight on Vietnam grows brighter... more info
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Educational Programs
FEATURED: Summer Scholarships to Study Indonesian Language in IndonesiaCritical Language Scholarship ProgramU.S. Department of State Deadline: 15 November 2010 Undergraduate or graduate students learning Indonesian are eligible for a summer scholarship through the U.S. State Department's Critical Language Scholarship Program... more infoFifty Years of Ethnomusicology at UCLA Symposium
UCLA Schoenberg Music Building
Los Angeles, CA USA
9 November 2010
8:00 AM - 7:00 PMDinner - 7:00 - 10:00 PMUCLA will celebrate 50 years of ethnomusicology with the theme "Worlds of Music at UCLA: 50 Years of Ethnomusicology." As part of the, the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology is organizing a symposium in which several UCLA ethnomusicology graduates and non-alumni will make brief presentations on six topics... more info
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Employment Opportunities
FEATURED: Academic Position - Asian and World History
California State University
Location: Fresno, CA USA
Deadline: Open till filled
The successful candidate will also be a part of a cohort of up to five new faculty with research interests in World Cultures and Globalization...
more info
Managing Editor
Asia Society Online
Location: New York, NY USA
Deadline: 19 November 2010
Asia Society, a prestigious, global, cultural, educational, non-profit seeks a Managing Editor to direct editorial production for the Asia Society web presence (AsiaSociety.org and related sites)... more info
Academic Position (Temporary) - Religious Studies
Mahidol University
Location: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Deadline: 22 November 2010
Mahidol University's College of Religious Studies invites applications for two one-year renewable contract positions at the level of lecturer beginning late May 2011... more info
Southeast Asia Program Officer
Thabyay Education Network
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Deadline: 19 November 2010
The SEA Program Officer will be an integral member of Thabyay's scholarships department, managing and co-managing several scholarship funds and programming... more info
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Fellowships & Scholarships
FEATURED: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Immigration Theme Project
Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York USA
Benefits: Access to university resources and annual salary of $50,000 plus health benefits
Term: One year beginning 15 August 2011
Deadline: 15 November 2010
Post-doctoral research associates are sought for participation in an interdisciplinary project on Immigration: Settlement, Integration, & Membership... more info
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Medical History in Early Modern Southeast Asia
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
Location: Leiden, Netherlands
Term: Four to six months
Deadline: 1 December 2010
The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies at Leiden (KITLV) has established a post-doctoral fellowship for the study of medical history in early modern Southeast Asia. KITLV is looking for a historian to participate in its Health, Disease, and Medicine in Southeast Asia project... more info
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Call for Submissions
FEATURED: 10th Annual International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific RegionLocation: Honolulu, Hawai'i, USAConference dates: 17-19 February 2011Deadline for submission: 5 November 2010The East-West Center's 10th Annual International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) on the Asia Pacific region will provide an opportunity to share interdisciplinary perspectives formally, through presenting papers and attending other panel presentations, and informally in the warm and encouraging environment of the East-West Center in Hawai'i... more info Mountains in the Religions of South and Southeast Asia: Place, Culture, and Power the 4th International Conference of South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR)Royal University of BhutanLocation: Thimphu, BhutanConference dates: 30 June - 3 July 2011Deadline for submission: 15 May 2011
The conference intends to nurture the highest forms of scholarly dialogue among scholars from all parts of South and Southeast Asia but scholars from all over the world are equally welcome... more infoLearning from the Past: Looking to the Future, the Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2011The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)Location: Osaka, JapanConference dates: 23-25 March 2011Deadline for submission: 1 December 2010The aim of this inaugural International Conference is to encourage academics, scholars and practitioners representing a exciting diversity of countries, cultures, and religions to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging respectful dialogue... more infoThe 21st Annual Conference of Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS XXI)Kasetsart UniversityLocation: Bangkok, Thailand Conference dates: 11-13 May 2011Deadline for submission: 15 February 2011The Southeast Asian Linguistics Society - SEALS - invite scholars of Southeast Asian Linguistics to join us in fulfilling our conference theme: Multidisciplinary approaches to Southeast Asian Linguistics. Abstracts are invited for original papers on any of the following topics related to the analysis of Southeast Asian languages... more info For the latest SEA-related call for submissions become a Facebook fan or follow us on Twitter.
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Alumni Spotlight
In the last year, Lance Nolde advanced to candidacy in the PhD program of the history department at UH Mānoa, published an article entitled "Great is Our Relationship with the Sea: Charting the Maritime Realm of the Sama of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia" in the CSEAS journal, Explorations, and was awarded a Kennedy Memorial Fellowship and a Fulbright-Hays DDRA grant to fund dissertation research in Indonesia and The Netherlands during the next academic year.
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