JOBS: The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is advertising a position for a Pacific literature specialist

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, full-time, tenure-track position in Pacific Literatures, beginning August 1, 2012; position contingent upon funding and availability. Teaching duties: teach introductory composition and literature courses as well as upper-division, MA and PhD-level courses in Pacific Literatures and related areas of research interests: 2-2 teaching load in first year and at least one other year during probationary period; 3-2 load in other years.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Pacific Literatures
Location: Honolulu
Deadline: 21 November 2011

PhD in English or comparable specialization; dissertation and/or publications in Pacific literatures or Pacific Studies; grounding in indigenous Pacific aesthetics, cultures, histories, perspectives, and politics; strong commitment to teaching, research, service, and student advising; evidence of potential or established record of scholarly activity in the field.

Any suitable combination of the following research and teaching interests is acceptable: comparative indigenous literary and cultural theories, film, new media, oral traditions, performance, spoken word; written and spoken proficiency in at least one indigenous Pacific language; knowledge of literature and cultures of Melanesia; engagement in community-based learning and outreach projects.

Salary and rank commensurate with experience and background. Send letter of application and CV to Professor Jeffrey Carroll, Chair, English Department, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 1733 Donaghho Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. The University of Hawai’i at Manoa is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action. Closing Date: November 21, 2011. Initial interviews will be held at MLA.

University of Hawaiʻi Hilo
College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Hilo, HI USA
Review of applications begins 25 April 2011

Position # 73407: tenure track, general funds, full‐time, nine‐month appointment to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Teach Filipino language and culture. Teaching responsibility includes language courses (all levels of Filipino) and content courses on Filipino language, linguistics, culture and society (upper‐division electives in the candidate’s area of expertise). Actively participate in the development and promotion of UH Hilo’s Filipino Studies Certificate Program. Pursue his/her own professional/ creative development at a level commensurate with ranking. Serve as academic advisor to students. Serve on university, college and/or departmental committees. Engage in scholarly activities. Maintain actively scholarly program. Maintain community outreach.

Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate or ABD in Filipino studies or closely related discipline from an accredited university. Native or near-native fluency in Filipino and English, and experience and expertise in teaching Filipino language, culture and society at the undergraduate level.

Desirable Qualifications: Doctorate in Filipino studies or closely related discipline with an emphasis in Literature or Cultural Studies, conferred by the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester. Specialization from the disciplinary approach of the social sciences (e.g. History, Anthropology and Sociology) will be considered. Demonstrated experience in program building and student recruitment. Evidence of interest and/or experience in teaching in a diverse multi‐cultural environment. Participation in Filipino student program. Evidence of accomplishment or documented teaching in diverse cultures. Connections with educational institutions in the Philippines.

Submit a letter of application that addresses the specific qualifications, official transcripts (copies are acceptable, however official transcripts will be required prior to employment), CV, sample syllabi of courses taught, and three current letters of reference (which may be mailed independent of the other materials). Applicants who wish to have any of their personal materials returned to them should include a self‐addressed stamped envelope. Successful finalists may be asked to submit further documentation of their conducting and/or teaching activities. Please submit application by mail and email to:
Dr. Yoshiko Fukushima
Chair, Filipino Search Committee
Humanities Division
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Inquiries: Dr. Yoshiko Fukushima, yf83@hawaii.edu or 808‐974‐7340. Please refer to position #73407 when making inquiries.

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UH Hilo is an EEO/AA Employer D/M/V/W.

Jesica McDonough (MA Asian Studies 2009 – Thai) is living in the province of Nakhon Phanom, which is on the northeastern boarder of Thailand, a stone’s throw from Laos. She describes her home as a relatively undeveloped but very safe and lovely city. She is currently the Field Director for World Teach’s program in Thailand, which has 14 volunteer teachers from America working in this province this year.

Congratulations to Jesica and our best wishes on her future endeavors!

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National Foreign Language Resource Center Fall 2010 Demos and Discussions
Wednesday, October 13, 12:00 pm in Moore 258
Presented by Pia Arboleda, Assistant Professor of Filipino and Philippine Literature at the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures

Literary texts and films are excellent tools for teaching language and culture. However, for heritage learners, Tagalog texts and Filipino films without subtitles are incomprehensible. Thus, there is a great need for translation and subtitling in order to produce bilingual materials. But the process of translation itself can be used as a tool to teaching Philippine language and culture. This presentation will explain the course design and method of teaching Filipino 435: Translation Theory and Practice. In this course students are asked to transcibe the original text in Filipino. This process hones their listening skills. Next, student conduct research on the historical and cultural background of the film or text they are translating. The process of translation allows them to apply the translation theories they have learned and to exercise critical and creative thought in order to produce an accurate and effective translation.

