Southeast Asia Center Events Calendar
University of Washington
 

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(All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.)

There are four sections:
Upcoming Events
Grants/Fellowships/Funding
Calls for Papers & Conferences
Resources & Opportunities

Upcoming Events

May 19 ~ 4:00pm. "As Ambitious as Satan: Constructing Cacique Politics in the U.S. Colonial Philippines." Paul Kramer, History, University of Iowa.
Communications 120 Reception to follow

In the early 20th century, U. S. colonial officials in the Philippines confronted the problem of reconstructing a colonial society from the ashes of exterminist war. In doing so, they found themselves engaging in new ways with both Filipino elites and Spanish colonial history. This paper examines how U.S. officials focused their attentions on the figure of the cacique. This widely-used term for local elites alternatively imagined caciquism as the primordial expression of hierarchical, premodern indigenous society, and as the by-product of centuries of Spanish feudalism. By exploring the emergence and career of this category, Paul Kramer tracks broader debates about what, for early 20th-century Americans, were interconnected problems of colonial succession, indigenous agency, and the limits of imperial transformation.

Paul Kramer is a historian of the United States since the late 19th century, with particular emphasis on the nation’s relations with peoples and regions beyond its borders. His first book is The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States and the Philippines (2006), winner of the James A. Rawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians and the Stuart L. Bernath Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He is currently at work on an imperial history of U. S. racial politics from the 1860s through the 1960s.

Part of the Department of History's lecture series, U.S. Empire in Comparative and Historical Perspectives.

Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities.
 

May 19 ~ South East Asia Center Spring Reception and the Opening Ceremony and Reception for "Singgalot: The Ties the Bind"

May 19 ~ 5:30pm Opening Ceremony, 2nd Floor, Odegaard Undergraduate Library
6:00-7:30pm Reception, Smith Room, Suzzallo Library
Food and refreshments will be served

May 16 - 26 July. “Singgalot: The Ties That Bind”
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Brings Filipino American History to Life. Odegaard Undergraduate Library, 1st and 2nd Floors.

This exhibit, comprising nearly 100 images, including rare photographs, illustrations and historical documents from the National Archives, the Library of Congress and private collections, vividly portrays the social history and the development of the Filipino community in the United States. “Singgalot” initially explores the experience of Filipinos as colonial subjects and nationals, and further examines their struggles to acquire full citizenship as immigrants in the United States throughout the previous century.
The exhibition traces Filipino presence in North America from the first transoceanic trade missions between Manila and Acapulco in the mid-16th century to the 19th century. During this time, some Filipinos settled in the bayous of Louisiana. Subsequent images in the exhibition depict the first significant wave of Filipino immigrants who came as American “nationals” after the United States acquired the Philippines following the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Successive waves of immigrants, beginning with “sakadas,” or migrant laborers, were brought to fill the labor needs of Hawaii’s plantations, California’s farms and Alaska’s salmon canneries. The exhibition also highlights Filipino public service in the U.S. military, achievements in literature, arts and sports, and in the health care industry.

This traveling exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) Smithsonian tour is made possible by Farmers Insurance. Local sponsorship provided by the University of Washington Libraries. The Southeast Asia Center welcomes you to join us for our annual Spring Reception, to be held in conjunction with the opening reception of the Singgalot Exhibit. Please come and see the exhibit, meet Southeast Asian studies friends and colleagues and celebrate the end of a successful academic year.
 

