On Wednesday, 1 December 2011, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies & Thai Students Association at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa hosted a fundraiser for the flood victims of Thailand. Showing the Thai film Best of Times (2009), selling crafts, and collecting voluntary donations, the night went off smashingly with CSEAS Film Series regulars, some new faces, and a handful of UHM students. Please enjoy the photos of the night!

The flood crisis over the past couple of months has been Thailand’s worst in 50 years and has continued to affect one- third of the country’s provinces, with more than 400 people dead and damaged millions of homes.

People in the U.S. who wish to help flood victims in Thailand can donate through the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. by sending a money order (payable to Royal Thai Embassy) to Consular Affairs Section, Royal Thai Embassy, 1024 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007. A donation box has also been set up in front of the Consular Affairs Section of the Embassy.

The Embassy has updated information on donation on their Facebook page (Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.) and Twitter (@ThaiEmbDC). Additional questions about the donation request can be addressed to First Secretary Nipatsorn Kampa at 202-285-1547.

- International Red Cross: Both the Cambodian Red Cross and Thai Red Cross are accepting donations for relief efforts though their respective websites.

- Royal Thai Embassy: Donations to flood victims in Thailand are being accepted through the embassy. Send checks or money orders (payable to Royal Thai Embassy) to Consular Affairs Section, Royal Thai Embassy, 1024 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20007. See the embassy’s Facebook page (Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.) for donation updates or call the embassy’s First Secretary Nipatsorn Kampa at 202-285-1547.

- Save the Children: International aid organization is accepting donations for flood relief in Thailand through its Thailand Floods Children in Emergency Fund. See the Save the Children website.

- Royal Embassy of Cambodia: Contact the embassy at 4530 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20011; phone 202-726-7742.

- World Vision Cambodia: International aid group is distributing rice to affected communities where rice fields and other food sources have been compromised by flooding. See the Save the Children Cambodia website.

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Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Position Number: 0000GA11
Location: Moore Hall 405
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI
Closing Date: 15 August 2011
Salary Information: $1458 per month
Monthly Type: 11 Month Full Time/Part Time: Part Time – Full Time Equivalency: .50
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary – Not to Exceed 14 August 2012

Other Conditions: Pending position clearance and availability of funds.
To begin: 1 September 2011

* Plan and organize academic talks, conferences, receptions, and community outreach activities
* Produce podcasts of selected presentations and events
* Design and reproduce information for Center programs, weekly events, film screenings and special email announcements
* Collaborate with the web resources coordinator regarding communication with web site visitors
* Maintain, update and produce web materials including the Center’s Goodreads on-line library resources and Southeast Asia course offering lists each semester
* Assist with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies annual report
* Prepare and manage on-line surveys, maintain the Center’s email lists, Facebook page, and Twitter account
* Serve as Center liaison with visitors to UH
* Assist the Associate Director with program reports and Center-related administrative needs
* Assist with Center’s special projects, faculty requests, weekly film series, and other Center events as needed
* Other duties as assigned

* Classified graduate student in Southeast Asian Studies or Humanities/Social Sciences/Language related discipline
* Knowledge of Mac interface and use of Apple software and experience with database design
* Experience with developing surveys to measure program outcomes
* Ability to use recording equipment (cameras and microphones) and prepare recorded materials for podcasts
* Demonstrated organizational ability, attention to detail and ability to work with minimum supervision

* Familiarity with a Southeast Asian language
* Familiarity with Constant Contact email marketing software and knowledge of WordPress web hosting tools
* Experience in public relations including working with diverse groups of people both at UH and the community-at-large
* Experience with on-line design database management, use of computer-assisted design software and database design

Submit via email an one-page cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, resume and names and contact information of 3 professional references to cseas@hawaii.edu. If you have examples of your on-line design work, please include up to three urls/pdfs samples in your email application. Subject line should read “CSEAS PR Coordinator_Your Family Name”. No hard copy applications will be accepted. Address:

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
1890 East West Road
Moore Hall 405
Honolulu, HI 96782

Inquiries: Paul Rausch; 808-956-2688; rausch@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

“Global Sounds/Asian and Pacific Bodies: the International Circulation of Music”
by Dr. Ricardo D. Trimillos, UHM School for Pacific & Asian Studies

7:00 pm, 15 June 2011
Architecture Auditorium
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

There are a number of different kinds of music that we can consider “global,” that is, a music genre heard in many parts of the world. Pop or commercial music is a type that most often comes to mind when we think of a global reach today. This lecture aims to look at a number of issues related to music and to our musical experiences in Hawaiʻi—what constitutes a global music? How did it become defined as global? And also, how has Hawaiʻi as part of an Asia-Pacific region contributed to or participated in various kinds of global music?

