Sakura Educational Exchange USA: Temporary Part-Time Positions Available - Cultural Assistant

Sakura Educational Exchange USA, a nonprofit international student exchange organization in Rockville, MD is seeking energetic, international-minded, fun-loving, dedicated people interested in working with visiting Japanese high school students in March 2011

Postion: Cultural Assistant

Dates: 1st Program: TBA- Full Day Orientation in Rockville, MD

TBA- Full day Orientation at Sleep Inn/ Crowne Plaza, Rockville, MD

Tue. March 15, 2011 - Sat. March 28, 2011 - Full time including weekends and lodging in Rockville, MD

Hours: vary depending on the day's activities but basically 24/7 except occasional mornings off

2nd Program: Tue. July 5, 2011- Orientation in Rockville, MD

Wed. July 6, 2011 through Tue. July 12, 2011- Full time 24/7 including lodging in Rockville, MD

Salary: 1st program: $1,000 - $1,300 (total) depending on experience and responsibilities

2nd program: $450 - $550 (total) depending on experience and responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Transport and Set up SEE-USA temporary office at hotel
• Participate in orientation/training sessions before students arrive
• Manage his/her assigned group of 10-15 Japanese high school students
• Participate with the students in all study abroad activities including outings, school visits, sports special events, volunteer projects, English/communication games, meals etc.
• Initiate conversations, songs, and games in English with the students
• Study and follow the schedule and assigned activities to your fullest ability
• Contribute with an energetic spirit and outgoing attitude with a focused direction

Requirements:

• Completion of at least two years of college/university study
• Interest in working with high school age international students
• Openness and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Flexibility; Ability to work well in a team with leadership qualities
• Knowledge of camp songs and a willingness to entertain as well as direct the students
• Outgoing, friendly, cheerful, and highly extroverted personality

Positions available: 13

Sakura Educational Exchange USA: Temporary Part-Time Positions Available

Sakura Educational Exchange USA, a nonprofit international student exchange organization in Rockville, MD is seeking energetic, international-minded, fun-loving, dedicated people interested in working with visiting Japanese high school students in March 2011

Position: English Instructor

Date and Hours:

Approximately 15 total teaching hours during 6 weekday mornings in March 2011

Exact dates: TBD

Orientation (unpaid): TBD

Location: Based out of Hotel in Rockville, MD

Salary: Hourly salary commensurate with experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach conversational English to groups of 14-18 Japanese high school students who are participating in a short-term (2 week) study abroad program
• Follow set experiential, theme-based curriculum provided by SEE-USA
• Enthusiastic, hands-on teaching style required

Requirements:

• Completion of a bachelor's degree in Education, ESL, or related field
• Interest in working with high school age international students
• Flexibility; Openness and sensitivity to cultural differences
• Prior ESL teaching experience required

If interested, please email resume and letter of interest:

Attn: Stephanie Libonati, Program Manager

Sakura Educational Exchange USA

slibonati@seeusa-ryugaku.com

Spring 2011 Asian Studies Course Lists Now Available

A listing of all Spring 2011 Asia-focused courses is now available at the Sigur Center website. Go to http://www.gwu.edu/~sigur/about/updates.cfm and click on the first bullet point to access this resource. Keep in mind that the spreadsheet is divided into three different sections:EALL for language classes, Undergrad, and Graduate. These sections can be accessed through the tabs located at the bottom left corner of the spreadsheet.

The "Chinese Dream" versus the "American Dream"--a GW Business School Event Comparing Socio-Economic Trends in the United States and China

Please join Dr. Feng, Vice President of Horizon Research & Consultancy Group, next Tuesday from 5:00-6:00PM when he will discuss Horizon's "Chinese Dream" report.

Presentation: “Chinese Dream” explores the evolution of aspirations in Chinese society, as contrasted against traditional Chinese values and the “American Dream”. The presentation will be valuable to students and faculty who are interested in Chinese socio-economic trends.

Q&A / Networking: Following the presentation, Dr. Feng and members of Horizon Group’s senior management will answer questions regarding China’s consulting industry.

Internship Opportunities: This would be an ideal opportunity to discuss company internship opportunities with senior managers. Horizon has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou and consults many Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments and domestic companies.

Dr. Feng will be accompanied by three senior company managers:

• Mr. Shuil WANG, Director of Automobile Sector
• Mr. Lingtao MENG, Director of Management Consulting Sector
• Mr. Wei Xiong, Senior Manager of Urban Development & Real Estate Sector

Date: November 2, 2010 (Tuesday)

Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM (Presentation 5:00-5:40PM) + (Informal networking 5:40-6:00PM)

Location: Duques Hall - Room 652 (22nd Street between G & H)

No RSVP Required - Walk-ins Welcome

Please contact Erik (ewalenza@gwmail.gwu.edu) if you have questions.

