Asian Studies, Asia focus

EndNote Basics Workshop

2009-02-15T13:43:00.000-08:00

At the request of UH Graduate students, The University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s Hamilton Library will be offering workshops on the software program, EndNote, to assist students with building electronic bibliographies of the resources they use for papers, these and dissertations.

Allie Jordan, Science & Technology Librarian, will present the EndNote Workshops on the following dates in February:

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb 26, 2 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

This workshop will cover essential EndNote functions - perfect for the beginner or those who are not familiar with EndNote X2. Topics that will be covered include:

* > Navigating the EndNote program and learning where to get help with EndNote
* > Creating a new EndNote Library
* > Managing your preferences in EndNote
* > Selecting a citation style for your references
* > Importing references from a database and manually entering a reference into an EndNote Library
* > Setting up groups to organize references in your EndNote Library
* > Using the Cite While You Write function in MS Word
* > Uploading images and figures into an EndNote Reference

All of the workshops will be held in the Hamilton Library Addition, Room A156, located just off the Science & Technology Commons Area. The workshop is free for UH Graduate students. Space in this workshop is limited so signup ahead of time online:

http://www.hawaii.edu/sciref/Endnote/endnote_workshops.html

Individuals who can not be accommodated this time will be placed on a waiting list and notified of the next available workshop. Seats are reserved for UH Manoa students only.

Contact:
Teri Skillman, (808) 956-8688
Events & Communications Coordinator
UH Mānoa Library

Global Market Information Database Available

2009-02-15T13:26:00.000-08:00

http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=51826

We now have access to the Global Market Information Database (often called "gee-mid" GMID) from Euromonitor. Country coverage includes Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangledesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Phillipines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Vietnam.

Data and narratives will include consumer/lifestyle/market analysis, industry and country information, demographics and other statistics, compiled by Euromonitor staff in the field.

Please note that this database is licensed only for UH students, faculty and staff (and East West fellows). Walk-ins and other visitors will not be able to access the database on their own while in the library because each user has to first go through the proxy server (even while in the building) and then create and use a personal account with Euromonitor.

Though the interface just recently changed, it still has room for improvement... but, once you get the feel for it, there is a lot of primary information that is often hard to find in one package. This should be a good compliment to the EIU reports and profiles.

Summer Advanced Chinese Study in Qingdao

2009-02-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

Bard College: Summer Advanced Chinese with Research Practica
Qingdao University, Summer 2009, (June 2 – July 25)

Bard College is offering an inexpensive way for students to pursue intensive advanced Chinese while conducting individual research projects and developing specialized language ability in their areas of interest. The program will enhance the students’ capacity in Chinese and area studies and position them for future careers that employ Chinese language.

Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright Hayes Group Projects Abroad, Bard College and Qingdao University have set up an 8-week summer study program: seven weeks at Qingdao University; one week in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. While in Qingdao, students attend Chinese classes (3 levels provided) in the mornings, with afternoons, evenings, and weekends for research and study. Each student is assigned an advisor appropriate to the student’s research proposal from the faculty of Qingdao University; the advisor chooses a “research buddy” from among his or her graduate students to assist with many phases of the research, such as library use, understanding texts, local travel, interviewing, etc. The week in Jingdezhen, famous for its pottery works and the revolutionary history of the surrounding area, is devoted to field research. Weekly group meetings are held to discuss research progress and solve problems. An outline and progress report in Chinese is due in the 4th and 6th weeks respectively, with the 8th week devoted to completing the final draft of the research report in Chinese, with an English translation. A reunion and research report meeting is held in the fall.

The cost to non-Bard students is $3,500. This includes international airfare, travel within China, room, board, and tuition. Insurance ($67) and visa ($130) will be billed to or paid by each student separately. Bard does not give credit for this course. Other schools may award credit based on records from Qingdao University.

The applicants should be juniors, seniors, or graduate students, and US citizens or legal residents. Projects should be in education, the humanities, social sciences, languages, or area studies. Applicants must have completed at least two academic years of college-level training in Chinese.

The application process requires a completed application form, a research proposal, a transcript, and letters of recommendation from the student’s academic advisor and the student’s Chinese teacher. Applicants must pass a phone interview in Chinese to be accepted into the program. Candidates will be selected for their language ability and the quality and feasibility of their research proposals.

Please contact Li-hua Ying (ying@bard) and Katherine Gould-Martin (gould@bard) for the application form.

This trip is conditional upon successful renewal of the government grant. Applicants will be informed as soon as we are notified of the renewal.

New Scholarship Website

2009-02-03T18:31:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to a new website which makes the scholarship search much much easier for UH students:

https://www.star.hawaii.edu:10012/Scholarship_live/login.jsp

WELCOME the YEAR of the OX

2009-01-16T00:28:00.001-08:00

with the Center for Chinese Studies and the Confucius Institute
at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

on Friday, January 30, 2009, at Lau Yee Chai Restaurant 留餘齋, Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 2250 Kalakaua Ave, 5th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815, tel: 923-1112, at 6:00 p.m. (Free validated parking at Waikiki Shopping Plaza; from Kalakaua Ave, turn left on Seaside, then left again on Lauula St. to entrance of parking garage.)

Cost: $30; $15 for CCS Students.

