organized by the Chinese Language Flagship Program
Monday, November 21, 3-4 PM
Bio-Med T111
In this session, we will spend some time learning a popular Chinese love song. You will also have the chance to sing your favorite Chinese song and show your singing techniques! Snacks and beverages will be provided.
*Note: Basic conversational skill in Mandarin Chinese is required for the event.
questions: chnflag@hawaii.edu.
lecture
'The Unrelated Community’: Indian Christians and the Punjab Partition
{ talk by Yaqoob Khan Bangash }
organized by the Center for South Asian Studies
new date / Monday, November 21, 4:00 pm
Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319)
Historiography on the partition of the Punjab in August 1947 as part of the creation of Pakistan and India has almost always focused on the Muslims on the one hand, and Hindus and Sikhs on the other. However, there was another significant community in the province–the Indian Christians– who also lived through the partition process and were deeply affected by it. This talk thus focuses on the half a million strong Indian Christian community in the Punjab examining how it articulated its politics in the period immediately preceding and during the partition. Primarily assessed through the lens of Dewan Bahadur S.P. Singha, an Indian Christian member of the Punjab Assembly, who interestingly became the speaker of the very divided assembly in 1946, this talk exhibits the attempts of the Indian Christians to also become a part of the partition deliberations and even become ‘consequential’ in some ways. It also sheds light on the internal dynamics of the Indian Christian community where not only were questions of identity critical, but the location of their ‘homeland’ became a life and death issue. MORE INFO
Community-Based Dialogue for Sustainability Actions: The Case of Sado Island Japan
{ talk by Mitsuyo Toyoda, Associate Professor, Niigata University }
co-hsted by the Uehiro Academy for Philosophy & Ethics in Education and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning
November 22, 12 – 1:15 pm
Saunders 624 or ZOOM / Passcode: 941190
Sado Island in Japan is well known for its unique environmental project of re-introducing the extinct toki bird. Dr. Mitsuyo Toyoda has been engaging in a variety of ecological restoration projects on this island in collaboration with local stakeholders since 2007. Constructing creative dialogical settings is a key to empowering local stakeholders and generating autonomous actions for sustainability. Based on the case studies of communal environmental projects, Dr. Toyoda elucidates the difficulties of facilitating dialogues in rural settings and discusses possible steps towards constructive dialogues.
zoom talk
Discussing Development: Dams & Rivers
organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
In this segment of the Luce Southeast Asia in Transition Webinar Series, we explore the story of development from varied perspectives, putting local interactions with the development paradigm and the more-than-human world into a broad conversation. Our speakers include academic, practitioner, and local voices. In this third session we will focus upon the aquatic waterscapes of the region and local perspectives on the outcomes of human efforts to harness and control water and weather.
Speakers:
Ming Li Yong: Research Fellow at East West Center
Akarath Soukhapon: PhD Candidate/Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Van Pham Dang Tri: Director, Research Institute for Climate Change at Can Tho University, Viet Nam
Hadi Sham Abdullah: Ecotourism Operator in Temburong National Park
Javanese Gamelan Ensemble Concert
organized by the Department of Music & Hawaii Gamelan Society
Saturday November 26, 7:30 pm
Barbara Smith Amphitheater
tickets: $5 students / $10 UH ID / $15 general admission MORE INFO + TICKETS
Repertoire for the concert will include selections from both the Yogyakarta and Surakarta central Javanese gamelan traditions, including music used to accompany dance and puppet theater, and for listening pleasure. Performers include community members with many years of gamelan performance experience and students from the Music Department’s Javanese gamelan class.
For this outdoor concert, the audience is recommended to bring light rain protection (in case of “Mānoa mist”), and a cushion to sit on. No tall chairs.
memorial
Renowned Theatre Professor Dennis Carroll
hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance
Sunday, November 27, 2:30 - 4:30 pm, with a reception to follow
Kennedy Theatre
Recognizing the indelible contributions of Dr. Dennis Carroll to the world of theatre and the Hawaiʻi community, a public memorial is planned for Sunday, November 27, 2022, coinciding with the first anniversary of his passing.
An accomplished playwright, professor emeritus of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawaiʻi, and founding member of Kumu Kahua Theatre, Carroll will be commemorated at a gathering held at Kennedy Theatre. Family, friends, and a grateful community are invited to collectively celebrate a life that continues to inspire so many.