21 May ~ 1:30pm-3:00pm Talk by Oscar Salemink.
Bagley Hall, 261
"Sex and the Temple: Interlocking categorizations of sexuality, gender and the sacred in post-secular Vietnam"

Abstract
It is a truism to state that religious beliefs and ritual practices have made a come-back in post-Reform Vietnam, as is obvious from the expansion of religious organizations, the proliferation of ritual practices and the seeming ubiquity of pilgrimages, festivals and other ritual and religious events. In this paper I would like to explore how the category of the ‘religious’ and the ‘sacred’ is constructed, transgressed and re-constructed in religious ritual in Vietnam, based on a study of transgender and (trans)sexual practices within ritual. In particular, I look at ways in which transgender and transsexual categories denote religious boundaries and simultaneously offer privileged conduits of communication between this world and the other world within the ritual time-space of village festivals, Buddhist pilgrimages, and spirit possession practices associated with Daoist and Confucianist cosmologies. In my presentation I pay particular attention to the co-occurrence and articulation of religious, sexual, entertainment and material desires through sexualized transgender dance, music, juggling and bingo performances during two ritual events: a village festival and a temple festival at a Buddhist pilgrimage site. In so doing I hope to shed light on how the boundaries between the sacred and the profane are drawn, transgressed and re-drawn in Vietnam’s post-Revolutionary ‘religioscape’, and how that affects the valuation of what is seen as legitimately ‘religious’ in contemporary Vietnam.
 

6th ~ 7:00pm. “Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us.” A Play about Southeast Asian Migration, Identity, and Home. Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105.

Students from the University of Washington’s Re-writing Difficult Dialogues class present Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us on Thursday June 4th at the Ethnic Cultural Theater at the University of Washington. Performances begin at 7pm and will be followed by a reception and facilitated dialogue focusing on the themes presented in the play. Featuring student participants in collaboration with local artists, Ribbons to Roots presents personal stories about the Southeast Asian migration experience and the search for a sense of identity and home. This performance is the culmination of an innovative yearlong course focused on field research, facilitated dialogue, and community engagement. Collaboratively written by University of Washington students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, the stories presented in Ribbons to Roots are based on oral histories gathered from members of Seattle’s diverse and vibrant Vietnamese, Cambodian, Filipino, and Indonesian communities. Building upon these oral histories, the working script was further developed through organized student and community dialogues held at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre and the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Under the guidance of co-instructors Theresa Ronquillo and Tikka Sears, students have taken these stories and the contributions of dialogue participants and have produced an insightful multi-media play that addresses the sensitive, and often unspoken, issues surrounding stories of colonization, immigration, and the Diaspora. In the spirit of its inception, Ribbons to Roots is theatre of engagement that seeks to inspire further dialogue through the art of performance. Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us is a free event and open to the public. As part of the collaborative nature of the play, audience members are encouraged to join the cast and crew in discussing the themes presented in the play through a facilitated dialogue that will follow the evening performance. Food for the reception will be graciously provided by local Southeast Asian eateries.

We gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of the following contributors: Southeast Asia Center at the University of Washington, Ford Foundation, Humanities Washington, Diversity Minor, the Memory War Theatre Project.

For more information please contact Tikka Sears at seac@u.washington.edu, or call at (206) 543-9606.
 

June 8th ~ 3:00pm. “Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us.” A Play about Southeast Asian Migration, Identity, and Home. Ethnic Cultural Theater, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105.

Students from the University of Washington’s Re-writing Difficult Dialogues class present Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us on Saturday June 6th at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre. The performance begins at 3pm and will be followed by a reception and facilitated dialogue focusing on the themes presented in the play. Ribbons to Roots: The Threads that (Un)Bind Us is a free event and open to the public. As part of the collaborative nature of the play, audience members are encouraged to join the cast and crew in discussing the themes presented in the play through a facilitated dialogue that will follow the evening performance. Food for the reception will be graciously provided by local Southeast Asian eateries.

We gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of the following contributors: Southeast Asia Center at the University of Washington, Ford Foundation, Humanities Washington, Diversity Minor, the Memory War Theatre Project.

For more information please contact Tikka Sears at seac@u.washington.edu, or call at (206) 543-9606.

