Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter
2006-07: Issue no. 19, February 2, 2007The CEAS Newsletter weekly notifies East Asianists in our region of events and opportunities of interest. Notices appear under six headings:
- University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
- Regional East Asia Events
- Employment and Internship Opportunities
- Fellowship and Award Opportunities
- East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
- Conferences and Workshops
send them to proberts@sas.upenn.edu.
* Indicates notices appearing here for the first time.
(I) University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
Tuesday, February 6, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402***
Gammera the Invincible
Yuasa Noriaki (1965)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, February 8, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A*, The Japanese Post Office as a Social Welfare Institution: What Will (or Will Not) Change With Privatization?
Patricia Maclachlan, University of Texas
Since the early 1870s, the Japanese post office has assumed a number of social welfare functions. The postal insurance system, for instance, provides ordinary citizens with affordable life insurance, while the mail service assists the handicapped and promotes local businesses. Local postmasters and their employees, meanwhile, perform a number of volunteer functions for local residents, including //himawari// services for the elderly. Together, these and other social welfare services have contributed significantly to community development and the well being of local residents. What will happen to them as the postal system is gradually privatized? To answer this question, this presentation will explore the political compromises behind Prime Minister Koizumi's 2005 postal privatization legislation and the future of the privatization process, in addition to the social, cultural, and political history of this distinctive Japanese institution.
Issues In Contemporary East Asia
Monday, February 12, 4:30PM, Stiteler B21*, The Hallyu Phenomenon and the Korean Language
Dr. Jung Sup Kim, Kyung Hee University
Korean Lecture Series
Tuesday, February 13, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402*, Nagasaki, August 9, 1945: Memories of Someone Who Witnessed the Bomb
Akiko Seitelbach
Humanities Colloquium
Tuesday, February 13, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla's Revenge
Honda Ishiro (1969)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, February 15, 4:30PM, McNeil 395*, North Korea: Survive or Collapse?
Dr. Byoung Se Cho, Professor of Hanyang University, Former Vice Minister of the Korean Government,
Senior Secretary to the Prime Minister of Political Affairs for 20 years
Korean Lecture Series
Tuesday, February 20, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla vs Hedorah
Banno Yoshimitsu (1971)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Tuesday, February 27, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla 1985
Hashimoto Koji (1984)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Tuesday, March 13, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds
Miyazaki Hayao (1986)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 15, 4:30PM, Location TBA*, Title TBA
Harold Bolitho, Harvard University
Center for East Asian Studies Distinguished Lecturer
Tuesday, March 20, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla vs Mothra
Okawara Takao (1992)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 22, 4:30PM, Stiteler B6*
Screening of Amongst White Clouds
Directed by Ted Burger
Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies
Monday, March 26, 4:30PM, Stiteler B21*, The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School: Changing Attitudes in the Contemporary Academy
Graham Parkes, University of Hawaii
This paper examines the kinds of nationalism espoused by several members of the Kyoto School — Nishida Kitaro-, Kuki Shu-zo-, and Nishitani Keiji — and shows them to be distinctly /internationalist/ as well as nationalist in orientation. In the case of Kuki, it criticizes the sloppiness of commentators who have branded his thinking as ultranationalist or even fascist. It concludes with suggesting the relevance of Kyoto School internationalism to the globalized world of today.
Humanities Colloquium
Tuesday, March 27, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402*, The Politics of Imperial Collecting in the Northern Song Period
Patricia Ebrey, University of Washington
Although art and antiquity collecting has a long history in China, only a few emperors collected on a grand scale, most notably Huizong in the Song, and Qianlong in the Qing. It is common to view Qianlong's collecting as tied to his political ambitions, but Huizong's as tied to his love of art. This talk will argue that even if Huizong was not nearly as inclined toward grandiosity and self-promotion as Qianlong, his collecting should still be seen as fundamentally political. This will be shown by examining the political value of antiquities, the political uses of displaying art and antiquities to select audiences, and the political messages of the catalogues.
FEW Lecturer
Tuesday, March 27, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Yamato Takeru
Okawara Takao (1994)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 29, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A*, Women Executives in Corporate Japan: Navigating the Tensions between Family and Fortune
Glenda Roberts, Professor, Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Visiting Fellow, Yale University, Department of Anthropology
The vast majority of married Japanese women quit their jobs by the time their first baby is born. But what of those who don't? How do they and their spouses manage two careers with baby? Is there a “life” after work is over and the baby is in bed? My interview research at two large firms in Tokyo, one a multinational US firm and the other, a Japanese multinational firm, gives us some clues to the lifestyles of 30 and 40-something married, well educated, female executives with children, and to an extent, the lives of their spouses as well. Data from male execs will also be mined for answers to these questions.
Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series
Saturday, March 31, 9:00AM – 6:00PM, Logan Hall 17*
Acting Modern: A Symposium for the Exhibition /Dramatic Impressions/ *
The Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of the History of Art are also co-sponsoring a symposium in conjunction with the exhibition, to be held *March 31, 2006*. The papers will engage issues concerned with Osaka print production and subjects; the Shin-hanga revival of woodblock printing in the early twentieth century; the 1923 Great Kantô earthquake; and Kabuki in the twentieth century; among others. There will also be a collector's and curators' forum on the exhibition. /Speakers will include/: C. Andrew Gerstle, SOAS, University of London; Sarah Thompson, MFA Boston; Kendall Brown, CSU Long Beach; Gennifer Weisenfeld, Duke; Shirley Luber, Philadelphia; and Yoshie Endô, Frank L. Chance, and Julie Davis from the University of Pennsylvania.
The symposium is free and open to the public. More information on the symposium will be posted soon at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ceas/events.htm
Tuesday, April 3, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla Millenium
Okawara Takao (2000)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, April 5, 7:00PM, Perelman Quadrangle (Hall of Flags Rain Location),* Tamagawa University Taiko Drummers
The performers are students of the College of Arts at Tamagawa University in Tokyo. The college of Arts strives to explore the connection of art to society and to increase appreciation of the arts. The College aims to train artistic professionals who will serve as bridges between people and the arts within society.
Companies of Tamagawa University performing arts students have performed worldwide since 1961, in locations as diverse as Mexico, Greece, London, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Africa, Russia, and the U.S. The group hasa special affinity for Philadelphia, having performed here previously in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Tamagawa University hopes that their 2007 tour will serve as a bridge for cultural exchange and strengthen the friendship between Philadelphia and Japan.
Cosponsored by the Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival
Monday, April 9, 5:30PM*, *Ross** Gallery*, 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Reception
Tuesday, April 10, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Pokemon: The Movie
Yuyama Kunihiko (1999)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Monday, April 16, 2:00PM, Huntsman Hall 240, *Japan - Meeting the Challenges in 2007: Prospects for Continued Economic Reform, Dealing with North Korea, and Responding to the Rise of China**
Ambassador Sakurai, Japanese Consul General
Co-sponsored by the Lauder Institute and Penn Lauder CIBER
Tuesday, April 17, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla: Final Wars
Kitamura Ryohei (2004)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Tuesday, April 24, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Reading Days Bonus: Juon: The Grudge
Shimizu Takashi (2003)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, April 19, 4:30PM, Annenberg 111*, The Modern Dilemma Solved! Nagai Kafu's Occidentalist Critique
Rachael Hutchinson, Colgate University, Visiting Scholar, Center for East Asia, University of Pennsylvania
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The Penn Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations is presenting the following series of lectures on modern Chinese Literature this spring:
February 9, Friday, 2:00 p.m.
Fisher-Bennett Hall 401
Dr. Weihong Bao (The Ohio State University)
“'Transparent Shanghai': Cityscape, Vertical Montage, and a Left-wing Culture of Glass in 1930s Chinese and International Cinema"
Abstract: Chinese left-wing cinema has been pitted against other domestic film practices in the same period, namely, popular cinema in the 1920s and 1930s on one hand, and modernist films flaunted by the Shanghai sensationalist school (Xinganjue pai) on the other. Such tripartite division not only fails to account for their historical permeation but also the entwinement of aesthetics, politics, and consumption under the condition of semi-coloniality. In this talk, I will resituate left-wing cinema in conversation with both popular and high modernist practices, particularly in their articulations of competing notions of transparency. These notions of transparency function as modes of knowledge and experience in coping with the drastic transformation of social landscape and that of perception itself; moreover, they participated and changed the profile of an international “culture of glass” advocated by European architects and avant-garde filmmakers. I will navigate my discussion by an analysis of Cityscape (Yuan Muzhi, 1935) and explore how left-wing cinema locates the “vertical montage” of sound and image as a means of transparency that holds claims to its particular politicized mode of perception. Meanwhile, this cinematic transparency recast the dynamics among Soviet, American, and European cinema in their international circulation, at the emergence of sound.