Although global music today are almost always assumed to be sounds distributed through mass media, the circulation of musicians or “live bodies” through touring is an earlier form of globalization that continues to be important today. In this presentation, I discuss the ways the performer as a physical body affects both the actual sound of the performance but also the way in which a performance is received by an audience or by observers. In recent years academics have turned with a renewed interest to the body, particularly the physical body. Two ideas about the body will form the basis of our considerations: the body as a canvas whose physical appearance can be changed or given different meanings; and the body as a machine that does work that can be changed or given different meanings. These two ideas are manifested in globalized music in interesting ways.
The world of classical music with its non-stop travelling of world-class artists is one instance. For example, within two months an artist such as Yo-yo Ma can perform the same concerto in Chicago’s Symphony Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein, and Honolulu’s Blaisdell Concert Hall. We will consider the ways in which Asian and Pacific “bodies” are part of the opera world.

As a second category, there are many worlds of pop music, whose origins are certainly in the West but whose production is now world-wide. A question we might ask is: if pop music is created in Hong Kong or in Manila is it still a westernized music? Or is it Cantonese or Filipino, respectively? How does the Asian or Pacific body help to “sell” a global sound, especially one that is commercial?

The notion of the physical body in performance has implications for gender and ethnicity as well as for sexuality and race. We will touch upon the ways in which these aspects are part of musical globalization and also ways in which globalization can impact local cultures, both positively and negatively. The presentation is intended for a general audience. Informal and informative, it includes sound and visual illustrations, many of which are familiar to the Honolulu music scene.

Ricardo D. Trimillos is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Hawai‘i and Director of the Center for Philippine Studies. He has served as cultural consultant for the governments of Malaysia, the Philippines, the former Soviet Union, and Hong Kong. His area interests include the musics of Hawai‘i, the Southern Philippines and Japan. Thematic interests include identity, gender, and cultural advocacy. Trimillos has been a consultant to a number of governments in the area of arts and public policy. He has served as a liaison, bringing indigenous Filipino musicians to national folk festivals in the United States. His publications in three languages include articles on Asian Americans, world music in higher education, cross-cultural implications for the arts, interrelationships of the arts, Philippine ritual and Hawaiian music. As a performer whose principal medium is the Japanese koto, Trimillos has presented concerts of modern and traditional music in the US, Europe, Japan, the Philippines and Australia.

William M. Owens, (MA, Asian Studies – Thai, 2006) has been working as a professional writer and editor based in New York City. In addition to professional writing contracts with IT and telecommunications firms, he has been studying and writing about the development of contemporary Thai art cinema as an independent scholar.

Together with Asian cinema scholar, Wimal Dissanayake, PhD, of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, William has written essays on the relationship between Southeast Asian cinema and the public sphere with specific reference to the films of Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Last summer, he traveled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to present one of his essays at the 6th annual Southeast Asian Cinemas Conference. This summer, he will attend Mahidol University’s Thai Studies Conference in Bangkok in order to present a paper on the relationship between the work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and narrative structures, time, and meaning in Thai visual media.

Recently, Pen-ek and Apichatpong have been in New York City as part of the Asia Society’s Blissfully Thai film series, and the New Museum’s showing of Apichatpong’s multi-media installation Primitive. The film series was co-presented with the Thai Artists Alliance (http://www.thaiartistsnyc.org), a group of contemporary Thai artists based in New York City. William has had the pleasure of helping the organization with various writing and editorial tasks related to the film events, as well as an upcoming exhibition which will feature the work of Thai artists in various media, including photography, film, and multi-media installations. This year’s exhibition, called Siamese Connection 2011, will be held July 28 – 31, 2011 at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, New York.  William may be reached at pacificlotusasia@gmail.com.