Program: Delicious Chinese New Year's cuisine, music by UH Chinese Music Ensemble; martial arts demonstration by students from Hawaii Wushu Center; raffle; traditional New Year's games; presentation of Chinese Studies graduate student prize.

To Make a Reservation, call 956-6083 or e-mail Helen Lee (helenlee@hawaii.edu) by January 19 with name, status (regular / CCS student), and menu preference (regular / vegetarian) for all in your party (if you want to sit together, please choose the same menu). To make payment, please write a check payable to "East Asian Outreach" or pay cash, and mail or deliver it to the Center for Chinese Studies (Moore Hall 416) so that we receive payment by January 19, please. Xiexie 謝謝!

ARTstor

2009-01-15T22:49:00.000-08:00

What is ARTstor?

ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to use images for teaching and learning.

Check out the new ARTstor:
http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=53714

You will find approximatley 83,761 images related to China Studies.

K.T.

Series F of China Academic Journals Now Available

2008-12-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

Back issues (starting from 1915) of Series F of China Academic Journals are now available:

http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=2550

# Literature/History/Philosophy: 1915-

China Digital Times

2008-04-06T22:32:00.001-07:00

The China Digital Times website is one of the products of the Berkeley China Internet Project (BCIP).

CDT is a collaborative news website covering China’s social and political transition and its emerging role in the world. CDT aggregates the most up-to-the-minute news and analysis about China from around the Web, while providing independent reporting, translations from Chinese cyberspace, perspectives from across the geographical, political and social spectrum, and daily recommendations of readings from the Chinese blogosphere.

I really wish I had discovered this earlier!

How to Be an Excellent Grad Student

2008-04-06T22:19:00.001-07:00

Found this excellent outline for getting through graduate school in the H-GRAD Links section.

Association for Asian Studies

2008-04-06T22:09:00.000-07:00

The Association for Asian Studies has some good resources for graduate students. I am not a member, but it could be worthwhile for thos of us going on to pursue an academic career in this field.

H-GRAD Discussion Network

2008-04-06T22:01:00.000-07:00

Discovered this Discussion Group which I think would really help UH graduate students. The site also has a number of other fascinating discussion groups geared for the academic/scholarly community.

Uehiro CrossCurrents Comparative Philosophy Conference

2008-03-17T18:06:00.000-07:00

The Philosophy Students’ Association presents the 2008 Uehiro CrossCurrents Comparative Philosophy Conference: Crisis and Opportunity

March 19th and 20th, 2008
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Center for Korean Studies

www.hawaii.edu/phil/gradconf

On March 19th and 20th, the Philosophy Students’ Association and the Department of Philosophy of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa will host the 2008 Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference: Crisis and Opportunity. Events will be held at the Center for Korean Studies, and presentations are free and open to the public.

Since 1939, the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa has been the focus of the most significant recurring event in comparative philosophy: the East-West Philosophers’ Conference. The 2008 Uehiro CrossCurrents Philosophy Conference aims to create a comparable forum for graduate students who are doing exciting work that may contribute to the field of comparative philosophy.

Presenters have been organized into panels that cover themes ranging from interpretation and comparative philosophy to responsible global citizenship. The conference features opening remarks by Professor Eliot Deutsch, and a keynote address by Professor Thomas Kasulis of Ohio State University. His talk is titled, “Comparative Philosophy in Crisis.” Additionally, there will be a special presentation by three University of Tokyo professors, entitled “East Asian Philosophy in the Age of Globalization.”

The conference begins Wednesday, March 19th, with opening remarks at 8:40 a.m., with panels at 9:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. The special presentation begins at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 20th, panels begin at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The keynote address will begin at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact conference coordinator Sarah Mattice at psa [at] hawaii dot edu.

International Night 2008

2008-03-04T11:23:00.000-08:00

My name is Nozomi Hamaguchi from the International Student Association.

This coming March 14, Friday, International Student Association in
collaboration with International Student Services, are having the
event International Night 2008.

International Night is designed to make students, faculty, staff and
outside community members appreciate the cultural diversity of the University of Hawaii and the state. In this year's theme "Around the World in 3 Hours", we would like to present a sort of miniature world by having various ethnic booths set up. We are currently looking for individuals or groups who are interested in participating in the International Night 2008.

I was wondering if you could inform the students in your department
about this event. We are hoping to have a variety of people
participating, as it will give students the opportunity to display
their cultures.

It would be a great help if we could have more people participate in
this event.

The details of this event can be found in the attached document.
Paper copies of the application form are also available at
International Student Services, QLCSS 206.

Thank you for your time.

The Blog RSS Feed

2008-02-23T15:27:00.000-08:00

For those of you who use RSS readers, the Asian Studies Blog runs an RSS Feed. The address of the feed is:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/asianstudies

The link can also be found in the sidebar.

Chinese Picture Story Book (Lian Huan Hua) Exhibit

2008-02-02T17:25:00.000-08:00

Chinese Picture Story Book (Lian Huan Hua)Exhibit
Asia Collection, Hamilton Library
February 2008

Visit Hamlition Library's Digitial Collection to view more than 150 colorful bookcovers.