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February 16, Friday, 2:00 p.m.
Fisher-Bennett Hall 401
Dr. Xiaojue Wang (Wellesley College)
"Envisioning History: Literature and Visuality in an Age of Crisis"
Abstract: This talk considers how history was fashioned and visualized in the literary and visual representation of traditional costume in modern Chinese literature, film, and art. In a century of Chinese modernization and revolution, tradition had been smashed and the past demolished. It was impossible to envision history without seeing its ghost. How was history envisioned and fabricated in different textual and visual compositions pertinent to traditional costume? In what ways were the figure of history and the textile superficiality of costume interwoven?
In order to address these questions, I examine four examples of visual exposures of historical apparitions as related to traditional costumes: Shen Congwen's study of a Taiping Rebellion jacket in the Museum of National History, Zhang Ailing (Eileen Chang)'s configuration of the Qing-style dress in her writings, the burning of opera costumes in the literary and filmic versions of Farewell, My Concubine, and the contemporary artist Wang Jin's installation and performing art “A Chinese Dream.” In their distinctive literary and visual texts, these writers and artists have fashioned a spectral vision of modern China. Each is significantly different from the others, but together they point to the centrality of vision and visuality in the construction of history in an age of crisis.
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* 6th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration - The Year of the Boar
Friday, February 16 at 6:30pm
Join us for our annual celebration of the Lunar New Year as we celebrate the Year of the Boar
with performances by the Mei Mei Dancers, Holy Redeemer School, Penn Yo and more.
followed at 8pm by
Double Happiness
dir. Mina Shum, Canada, 1994, 35mm, 87 mins, color
Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh is Jade Li a twenty-two-year-old aspiring actress struggling
to balance the traditional expectations of her Chinese family with the realities of living in the
western world.
Celebration or Film - $5 members; students and seniors; $7 general admission.
Celebration and Film - $10 Internationalist members; students and seniors; $12 general admission.
Free admission to film for members above Internationalist level.
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The Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy (CRYSP) presents the first annual film exploration series. Throughout the month of February, CRYSP will collaborate with GAPSA (the graduate student body government) to discuss topics on identity and identity-formation that are presented in 4 different films.
CRYSP extends an open invitation to all members of the Penn community to join other filmlovers in discussing and examining central themes. Join CRYSP in its special presentation of A State of Mind (2004) on February 28th. Discussion will focus on the collective formation of North Korean identity, as well as other relevant issues.
Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
(W) February 07, 2007 Raising Victor Vargas 345 Huntsman Hall
(W) February 14, 2007 Hedwig & The Angry Inch 345 Huntsman Hall
(W) February 21, 2007 Lord of War 345 Huntsman Hall
(W) February 28, 2007 A State of Mind 1206 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall
A State of Mind" is a 2004 documentary on the lives of two North Korean gymnasts who are training for the Mass Games. More information about the film can be found at http://imdb.com/title/tt0456012/. Admission is free. All showings begin at 6PM. Contact suzielee@sp2.upenn.edu for information.
(II) Regional East Asia Events
* "Culture of Space and Space of Culture: a case of UCHI (inside) and SOTO (outside)"
A talk by Professor Seiichi Makino, Princeton University
Friday, February 9 • 4:15 pm
Kohlberg Hall, Sheuer Room
Swarthmore College
Professor Seiichi Makino is one of the foremost authorities on Japanese Linguistics, and a leader in the field of Japanese language pedagogy. In addition to numerous books and articles on Japanese linguistics, he is the author of several widely-used reference books and textbooks, including A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (with M. Tsutsui) and NAKAMA: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context (with Y. Hatasa & K. Hatasa), the introductory Japanese textbook currently used at Swarthmore College. He is a past president of the Association of the Teachers of Japanese and was awarded for Distinguished Service in the Profession by the Association of the Departments of Foreign Languages. His talk will touch on material from his recent book, Uchi to Soto no Gengo-Bunka-Gaku----Bunpoo o Bunka de Kiru (ALC, 1996).
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Princeton Buddhist Studies Workshop 2006-07 Schedule
Tsering Shakya, University of British Columbia
“The 13th Dalai Lama's Nation Building Project and the Bonpo Community”
February 13, Tuesday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
Steven Heine, Florida International University
“Zen Writes, Zen Rites, Zen Rights: Traditionalism v. Criticism”
March 8, Thursday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
Paul Groner, University of Virginia
Ryoo Dokaku ???? (1630-1707), Ascetic Philanthropist and Marginally Literate Bibliophile? The Creation of Japan's First Public Library”
March 30, Friday, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137
James Benn, McMaster University
Buddhist Laymen and Tea during the Tang Dynasty”
April 11, Wednesday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
For questions, please contact bbermel@princeton.edu.