Congratulation William and good luck with your study of Thai visual art!

Photo credits:
Courtesy of Thai Artists Alliance and c. bay milin; http://www.thaiartistsnyc.org; bay@cbaymilin.com; http://cbaymilin.com

Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific
Location: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Starting date: ASAP
Hours: 20hrs/week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, flexible days/hours
Pay Rate: $17.20/hr
Application: Please email a cover letter and CV (with URLs of past web work) to Paul Rausch, rausch@hawaii.edu
New EXTENDED Deadline: 28 February 2011

* Initiate, develop and coordinate overall activities for the Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific website.
* Assist with the creation, editing, and web postings of the program’s weekly email newsletter (primary tool of program awareness-building).
* Produce program’s annual report. Add content and archive materials on the program Facebook page and monitor content for Twitter feed. Many aspects of the job involve a constant monitoring and archiving of potential resources and producing news and curriculum items.
* Assist with the development and coordination of overall activities for the Muslim Societies in Asia and the Pacific Program (MSAP) across departments on campus.
* Assist in the development of affiliations with other educational, professional, and community organizations with a shared interest in Muslim Asia and the Pacific.
* Assist with the day-to-day management of program activities and information including scheduling and attending meetings, and assisting with grant writing.
* Work closely with the staff/coordinators of the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Center for Philippine Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies to create materials for programs on Islam in Asia/Pacific.

* Graduate student in any discipline.
* Website development and design skills using Word Press; accomplished Mac user for a Mac equipped office; experienced in the use of Apple publication software; possess a keen sense of and passion for good design. Experience with word processing, database development, spreadsheets, and Powerpoint/Keynote.
* Good English writing skills, ability to organize, attention to detail, and ability to work in a team, but with minimum supervision. Possess good public speaking skills.
* Familiar with the Muslim world and sensitive to Muslim cultural concerns. Background in Asian/Pacific studies or a humanities/language related discipline with a primary focus on an Asia/Pacific region including, but not limited to religion/anthropology/sociology/social work/political science/theater/music; possess language skills used in Muslim Asia/Pacific and/or Arabic.
* Knowledge of Constant Contact email marketing and survey tool software.
* Skilled in recording and editing sound files for podcasting, skilled in shooting and editing film for web streaming, knowledgeable in the use of social networking tools (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

Students with Social Security numbers go to UH Student Employment Office (SECE) for application details – job #96106. If you are selected for this position, you must apply for a Social Security number if you do not have one.

Muhamad Ali (Ph.D. History, Islam, Southeast Asian Studies 2007) is an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at UC Riverside. His most recent works include the books Bridging Islam and the West: An Indonesian View (2009) and Teolgi Pluralis Multikultural (2003) and journal articles “‘They are not All Alike’: Indonesian Intellectuals’ Perceptionsof Judaism and Jews” (2010) and “Religion, Imperialism, and Resistance in the Nineteenth Century’s Netherlands Indies and Spanish Philippines” (2010). Dr. Ali is a member of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America, Association of Asian Studies, American Academy of Religion and the East-West Center Alumni Association.

Congratulations to Dr. Ali and our best wishes on his future endeavors!

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Department of Philosophy
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Application Review begins 23 February 2011
Other Conditions: Subject to position clearance and availability of funds, beginning 1 August 2011.

* Teach courses in areas of specialization and competence
* Dissertation supervision
* Service on department committees
* And other duties as assigned by the Chair

* Ph.D. in Philosophy (ABDs considered provided that all degree requirements are completed by 1 August 2011
* AOS: Aesthetics and continental philosophy

* Demonstrated excellence in teaching and research
* Ability to teach introductory formal logic
* Background in Asian Islamic studies

Submit cover letter addressing minimum and desirable qualifications, CV, three current letters of recommendation, graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable, however original transcripts will be required at time of hire), a brief writing sample and evidence of teaching excellence.

