Center for East Asian Studies

The Center for Korean Studies at Penn would like to invite you to a "Back to School Luncheon" for the 2009 - 2010 school year. Please show and tell who you are! We will also talk about the Center's upcoming events. Everyone who is interested in Korean Studies is welcome, and we hope to see you at the party.

This event is free of charge and lunch will be served. Please let us know your participation by next Monday, September 14. (email okmy@sas.upenn.edu with your name and affiliation) .

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: 543 Williams Hall (Cherpack Lounge)

The discovery of the "Guodian" texts, together with other recently discovered Warring States manuscripts, has revolutionized the study of early Chinese intellectual history. Holloway argues that the "Guodian" corpus puts forth a political philosophy based on harmonious interconnection.

Naturalism in Decadence; Decadence in Naturalism: The Early 'Perverse' Literature of Tanizaki Jun'ichirô

Nancy Abelmann – Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and the Harry E. Preble Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra (Cao Peng, Music Director) With The Penn Symphony Orchestra (Brad Smith, Music Director) In a joint concert featuring music of Copland, Barber, Verdi, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Traditional Chinese Classical Music

Admission is FREE, Doors open at 7:00 pm; General seating. For more information, please visit www.sas.upenn.edu/music or call 215-898-6244.

Representations and Uses of Yue ? Identity Along the Southern Frontier of the Han, ~200- 111 BCE

Erica Brindley, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and History, Pennsylvania State University

Through a detailed comparison of several great figures of the Southern Yue empire and kingdom, Dr. Brindley will highlight different types of interactions between Southern Yue and the Han imperial state. She will examine the construction of elite identity in an attempt to measure how rulers of the Southern Yue viewed their own relationships to Yue culture and the people over whom they ruled. Rather than assume a simple model of sinicization, Dr. Brindley will present culture change and identity construction as complex processes contingent upon changing local conditions and international relations, especially with respect to how Southern Yue kings perceived the benefits of belonging to or resisting the Han imperial state. Moreover, she will underscore instances in which individuals appropriated or implicitly accepted the values and political tools associated with local or foreign cultures, paying heed to their reasons for choosing certain values and tools over others.

On the strange convergence of fears: money and the body in East Asian and Western medicine

Shigehisa Kuriyama, Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History, Harvard University

EALC Saunders Lecture, Co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, Department of the History and Sociology of Science, and the Center for Bioethics

Associate Professor Department of Chinese Language and Cultural Studies University of Incheon ( South Korea )

Saturday, 24 October 2009 Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50 Princeton University
Organized by the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Princeton University

Western photographers have been showing China to Westerners for 150 years, and photography has been a major medium in Western museums since the 1950s. It was not until 2003, however, that the Guangdong Museum of Art exhibited the first permanent collection of works by Chinese documentary photographers ever assembled by a Chinese museum. The Guangdong Museum 's collection was selected by a curatorial committee of photographers who spent two years touring more than 20 provinces, viewing 100,000 photographs, and selecting 600 works by 248 photographers. Beginning on 24 September 2009, the China Institute Gallery in New York will have the privilege of holding the first exhibition of this collection in America , featuring a selection of 100 of these photographs. In association with this event, the Tang Center for East Asian Art will host a symposium, "China Seen by the Chinese: Documentary Photography, 1951–2003," at Princeton University on 24 October 2009. Presentations will consider historical and cross-cultural perspectives, critical and theoretical approaches to the subject, and the problem of defining "documentary" photography. For information online, please visit tang.princeton.edu Please register online at http://www.princeton.edu/tang/symposia/

Japan Group II invites all who are interested in Japanese art and culture, to join our group. For information about membership and details about events email Shirley Luber at luber@lubergallery.com

Schedule of events for this season:

Sunday October 11 Nakashima at the Gallery Moderne and dinner at Haru Restaurant
Sunday, November 8 Trip to New York, visiting the Met to see Arts of the Samurai, and Japan Society for the Serizawa: Master of Japanese Textile Design, Serizawa Keisuke was designated a living treasure in 1956
Sunday, December 8 Philadelphia Museum of Art to tour "Pleasures and Pastimes in Japanese Art" Dinner at Genji Restaurant

The Mid Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies (MAR/AAS) holds its annual Teaching Asia Workshop for K-12 Teachers to encourage the integration of Asia-related subjects into their curricula. The theme of “Soft Power in Asia” will allow us to look at how art, religion and popular culture emanating from Asia influence the world.