The presentation includes samples of bilingual materials like film clips, song adaptations, and digital storybooks and how they are used in the classroom.

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Dr. PIA ARBOLEDA is assistant professor of Filipino and Philippine Literature at the Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures where she teaches ‘Translation Theory and Practice,’ ‘Philippine History and Culture,’ and ‘Philippine Folklore.’ She received her doctorate degree in Language and Literature from De La Salle University, Manila. Prior to joining University of Hawaii at Manoa, she taught Philippine Literature, Language and History at Osaka University for four and a half years. She has translated and subtitled Raymond Red’s “Sakay” and Jon Red’s “Ilusyon.” Dr. Arboleda is now working on the translation and subtitles of Eddie Romero’s “Noli Me Tangere” 13-episode TV series. She is also a poet and creative writer. Her works have appeared in ‘Forbidden Fruit: Women Write the Erotic,’ ‘Kung Ibig Mo: Love Poetry by Women,’ and ‘Essays on Women’, among others.

In the last academic year, Lance Nolde advanced to candidacy in the PhD program of the history department at UH Mānoa, published an article entitled “Great is Our Relationship with the Sea: Charting the Maritime Realm of the Sama of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia” in the CSEAS journal, Explorations, and was awarded a Kennedy Memorial Fellowship and a Fulbright-Hays DDRA grant to fund dissertation research in Indonesia and The Netherlands during the upcoming academic year.

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The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment is a tribute to an independent thinker who used Applied Anthropology to analyze situations and prevailing assumptions to develop creative and effective solutions. It is a living legacy to a compassionate human being who lived and worked among the people she was studying, seeking to understand their culture and values in a way that allowed her to bring about lasting change.

With a faculty position housed in the Anthropology Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and fellowships administered by the East-West Center, the Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment will support action-oriented research and teaching that seek to influence the next generation of committed scholars working in Asia and the Pacific.

Ann Dunham Soetoro’s dedication to education for herself and her children, and to providing educational tools to communities in Indonesia, reflect her belief that knowledge builds the foundation by which people can help themselves and others.

Her commitment to partnering with others to create sustainable change is evident throughout her life’s work and studies. While at the Ford Foundation in Indonesia, Ann worked with non-governmental organizations to support programs addressing women and poverty; later she established extensive microcredit programs throughout Indonesia and Pakistan. Ann personally sponsored dozens of students in Indonesia so they could work with her to learn about microcredit, research and crafts.

The endowment will honor Ann Dunham Soetoro and the work this fund will perpetuate. It is a natural extension of her studies at UH Mānoa as an East-West Center scholarship student, as well as her life as a researcher, faculty member and grant maker.

The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment is a collaborative effort between UH Mānoa and the East-West Center. As partners these two institutions together represent the highest concentration of Asia-Pacific specialists in the United States, making this the optimal location for the Endowment.

The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowed Chair in Anthropology

The endowed faculty chair will support the work of faculty whose research and teaching focuses on Southeast Asia. The endowment will support the recruitment of an outstanding anthropologist with a demonstrated commitment to research that engages communities in action-oriented work capable of addressing issues of local concern and global significance.

The endowed chair will strengthen and expand that tradition of scholarship by supporting an established scholar of Southeast Asia to build a curriculum and research program that attracts students from throughout the region, as well as work with others to create new models for collaborative action relevant to contemporary issues.

The Endowment will make it possible for the Chair to turn knowledge and commitment into research and results just as Ann did by addressing cultural, economic and social realities in rural and urban Indonesia.

Ann Dunham Soetoro Graduate Fellowships

Creating opportunities for graduate students to follow Ann’s footsteps by seeking innovative solutions.

Fellowships will be granted in cooperation with the East-West Center to students who represent Ann’s values and interests in nurturing understanding, engaging in community service, and promoting empathy to encourage global cooperation. Supported by endowment funds, these fellowships will be awarded to students for generations to come.

Fellowships will be awarded to students focusing on:

* Anthropology or other social sciences, with an emphasis on action-oriented and collaborative work addressing contemporary issues of pressing concern in local communities and the region as a whole.
* Development studies with particular emphasis on communities in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, focusing on connections between economic change and the social and cultural factors that give meaning and value to people’s lives.
* Women’s studies addressing the role of women in social and economic change. There will be a preference for candidates from the U.S. or Indonesia, with secondary preference from other Southeast Asian countries.

Through the recipients and their work, Ann’s values and appreciation of an intercultural and international education will be perpetuated, and help us better understand and heal our world.