Lian Huan Hua 连环画 literally means “linked serial pictures.” They are pocket sized picture-story books first published by a Shanghai publisher in the 1920s. Lian huan hua is also commonly known as Xiao ren shu (小人书), children’s book for their simplicity and heraldic subjects. They combined pictures with text. Unlike the western comic books, the text is usually placed either at the bottom or on the right side of the picture, rather than issuing from the characters’ mouth in balloons.

The origin of lian huan hua in China is hard to trace. However, there are two recognized forerunners of this popular medium, the traditional drawings in Chinese classical literature or popular romantic novels and Chinese New Year’s pictures (nian hua 年画). Many story books of the Song (A.D. 960-1279) and the Yuan (A.D. 1279-1368) dynasties often had illustrations at the top of each page, including The Water Margin (Shui hu zhuan 水浒传) and Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San guo zhi 三国志). During the Ming (A.D. 1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, popular romantic novels, such as The Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 红楼梦) and The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi xiang ji 西厢记), often included portraits of the main characters at the beginning of the novels and sometimes at the start of each chapter. Traditional Chinese New Year’s pictures are often colorful prints of stories of legendary heroes and episodes of operas. Tales such as Twenty-Four Legends of Filial

Piety (Er shi si xiao 二十四孝) is one of the favorite subjects of New Year’s pictures.

In the early 1920s, lian huan hua first appeared mainly as adaptations of Jingju 京剧 (Peking Opera) and Chinese literary classics. The pictures were created mostly in line drawings, sketches, and oil-wash painting. After the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was founded in 1949, lain huan hua became an extremely popular art form and was used to popularize new government policies and regulations. From 1951 to 1956, more than 10,000 titles, and approximately 26 billion copies were published in China.

The popularity of lian huan hua diminished in 1966 at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution (1966 to 1976); however, the publication was revived by Premier Zhou Enlai in the early 1970s with heroic stories of the time that were used as a propaganda tool. From the late 1970s to mid-1980s, lian huan hua became an important source of education and entertainment for children and adults alike. With a wide range of other reading materials appearing in China during the 1990s, lian huan hua lost its glamour. Since 2000, lian huan hua started appearing in shops and has become hot collectible items in China today.

The Hamilton Library’s China collection has collected more than 150 titles of lian huan hua that were published mostly during the Cultural Revolution, particularly between 1971-1976, when the publication of lian huan hua was rare and difficult at that time.

For the exhibit, the China Specialist Librarian has selected some representative titles and placed them in the display cases on the 4th floor of the Asia Collection.

Meeting for those Interested in East Asian Food and Drink

2008-01-26T17:19:00.000-08:00

Let's have an organizational (and introductory!) meeting on Fri 2/1 at
1:30, Coffeeline, hidden restaurant at the corner of University and Seaview, across from Architecture Bldg. I've invited David Wu (now at EWC). Any grad students interested in the topic of food and drink in E. Asia are welcome! If nothing else, let's meet and share our research interests.

For those who are interested, but can't make it, let me know and I'll
keep you abreast.

Christine R. Yano
Professor of Anthropology

60th Japan-America Student Conference

2008-01-25T10:35:00.000-08:00

CJS IS SPONSORING A GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR ONE UHM STUDENT TO ATTEND!

The 60th Japan-America Student Conference
Students Redefining their Role through Insight and Action

Begun in 1934 by university students, the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) has a long history of promoting cross-cultural understanding between students from Japan and America. The Conference remains student-run even today, and its tradition of student leadership is reflected in its alumni, including Henry Kissinger and former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa.

In 2008, JASC will take place in four locations: Reed College, UCLA, the University of Montana and Harvard University. Along the way, 36 delegates from each country will engage each other in round table discussions, participate in academic lectures and forums and interact with a diverse group of other internationally minded students.

JASC is currently accepting applications for the 60th Conference. In the interest of attracting a group of diverse, vibrant and intellectually curious delegates, encourage students from all fields of study to apply, and we hope that professors and university representatives will recommend this program to their most promising students, ranging from first-year undergraduates to PhD candidates.

Participate in one of seven roundtables…
-Minority Issues: From Social Discrimination to Social Contribution
-Exploring the Relationship between Tradition and Modernity
-Communicating Environmental Ethnics: Media, Mindset and Ecological Inspiration
-Corporate Social Responsibility in Development
-Ethics: Holding Science Accountable to Humanity
-Comparative Law and Society
-Memory of Tragedy: Examining Vehicles of Bias, Education, and Peace

"As one whose own first involvement in Japan-U.S. relations was under the auspices of the Japan-America Student Conference in 1939, I can tell you honestly that it was one of the formative events of my lifetime. Having stood in your shoes more than fifty years ago, I sincerely hope that you will take full advantage of
your participation in JASC."
-Miyazawa Kiichi, Former prime minister of Japan and JASC alum

Program Dates:
July 25-August 21

Application Deadline:
February 8, 2008

For more information contact:
International Student Conferences
Phone: 202-289-9088
Fax: 202-789-8265
Email: jasc@iscdc.org
Website: www.iscdc.org

Chinese New Year Banquet

2008-01-25T10:22:00.000-08:00

I am also going to be celebrating Japanese New Year, Tibetan New Year, and Thai New Year since no one seems to want to use the term 'Lunar New Year'.