In advance of the event, the community is encouraged to share memories and photos that will become a part of the tribute. TO UPLOAD / MORE INFO
zoom talk
Regionalism and Nationalism in Contemporary Thailand: Styles of Nationalism and Susceptibility to Ethnic Rhetoric
{ a talk by Joel Selway, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Brigham Young University }
organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
December 2, Friday, 2:30-4:00pm
In-person: Room 624 (Saunders Hall)
or ZOOM registration
In 2014, agitators began hanging banners in the North of Thailand calling for the creation of a separate Lanna state, an ethnonym based on a medieval kingdom located in the region. This event was linked to grievances regarding the suppression of the region’s democratic vote,beginning with the military coup of 2006. However, two puzzles about this Lanna ethno-regionalist movement remain. First, in all surveys both before and after these events, the Lanna region exhibits the strongest levels of Thai nationalism. Second, the other major region aggrieved by these same events—the Isan region of the Northeast—did not develop an ethno- nationalist movement. Selway argues that regions develop a particular style of nationalism as a result of two path-dependent historic processes: (1) the development of an autonomous and cohesive polity in the pre-modern era, and (2) the manner of the region’s incorporation into the Thai modern state. He argues that some styles of nationalism are associated with greater susceptibility to ethnic rhetoric, which frames grievances in ethnic terms, than others. He tests his theory using survey experiments that mimic the rhetoric of ethnic entrepreneurs.
audition
for Ordinary Days, a 4 person sung-through
{ musical written by Adam Gwon }
presented by the Late Night Theatre Company
December 4, 6:00-9:00pm
In Person: at Studio S
Video submissions are also accepted until 11:59pm, December 4 Audition Form
Prepare at least 32 bars in the style of the show and bring a backtrack. Walk ins welcome, but you can also email jha4@hawaii.edu and rcmahar@hawaii.edu to schedule a specific time if needed/wanted. Questions welcomed.
ROLES NEEDED:
Jason - late 20s-mid 30s. Claire's boyfriend. Deeply in love with Claire and eager to move forward with their life together, but struggling to understand why she holds onto the past, and whether she can truly open her heart to him. Male identifying, masculine presenting, he/him pronouns. Range E#2-G#4. No dancing required.
Warren - mid 20s-mid 30s. An eternally optimistic artist who believes in fate, the power of chance, and the beauty of small things. Becomes Deb's friend after finding her thesis notes on the subway and insisting that their unplanned meeting is a "Sort of a Fairy Tale". Masculine presenting, gay. Range G#2-G#4. No dancing required.
Rehearsals will begin in the Spring semester and will be worked around our schedules. Performances in the Earl Ernst Lab Theatre April 28 and 29 at 7:30pm and April 30 at 2:00pm.
virtual conference
8th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation: Centering Justice in Language Work
organized by the Department of Linguistics & the National Foreign Language Resource Center
March 2-5, 2023
Early registration is officially open for the 8th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation: Centering Justice in Language Work. Early registration ends on January 31, 2023, so be sure to register now to get the discounted rates! MORE INFO
Continuing Exhibitions
art exhibition
TADASHI SATO : ATOMIC ABSTRACTION IN THE FIFTIETH STATE, 1954 - 1963
organized by the Department of Art & Art History
The Art Gallery, Art Building
exhibition: until December 11, 2022 (new closing date)
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 pm
This exhibition examines the work of Tadashi Sato (1923–2005), one of the most significant and visible Hawaiʻi-born painters of the twentieth century. From early Precisionist-mentored studies celebrating urban life during the 1940s, to luminous large-scale abstract canvases of the 1950s, to monumental public art commissions, the show looks at Sato as an artist whose painting sprang from post-war aspirations towards modernity and democracy and whose unique position as a Japanese-American veteran born in Hawaiʻi gives us a greater understanding of the complexities of American identity during a decade of intense cultural change and transition. The first major exhibition of Sato’s works in over twenty years, the show features never-before-seen artworks and archival materials to demonstrate that Sato’s painting was the site of significant and ongoing public conversations in Hawaiʻi pitting abstraction against representation, debating the value of public art, and speculating on who audiences would be for art in the new state of Hawaiʻi. MORE INFO
Curated by Maika Pollack, Director and Chief Curator, John Young Museum of Art and University Galleries.