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P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Princeton University
Spring Events
Lectures
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Vannessa Tran, artist, Seattle, Washington; Fellow in The Council of the Humanities and the Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Nature of Painting
4:30 p.m., 106 McCormick Hall
Sponsored by The Council of the Humanities, the Tang Center, the Program in Visual Arts of the Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, and the Princeton University Art Museum
Tang Center Lecture Series: Commemorative Landscape Painting in China
Anne Clapp, Professor Emerita, Wellesley College
1. Conspicuous Seclusion: Commemorative Landscape Painting in China
Monday, 2 April 2007
4:30 p.m., 101 McCormick Hall
2. “What is in a Name?”: The Biehao Painting in Chinese Landscape
Thursday, 5 April 2007
4:30 p.m. 101 McCormick Hall
Registration
There is no registration fee, but advance registration is recommended. Space is limited.
Register on-line at http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/lectureseriesreg.html
Or call Andrea Stearly at (609) 258-1741
Symposium
Re-presenting Emptiness: Zen and Art in Medieval Japan
Saturday and Sunday, 14-15 April 2007
McCosh 50
Organized by the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art and co-sponsored with the Department of Art and Archaeology, the East Asian Studies Program, and the Buddhist Studies Workshop, Princeton University, and the Princeton University Art Museum. This symposium is presented in conjunction with the Japan Society's exhibition, Awakenings: Zen Figure Painting in Medieval Japan.
For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/zenandart/
Registration
There is no registration fee, but advance registration for the symposium is required. Information about registering on-line or by telephone can be found at http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/zenandart/registration.html
P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Department of Art and Archaeology
McCormick Hall, Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1018 USA
t. 609.258.3795
f. 609.258.0103
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/
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* Washington DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Asia Program is co-sponsoring this event, together with the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.
Nanotechnology in China: Ambitions and Realities
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., 5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson Center
An RSVP is required.
Mark Mohr
Program Associate, Asia Program
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
PH: (202) 691-4011
Fax: (202) 691-4058
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* Foreign Policy Research Institute Conference on China
March 12: Conference on China's Rise: Assessing China's
Economic and Military Power
featuring Jonathan Pollack, US Naval War College; Albert
Keidel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; John
Tkacik, Jr., Heritage Foundation; June Teufel Dreyer,
University of Miami/FPRI; Avery Goldstein, University
of Pennsylvania/FPRI; Thomas G. Rawski, University of
Pittsburgh; Jacques deLisle, University of Pennsylvania
Law School/FPRI.
For details, contact Alan Luxenburg at lux@fpri.org.
(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities
* U.S. Department of Education Title VI Team Leader, Advanced Research and Training Team. The position involves supervision of a number of Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs involving advanced research and training, such as the National Resource Centers and FLAS, the Language Resource Centers, the American Overseas Reseach Centers, the Research and Studies Program, and more.
The posting is at http://www.usajobs.gov/ and is summarized as follows:
Supervisory Education Program Specialist GS-1720-14
SALARY RANGE: 93,822.00 - 121,967.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, January 25, 2007
to Thursday, March 08, 2007
SERIES & GRADE: GS-1720-14/14
POSITION INFORMATION: Fulltime Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 14
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens.
The area of consideration for this position is "All Recruiting
Sources" for Non-status candidates. Announcement OPE-2007-0010 is
open concurrently with an area of consideration of "Federal Agencies"
for status candidates. Applicants with non competitive eligibility
(i.e. VEOA, Sch. A, etc) should also apply under
announcement OPE-2007-0010.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Education, Office
of Postsecondary Education, International Education Programs Service
(IEPS), Advanced Training and Researchn Team (ATRT). This position
serves as an Supervisory Education Program Specialist in the United
States Department of Education. The position performs professional
work for an educationally related program (or group of programs)
directed towards improving American education. Program objectives
are achieved through management of grants, and contracts,
as well as through professional leadership and expertise.
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* The Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is currently seeking a part-time program assistant. For details and application information, please download the application announcement by going to the following website link: www.wilsoncenter.org/employment.
Applications must be received by February 14, 2007, to be considered.
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* The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is currently soliciting resumes for summer internships (paid) in Washington, D.C., working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues. Interns must be U.S. Citizens.