Are any Chinese Studies Graduate students planning to go?

Abstract Submissions for SPAS Annual Student Conference Due Soon

2008-01-25T10:16:00.001-08:00

The 19th SPAS Annual Student Conference will be held from the 12th to the 14th March 2008.

The deadline for submission of abstracts will be on January 28th 2008 and abstracts may be submitted online.

Successful submissions will be intimated by the first week of February 2008.

Details of the submission process may be found in the conference website:

http://www.hawaii.edu/shaps/gradconf/2008/index.html

Thanking you

Organizing Committee
19th SPAS Annual Student Conference

HPAIR Conference at Harvard University

2008-01-16T16:11:00.000-08:00

This year, The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) will be holding its first-ever global conference at Harvard University in April 2008. Applications for this program are now online at www.hpair.org. More information regarding our conferences and application procedure is also on the website. To apply, simply log onto the website.

The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) is collaboration between the students and faculty of Harvard University that strives to promote discourse on critical issues affecting Asia and its relations with the world. As such, we organize annual conferences that bring together top global university students and renowned academic, government, and business leaders to promote such international discourse.

Past speakers at HPAIR conferences include: Kim Dae-jung (Former President, Republic of South Korea and Nobel Laureate), S. R. Nathan (President, Singapore), Kim Young-sam ( President, Republic of South Korea), Norodom Ranariddh (Prime Minister, Cambodia), Fred Hu (Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asia), Jeffrey Sachs, (Professor of Economics, Columbia University). More information on past speakers can be found at:

http://www.hpair.org/about/history/speakers.aspx.

We feel that you will find HPAIR conferences to be meaningful, global, and exciting. Not only is it a great opportunity to interact with world renowned speakers and leaders, but it is also a terrific opportunity to make new friends from all over the world.

We hope to see an application from you. Once again, more information and the online application is available online at www.hpair.org. Please let us know if you have any questions!

ASPAC Conference

2008-01-16T15:56:00.000-08:00

--- 2nd Call for Papers ---

You are warmly invited to participate in the
2008 Annual Conference

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 13 to 15, 2008

Hosted by the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
Please go to www.aspac.info for more information

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS

2008-01-16T15:42:00.000-08:00

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS IN ASIAN STUDIES
(Two Positions)

Academic Year 2008-2009

1. To assist instructors in undergraduate Asian Studies courses for the academic year 2008/2009.

2. To serve as a principal co-organizer for the 2009 SPAS Graduate Student Conference.

Minimum Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Asian Studies or substantial course load in Asia related courses; admitted full-time through the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) Graduate Division to a graduate degree program for Fall, 2008 term.

Desirable Qualifications: Teaching experience; acceptance into the MA program in Asian Studies at UHM, and familiarity with the MA program in Asian Studies at UHM.

Compensation. Salary of $13,296 paid over 12 months and tuition waiver for the academic year.

To apply: Send letter of application, resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references (no letters of reference, please) to:

Dr. Ricardo D. Trimillos, Chair
1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 416
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822

Email: rtrimil [at] hawaii . edu

*Pending Position Clearance and Availability of Funds

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, March 3, 2008

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Gender and Cultural Translation: Focus on Japanese

2008-01-08T11:17:00.000-08:00

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Place: Tokioka Room (Moore 319)

The Society for Gender Studies in Japanese, a Japan-based group of scholars and media people, will hold its annual symposium at UHM this year. Paper presentations, a panel and an open discussion session will cover such topics as Gender and Forms of Address, Gender and Pidgin, and, more broadly, gender issues in Japanese society. Presenters will be from Japan and the UH and local community. There will also be a video showing of a piece on
Taketori monogatari (Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) produced by the Society for Gender Studies. Presentations may be in Japanese or English depending on the presenter, and formal interpretation will not be provided, but the emphasis is on communicating so language should not be a barrier. The event is free, open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies.

The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs

2007-11-19T13:27:00.000-08:00

Fellowship Announcement
The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs

Dear Colleague:

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is pleased to announce the Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship for 2008-2009, a year-long program that focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. The fellowship is open to recent master's degree recipients and professional degree holders (e.g., MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.) and will be based at NBR's headquarters in Seattle. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to conduct independent research and share research findings with the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.

The Next Generation Leadership program, which is in its third year, is breaking new ground by mentoring and immersing young Asia specialists from a wide variety of fields and interests to bridge the gap between the best scholarly research and the pressing needs of U.S. foreign policy toward a rapidly changing Asia. Each fellow will receive a fellowship award, as well as a stipend for relocation expenses.

Application Deadline
January 14, 2008

Eligibility
The fellowship is open to recent master's degree recipients and professional degree holders (e.g. MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.)

Location
Seattle, Washington

The application deadline is January 14, 2008. Fellowships begin June 2, 2008 and conclude May 30, 2009. For further information and application materials please visit

http://www.nbr.org/NextGeneration

Please forward and post the full-text announcement available at http://nbr.org/nextgeneration/announcement.pdf. Thank you for sharing this with your colleagues and students.

Sincerely,
Michael Wills

Director, Research and Operations
Please contact Aishah Pang, Senior Project Manager, at nextgen [at] nbr.org or 206-632-7370 for any questions you may have regarding this.

