University of Hawaiʻi Hilo
College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Hilo, HI USA
Review of applications begins 25 April 2011

Position # 73407: tenure track, general funds, full‐time, nine‐month appointment to begin August 2011, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Teach Filipino language and culture. Teaching responsibility includes language courses (all levels of Filipino) and content courses on Filipino language, linguistics, culture and society (upper‐division electives in the candidate’s area of expertise). Actively participate in the development and promotion of UH Hilo’s Filipino Studies Certificate Program. Pursue his/her own professional/ creative development at a level commensurate with ranking. Serve as academic advisor to students. Serve on university, college and/or departmental committees. Engage in scholarly activities. Maintain actively scholarly program. Maintain community outreach.

Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate or ABD in Filipino studies or closely related discipline from an accredited university. Native or near-native fluency in Filipino and English, and experience and expertise in teaching Filipino language, culture and society at the undergraduate level.

Desirable Qualifications: Doctorate in Filipino studies or closely related discipline with an emphasis in Literature or Cultural Studies, conferred by the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester. Specialization from the disciplinary approach of the social sciences (e.g. History, Anthropology and Sociology) will be considered. Demonstrated experience in program building and student recruitment. Evidence of interest and/or experience in teaching in a diverse multi‐cultural environment. Participation in Filipino student program. Evidence of accomplishment or documented teaching in diverse cultures. Connections with educational institutions in the Philippines.

Submit a letter of application that addresses the specific qualifications, official transcripts (copies are acceptable, however official transcripts will be required prior to employment), CV, sample syllabi of courses taught, and three current letters of reference (which may be mailed independent of the other materials). Applicants who wish to have any of their personal materials returned to them should include a self‐addressed stamped envelope. Successful finalists may be asked to submit further documentation of their conducting and/or teaching activities. Please submit application by mail and email to:
Dr. Yoshiko Fukushima
Chair, Filipino Search Committee
Humanities Division
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Inquiries: Dr. Yoshiko Fukushima, yf83@hawaii.edu or 808‐974‐7340. Please refer to position #73407 when making inquiries.

View job posting here.

UH Hilo is an EEO/AA Employer D/M/V/W.

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Hamilton Library
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Project Begins ASAP

Hamilton Library seeks graduate or faculty participants for a research project involving an online search interface. The study investigates how academic information seekers interact with online search interfaces and institutional repositories. Participants will engage in a card sorting activity during a single session lasting about 45 minutes.

The findings of this study will help UHM Library understand how academic information seekers use online search interfaces. This information helps the Library design a usable online interface for ScholarSpace, it’s institutional repository.

All data will be recorded anonymously.

If you are interested please contact Sean Thibadeaux at spt@hawaii.edu

Elizabeth Denada Ayu Tambunan Anggia, usually called Denada, (born in Jakarta , December 19 1978) is a singer and actress in Indonesia . She is the daughter of Emilia Contessa, a famous singer in the 1970s, and Rio Tambunan, who was originally a singer of pop and later specialized in rap.

Denada originally known as one of the top rappers in Indonesia in the early 1990s. She then left a career as a rapper to continue her education in Australia. Upon her return from Australia, Denada tried to return to the music world, but changed lanes to the flow of dangdut. Her dangdut songs were very successful and won several music awards, among them Anugerah Musik Indonesia and Indonesian MTV Awards in the year 2005. In addition, she also starred in several soap operas including “The days of Mau”, “Nyari Bini”, “Divine Secrets”, and “Light of Heaven.”

Official Website | Facebook Fan Page | Jakarta Post Article | Info-Artists Profile | Wikipedia

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies will be closed for spring break from March 21-25. We hope everyone has a safe, enjoyable, and restful break. Avoid dogs on skateboards!

Boyd Kosiyabong was born on 5 September 1967, the third of five children. Having great interest in animated cartoons and music, he started taking piano lessons by the age of four but soon had to give up formal lessons which could not satisfy his specific interest in cartoon soundtracks. He became self-taught afterwards, learning to play the theme songs of his favourite cartoons and beginning to compose by the time he was in sixth grade. He had wished to study animation, but being unable to do so he followed the path of his other interest, music. He studied song writing, electronic music and music business at University of California, Los Angeles.

Early in his career he worked as a freelance songwriter for musical artists and advertising. After a few years, he joined Kamol Sukosol Clapp, Somkiat Ariyachaipanich and Salinee Panyarachun in founding Bakery Music, an independent music label, in 1994. Among the first of the label’s acts was Modern Dog, which quickly proved successful. Boyd was widely noted for his roles as composer and manager of Bakery Music. His compositions were mainly romantic and inspirational songs, such as Seasons Change, which topped the charts upon its release in 1995 and later became the namesake of the 2007 film of the same name.