21 May-14 July ~ Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
 

24-25 June. 8:30AM-4:30pm ~ Summer Seminar - Educator Workshop
Liquid Planet: Exploring Global Water Issues
International Summer Seminar for Educators
Sponsor: UW Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers
The Outreach Centers at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies invite you to attend the annual Summer Seminar for Educators, June 24-25, 2009. This year’s seminar, "Liquid Planet: Exploring Global Water Issues" will focus on the major water-related issues affecting communities around the world. With presentations featuring anthropologists, political and marine scientists, environmentalists and more, this seminar will also encourage teacher-participants as they work together designing classroom strategies centered on the seminar’s theme. This two-day seminar is designed for middle school, high school and community college educators

Registration Fee: $95* (non-refundable) includes parking/bus passes, coffee/tea, morning pastries, lunch, and 16 WA state clock hours (you must attend the entire seminar to receive clock hours). Travel stipends are available for teachers traveling more than 75 miles. In order to receive clock hours, you must register by June 10, 2009. Sponsored by the Outreach Centers at the Jackson School of International Studies. For more information visit http://jsis.washington.edu/outreach/summer/ or contact the Ellison Center at 206-543-4852 or by email: reecas@u.washington.edu
Downloadable registration form

July 8 – July 22 ~ Integrated Arts & Culture – Two Weeks in Bali, Indonesia.
Bali, Indonesia. www.centerforworldmusic.org
For K-12 Teachers & Teaching Artists. The Center for World Music, San Diego sponsors cultural tours and workshops in several areas of the world. In Bali this year, we will be offering our second Integrated Arts and Culture Workshop specifically for teachers. This new program is designed as an immersion in Indonesian arts, music and culture for K-12 teachers and Teaching Artists. No prior experience required. Register early: Only 15 places available.

** $500 Curriculum Fellowships are being offered this year through UW Southeast Asia Center. 3 scholarships will be awarded please contact tikka@u.washington.edu for more information about this funding opportunity.**

Two Weeks in Bali, Indonesia. Flower Mountain, Payangan Village
July 8-July 22, 2009 Seattle Departure COST: $2,795 Inclusive flight, lodging, meals and all instruction 8 hours per day. Take your own flight, meet us there, and the cost of the program is only $1,300. Daily hands-on individualized experience with both the visual and performing arts of Bali, Sunda, and Java, with native Indonesian artists/teachers who speak English. Instruction in mask theater, shadow puppetry, Balinese painting, temple offerings (flowers, bamboo, palm leaves), music (instrumental gamelan ensembles), and dance. This unique experience includes excursions to performances, temple ceremonies, ikat weaving and gamelan factories, places of historical and cultural interest. For further information and application materials please contact: Program Director, Bonnie Showers BonnieShowers@msn.com
Tel: (206) 855-7816. www.centerforworldmusic.org
 http://jsis.washington.edu/outreach/summer/ 

Grants/Fellowships/Funding

FLAS Southeast Asian Language Summer 2009 Awards
UW Southeast Asia Center
We are pleased to announce the recent availability of FLAS funds through
the Southeast Asia Center to support Southeast Asian language study in summer
2009. One award of up to $4,000 to cover tuition and graduate appointee
health insurance, $2500 living allowance and the possibility of $1000 for travel
will be offered for language study overseas or for study at the Southeast
Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI). For those wishing to study
overseas, priority will be given to students affiliated with an
established overseas language program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of
Education through the UW Southeast Asia Center. All Southeast Asian
languages are eligible. To apply, please send the following by May 4,
2009: a one-page description of your proposed language study including
the name, location, contact information and web address (if applicable)
of the language institution, your proposed level of language study, dates of travel, one letter of recommendation, and a list of estimated costs to Sara Van Fleet,
Associate Director at saravf@u.washington.edu or to the Southeast Asia
Center. 303 Thomson Hall, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA 98195.
Deadline: 4 May 2009

 

