U.S-Japan and U.S-Korea Relations Student Conference Applications Now Open

The Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) was founded in 1934 by Japanese students who were concerned about the deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States. Patterned after the JASC model of a student-run Conference, the first Korea-America Student Conference (KASC) launched in 2008. For either month-long program, students will participate in discussion groups called Roundtables, visit sites, attend lectures, and present the conclusions they reached during their discussions at a final forum. The conferences enable students to grow as leaders, build mutual understanding, and forge life-long friendships.

We invite students of all studies and backgrounds to participate in the 66th JASC and 7th KASC; no background in Japanese or Korean studies or language is necessary. Early application deadlines are due January 31, 2014 for the Summer 2014 conferences. 

International Student Conferences Staff Contact
www.iscdc.org

202-289-9088

jasc@iscdc.org

kasc@iscdc.org

Job Opening: Program Coordinator, 100,000 Strong Project

Description:

This position provides research and administrative support for the Executive Director of the 100,000 Strong Project, which is housed at American University's School of International Service.This position provides all manner of administrative support to the Executive Director and other senior staff and for the Project itself. The Program Coordinator also oversees research and writing projects, and directs the 100,000 Strong Student Ambassador Initiative. This person also works closely with the Project's senior staff in Washington, DC, around the US and in China. This position is contingent on external funds.

Educational Requirements:

The incumbent must have a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience or equivalent, preferably in Chinese Studies or a related field.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to maintain confidential information in a professional manner
• Professionalism and ability to work with visitors, including but not limited to international and domestic government officials, prospective students and their parents
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent spelling, grammar and proofreading skills necessary to proof and edit documents
• Organizational skills; strong intercultural and interpersonal skills, attention to detail; flexibility in adjusting to changing priorities; and ability to successfully manage multiple simultaneous projects
• Must be able to take initiative, prioritize, and complete work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented office

Preferred Requirements:

Mandarin language skills preferred

Additional Information:

Department: School of International Service

Salary Range: $21.00 - $24.75/hour

Work Hours per Week: 35

Band: Coordinator/Analyst B

Position Type: Full-time Staff

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. The American University campus is tobacco and smoke free.

Application Information

http://www.Click2Apply.net/pcf3fz3

Call for Abstracts for the Columbia University Conference on East Asia

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: COLUMBIA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA

23rd Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Columbia University in the City of New York
Friday February 14th to Saturday February 15th, 2014

Graduate students (and qualified undergraduates) are invited to submit abstracts for the 23rd Annual Columbia Graduate Student Conference on East Asia. This two-day conference -- the oldest of its kind in the nation -- provides students from institutions around the world with the chance to meet and share research in progress with their peers.  In addition, participants will gain valuable experience presenting their work through discussion with fellow graduate students as well as Columbia faculty.

This year's conference will be both a forum for promoting and circulating new ideas within East Asian studies and an opportunity to engage with fellow graduate students across disciplinary and regional frontiers. The field of East Asian studies, broadly conceived, offers fertile ground for exploring and re-inventing conventional analytical categories such as nation, society, politics, objects, space, economics, race, class, mind, identity, culture, body, art, nature, and so on. To that end, we especially encourage work that crosses national, temporal, and disciplinary boundaries to critically rethink the categories that both bind and sub-divide area studies. With an eye toward using the methodological tools of particular disciplines to make connections that are broadly applicable to the East Asian field, projects presented at this conference will be the starting point for discussions that can create new frontiers of knowledge and invigorate the next generation of scholarship. 

We welcome applications from students engaged in research on all fields in East Asian Studies, including but not limited to: history, literature, political science, economics, art history, religion, sociology, archaeology, law, environmental studies, media studies, and anthropology.

PARTICIPATION:

Participants can take part in the conference as presenters or discussants. Presenters deliver a talk no longer than 15 minutes that summarizes research in progress. Discussants introduce the panelists, offer feedback, and facilitate the 20-minute discussion session following the presentations. Please indicate on your application which role(s) you are applying for.

Presentations may take two possible forms: a standard academic research paper, or demonstration based in another medium. We encourage submissions of experimental work that engages non-traditional media, including (but not limited to) film, music, creative writing, and visual art. Please specifically indicate the format of your presentation on your application form. 

Finally, this year’s committee is also willing to consider applications from pre-arranged panels of three to four presenters organized around a specific research topic, such as a region, discipline or theme. If you are applying as a pre-formed panel, please make sure to include a topic or tentative title for your panel on the application form. 

APPLICATIONS (due November 29th, 2013):

Please fill out the application on <<http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf/2014form.html>> with the required information:

*Your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet and conference schedule
*Contact information (e-mail)

*Institutional affiliation
*Major area of study (region and discipline)
*Title of your paper (or alternative media presentation)
*250-300 word abstract in print-ready format, including your name and institution

*Five key words for your paper (along with the abstract)

*Whether or not you would like to be considered as a discussant
*PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept presenter applications without abstracts.

Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by mid-December.

Final Papers (5-7 pages maximum) are due January 10th, 2014.

NOTE:

*Please indicate any audiovisual equipment you will need for your presentation. Please note that our A/V resources are quite limited, and we may not be able to satisfy everyone's needs. Presenters must bring their own laptops and VGA adapters for computer presentations.

*Since presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, full-length research papers or theses will not be accepted. Presentations in any other format will also be restricted to 15 minutes.

*Applicants who have not submitted final papers or projects will not be permitted to participate in the conference.

