Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter

1. University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
   
2. Regional East Asia Events
   
3. Employment and Internship Opportunities
   
4. Fellowship and Award Opportunities
   
5. East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
   
6. Conferences and Workshops

Featured Event

Wednesday, April 30, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402 , Multiculturalism and Education in South Korea

Youngdal Cho, Dean, College of Education , Seoul National University

Korean Lecture Series

On Tuesday, April 29th, Mr. Yotaro Kobayashi will make a presentation at Penn from 4:45-5:45 in Lauder-Fischer Hall 105.  His topic is " The recent trends in Japanese companies; especially the trend of Corporate Social Responsibility ." This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. Mr. Kobayashi is the Chief Corporate Advisor and former Chairman of the Board at Fuji Xerox Co.

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Wednesday, April 30, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402 , Multiculturalism and Education in South Korea

Youngdal Cho, Dean, College of Education , Seoul National University

Korean Lecture Series

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Friday, May 9, 11:00AM, Cherpack Lounge (Williams Hall), Neo-Confucian Impact on the Art of the Choson Dynasty

Youngsook Pak , Korea Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor, Yale University

Korean Lecture Series

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Friday, May 9, 4:00PM, Cherpack Lounge (Williams Hall), Materials and Monuments, Patrons and Places: Studies in the Creation of Buddhist Images in China

Roderick Whitfield

Cammann Memorial Lecturer

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Wednesday, May 14, 4:30PM, Location TBA , Daoism in Ancient Japan: Still-born or Aborted?

Herman Ooms, Professor of History, University of California , Los Angeles

The diffuse nature of Daoism in early Japan has kept the historiographical debate concerning its presence in the archipelago unresolved. Yet, in the late seventh century, under the Yamato rulers Tenmu and Jito, Daoist elements played an important role in articulating the sacred dimensions of /tenno /rule. On the other hand, Daoism is often associated in the historical record of the eighth century with plots and subversive movements that were suppressed by the very state that had adopted its symbolics. This paper examines these two aspects of Daoism's role in ancient Japan with special emphasis on the/ Chinkon-sai/ ritual.

* The Columbia Center for Japanese Religions presents  

The Second Annual CCJR International Symposium on Japanese Religions

Shugend o : the History and Culture of a Japanese Religion

The symposium brings together scholars of Japanese religions from Japan, Europe, and the North America to critically examine Shugendô, a major Japanese tradition that has long been relegated to the margins of Japanese religious history and culture.  Through the presentation and discussion of new scholarly work from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives the symposium will explore the central role of Shugendô in the history of Japanese religious institutions, practices, literature, and visual culture.

The symposium is free and open to the public

April 25 – 27, 2008
Held Auditorium
Barnard Hall, Room 304
Barnard College, Columbia University
Broadway and 117th Street

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Columbia:
The Buddhist Studies Seminar cordially invites you to a public lecture on:

"The Destiny of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Burma"
by POCHI HUANG

WHEN:
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
6:00 - 8:00 pm

WHERE:
80 Claremont ave., Room 101
Department of Religion, Columbia University
New York, NY

BIO:
Prof. Huang Pochi ( ???) is currently Professor of Indian Studies and Sanskrit Literature at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He graduated from Harvard University in 2001 and his dissertation was entitled "Who is Brahmacarin and what is Brahmacarya? From the mytho-poetic to the religio-ethical. A new interpretation of early Indian social-intellectual history".

DIRECTIONS:
Click link below, or copy the entire link and paste into a browser:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=80+Claremont+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10027

* All are welcome to attend dinner afterward with the speaker.
Dinner guests are responsible for the cost of their own meals.
If you plan on attending dinner, please send an email RSVP
to Gregory Scott (gas2122@columbia.edu) at least two days
before the seminar.

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Foreign Policy Research Institute
Asia Program Events
Visit www.fpri.org for updates to the schedule.
RSVP: lux@fpri.org

Summary

Apr. 30: Study Group on The Implications of China's Military Buildup, with Jackie Newmyer

May 14: Study Group on Problems of Perception and Misperception in US-China Relations, with Peter Gries

Asia Program Events
Foreign Policy Research Institute
RSVP: lux@fpri.org


Visit www.fpri.org for updates to the schedule.

