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March 2014 News and Events at Michigan State University's Asian Studies Center.
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Upcoming Events Japan Week 2014
Dr. Siddharth Chandra, Director
About Us The Asian Studies Center at Michigan State University, named a National Undergraduate Resource Center (Title VI NRC) since 2000 by the U.S. Department of Education, directs one of the largest, most diverse programs of education about Asia in the Midwest. Unlike other programs, the Center is distinguished by its approach to East, South, Central, North, West, and Southeast Asia in the design of its curriculum, focus on faculty research, and scope of outreach activities.
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Presently, the Center’s nearly 200 affiliated faculty members represent over 46 disciplines across MSU in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Phone: (517) 353-1680 Email: asiansc@isp.msu.edu Website: asia.isp.msu.edu
Faculty Spotlight Pamela Rasmussen
Assistant Professor Assistant Curator Department of Zoology Region: South Asia
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Dr. Rasmussen, who received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1990, researches a range of organismal-level projects, including systematics at and near the species level of birds of Asia emphasizing morphological and vocal characters. She recently published in 2012 the second, revised edition of "Birds of South Asia: the Ripley Guide," copublished by Lynx Edicions, the Smithsonian Institution, and Michigan State University. Also in 2012, she was the lead author on a paper that included the naming of two new species of owl from the Philippines to science. Describing her relationship with the Center, Dr. Rasmussen notes that "funding from the Asian Studies Center helped make my travel to the Philippines possible, and I've received a lot of advice and encouragement on various research projects and possibilities from the Center." Additionally, she helps the Asian Studies Center each October at CraneFest. She will be co-leading the "Wild Borneo" study abroad program with Dr. Siddharth Chandra in Summer 2014. Dr. Rasmussen currently works on several projects using an integrative approach (morphology, vocalizations, and DNA) to study the systematics of Asian birds, mostly in Indonesia and the Philippines, but also China, India, and other countries. Interestingly, some of these projects include new species yet to be scientifically described!
Save the Date S.C. Lee Dinner 2014 April 1st
Upcoming Events Korean Coffee House
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The Asian Studies Center will be hosting its annual S.C. Lee Dinner on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Everyday Authentic Chinese Cuisine (1375 East Grand River, East Lansing, MI 48823). Dinner will cost $25.00 per person. The dinner will honor the winners of the S.C. Lee Scholarship and Paper Competitions. Professor Lee was a noted authority on Chinese history and religion. He worked tirelessly to promote further understanding between East Asia and the United States. For more information, please call the Center at (517) 3531680.
Past Event Highlights from Michigan Japanese Quiz Bowl The 21st Annual Michigan Japanese Quiz Bowl (MJQB) was held on Saturday, March 1st at Wells Hall on MSU's campus. It was MSU's third time hosting the MJQB. 48 teams from 15 different schools competed, bringing the total number of student competitors to around 170. Additionally, around 60 volunteers helped out.
The Korean Language Program and the Asian Studies Center will be hosting weekly events that will educate participants on Korean culture and language. All are welcome to attend.
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Sino-American Cultural Exchange Scholarship Deadline: March 31, 2014 The Sino-American Cultural Exchange Scholarship aims at helping to establish and deepen cooperation between Chinese and American universities, and to attract more American students to study in China. Five scholarships are offered for the 2014-2015 academic year for students pursuing a master’s degree or a doctoral degree. The scholarship applicant is required to have bachelor's degree or above and a valid American passport. Scope of Application: The degree-oriented scholarship is provided to those American students who have received admission from the HEIs under the Chinese government scholarship program. Criteria & Eligibility: 1. Applicants must be American citizens in good health. 2. Applicants must not be university students in Chinese universities at the time of application.
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MJQB celebrates Japanese language education in Michigan by holding a fun and successful competition and engaging students, parents and the community through the MJQB Cultural Exposition.
3. Education background and age limit: - Applicants for master’s degree studies must have bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35. - Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have master’s degree and be under the age of 40 Please log in the website: http://laihua.csc.edu.cn to submit the application. Contact Information: Mr. Cao Jianshu International Students Office caojianshu@whut.edu.cn
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Brown Bag Series: JewishMuslim Relations in Late SovietEra Central Asia Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Room 303 International Center 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Professor Chen Bram from James Madison College will lecture on Jewish-Muslim Relations in Late-Soviet Central Asia and Some Implications for a 'Mixed' Jewish-Arab Town in Israel as part of the Muslim Studies Program Brown Bag
Public Talk, Film Screening, and Panel Discussion with Cyril Payen Thursday, March 20, 2014 Big Ten C Meeting Room, Kellogg Center 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Reception to follow Cyril Payen will speak on “Genesis of a Documentary Film: The History of Hmong Soldiers and its Place in the French and American Collective Unconscious" followed by a screening of his award-winning reportage Guerre Secrète Au Laos (The Secret War in Laos). A panel discussion by MSU faculty will follow. It will focus on the place of inclusive history, memory of cultural minorities,
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Lecture from Anita Raghavan, author of The Billionaire's Apprentice Thursday, March 20, 2014 MSU Federal Credit Union's Community Room (4825 Mt. Hope Road) 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Author Anita Raghavan crisscrosses the globe from Wall Street boardrooms to Delhi’s Indian Institute of Technology as she uncovers the secrets of the subculture of Indian immigrant businessmen – an incredible tale of
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ethics and human rights activism in academia, the media and the public space, in light of Cyril Payen’s investigative work on the forgotten history of the Hmong people of Laos.
triumph, temptation, and tragedy. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Anita Raghavan spent eighteen years at the Wall Street Journal where she won the Overseas Press Club award for her coverage of the mergers and acquisition boom in Europe, and the New York Press Club award for her reporting on the near death of the hedge fund Long-Term Capital. She is currently a contributor to New York Times Dealbook and Forbes. The author will discuss the events chronicled in her book, answer questions, and sign her book.
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