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HOUSING:
Housing will be available on a very limited basis, but we encourage everyone to arrange their own accommodations in advance. The conference runs from Friday afternoon to late Saturday evening. Travel and lodging information will be available soon on the conference website.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Allison Bernard, Eunsung Cho, James Gerien-Chen, Lei Lei, Jack Neubauer, Rachel Staum

CONTACT INFORMATION: 

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf/

columbiagradcon2014@gmail.com

Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
407 Kent Hall, Mail Code 3907
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
FAX: 212-678-8629

Introduction of Indonesian Language Tea Times

The Sigur Center is pleased to announce the introduction of Indonesian language tea times!

The Indonesian language tea time is an informal event designed to give students the opportunity to practice their language skills, share study tips, and get to know other language students. The tea time is open to anyone who is currently studying, or is interested in, Indonesian. Tea and cookies are provided!

The Indonesian tea times will be held on Fridays from 4:00 - 5:00 PM,

meeting in the Sigur Center's Chung-wen Shih conference room, Suite 503.

To see the full schedule and RSVP, please go to:

http://www.gwu.edu/~sigur/news/events-calendar.cfm

Hope to see you there!

GSCD's Upcoming Career Panel: International careers with NED and affiliated NGOs

Have you considered working to promote democracy and economic development abroad? Skills across the Elliott School spectrum are in demand at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its related NGOs: NDI, IRI, CIPE and the Solidarity Center. These organizations are looking for expertise in a number of fields, including global gender issues, monitoring and evaluation, public/private partnerships, and regional specialists. All are actively hiring interns and professional staff, with positions open to U.S. and international students.

Many of these opportunities offer hands-on experience and travel abroad, professional connections with public and private-sector actors across the globe, and “resume builders” for future careers in government, consulting, think tanks and many other industries. If you’re interested in working for democratic, social and economic causes, sign up for “Strengthening Democracies” to hear from and network with Elliott School alumni in this exciting industry.

Panelists:

Andriy Yuzvenko (Elliott M.A. alum '07)

Senior Grants Administrator
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

Robert Cantelmo  (Elliott M.A. alum '13)

Assistant Program Officer, Asia
International Republican Institute (IRI)

Eli Mechanic (Elliott M.A. alum '10)

Senior Program Officer - Middle East/North Africa
National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Nalishha Mehta

Program Officer, Global Labor Programs
& Internship Coordinator
Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO

Elena Suhir (Elliott B.A. alum)

Senior Program Officer for Eurasia
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

 

Career Panel: Strengthening Democracies (NED, CIPE, IRI, NDI and Solidarity Center)
Wednesday, Oct. 30; 2:30-4:00 PM
Lindner Family Commons, ESIA Room 602

Study Break Travels: Singapore Part 1

Hi Asia on E Street Readers!

This is Selina~ it's been about 4 months since I arrived in Seoul, and I finally took my first of hopefully many trips exploring Seoul. One of the many things you'll here while your studying abroad is to travel outside of your study abroad! For this blog post I'm going to highlight my trip to Singapore. I was there for about 5 days including travel and stayed with a relative. It was such an exciting trip, and Singapore is very clean, beautiful, and expensive! Visiting Singapore left me with deep impressions especially how highly urbanized it is and the nature of its economy. I'll get to more of my impressions in my next post!

Much of downtown Singapore is luxury brands galore. I admit that when I left Singapore I suddenly became a bit excessive with my spending... On the first day we went to the main tourist attractions of Singapore. The first stop was Marina Bay where much of Singapore's architectural fame is. Below is the Merlion, a half mermaid half lion creature which is Singapore's mascot.

Next we made way to Marina Bay Sands, which is the most expensive casino bulit! It also looks like a giant surf board on top of the three towers ^^ The helix bridge then forms a pathway to the Singapore Flyer. Just past that is 

On Day 2, I headed over to Sentosa Bay Island a major resort/adventure park. 

To get there we took a cable car, above is the view from the car. Although I don't have any pictures, I had fun riding a segway, luge and another skyride around the island. Also there were so many photo opportunities with different Merlions!

On Day 3, I decided to sleep in. I had a quick lunch in Little India before heading to a concert. In Singapore, the food courts are all open air called Hawker centers. Like a food court, vendors prepare all sorts of foods, but no vendor sells the same thing nor do any of them sell drinks. There is a separate vendor just for drinks. Hawker centers also exist in just about all the metro stations. As does some sort of mall or entertainment complex as soon as you exit a metro.

Concerts are such great venues of sponsors. Before the show, we previewed much of the new Samsung galaxy products which included this nifty two way camera trick. 

Job Opening: Language Subject Matter Expert, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland

Summary of Position:

As a research institute of the University of Maryland, the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) works to define current and future language needs of the nation and helps build capacity to meet those needs. Language Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) work with materials developers at the NFLC to create and review language lessons and e-learning materials. Examples of tasks include but are not limited to:

 • Developing instructional materials according to project specifications.

 • Reviewing e-learning content and providing feedback on quality to ensure adherence to project standards.

 • Working with team members to improve the quality of e-learning materials.

 • And performing other duties as assigned or as needed depending upon project deliverables.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree.

 • Must be able to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, and work under tight deadlines.

 • Must have excellent writing skills.

 • Must have native or near-native proficiency in English.

 • Must have native or near-native proficiency in one of the following languages: Arabic (MSA), Arabic  (Egyptian), Arabic (Iraqi), Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Sudanese), Chinese, Dari, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Kurmanji, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Sorani, or Tagalog.

Additional Information:

This is an hourly position, and does not include benefits. The hourly salary for this position is $20.65 per hour.

All applicants must have the ability to work legally in the United States without sponsorship

The National Foreign Language Center is located off campus at 5700 Rivertech Ct. in Riverdale, MD. It is within short walking distance from the College Park metro station on the Green Line as well as accessible using the University’s shuttle service

For more information and application process click on the following link:

https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/22246