Applications for summer internships must be received by close of business, March 1, 2007. Further details are available both in the enclosed attachment and on the Commission's Web site at www.cecc.gov.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via e-mail to Judy Wright ( judy.wright@mail.house.gov) or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of Administration.
Please forward the following announcement to interested students (both undergraduate and graduate), particularly those with strong research and language skills.
Internships at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
We welcome your interest in working as an intern at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). We value the contribution that interns make to our work, and we have benefited from the intellectual and practical contributions of the interns who have worked with us so far. We are also gratified about the number of very highly qualified people who apply to work with us as interns each year.
To better understand the work of the Commission and its areas of most intense focus, we invite potential applicants to explore the CECC website ( www.cecc.gov ).
The CECC seeks interns for three periods of the year:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention: Judy Wright, Director of Administration, or via e-mail to Judy Wright . Please discuss in your cover letter how your professional goals, interests, and background relate to the Commission's legislative mandate regarding human rights and the rule of law in China.
Those who wish to apply for internships should understand the following:
• Interns must be U.S. citizens;
• We regret that interns are not eligible for federal benefits.
• During the fall and spring semesters, CECC internships are part-time, and we expect interns to work between 15 and 20 hours per week;
• During the summer, CECC internships are full-time, and we expect summer interns to work between 32 and 40 hours per week;
• Interns should have at least some background in U.S.-China relations generally or in one or more of the specific human rights and rule of law issues in the CECC legislative mandate .
• Interns should be able to read Chinese well enough to assist with research in newspapers, journals, and on websites. More advanced Chinese language capability would be a plus. The successful candidate for an internship often will have lived or studied in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan.
• Interns will conduct research and writing projects on human rights and rule of law issues in China under the supervision of Commission staff. Interns may also assist with researching and updating records on the Commission's Political Prisoner Database . Interns may also be invited or required to attend some of the many rule of law and human rights events organized by the Commission and other organizations in Washington, D.C.
• Although our interns are generally current students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, others are also welcome to apply.
Sincerely,
Judy Wright
Director of Administration
(IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities
2007 Korean Language-Culture Summer Program
Hallym International School
Program Objective: To learn Korean culture through practical and experiential exploration of korean language, history, culture and customs
Duration: June 25-July 20, 2007(4 weeks)
Location: Hallym International School, Chuncheon, South korea
Program Content: Korean language, Food, society, History, Religious trditions, music, art, literature, Historical Sites Field Trip
Program Fee: USD500 (all inclusive are meals, accommodation, planned site visit, program-related transportation)
Application: Visit http://his.hallym.ac.kr
Application Period: January 22-March 30, 2007
Email: his@hallym.ac.kr
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United States Department of Education
The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Unites States (TECRO – Headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan) is offering a one-year CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. TECRO has asked the U.S. Department of Education to assist in the selection of recipients for the awards.
The one-year scholarship covers a monthly stipend of NT$25,000.000 (NT$32.5 = US$1), subject to change. Successful applicants are responsible for housing costs (in Taipei), health insurance coverage and all travel costs.
Scholarship application forms are not yet available online. However, information on the Center of Chinese Language and Culture – Mandarin Training Center – National Taiwan Normal University may be accessed at the following website: http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/index.htm
We are soliciting your assistance in identifying highly qualified students at your institution who meet the eligibility requirements stated in the announcement. The selection must be completed by the spring of 2007. Since there is a brief window of time to receive applications, we request that you send us a list of your recommended students with their applications postmarked no later than February 15, 2007. We regret that we cannot accept any applications that are postmarked later than this date.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please feel free to contact Demetria Glasco, Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program/Bilateral Projects, International Education Programs Service (IEPS), U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, N.W. – 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006/8521. Telephone: 502-7622, or 502-7700 (general office number) or email demetria.glasco@ed.gov
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United States Department of Education
The Government of the People's Republic of China, through its China Scholarship Council, is offering a one-year CHINESE CULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP U.S. undergraduate and graduate students, and has asked the U.S. Department of Education to assist in the selection of recipients for the awards.
The one-year scholarship is offered to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in studying Chinese language at a Chinese university during the academic year 2007-2008.
The one-year scholarship covers tuition, instructional materials, housing, and medical care in addition to a monthly stipend for living expenses in China (equivalent to approximately 100 US$). Successful applicants are responsible for all travel costs.
Scholarship application forms are not yet available online.