NBR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to bridging the policy, academic, and business communities with advanced policy-relevant research on Asia. NBR does not take policy positions,but rather sponsors studies that promote the development of effective and far-sighted policy.

Nippon Culture Day

2007-10-31T12:49:00.001-07:00

IRASSHAI! Welcome to Nippon Culture Day!

We invite you to join us as we celebrate Culture Day on the UH-Manoa
campus.

The Japanese section of the Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Hawaii at Manoa, will be holding its annual Nippon Culture Day on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the East-West Center's Imin Center Wailana Rooms, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The event coincides with BUNKA NO HI (Culture Day) in Japan. Culture Day is a national holiday held annually in Japan on November 3 for the purpose of promoting culture, the arts, and academic endeavour. Festivities typically include art exhibitions, parades, and award ceremonies for distinguished artists and scholars.

Nippon Culture Day will feature seven different hands-on workshops, which will be held simultaneously throughout the day. They include: art flower, shodo (calligraphy), ikebana (flower arrangement), omusubi making, advanced origami, Japanese-style gift wrapping, and Japanese tea ceremony. Most of the workshops will be led by faculty members within the Japanese section at UH-Manoa.

Students who are currently taking Japanese at UH-Manoa are given priority and can pre-register for any or all of the workshops, however, visitors may participate on a space-available basis and are welcome to observe any of the activities.

In addition to the workshops, Japanese bookstore Hakubundo and representatives from the UH-Manoa Study Abroad Center and the Consulate-General of Japan will be present. Door prizes donated by Hakubundo will be given away hourly.

This event is organized by the Japanese section of the Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures with support from the Center for Japanese Studies and the Soshitsu Sen Way of Tea Center. Contact CJS if you have questions about parking.

Personal Adornment from China

2007-10-20T16:17:00.000-07:00

EXCELLING THE WORK OF HEAVEN: PERSONAL ADORNMENT FROM CHINA will be open from October 28 - December 14, 2007 at the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery. It features nearly 700 exquisite objects of personal adornment made of silver, jade, kingfisher feathers, ivory, precious stones, and coral created predominantly during late imperial China (1368-1911) from the San Francisco-based Shyn collection, with special loans from the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
On Sunday, October 28: a special lecture by Terese Tse Bartholomew, curator of Himalayan art and Chinese decorative art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, at 1:00 p.m., followed by the opening reception from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

On Sundays beginning November 4, guided tours of the exhibition will be offered from 2:00-3:00 p.m. A catalogue of the exhibition will be available for purchase.

Middlebury Language School Fellowships

2007-10-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace:
Investing in the Study of Critical Languages

Summer 2008

The Monterey Institute is pleased to announce 25 full fellowships - including tuition, room, board, books, and travel - to attend Middlebury Language Schools, June - August 2008.

This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008. To be eligible for the fellowships, candidates must be admitted to the Fall 2008 semester in either the Graduate School of International Policy Studies or the Fisher Graduate School of International Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.*

Languages of Study at Middlebury College’s Language Schools Fellowships:

* Arabic - beginning or intermediate
* Chinese (Mandarin) - intermediate
* Japanese - intermediate
* Russian - intermediate

AND

The Monterey Institute Fellowships are offered only for students admitted to one of the following master’s programs:

* International Business - MBA
* International Policy Studies
* International Environmental Policy
* International Trade Policy
* Public Administration in International Management - MPA

Qualifications

By the time of enrollment at the Monterey Institute in Fall 2008,
students must demonstrate language proficiency at the following levels:

* Arabic - Ready to begin studies at the second or third-year
college level.
* Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Russian - Ready to begin studies at
the third-year college level.

Students who successfully complete their studies at Middlebury should meet the Monterey Institute entry requirements.

For the application and more information, please see the Kathryn Davis
Fellowships for Peace.

http://www.miis.edu/finaid/fellowships_for_peace.html

Application Deadline

All application materials must be postmarked by:
January 5, 2008 for Arabic
January 14, 2008 for Chinese, Japanese, or Russian

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Admissions Office
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940 USA

831-647-4123
admit@miis.edu

About the Fellowships

These fellowships are made possible by a $1 million gift from Kathryn Davis to address today’s critical need for more effective language proficiency. Fellowship recipients will study Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian through the Language Schools’ signature immersion model: "No English Spoken Here." This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to
enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008.

In establishing the "Fellowships for Peace," philanthropist Kathryn Davis challenged Middlebury College and its affiliate, the Monterey Institute, to use the institutions’ combined expertise in language acquisition, policy studies, and international business, to recruit and train future potential peacemakers. Announcing the program, Middlebury President Ronald Liebowitz stated, "Mrs. Davis wants to improve the prospects for peace in the 21st century...We thank her not only for her
generosity but also for her sense of immediacy and urgency in bringing new ideas and new voices to serve the peace-building process."

With this unusual offer of combined study, the Monterey Institute seeks individuals committed to rigorous language study, master’s-degree training, and professional skill development to address global issues of development, fair trade, international commerce, environmental preservation, nuclear nonproliferation, and other critical issues of our time. "Fellowships for Peace" recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic credentials, experience, and commitment to building a more peaceful world.

