February 2011
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FILM: "A Village Called Versailles" now available... →
This documentary looks at a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, where a community of Vietnamese Americans, mostly oriented to fishing, overcome obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. The film has recently been named one of the 15 Notable Videos for Adults in 2011 by the American Library Association.
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NEWS: Senior Khmer Rouge officials appear in court →
BBC News story on the appareance of Nuon Chea, Ieng Thirith and Khieu Samphan at a war crimes tribunal hearing in Cambodia (31 January 2011).
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WEB link: Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for... →
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WEB Link: Aung San Suu Kyi taped address to World... →
Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos by tape. The link here includes the actual speech posted to YouTube and a transcript.
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EXHIBIT: Photographs of British Burma at the Getty... →
A new exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles presents the photographs of Felice Beato, a colonial-era photographer who travelled widely in Asia in the 19th century, including living for many years in British Burma. The Getty exhibit runs through April 24, 2011 and then travels to Tokyo. An illustrated book about the exhibition has been published by the museum, written by assistant curator Anne...
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WEB link: PAWA - Philippine American Writers and... →
Features news of upcoming events in the Bay Area and beyond.
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WEB link: Radio stations from Southeast Asia... →
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NEWS: Nguyen dynasty "Great Wall" uncovered in... →
A 79-mile wall beginning in a remote part of Quang Ngai province has been uncovered following several years of archeological work. The wall was apparently built beginning in the early 1800s during the reign of Emperor Gia Long.
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NEWS: 'Malaysia's Middle Income Trap' →
New article by Nina Merchant-Vega and Herizal Hazri about economic policies in Malaysia, posted on The Asia Foundation’s blog In Asia (26 January 2011).
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WEB Resource: The Asia Foundation's re-designed... →
First launched in 2007, The Asia Foundation’s blog has just been re-designed and includes articles and links about the countries and programs in Asia where the foundation works, including Southeast Asia. Current articles are posted about Malaysia’s middle class and civil society in Indonesia. The foundation is headquartered in San Francisco.
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VIDEO link: Short documentary about Radio Pikon... →
Radio Pikon Ane is a community radio station established in the Central Highlands in West Papua, Indonesia in 2007, with the assistance of the independent news agency KBR68H, and funding from the Media Development Loan Fund and the Dutch government. This short film looks at the radio station’s impact in Anyelma, where it is based, and in surrounding areas.
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NEWS: BBC World Service announces cuts →
The BBC World Service will trim or cut programs in a number of languages, including radio broadcasts in Vietnamese and short-wave transmissions in Indonesian.
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NEW BOOK: 'Women, the Recited Qu'ran, and Islamic... →
This book by Anne Rasmussen considers the powerful role of music in the expression of religious nationalism in Indonesia and focuses on musical style, women’s roles, and the ideological and aesthetic issues raised by the Indonesian style of recitation. The author is Associate Professor of Music at the College of William and Mary.
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WEB link: Latest edition of 'Inside Indonesia'... →
Inside Indonesia has been published online exclusively since 2007. Originally started in Melbourne, Australia in 1983 as a print publication by the Indonesian Resources and Information Program (IRIP), it is still run as a non-profit volunteer effort. The journal is published quarterly.
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NEWS: Slow progress of Thai government... →
NY Times article examines the slow pace of investigations into the violence in Thailand that followed the Bangkok street demonstrations in 2010 (January 24, 2011)
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NEWS: Human Rights Watch World Report for 2010 →
The 21st annual report recently released by Human Rights Watch summarizes human rights conditions in 90 countries around the world. The website includes highlighted chapters on Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Transforming Cambodia Studies... →
Conference dates: July 7-9, 2011 / Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
The conference is organized by the Center for Khmer Studies in collaboration with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University; the Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley & the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UCLA; the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and...
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NEW BOOK: "Cultures at War: The Cold War and... →
This new volume, edited by Tony Day and Maya Liem, presents essays that analyze the ways in which art, literature, film, theater, spectacle, physical culture, and the popular press represented Southeast Asian responses to the Cold War. Contributions are included from Francisco Benitez (Washington), Bo Bo (SOAS); Michael Bodden (Victoria), Simon Creak (ANU), Gaik Cheng Khoo (ANU), Rachel Harrison...
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NEWS: Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library ends... →
Matthew Ciolek has announced the end of active posting for the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library that he had managed for many years at Australian National University. The online library includes many useful links for research about Southeast Asia, although not all are current. The site will remain on the ANU servers for reference.
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TRAVEL: Visiting Kuching, Sarawak →
NY Times article about visiting Sarawak, East Malaysia, including information on excursions to nearby national parks and nature reserves. Article includes a photo essay (21 January 2011).
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NEWS: U.S. Ambassador to Thailand is announced →
The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok has announced the arrival of the new U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, the Honorable Kristie Kenney. Ambassador Kenney most recently served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines.
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FUNDING: Darmasiswa scholarships to Indonesia for... →
The Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia announces the 2011-2012 application process for the Darmasiswa scholarship program. This program is intended for foreign nationals who are interested in learning the Indonesian language, Indonesian traditional arts, music, dance, crafts and culture in selected Indonesian higher education institutions in a non-degree program for 1...
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NEWS: Burma names military figures for new... →
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NEWS: New 'green' school in Bali →
Former luxury jewelry designer John Hardy has established a new school in Bali to promote sustainable and holistic living and environmental awareness.
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TRAVEL: Musician Michael Franti opens a yoga... →
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WEB Resource: Archipelago.tv, featuring online... →
Website for posting and viewing documentaries about current issues in Asia, founded by journalist Orlando de Guzman.
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WEB Resource: Hmong Studies Internet Resource... →
This website collects and collates Internet-based resources related to Hmong news, history, and culture. Since 2004, content has been edited by Dr. Mark E. Pfeifer, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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NEW BOOK: "State and Society in Modern Rangoon" →
A new book by Donald Seekins looks at the history and meaning of Rangoon from the British colonial period to the present day. Seekins is a professor of Southeast Asian Studies at Meio University in Okinawa, Japan.
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EVENT: Celebrating Dhammaloka Day in Ireland →
University College Cork in Ireland is organizing a day to honor Dhammaloka, the Irish-born Buddhist monk, on the anniversary of his trial for sedition in colonial Burma in 1911.
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NEWS: New political party launched in Malaysia →
Zaid Ibrahim forms Parti Kita in Malaysia. Report with video from Channel News Asia, 18 January 2011.