We invite you to join us as we create new opportunities for intercultural and international education to nurture future generations of critical thinkers who partner with communities to bring lasting positive change.

How you can give:

You can make a gift online.

Mail your contribution:
ATTN: Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment Fund
UH Foundation
P.O. Box 11270
Honolulu, HI 96828-0270

For more information, please contact Leslie Lewis at Leslie.Lewis@uhfoundation.org or (808) 956-9702.

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Fridays from 3:30 – 5:00 pm in Moore Hall 117
Presented by the University of Hawai’i Thai Language Program
Q&A session (in English) follows each screening

สี่แผ่นดิน (Si Phaendin, or the Four Reigns) is a drama series based on one of the best known and most beloved novels by M R Kukrit Pramoj, a Thai politician and scholar. The story spans 54 years of Thai history (1892-1946) and covers the reigns of four Chakri Kings in the Bangkok era, from King Chulalongkorn to King Ananda Mahidol.

The Four Reigns traces the life of Phloi, the heroine, who started life as a lady in waiting at the inner court of the Grand Palace. During her lifetime, Phloi saw economic and social changes, coups, political turmoil, abdication and tragedy. The series offers a fresh new take on one of the most intriguing tales in Thai history and culture. The synopsis of the novel along with M.R. Kukrit’s bio (translated & written by Marcel Barang) can be downloaded from here (File size: 8MB synopsis, 2MB bio).

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Christian Razukas (MA, Asian Studies) finished an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore and now works as an editor at the Jakarta Post. Christian and fellow journalist Teguh Santosa (MA, Political Science) welcomed Professor Emeritus Alice Dewey (Anthropology) to Jakarta for a seminar in March 2010 to discuss Anne Dunham-Soetoro’s (Ph.D., Anthropology) dissertation on micro-financing in Indonesia. Dewey spoke on a panel with Teguh, Jakarta Post columnist Julia Suryakusuma, the Minister of Marine and Fisheries Fadel Muhammad, Jakarta’s Deputy Governor Aurora Tambunan, and the Vice President of the Indonesian Senate.

Congratulations to Christian and our best wishes on his future endeavors!

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School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Asian Studies Program (Ref#0084385)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Deadline: Continuous – application review begins 1 February 2011
Other Conditions: Pending position clearance and availability of funds. To begin 08/01/2011.

We seek a dynamic, committed teacher and scholar in the performing arts of Asia who will contribute significantly to the Asian Studies Program and its vision of educating undergraduate and graduate students about Asia.

The successful applicant will have the ability to make Asian cultural sensibilities, knowledge, and epistemologies an integral part of his/her course work, and be able to work collaboratively with diverse groups of students and faculty within the university and in the community.

A faculty member in the Asian Studies Program has a minimal instruction load of four courses per year and is on duty for 9 months.

The selected faculty shall teach designated courses in the Asian Studies Program, conduct research and publish projects commensurate with Asian Studies Program standards appropriate to his/her rank, carry out curriculum development related to Asian Studies, and participate in Asian Studies Program committees as requested.

Must be able to contribute to and compliment the strengths of the Asian Studies Program as well as to those of the School’s Asia related National Resource Centers and be willing to provide service to the institution and academic community.

* Earned PhD from a college or university of recognized standing in the humanities or related discipline commensurate with the focus of hire (performing arts of Asia).

* Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in the performing arts of Asia, and strength in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship.

* Have an active record in research/publication and strong instructional skills.

* Evidence of continued participation in scholarly and academic activities at the college/ university level, and a willingness and ability to enhance the image of the School and Program in the community.

Submit a letter of interest addressing the fulfillment of the minimum and any additional qualifications, a current vitae, and three letters of reference from professionals in the field competent to assess your work to Professor Michael Aung-Thwin at the address below. Official transcripts (from institution to institution) that reflect degree and course work are due at the time of hire.

Address:
Professor Michael Aung-Thwin
University of Hawaii at Manoa
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Asian Studies Program
1890 East-West Road, Moore 413
Honolulu, HI 96822

Inquiries:
Professor Michael Aung-Thwin, Chair, Asian Studies Program; 808-956-5962; aungthwi@hawaii.edu

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Margaret (Maggie) Bodemer completed her dissertation entitled “Museums, Ethnology and the Politics of Culture in Contemporary Vietnam” as of May 2010. This Fall, Bodemer presented as part of the 75th Anthropology Anniversary Colloquium Series on Museums, Anthropology and the Work of Culture in Contemporary Vietnam: The Politics of Memory in the Exhibit “Hanoi Life under the Subsidy Era” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

Congratulations to Maggie and our best wishes on her future endeavors!

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