* (Students who are currently enrolled at the Monterey Institute should apply directly to Middlebury through their separate Kathryn Davis fellowship program).

UH SHAPS Graduate Student Conference

2007-10-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

The 19th Annual University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Pacific & Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference

Moving Tides: Rearticulating Space in Asia and the Pacific

Wednesday, March 12 - Friday, March 14, 2008
Korean Studies Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

The 2008 SHAPS Graduate Student Conference is an event open to students from ALL disciplines. Our aim is to provide a forum for graduate students from a broad range of specialties to discuss their latest innovative research relating to Asian and/or Pacific Islands Studies. UH-Manoa students and students from other colleges and universities -- local, mainland, and international -- are all encouraged to participate.

Call for submissions!
Seeking papers and presenters by graduate students in Asian and Pacific Studies.
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, January 28, 2008
Final paper submission deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2008
A limited number of stipends for student presenters coming from off-island will be available. These funds are earmarked for food and accommodation expenses for non-O'ahu students only (will not cover cost of air travel). Please check the website over the next few weeks for more information.
Top presenters in each area study will receive cash prizes!
Submit your abstract for consideration.

Call for volunteers!
Seeking UHM faculty and graduate students interested in previewing abstracts.

Travel Information
Indulge yourself in Asia-Pacific academia and then enjoy Spring Break in Hawai'i!
Register as an attendee to receive conference updates.

Conference Coordinators
Sugato Dutt (Geography)
Nichole La Torre (Asian Studies)
Marata Tamaira (Pacific Islands Studies)
James Viernes (Pacific Islands Studies)

"The Big Read Performance" - Joy Luck Club

2007-10-08T22:57:00.000-07:00

via Hawaii Public Library System -

"A staged readers theatre style performance of Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" takes us on a journey from pre-World War II China to modern day United States through the words and lives of four mothers ("The Joy Luck Club") and their very westernized daughters. Join us as East meets West and cultures sometimes collide in this heartwarming tale of love and the constant need to adapt in order to keep that love alive."

The performance is going to be at four different Hawaii libraries this month, is sponsored by a ton of arts endowments (including the Manoa Outreach College) and looks way cool! Check here for dates, times, locations & performer info.

Call for Papers

2007-10-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

Call for Papers For the Third Issue of
Indigenous Politics: Migration/Citizenship/Cyberspace (2008)
Guest Editors: Petrice Flowers, Jungmin Seo

Possible topics for the final issue might focus on the relations between race and space in conceiving the indigenous.

Historically, migration and diasporic communities have created indigenous/non-indigenous divides related, but not identical to race and ethnicity. How are these flows of people and ideas as well as the institutions to manage then, impeded or assisted by the state and other social, political, and economic institutions? What does improved knowledge and understanding of these flows contribute to how one defines an indigenous person or community? What role do global technologies play in linking migrant and diasporic communities to each other and to the homeland? Please see the attached call for papers for a more comprehensive explanation of this three-volume special series and for instructions for submitting abstracts.

Petrice R. Flowers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Political Science
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2424 Maile Way
640 Saunders Hall
Honolulu, HI 96822
+1-808-956-8494 (phone)
+1-808-956-6877 (fax)

COLUMBIA EAST ASIA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE

2007-10-08T13:13:00.000-07:00

CALL FOR PAPERS:

GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA Seventeenth Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia at Columbia University
Friday, February 8 to Saturday, February 9, 2008
Columbia University in the City of New York

Graduate students are invited to submit papers for the Seventeenth Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia. This two-day conference provides a forum for students from institutions around the world to meet and share ideas with their peers. Participants gain valuable experience in presenting their work for discussion with other graduate students and some Columbia faculty.

We welcome applications from graduate students engaged in research on all fields in East Asian Studies, including history, literature, political science, art history, religion, sociology, and anthropology. Proposals for both organized panels and individual papers are welcome.

PARTICIPATION:
Participants can take part in the conference as presenters and/or discussants.

Presenters deliver 15-minute (maximum) talks that summarize research in progress. We strongly encourage presenters to form their own thematically linked 3-person panels.

Discussants introduce the panelists and facilitate the 20-minute discussion session following the presentations.

__________________________________

APPLICATIONS (due December 10, 2007):

E-mail the conference organizers (cuasiagradcon@gmail.com) with the
following information:
*Your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet and conference schedule
*Contact info: telephone, e-mail, and mailing address
*Institution
*Major area of study (region and discipline)
*Title of your paper
*One-page (250 words max) abstract in print-ready format, including your name and institution. NOTE: we will not accept applications without abstracts
*If you have already formed a panel, the names of your fellow panel members
*Any audiovisual equipment you will need for your presentation.

Please note that resources may be limited, and presenters must bring their own laptops for computer presentations.
____________________________________

HOUSING:

Unfortunately, we cannot provide housing, but a list of local accommodations can be made available to participants upon request. The conference runs from Friday afternoon to late Saturday evening.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Buyun Chen
Christopher Craig
Andy Liu
Jenny Wang Medina
Yurou Zhong

CONTACT INFORMATION:
cuasiagradcon [at] gmail.com
Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
407 Kent Hall, Mail Code 3907
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
FAX: 212-678-8629
Visit the website at http://columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf

DEADLINES:
Applications and abstracts December 10, 2007
Submit applications via e-mail to cuasiagradcon@gmail.com
Presenters must also submit one-page (250 word maximum), print-ready abstracts including the author’s name, institutional affiliation and paper title.