Call for Papers for the 14th Harvard East Asia Society Graduate Student Conference

The Harvard East Asia Society (HEAS) Graduate Student Conference is an annual conference that invites graduate students from around the world to present papers from all disciplines on topics related to East or Inner Asia. Papers focusing on Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Vietnamese diaspora in any region of the world are also welcome.

Abstract submissions are currently being accepted for the 14th HEAS conference to be held from February 25 to 27, 2011 at Harvard University. The call for papers deadline is February 25, 2011.

For more information about the 14th HEAS conference, you can visit the website at http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~heas/conference. If you have any questions regarding the conference, you can email the HEAS Conference Committee at heasconference@gmail.com.

The America Institute of Indian Studies Language Program

"The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for its summer 2011 and academic year 2011-2012 language programs. Programs to be offered include Hindi (Jaipur), Bengali (Kolkata), Punjabi (Chandigarh), Tamil (Madurai); Marathi (Pune), Urdu (Lucknow), Telugu (Vizag), Malayalam (Thiruvananthapuram) and Sanskrit (Pune) and Pali/Prakrit (Pune). We will offer other Indian languages upon request. All academic year applicants should have the equivalent of two years of prior language study. For regular summer Sanskrit, we require the equivalent of two years of prior study; for summer Bengali, Hindi and Tamil we require the equivalent of one year of prior study. For summer Urdu, we require the equivalent of one year of either Hindi or Urdu. We can offer courses at all levels, including beginning, in other Indian languages for the summer. Summer students should apply for FLAS (graduate students) if available for funding to cover the costs of the program. Funding for Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu may be available through the U.S. State Department's CLS program (see www.clscholarship.org .) Academic year students are eligible to apply for an AIIS fellowship which would cover all expenses for the program. AIIS is also offering a fall semester program. We offer Hindi and Urdu at all levels for the fall; we require two years of prior language study for other languages for the fall. The application deadline is January 31, 2011. Applications can be downloaded from the AIIS web site atwww.indiastudies.org . For more information: Phone: 773-702-8638. Email:aiis@uchicago.edu."

-Note that there have been previous occasions when students with no prior language study were accepted to the program. Therefore students wishing to apply are encouraged to contact the American Institute for Indian Studies to find out if certain individual cases count as exceptions.

The 2010 Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars Research Papers

In Fall 2009, Elliott School undergraduates submitted research proposals in hopes of becoming Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars during the Spring 2010 semester. Their research proposals expanded upon topics that the students began exploring in a GW classroom or while studying abroad. Some had taken a course with their faculty advisors before, while others planned to work with a particular professor for the first time. All the student scholars submitted proposals that identified a niche within international affairs on which their research could shed new light, successfully taking an idea with great potential and converting it into a compelling piece of scholarship.

When a student's application is accepted into this program, several cornerstone relationships are developed between the student and other members of the university. These relationships are with faculty advisors, graduate student mentors, outside speakers, and other undergraduate scholars in the program. The bonds with these different people offer invaluable insights into the subject matter as well as topical and practical support. These key relationships are complimented by weekly meetings and research stipends that help boost the quality of research.

At the end of the program, student scholars deliver their final presentations and share their findings that will certainly serve as assets as they advance in in their academic and professional careers, particularly as they apply to graduate school or grants and fellowships.

It is also worth noting that participating in the Undergraduate Scholars Research Papers Program takes the place of a 3 credit class.

Asia Related Student Research Papers:

• Beyond Border: The Growth and Implications of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions by Chinese & Indian Firms by Evan J. Doran
• American Soft Power and the International Student: The Generation of Korean Students from 1950s and 1960s by Harald Olsen
• Military Effectiveness vs. Political Legitimacy: ISAF in Afghanistan by Patricia A. Puttmann
• Tobacco Control in India and the U.S. by Elizabeth Orlan
• Picture Perfect: Mining and Media in the International Perception of Peru in China by Chenkai (Jazzy) Zhu
• Professor Llewelyn Hughes, faculty in the the Asian Studies Program, served as a faculty adviser to Jung Joo Oh on her paper The Geopolitics of Securing Oil Rents: Energy Security From the Supply Side Perspective.

If you are an GWU undergraduate in the Elliott School and have an interest in either reading the 2010 Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars Research Papers or applying for the next program, come by the GWU Sigur Center for Asian Studies at 1957 E St. NW suite 503. We have a copy of the current research papers book on our coffee table available for anyone to read. Also feel free to come and discuss entering the program with any of our staff. We will be happy to help.

2010-2011 Fulbright Scholarship Recipients

Over half of the 19 GWU community members that were named Fulbright Scholars this year are conducting research or teaching in Asia. The awardees heading to Asia consist of 7 students and 3 faculty members.

The 7 student recipients include: Geoffrey Cain, Alison Dieringer, Matthew LeDuc, Swetha Ramaswamy, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Jessica Thompson, and Hedwig Waters.