Inquiries:
Kenneth Kipnis, Chair; 808-956-8649; kkipnis@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, National Guard participation, breastfeeding, and arrest/court record (except as permissible under State law).

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

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Department of Anthropology
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Deadline: 15 December 2010
Other Conditions: Pending position clearance and availability of funds, beginning 1 August 2011.

* Teach undergraduate and graduate courses
* Supervise graduate students
* Seek extramural funding
* Maintain an active research program
* Publish research results
* Assist in the Development of ecological anthropology in the department

* Ph.D. (completed by the date of appointment) in anthropology
* An active field-based research site and engagement with local communities
* Ability to contribute to the development of ecological anthropology in the department’s instructional and research programs
* We are most interested in applicants who complement existing departmental and university strengths in ecological and environmental studies
* Someone who can work collaboratively within a four-field Anthropology program

* Teaching experience
* Active research program
* Ability to attract extramural grants
* Geographic area specialty is open but preference will be given to candidates whose experience will contribute to the department’s identity as a leader n Asian and Pacific anthropology

Apply online at http://surveys.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/ework/. Submit cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, curriculum vitae and names (including mailing address, phone number and email address) of 3 professional references.

Inquiries:
Geoffrey White; 808-956-8193; anthchr@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, National Guard participation, breastfeeding, and arrest/court record (except as permissible under State law).

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

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Friday, September 10, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Hamilton Library, Room 301

Presented by Erenst Anip, LIS Graduate Student

In July 2010, Erenst went to Southeast Asia to be the LIS program’s first intern at the National University of Singapore Central Library where he was introduced to the inner workings of a premier university library in Asia. There, he learned about a different library system and organization. In this informal talk story session, he will share his experience in ‘finding a missing librarian’/being a junior operative, the library’s outreach and social media initiatives, KPIs and PMS, and Singapore’s favorite past time of ‘makan’.

Erenst Anip is a 2nd year LIS student from Indonesia. As a future academic librarian, he focuses on digital technologies and social media features to enhance the library’s appeal to the users while keeping abreast of (Southeast) Asia area studies. He is also the project manager of Hawaii’s Digital Newspaper Project, part of Library of Congress’ National Digital Newspaper Project (NDNP). Also, he is currently the treasurer of SLA-ASIST SC.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Deadline: 8 September 2010
Other Conditions: Pending position clearance and availability of funds. Temporary – Not to Exceed 2011 August 14.

* Plan and organize academic talks, conferences, receptions, and community outreach activities
* Produce podcasts of selected presentations and events
* Design and reproduce information for Center programs, weekly events, film screenings and special email announcements
* Collaborate with the web resources coordinator regarding communication with web site visitors
* Maintain, update and produce web materials including the Center’s Goodreads on-line library resources and Southeast Asia course offering lists each semester
* Assist with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies annual report
* Prepare and manage on-line surveys, maintain the Center’s email lists, Facebook page, and Twitter account
* Serve as Center liaison with visitors to UH
* Assist the Associate Director with program reports and Center-related administrative needs
* Assist with Center’s special projects, faculty requests, weekly film series, and other Center events as needed
* Other duties as assigned

* Classified graduate student in Southeast Asian studies or Humanities/Social Sciences/Language related discipline
* Knowledge of Mac interface and use of Apple software
* Experience with database design
* Ability to use recording equipment (cameras and microphone) and prepare recorded materials for podcasts
* Demonstrated organizational ability, attention to detail and work with minimum supervision.

* Familiarity with a Southeast Asian language
* Familiarity with Constant Contact email marketing software
* Experience in public relations including working with diverse groups of people both at UH and the community-at-large
* Experience with on-line design database management, use of computer-assisted design software and database design

Submit cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications and names of 3 professional references via email to cseas@hawaii.edu. If you have examples of your on-line design work, please include them as pdfs in your email application. Subject line should read “SEA GA Position_(Your Family Name).”

Address:
University of Hawaii, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
School of Pacific and Asian Studies
1890 East West Road
Moore Hall 405
Honolulu, HI 96822

Inquiries:
Paul Rausch; 808-956-2688; rausch@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, National Guard participation, breastfeeding, and arrest/court record (except as permissible under State law).

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawaii may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

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