Notification of acceptance: within one week of application deadline.

Final Papers (5-7 pages maximum): January 7, 2008.

PLEASE NOTE:
*Since presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, full-length research
papers or theses will not be accepted.
*In order to fund printing costs for abstracts and the Saturday banquet, we will ask that you pay a $5.00 fee upon your notification of acceptance to the conference. We encourage you to pay by check in advance but also will accept payment on the first day of the conference, February 8th.

Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures
407 Kent Hall, Mail Code 3907
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
FAX: 212-678-8629
Email: cuasiagradcon [at] gmail.com
Visit the website at:
http://www.columbia.edu/~abl2002/gradconf/index.htm

Do you need money to fund this thing? I know I do.

2007-10-06T17:53:00.001-07:00

Here are some resources to help out with funding:

FastWeb has been around forever, and has some of the most annoying advertisements on earth (make sure to click "no thanks" on all the loan consolidation and credit card offers) but continues to be good at thoroughly searching for scholarships. It brought up some Hawai'i community scholarships available to those of us who live here - yes, even if your tuition bill says "nonresident". Various deadlines.

East West Center Scholarships and Fellowships - various fall deadlines

Finally, if you're a doctoral student, Hamilton Library has a nice collection of resources for research funding called the "Foundation Collection" near the reference desk on the first floor. If you're having trouble finding it just come up and ask someone at the desk.

"The Case Study of Chujohime"

2007-10-06T17:50:00.000-07:00

CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES SEMINAR SERIES

The Crossing of Boundaries between the Religious and Social Constructions of Gender in Medieval Japanese Buddhist Narratives: The Case Study of Chujohime

By Dr. Monika Dix
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature
EALL, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2007
TIME: 3:00 - 4:30PM
PLACE: Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319)
The story of the legendary eighth-century young noblewoman, Chujohime, is one of the
extensive body of late medieval short stories - collectively called otogi zÿshi -which are preserved in written form from the Muromachi period (1392-1573) onward and are generally considered the earliest works of popular literature in Japan.

One of the key stories in the Chujohime legend is her journey to Hibariyama - a fantastic textual, physical, and spiritual transcendent travel which played a key role in the popularization of Chujohime's legend and her cult from the fifteenth to seventeenth century.

This paper focuses on the significance of Chujohime's transcendent journey to Hibariyama and explores how it constitutes a crossing of boundaries between the religious and social constructions of gender in this Buddhist tale of female salvation, presenting Chujohime as religious outcast - not being able to attain enlightenment in her female body due to her sex - and as social outcast - transgressing the bounds of her role of filial daughter vis-à-vis her father.

Dr. Dix suggests that Chujohime's forced journey to Hibariyama - her exile - not only triggers her religious awakening (hosshin) but also indicates a constant renegotiation of gender-power imbalance between Pure Land Buddhist ideology and social customs which mutually influenced each other in casting transgressing women as religious outcasts in late medieval Japanese society.

East-West Center to feature traditional Japanese music

2007-09-21T19:42:00.000-07:00

What: A program of koto and shakuhachi
Where: Imin Center at Jefferson Hall, East-West Center
When: 8 p.m. Oct.13, 4 p.m. Oct. 14

"The show, titled "Music Masters from Japan: Koto and Shakuhachi," will feature Masateru Ando, principal koto master at Tokyo University of the Arts, and his daughter, Tamaki Ando.

Christopher Yomei Blasdel, a veteran performer and teacher in Japan, will be the featured shakuhachi artist.

Tickets are $15 ($12 military, students and seniors), available at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center box office, at via the Honolulu Box Office, phone 550-8457, or online at www.honoluluboxoffice.com." - from The Advertiser

Orient Yourself: study abroad opps

2007-09-11T11:16:00.000-07:00

The "Orient Yourself: Online Catalog of Study Abroad Opportunities in East Asia", sponsored by the United States Department of Education, is an online database to promote the learning of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

http://nealrc.osu.edu/studyineastasia/default.cfm

Chinese Studies Faculty Websites

2007-09-09T22:04:00.000-07:00

I am in the process of assembling the links for websites published by Chinese Studies faculty since none are listed on the Chinese Studies website. Please bear with me as the list slowly develps.

Vincent K. Pollard

google calendar! & introduction

2007-09-06T13:04:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

I'm Amanda, the student who no one sees because I'm just taking classes in Library and Information Science this semester. I'm in Japanese Studies also - studied abroad one year at Kansai Gaidai Univ in Hirakata, Osaka - and since I'm in LIS I'm really into technology and networking, but I'm also into getting together face to face which I hope to do with some of you all :)

I've integrated all of our events into Google Calendar. If you already have an existing Google Calendar it's great because you can just check a box and have all the Asian Studies events overlaid in your calendar - or uncheck the box and have it all disappear. If you don't have a Google Calendar it's a good time to check it out, our calendar is viewable even if you don't have an account.

I have some other nefarious plans but my mind sometimes goes faster than the time I have so that's all for now. I work at the BHSD reference desk at Hamilton, so if you see me feel free to say hi.