art exhibition
THE GRAPHIC WORKS OF TETSUO OCHIKUBO, 1956 – 1970
until December 7, 2022
Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 pm
John Young Museum (Krauss Hall)
This is the first solo exhibition to examine the work of Hawaiian-born artist Tetsuo Ochikubo (1923–1975) in almost 50 years, and the only one to focus exclusively on his printmaking. MORE INFO
Opportunities
open enrollment self-study course
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning
organized by the National Foreign Language Resource Center
Registration : until February 24, 2023
Online course : October 22, 2022 – March 31, 2023
Envisioning Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) is designed as a 5-module open-enrollment self-study course for language educators beginning to learn about Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL). Successful learners will be able to describe essential features of high quality PBLL and to generate high-quality ideas for projects using the Product Square. A digital badge is available for candidates fulfilling course requirements.
Registration and the content for this MOOC (massive open online course) is FREE. MORE INFO + REGISTRATION
Faculty & Staff Opportunities
Travel awards, fellowships, and research stipends...
The Dean's Travel Fund reopens for the new academic year for both faculty and staff. See LINK for this and other funding opportunities. If you do not know or have forgotten the password, email <gchan@hawaii.edu>
Faculty Opportunities
there is still time to apply!
National Endowment for the Humanities & National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities 2023
Public Humanities Projects Program (deadline: January 11, 2023)
National Endowment for the Arts 2023 Translation Projects Fellowships (deadline:January 12, 2023)
See LINK for these funding opportunities. If you do not know or have forgotten the password, email <gchan@hawaii.edu>
Interdisciplinary Conference Awards
CALL encourages and supports multidisciplinary collaboration and partnerships among its faculty in order to learn more about the disciplines and areas within the college. The CALL Interdisciplinary Conference Awards program was established in order to provide funds for conferences that are hosted/organized collaboratively by CALL departments and areas. Application deadline is January 25, 2023 (for conferences that take place in Spring 2023 semester or Summer 2023 sessions).
See LINK for this and other funding opportunities. If you do not know or have forgotten the password, email <gchan@hawaii.edu>
Student Opportunities
Apply today to join the Spring 2023 Women in Pacific Studies (WiPS) Graduate Student Cohort, hosted by Dr. Monica LaBriola of History. The WiPS Graduate Student Cohort aims to create a supportive work and professionalization space for UH Mānoa students pursuing graduate degrees in Pacific Islands studies and related fields to set and accomplish academic and professional goals. The application deadline is November 30, 2022 at 11:59 pm HST MORE INFO
Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
A multitude of scholarships and their application forms can be found on STAR. Don't forget to check them out this semester!
The East-West Center provides funding for graduate students with a commitment to the Asia Pacific region to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and to participate in the Center's residential, educational and leadership development programs.
Type of study: Master's or Doctoral degree study (up to 24-month fellowship)
Eligibility: Citizens or permanent residents of the United States and citizens of countries in the Pacific and Asia, including Russia. Deadline: December 1, 2022
The East-West Center, in partnership with the Okinawa Prefectural Government, provides funding for graduate students with commitment to Okinawan development and the broader Asia Pacific region to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and to participate in the Center's residential, educational and leadership development programs.
Type of study: Master's or Doctoral degree study (up to 24-month fellowship); or Asia Pacific Leadership Program (4.5-month fellowship)
Eligibility: Residents of Okinawa, Japan Deadline: December 1, 2022 (degree study); November 1, 2022 (leadership program)
The East-West Center, through the Asian Development Bank and Government of Japan, provides funding for graduate students with a commitment to the Asia Pacific regional development to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and to participate in the Center's residential, educational and leadership development programs.
Type of study: Master's degree study
Eligibility: Applicants must be a citizen of a developing member country of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Visit website for list of eligible countries. Deadline: December 1, 2022
The East-West Center, through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, provides educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from South Pacific Island nations to pursue degrees in fields of study meeting regional development needs, and to participate in the Center's residential, educational and leadership development program.
Type of study: Bachelor's degree study or Master's degree study
Eligibility: Citizens from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Deadline: January 15, 2023
The East-West Center, through USAID PROJECT Governance, provides funding for promising young leaders from Pacific Island countries to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and to participate in the East-West Center's residential, educational and leadership development programs.
Type of study: One-year professional degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or law
Eligibility: Applicants must be a citizen of one of the following Pacific Island countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, or Vanuatu Deadline: March 1, 2023
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