• A lecture and hands-on workshop on Chinese calligraphy with celebrated artist, Lampo Leong

Teacher-participants in this full-day workshop may also attend, free of charge, the MAR/AAS Annual Conference at Villanova University, October 31-November 1, AND admission to two cultural events: a play, Victorious Ocean , about Tibetan Buddhism, and a screening of Wings of Defeat about Japanese kamikaze pilots in World War II.

Dr. A. Maria Toyoda
Villanova University
Department of Political Science
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085
amaria.toyoda@villanova.edu
www.maraas.org

INTERNATIONAL MASTER TEACHERS WILL LEAD BUTOH WORKSHOPS IN NYC DURING CAVE NEW YORK BUTOH FESTIVAL

International masters Yuko Kaseki, Ko Murobushi, Mari Osanai and Daisuke Yoshimoto will offer beginning and advanced Butoh training in NYC from October 23 to November 25, 2009 as part of the "Fourth CAVE New York Butoh Festival -- Butoh-Kan Phase."

Discounts are available to those who register early. For more information and for details on discounts, please visit www.nybf09.caveartspace.org, email at training@caveartspace.org or call 212-561-7320.

---4th annual LOS ANGELES CAREER FORUM---
October 9th & 10th, 2009 (Fri. & Sat.)
Hollywood and Highland Grand Ballroom (5th Floor)
*Information about some special services for LA Career Forum
participants coming up!!
http://www.careerforum.net/event/la/?lang=E

---23rd annual BOSTON CAREER FORUM---
November 20th - 22nd, 2009 (Fri. - Sun.)
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (Boston, Massachusetts)
http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/?lang=E

Los Angeles/ Boston Career Forum are for anyone who is:
- Japanese-English bilingual(at minimum conversational level in
both Japanese and English)

and

- looking for a full-time or internship position

Companies will be holding seminars as well as interviews
at their booth during the event. Some companies may give out
offers by the end of the event. Registration and attending
the event is free.

For online registration and more info regarding
the above, please go to:
Los Angeles Career Forum:
http://www.careerforum.net/event/la/?lang=E
Boston Career Forum:
http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/?lang=E

or view the Boston Career Forum DVD at:
(English):http://www.discointer.com/e-brochure/bos07/dvd/en.html
(Japanese):http://www.careerforum.net/event/dvd_event/index.html

If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact us at cfn@careerforum.net.

Chinese for Families, a Mandarin-as-second language program for families is hiring teachers for fall and spring. We are recruiting Mandarin, Gongfu, Taichi, Guzheng and Mahjong teachers. To apply, contact info@chineseforfamilies.com or call 610-716-1854 . Please visit our website www.chineseforfamilies.com to learn more about our programs & teaching philosophy. All candidates must speak excellent to native Mandarin, like working with children and parents, and have permission to work in the US (green card, work permit or citizenship).

Gymboree Nan Yang Center seeks full-time native English Instructors for early childhood education. Center is located at Dushan Road , Nan Yang City , He Nan Provience. Students are from 0 to 5 years old. We are a very interesting program.

Please check our website: www.gymboree.com.cn for more details about our program .

*BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS

The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. Funding from private foundations and major U.S. corporations has made it possible for ATJ to award 100 scholarships annually to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year. Contributors to the scholarship fund include Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, The Freeman Foundation, JCC Fund, JP Morgan, Japan-US Friendship Commission, Lockheed Martin, McDonalds Japan, Mitsubishi International Corporation, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holding America, Shinsei Bank, Temple University - Japan Campus, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mr. Masamoto Yashiro.

Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be enrolled as undergraduates in a college or university in the United States before and during the time they are studying abroad. (For a list of the most recent recipients of the Bridging Scholarship, scroll down to the bottom of this page.)

Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs). Students studying in Japan on summer programs are not eligible to apply.

Applications for Bridging Scholarships are accepted twice a year. Sixty-nine scholarships for Fall 2009 have been awarded; the list of recipients is posted below.