Formosa Betrayed

2007-09-05T11:38:00.000-07:00

It looks as if there is a film coming out based on George Kerr's novel, "Formosa Betrayed".

Here is the link for the movie website:
http://www.formosabetrayed.com

Here is the link for a review of the film:
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=5031&IssueNum=87

Chinese E-Resources

2007-09-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

China Academic Journals 中国期刊数据古
(cover journals published in China -- use simplifed Chinese to do search)

http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=2550

Subscription includes the following series:
Literature/History/Philosophy: 1994-
Economics/Politics/Law: 1994-
Education/Social Sciences: 1994-
Medicine/Hygiene: 2000-
Century Journals Project, 1950-1993

Gu Jin Tu Shu Ji Cheng 古今圖書集成
(use traditional Chinese to do search)

http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=47358

This database contains all the most important classics of the ancient China through the Qing dynasty. It is divided into six main categories, 32 sections, and 6,117 sub-sections, and each sub-section contains 10 parts. Topics of interest include astronomy, geography, history, philosophy, literature, politics, economy, art, education, agriculture, medicine, etc. Your PC must have Traditional Chinese (Big 5) Language Support package installed.

We also have 2 major e-resources installed on Asia Workstation 9, 4th floor of Hamilton Library.

Wen Yuan Ge Si Ku Quan Shu 文淵閣四庫全書電子版
(use traditional Chinese to do search)

Xian Qin Liang Han Gu Ji zhu zi suo yin cong kan 先秦兩漢古籍逐字索引叢刊 (use traditional Chinese to do search)

Chinamaxx Digital Libraries for Chinese E-Books from SuperStar

2007-09-04T14:49:00.000-07:00

Our Chinese Specialist Librarian K.T. Yao (kyao@hawaii.edu) sent out this email of resources today.

Currently, we have more than 800 full-text Chinese e-books in this database. You may access them from the following URL:

http://micro189.lib3.hawaii.edu/ezproxy/details.php?dbId=52610

You can also go to Hamilton Library’s main page:

http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu/

Select -- E-Resources & Databases
Then type – "Chinamaxx" in the search box to find the “Chinamaxx Digital Libraries for Chinese E-Books.”

If you are accessing this database off campus, you need to enter your UH ID and Password.

Once you login to the Chinamaxx Digital Libraries, you will find 2 search boxes. You may use the upper search box to find the titles that our library has. You may also search the lower search box to view titles that we don’t have.

I also created a website to list those e-books titles. You may find the
list in the China Collection website --

http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/china/Ebook_Home.htm

You are welcome to recommend new e-book titles for us to buy. However, the China Specialist Librarian will review the titles and make decisions on which ones to purchase.

Okinawan Festival

2007-09-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

Did anyone attend the Okinawan Festival at Kapiolani Park this weekend? I've been there in years past, but couldn't make it this year. How was it? I only had a chance to go on Friday night for the opening ceremony and found it really enjoyable because it wasn't crowded and it was quite cool and refreshing outside. I didn't have to wait in line AT ALL for the andagi treats and the opening ceremony performances of hula and musical performance were really enjoyable and free!

E KOMO MAI!

2007-08-23T16:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome!

As you know, the Asian Studies program is organized so that it inherently isolates each area of specialization. China researchers, for example, have little interaction with Korea researchers and Japan researchers have little interaction with Southeast Asia researchers, and so on and so forth. Within this structure, to understand Asia in a regional context, a student must go out of his way to seek this information. For example, he must subscribe, not only to his own Area Studies Mailing List, but also the other Area Studies Mailing lists. Additionally, he must take time to immerse himself in the activities of the other Areas independently.

As graduate students in Asian Studies, it is crucial we have a stronger idea of how our countries of specialization relate to each other in the overall Asia-region context. People ask these kind of questions of us constantly and expect competent answers. A graduate student in Asian Studies is expected to be knowledgeable about the current affairs of the Asia region, especially those who are pursuing Plan B.

The key to a successful academic and personal experience is two-fold:

The first is having convenient access to comprehensive and practical information about our program's administrative requirements, classes, scholarships, events, conferences, etc,. Being on top of these fundamentals (in order to really concentrate on the important stuff) can save time and energy you can't even imagine. Department websites and mailing lists may at times not reach everyone and valuable opportunities are lost. This blog, if used as a collective resource, will attempt to cover that grey area.

The second aspect to a successful experience is being able to be in touch with each other regularly on what we are doing. Discovering another classmate is in Chengdu, China, or Kyoto, Japan, the same time you are there is invaluable. These exchanges could make all the difference in a short, 2-year academic career.

We don't expect to always be able to get together in person, thus Blogger is a good start as a virtual gathering point. We hope that if you have something to contribute, that you blog about it too! If there's an event that you attended, blog your thoughts on it! We'll blog back and everyone else will too. This is a collaborative effort. This is OUR resource, a place where we can help each other get the most out of this investment called graduate school.

Lastly, this blog is completely independent of the university and the program, so there's no need to be formal. We're all friends here!

Cheers,
The Asian Studies Blog Admins

P.S. - You won't be able to post until you're registered as an author. Email an author to be added ASAP!