We are soliciting your assistance in identifying highly qualified students at your institution who meet the eligibility requirements stated in the announcement. The selection must be completed by the spring of 2007. Since there is a brief window of time to receive applications, we request that you send us a list of your recommended students with their applications postmarked no later than February 15, 2007. We regret that we cannot accept any applications that are postmarked later than this date.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please feel free to contact Demetria Glasco, Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program/Bilateral Projects, International Education Programs Service (IEPS), U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, N.W. – 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006/8521. Telephone: 502-7622, or 502-7700 (general office number) or email demetria.glasco@ed.gov
(V) East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
Japanese Teacher Training Program - Scholarships Available
http://www.EastAsia.org
The ALLEX/PSU Japanese Teacher Training Program will be held this summer at
Portland State University in Oregon. The Program is an intensive course for
current teachers of Japanese and those who plan to enter the field. The
program provides the foundation for a future instructor to teach Japanese
and gives substantial tools to current teachers of Japanese to reinforce and
strengthen their programs. Effective methodology in teaching Japanese to
North Americans is emphasized over a theoretical analysis of the Japanese
language.
The summer program is directed by Patricia Wetzel, Professor of Japanese at
Portland State University and former president of the Association for
Teachers of Japanese. A faculty of highly experienced visiting professors
from across the country lecture in their areas of experience and mentor
students.
8 Week Program: June 18 - August 10, 2007 (tuition: $4,995; 12 credits)
The curriculum of the full-time intensive summer program includes a lecture
component (covering such topics as the basic principles of effective
Japanese language pedagogy, classroom teaching techniques, the linguistic
analysis of Japanese, and language testing); an observation component
(during which participants observe and analyze actual Japanese language
classes taught by master instructors); and a demonstration component (during
which participants teach actual Japanese class sessions, which are
videotaped and later critiqued by program faculty members).
Limited financial support is available on a competitive basis. Please see
the webpage for more information. http://www.eastasia.org/jtti.htm
The program is administered by the Alliance for Language Learning and
Educational Exchange (ALLEX) with Portland State University.
ALLEX: http://www.EastAsia.org
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Foreign Language Program at International House in Philadelphia:
Winter 2007
Korean, Part 1; Mandarin, Part 1; Mandarin, Part 2; Mandarin, Part 4;
Registration: Monday, January 29 - Wednesday, February 7
Call 215-895-6541 by February 7 to reserve your spot.
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Summer Session of Asian Studies – Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
July 27 – August 17, 2007
Since its foundation in 1961, Sophia University's Summer Session of Asian Studies has provided the opportunity for both students and teachers to study and reflect on the relation of Japan, Asia, and the world. Located in one of the many “hearts” of Tokyo, the Summer Session allows participants not only the chance to experience aspects of Japanese culture and society themselves but also to witness the myriad ways in which the cultures of the world are both present and reflected in the maze-like urban landscape of Tokyo.
There is a range of courses to choose among. More important, however, are the ways the courses are linked with what it is possible to see and do in Tokyo itself. Among the special tours planned are visits to Meiji Shrine and the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is also possible to experience first hand a range of traditional Japanese arts: Noh, Kabuki, the tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and a variety of Japanese arts on display at Tokyo museums.
The Summer Session also enables participants to experience a number of different perspectives on Japan. The faculty themselves represent diverse cultural backgrounds, and students from roughly a dozen different countries participate in the Summer Session each year. A large number of Japanese students, both from abroad and from Sophia's Faculty of Liberal Arts, also attend the classes. Class discussions and interaction among students thus also provide occasions for reflecting on how our various cultural backgrounds shape our understanding of Japan and the world at large.
The Summer Session also welcomes the participation of secondary and college instructors interested in professional and curriculum development. Over the years, hundreds of high school and college teachers have made use of the Summer Session to develop the expertise to introduce the study of Japan and Asia into the curriculum at their home institutions. It is also possible to admit and grant credit to high school students with advanced placement credit.
How to apply: Applications will be accepted from December 1, 2006 through June 15 (Fri) 2007. A letter of acceptance or rejection will be issued to all applicants within two weeks upon receipt of the application form with two ID photos taken within 6 months, an official transcript, and a proof of payment of an application fee of 20,000 yen. Those applicants who need to apply for a visa should send the above required documents as early as possible.
(VI) Conferences and Workshops
Center for East Asian Studies
University of Pennsylvania
642 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Tel: 215-573-4203; Fax: 215-573-2561
E-mail: ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