Geoffrey Cain of Burr Ridge, IL was awarded a Fulbright research grant to Vietnam. Geoffrey’s research will focus on the role of the media in branding Vietnam as a rising economic powerhouse. Graduating in 2008 with a BA in International Affairs, Geoffrey has worked as a journalist covering Asia for TIME Magazine, The Economist, and the United Nations news wire service, IRIN. Upon completing his Fulbright, he looks forward to beginning his deferred acceptance into the MA program in Southeast Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.

Alison Dieringer of Parksburg, PA was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Indonesia. She will be teaching at a high school on one of the three major islands of Indonesia (Java, Sumatra or Sulawesi). In her free time Alison hopes to become fluent in Bahasa Indonesia, assist her school with after school initiatives and volunteer with her community. A May 2010 graduate of the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs with a BA in International Affairs and Economics, Alison plans to pursue either an MA in public policy or a PhD in economics upon returning from her Fulbright experience.

Matthew LeDuc was awarded a Fulbright research grant to India. He graduated from GW with an MA in Anthropology in 2010 and was a TA for Barbara Miller, Professor of Anthropology.

Swetha Ramaswamy of Cupertino, CA was awarded a Fulbright research grant to Nepal. Swetha’s research will focus on the social and economic status of women ages 15 to 24 who have migrated from rural to urban areas to work in Kathmandu’s carpet factories. As part of her project she will be affiliated with Tribhuvan University’s Central Department for Population Studies and the Women's Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC), a non-governmental organization dedicated to the safety of migrant workers. Swetha graduated in May 2010 from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs with a BA in International Affairs and History and a specialization in international development. In the future Swetha hopes to work with an NGO on poverty alleviation and women's development.

Megan Schmidt-Sane of Medina, OH was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Bac Lieu University in Vietnam. When she is not teaching, Megan plans to do volunteer work in HIV/AIDS prevention or awareness education and study Vietnamese language. Graduating from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs in May 2008 with BA in International Affairs, Megan hopes to enter a graduate program in either human rights law or education and public health after completing her Fulbright.

Jessica Thompson of Peoria, IL was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Danang University of Technology in Vietnam. As a May 2010 graduate of The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs with a BA in International Affairs, Jessica previously studied abroad in Vietnam during her junior year. Aside from teaching, Jessica looks forward to improving her Vietnamese language skills and hopes to volunteer with an organization engaged in social work while also continuing her research on Vietnamese higher education reform.

Hedwig Waters of Washington, DC was awarded a Fulbright research grant to Mongolia. As an affiliate of the Itgel Foundation, Hedwig will be researching ways to promote healthy body image and nutritional practices in the hopes of curtailing rising eating disorder levels among modern Mongolian women. A January 2009 graduate of The George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences with a BA in Anthropology, Hedwig hopes to use the knowledge gained from her Fulbright experience to create photography exhibitions and to pursue further research on changing body and femininity ideals in developing countries through a masters and possible doctorate in gender anthropology.

The 3 Faculty Recipients Include: Joel Kuipers, Donna Scarboro, and Dennis Johnson.

Joel Kuipers, professor of anthropology and international affairs, will study the role of language in every day Islamic piety on the island of Java in Yogyakarta, a small province of Indonesia.

Donna Scarboro, associate vice president for international programs and professorial lecturer in English, completed a summer 2010 Fulbright International Education Administration study trip to Japan, which included visits to Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima.

Dennis Johnson, assistant dean of the Graduate School of Political management and professor of political management, will teach courses on American domestic public policy and national political institutions at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China and will travel widely throughout the country to give lectures on current American politics and policy.

Congratulations to these GW students and faculty going to Asia!

Graduate Student Conference on East Asia

CALL FOR PAPERS: GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA

Twentieth Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia
Columbia University in the City of New York
Friday February 4 to Saturday February 5, 2011

Graduate students are invited to submit papers for the Twentieth Annual
Graduate Student Conference on East Asia. This two-day conference provides
a forum for students from institutions around the world to meet and share
ideas and research with their peers. Participants gain valuable experience
in presenting their work for discussion with other graduate students as
well as Columbia faculty.

We welcome applications from graduate students engaged in research on
all fields in East Asian Studies, including history, literature,
political science, art history, religion, sociology, and anthropology.

PARTICIPATION:

Participants can take part in the conference as presenters and/or
discussants:

Presenters deliver talks no longer than 15 minutes that summarize
research in progress.

Discussants introduce the panelists and facilitate the 20-minute
discussion session following the presentations.


APPLICATIONS (due November 28, 2010):

Please fill out the application on
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/gradconf/ with the required
information:

*Your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet
and conference schedule
*Contact info (e-mail and telephone)
*Major area of study (region and discipline)
*Title of your paper
*One-page (250 words max.) abstract in print-ready format, including
your name and institution
*We will not accept applications without abstracts (Please provide five
key words for your paper in the abstract).

Notification of acceptance - within two weeks of application deadline.

Final Papers (5-7 pages maximum) are due January 9, 2011.

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 for computer presentations.

*Since presentations will be limited to 15 minutes, full-length
research papers or theses will not be accepted.

*There is a required $5 registration fee payable on arrival at the
conference.