Applications will next be accepted from students studying in Japan in Spring 2010; the deadline for receipt of applications will be October 6, 2009.

Each scholarship recipient will be expected to send a brief report about his or her study in Japan to the ATJ office within 60 days of returning from abroad. These reports will be valuable both for students who plan to study abroad in Japan and for teachers and advisors who are helping students to select suitable programs of study.

Blakemore Foundation
The Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 by Thomas and Frances Blakemore to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States.

Grants are highly competitive. In 2009, we were able to fund less than 6% of applicants.

The next deadline for applications is December 30, 2009. Grants will be awarded for study starting between June 2010 and May 2011.

The Next Generation Fellowship is a post-master's degree program that is cultivating a new generation of Asian affairs specialists committed to and capable of bridging the gap between the best scholarly research and the pressing needs of U.S. foreign policy toward a rapidly changing Asia.

Recent master's and professional degree holders (e.g., MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.) are invited to apply for a year-long fellowship at NBR's headquarters in Seattle. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to conduct independent research and participate in the briefing of research findings to the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.

This one-year fellowship is designed to further the professional development of Asia specialists in the year just after the completion of their master's degree. Successful fellows will gain further knowledge of Asia and an understanding of the U.S. foreign policymaking process by: conducting independent research under the guidance of the NBR Editor; collaborating with senior scholars on academic publications; and traveling to Washington, D.C., to participate in the briefing of research findings to relevant constituents within the policy community.

TERASAKI RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANT
CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA is pleased to issue
this Call for Proposals for Center support of scholars who wish to travel to Los Angeles to
use the newly acquired Gordon W. Prange Collection and other parts of the UCLA Library.

We anticipate two rounds of applications per year, in mid-October and mid-April. Applicants must provide a research proposal of no more than 750 words, a proposed budget, a CV, and in the case of graduate students, a letter of recommendation from a dissertation
committee chair or other academic advisor. Since it is possible that details of the application process might change, please be sure to review the up-to-date requirements and deadlines
at the Terasaki Center Website: http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/study/article.
asp?parentID=111339.
Please contact Ms. Mariko Bird, Assistant Director, at 310-825-8681
or bird@international.ucla.edu if you have any questions regarding eligibility or logistics.

Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies • 11282 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-8681 • http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan

*Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan -
See (IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities above.

The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year. All seminars are in non-western European countries. Seminars are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation to a particular country (ies). The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country (ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad. There are nine seminars being offered for Summer 2010 with 14-16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars begin as early as late May and may last until mid-August for a duration of four to six weeks .

Terms of the award include: ? round-trip economy airfare ? room and board ? program-related travel within the host country (ies). Participants are responsible for a cost share of $450.00. Updated application forms are now available. The Summer 2010 application and reference form deadline is October 9, 2009

Elementary School Teachers in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages
Middle or High School Educators in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages
Administrators or Curriculum Specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;

• Librarians, Museum Educators or Media or Resource Specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences,humanities, including languages; and

Faculty or Administrators from public or private, 2- or 4-year institutions of higher education whose discipline is related to the social sciences, humanities, languages and/or area studies.

• Citizenship - must be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident.

• Academic Preparation - must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

• Professional Experience - (1) must have at least 3 years of full-time experience - by the time of departure for the seminar; (2) must be currently employed full-time in a U.S. school system, institution of higher education, Local Education Agency, State Education Agency, library, or museum. Teaching as a graduate, teaching assistant or student teacher is not applicable toward the three years of required full-time professional experience; (3) must be currently employed full-time in a teaching position at the level for which the candidate is applying.

• Health -The candidate must be physically and psychologically able to participate in all phases of the seminar. Award recipients must provide a physician's statement to reflect participant's readiness for travel.

• Those individuals who have participated previously in short-term (under two months) Fulbright awards such as the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, or the Fulbright Memorial Fund Program, may become eligible to participate again two years after completion of a previous program. Please be sure to check with the Fulbright-Hays office concerning your eligibility.

Application Inquiries : Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, U.S. Department of Education, International Education Programs Service, 1990 K Street, N.W., Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521

The application package is available August 10 th , 2009, you may apply online at:

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

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