Conferences and Papers

[Call for Papers]
Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
October 22-24, 2009
We invite proposals for papers and panels on all aspects of Asian Studies for WCAAS 2009, October 22-24, at the University of Arizona. We welcome papers from faculty as well as graduate students, and also those who venture outside traditional disciplinary configurations. Those considering contributing are welcome to contact faculty of the University of Arizona whose interests they feel are compatible with theirs for suggestions about organizing panels and roundtables (see department website at http://eas.web.arizona.edu/).
Individual Paper: proposals should include the full title and a brief abstract of the paper (less than 250 words) and the participant's complete name, institutional affiliation, position, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Panel Session: proposals should include a panel title and a description of the focus of the panel (less than 250 words). Normally panels should consist of three papers and a discussant (who may serve as chair). All panel proposals should also include: each participant’s complete name, institutional affiliation, position, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address; and brief abstract of each paper (less than 250 words).
Roundtable/Open Forum: All roundtable proposals should include: full title of roundtable discussion topic, a brief abstract (less than 250 words) explaining its purpose, its issue(s)/theme(s), and scope, and each participant’s complete name, institutional affiliation, position, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Proposals should be received by April 15, 2009. Either send them to:
Program Committee, Department of East Asian Studies
Learning Services Building, Room 102
PO Box 210105
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0105
Or submit them electronically in PDF or Word file format to: wcaas@email.arizona.edu .
Deadline: 15 April 2009

[Call for Abstracts]
Khmer Studies Forum
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio University
May 30, 2009
The Khmer Studies Forum will be holding its inaugural meeting at Ohio
University, Athens, Ohio on Saturday, May 30, 2009. This forum is being
organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Southeast Asian
Studies Program at Ohio University. All are invited to present their research findings at the Khmer Studies Forum. The Khmer Studies Forum is an informal organization of scholars interested in all aspects of Khmer studies. The Forum intends to facilitate a scholarly discussion regarding research, archival access, and fieldwork challenges and opportunities. Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit abstracts. Membership in the Khmer Studies Forum is free and there is no registration fee for the meeting. Interested individuals should contact: Sok Udom DETH at oukhmerstudies@gmail.com.
The Khmer Studies Forum welcomes individual and group submissions. A
maximum of twenty minutes will be allocated per presenter. Individuals
wanting to distribute written copies of their papers and/or powerpoint
presentations should ensure that a soft copy is sent to Sok Udom DETH at
oukhmerstudies@gmail.com by May 22, 2009.
Acceptance of abstracts and information regarding scheduling of panels will
be sent to those who submit proposals by May 8, 2009. If you are unable to
attend the forum, but would like a copy of the program please send an email
to: Sok Udom DETH at oukhmerstudies@gmail.com.
Bruce Douglas
Assistant Residential Coordinator
Brown/Pickering Complex
Department of Residence Life
& Off Campus Living
Ohio University
123 South Green Drive
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 597-3605 office
(415) 505-0028 cell
www.ohio.edu/reslife
The Division of Student Affairs
Creating Community, Cultivating Leaders
Deadline: 1 May 2009 

Resources and Opportunities

[Opportunity]
Thai Visiting Scholar Program at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
The Thai Studies Committee at Northern Illinois University is soliciting applications from Thai scholars who would like to spend about a semester at NIU. Visiting scholars may want to use time off from teaching to write up research or to further their research making use of NIU’s Donn V. Hart (Southeast Asia library) collection. Recipients of the award, however, will be asked to participate actively in the NIU community of students and faculty with interests in Thailand, and Southeast Asia more generally, while they are in DeKalb. This participation may involve making presentations at brown bag lunches, conferences, and/or in classrooms. Applicants may request up to $7500 to be used toward expenses incurred by June 1, 2010. This position is supported by a grant from the Royal Thai Government for the advancement of Thai Studies at NIU.
Qualifications:
A typical applicant would be a professor teaching at a Thai university or a researcher associated with a Thai research institute.
Application:
Applicants must send a two-page letter describing their research and how the opportunity to work at NIU would contribute to the research. The letter should indicate how much money the applicant is seeking and the how those funds would be used (applicants would be reimbursed based on receipts.) Applicants also should request two letters of recommendation be submitted independently (to the email address below) and include an up-to-date CV.
Applications are to be submitted to Nancy Schuneman (nschunem@niu.edu) at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Pottinger House.
Deadline: 1 July 2009

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