FPRI, 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3684.
For information, contact Alan Luxenberg at 215-732-3774, ext. 105 or email lux@fpri.org

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Princeton University
Buddhist Studies Workshop 2008m-conference.htm

Patronage and Pure Land Paintings in Korea , 13 th -14 th Centuries

Monday, April 28, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall

Youngsook Pak ( School of Oriental and African Studies and Yale University )

Co-sponsored by the P.Y. and Kinmay W.Tang Center for East Asian Art and the Program in East Asian Studies.

Questions? Please send e-mail to bbermel@princeton.edu.

The Buddhist Studies Workshop is generously supported by the Provost, the Center for the Study of Religion, and the Department of Religion.

Additional co-sponsors of specific events include:
The Program in East Asian Studies
The P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Princeton University Library
The Council on the Humanities

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P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art @ Princeton Spring Events:

Conference
Art and Archaeology of the Erligang Civilization
Saturday and Sunday, 26–27 April 2008
101 McCormick Hall
8:30 am to 5:30 pm
For more information, please visit http://tang.princeton.edu/erl/

*AmerAsian School in Okinawa has an opening for 1st grade Teachers
starting in June. Challenging & rewarding work environment. BA,
Certification, and
  relevant experience required. E-mail resume: aaschool@guitar.ocn.ne.jp .
For more info: (098)896-1966(9am-5pm)

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*Main Line School Night is looking for someone to each a course on China:

"We have had many requests for this course and would love to offer something in the fall of '08. The length of the course is negotiable, as is the day. "

Contact Nancy Gabel ( gabelnancyj@comcast.net ) if interested,

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JOB: SHORT-TERM RD POSITION WITH CET IN MAY

CET Academic Programs has a position open for a short-term RD! The
job would be from about May 15th to June 17th. This is a neat chance
to try your hand at being an RD to see if you like the work, and
definitely a good way to get back to China! Interested? Read on!

The program is focused on journalism, and the faculty director on the
program has worked in print and TV in Asia for several years. He
envisions the program as a chance for students to do first-hand
research at different sites in China and to spend a chunk of time in
Shanghai compiling the research into stories. Most of the students are
at the graduate level.

Students will begin in Beijing, where they will stay for about two
weeks, etc. Then, they will travel as a group to Xi'an where they will
visit sites and find stories on their own for about 5 days. From
there, the group will go to Hangzhou for about 5 days, and then on to
Shanghai for the remaining twelve days.

The students don't have Chinese language capabilities, but the group
will have 6 translators that join them partway through BJ and travel
to Xi'an and Hangzhou with them. These translators will be college
students who can also help out students with their projects.

If this is something that looks interesting to you, please contact Amy
Hirsch (AHirsch@academic-travel.com) at the CET home office in
Washington, D.C.

We have received an announcement of a new scholarship program for study in PRC, sponsored by the China Scholarship Council in partnership with the AAU.  It offers full & partial scholarships to students at AAU institutions (Penn is one), to study at Chinese universities at the bachelors, masters and doctoral level.  They also offer 1-2 years of remedial Chinese language studies in China.  The scholarship program will cover tuition and fees, provide dormitory housing and a living allowance. 

They propose to select 10-15 applicants this year. (This is a pilot program.)  The deadline has been extended to May 20 th.

Additional information about the program is available online at http://www.csc.edu.cn:8080/en/chan/chan.asp?cscpid=2

Specific questions about the program should be directed to Mr. Jiangyi Liu jiangyiliu@yahoo.com.cn

Globalization, Demographic Change, and Educational Challenges in East Asia

Globalization and regional integration have stimulated significant economic and demographic changes in East Asia, including rising economic inequality, growing population movements within and across borders, and the emergence or renewed geopolitical significance of cultural and linguistic minority populations. What challenges do these trends pose to the educational systems of East Asia? Little scholarship has addressed this issue from a regional perspective. Showcasing research from China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea, this conference calls on an international group of scholars to consider the similarities and differences in East Asian educational responses to economic and demographic trends.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Location: University City Science Center at
3440 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Room501
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
Contact: eac2008@gse.upenn.edu
Register at:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/eastasianconf/

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