With the rapid growth of Bakery Music, Boyd began expanding investments into the other businesses, founding the animation studio Be Boyd Characters (now Be Boyd CG) in 1997, while partner Somkiat created the Dojo City label, which catered to young female audiences, and Bakery Music also expanded into publishing, with the magazines Katch and Manga Katch. However, the company later faced management and economic issues, and was acquired in 2000 by BMG, which in turn merged with Sony Music Entertainment to become Sony BMG in 2004. At this point, Boyd, along with the original founders of Bakery Music, left the management, while Bakery Music remains today as a sublabel of Sony. Boyd and Kamol Sukosol Clapp then formed a new partnership and created a new label, Love Is, in 2004. Kamol later left to work in other businesses, and Love Is was restructured as a production house company. -taken from Wikipedia

Official Website | Myspace | Facebook Fan Page | Last.fm | Bakery Music (Thailand)

University of Washington
Priority will be given to applications received before 15 April 2011

The University of Washington Southeast Asia Center seeks a 50% lecturer in Khmer language to begin Autumn Quarter 2011. The position is annually renewable through June, 2014, pending satisfactory performance. Native or near-native language proficiency and experience in teaching Khmer is required, and an M.A. is preferred in Khmer language and culture, language pedagogy, or a relevant field. The lecturer is expected to teach Khmer at introductory and intermediate levels. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, sample of representative teaching materials if available, and three letters of recommendation by email or mail to:

Chair, Khmer Search Committee
c/o Sara Van Fleet (Associate Director, Southeast Asia Center), saravf@uw.edu
Southeast Asia Center, Box 353650
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195

Finalists will be asked to submit a videotape demonstrating teaching ability. The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
2011 Internship
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Deadline: 31 March 2011

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a national organization that advances the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans by empowering communities through advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building to create a socially just and equitable society. SEARAC was founded in 1979 to facilitate the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into American society and to foster the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asian Americans. We serve as a coalition builder and leader among diverse refugee communities; carry out action-oriented research projects; foster civic engagement among refugees; and represent refugee communities at the national level in Washington, DC and at the state level in California.

* Policy, research, and legislative advocacy in the areas of education, immigration, health, and aging
* Analytical writing
* Working in collaboration with other groups and organizations
* Database management
* Communications

Interns will receive substantive work but are also expected to support SEARAC’s programs and operations. Interns must also abide by office policies and procedures.

* Currently attend college/university or have recently graduated
* Be able to write reports, research papers, and professional letters
* Have superior communication skills
* Have knowledge of and interest in the Southeast Asian American community

* A résumé
* A statement of interest
* A short writing sample (10 pages maximum)
* 1 letter of recommendation (from a professor, employer, or mentor, etc.)

Applicants have the option of submitting these materials in 1 of 3 ways:

* Via FAX: 202-667-6449,
* Via E-MAIL: to fam@searac.org, or
* Via MAIL (Postmarked by Due Date)

To:
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Attn: Fam SaeChao, Operations Manager
1628 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

* Summer internship applications for 2011 are due on March 31, 2011.
* Mailed applications must be postmarked by March 31.
* E-mailed applications and faxed materials must be received by 8pm EST / 5 pm PST on March 31.

For more information please contact Fam SaeChao at fam@searac.org, or (202) 667-4690.

See internship application here

Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Deadline: Postmarked by 23 April 2011

* Hawaiʻi non-profit organization
* Cultures of Hawaiʻi, especially Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian
* Culture learning for children and youth, and/or families
* Must meet eligibility criteria

* Maximum $10,000 in one year
* Only one application organization

The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) announces the availability of its 2012/2013 Folk & Traditional Arts Culture Learning Grants application for eligible non-profit organizations. Organizations must have at least one year of experience in programs in which children and/or families learn through hands-on experience about their own culture’s artistic traditions (e.g. song and music, dance, storytelling, arts and crafts). Applications for folk and traditional arts from non-Hawaiian Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian cultures in Hawai`i will be considered. Maximum grant is $10,000 for each of the two years.

The Culture Learning Grant is a new pilot program intended to serve and provide access to cultural communities in Hawai`i that have low participation in other HSFCA grant programs and that may have had more difficulty in providing classes and workshops to transmit knowledge and meaning, skills, aesthetics, and values, from an experienced older generation to the younger generation about their own culture.

Organizations that have not received a grant from HSFCA in the last two years must submit eligibility documentation, before or on the application deadline. The postmark application deadline is Saturday, April 23, 2011.

Culture Learning Grant FAQs
HSFCA Culture Learning Grant Guidelines
For information about the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants Program or to download the Apprenticeship Grant Guidelines and Application Forms, visit the HSFCA website or contact Denise Miyahana at (808) 586-0771, email denise.miyahana@hawaii.gov.