Note: If you or your organization has announcements that you would like to be included in this weekly email, please send them ahead of time (i.e. at least one Sunday before the event) to altaf@yale.edu so that the announcement may be sent out in a timely fashion.

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A. Important Announcements

Cultural Connections 2006 Aide Application are now available!

(Attached)

The applications are due on Monday, February 27, 2006, at 5:00pm.

Applicants for the Aide position can be students who did not attend Cultural Connections. Each year, our group of Aides is made up of students who participate in a variety of activities on campus and in New Haven. Some attended CC and others attended other pre-orientation programs or did not attend any.

There is a description attached to the application.

Thanks for your help in getting the word out.

Rosalinda V. Garcia
Assistant Dean of Yale College
Director, Latino and Native American Cultural Centers
Yale College Dean's Office

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Tired of hearing Yale's second to Harvard? Here's your chance to prove otherwise! Come
help us defend our title at the:

Second Annual Harvard-Yale Blood Drive Challenge
American Red Cross at Yale
Monday, February 6 - Thursday, February 9
10 am - 3:15 pm
Payne Whitney Gym
to sign up, visit: www.yale.edu/redcross
for questions or to volunteer, e-mail redcross@panlists.yale.edu

An hour of your time can save up to three lives!

3. Audition for the Bhangra Team!

Submit to Yellow Pages.

Yellow Pages is a literary and arts magazine that addresses Asian issues. All genres of writing and art are welcome. Please contact karla.chien@yale.edu for more details.

B. Events on Campus

A Pierson College Master's Tea with

WAL-MART

SWEATSHOP

WORKERS

Friday, February 3
4 PM
Pierson College Master's House

Sweatshop workers are coming to the US that have suffered significantly because of
their treatment by Wal-Mart suppliers in Colombia , Nicaragua and the Philippines.
These workers have been denied basic human rights. This speaking tour is part of an
ongoing campaign to hold Wal-Mart accountable for their sweatshop conditions
around the world sponsored by International Labor Rights Fund.

United Students Against Sweatshops • The Yale Globalist
Women's Center PAC • Latin American Students Organization
Undergraduate Organizing Committee • Social Justice Network
Five Magazine • Asian American Students Alliance PAEC
Project Opportunity • Yale College Democrats • the hippolytic

CASA Hot Pot Night

When: 2/10, Friday @ 8pm
Where: TBA
What: Enjoy a delicious hot pot meal with your friends and CASA!

"A Reading and Discussion with Jamaica Kincaid"

Critically acclaimed author of Annie John, A Small Place, My Brother, and
Mr. Potter, Jamaica Kincaid will read selections from her latest book Among
Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya.

Thursday, February 16, 2006
4 to 6pm
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall followed by a reception in the
Memorabilia Room

Co-sponsored by African American Studies, Afro-American Cultural Centre,
Agrarian Studies, American Studies, Beinecke Library, Calhoun College
Master's Office, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, English,
Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, the Sterling Memorial Library,
Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and the Whitney Humanities Centre
Working Group on Nationalisms and Empires

Yale Vietnamese Studies Group Presents:
Human Trafficking: Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Brides in Taiwan
Natalie Nguyen, EPH, Yale University

When : Thursday, February 2, 2006, 4:30 P.M.
Where: Luce Hall (34 Hillhouse Ave.), Room 102

The YVSG brings together both graduate and undergraduate students and faculty across a range of disciplines. The current two-pronged program continues to provide a space for students and scholars to present and workshop their current research. The YVSG also works with the Council on Southeast Asia Studies to invite guest speakers throughout the year. Topics for both student and invited talks span disciplines from history to literature to public health.

See/bookmark http://www.yale.edu/seas/YVSG.htm

Iron Chef Contest~~~Lunar New Year Edition!

3-4 teams of 3-4 people each! Please email steven.le@yale.edu with your team members by Thursday, Feb 2. Creative team names encouraged!
There will also be a potluck at 5:00 with some New Year’s treats! Come decked in New Year’s garb if you have any!

Upcoming Lecture from the Larry Kramer Initiative:
Thursday February 2

Kira Hall, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Colorado

From Boys to Women: Hindi, English, and Sociosexual Mobility

WLH 100 Wall Street, Room 309
5:30 pm
Reception after the lecture

This lecture examines the role of sexuality in the use of Hindi and English in northern India, focusing on an NGO in New Delhi that has as its mandate the distribution of HIV/AIDS education and sexual information to the public. In particular, Hall discusses the ways in which women associated with sexual alterity, specifically those who identify as either "boys" (an eroticized transgender identity) or "lesbians" (an identity more closely allied with same-sex desire as articulated in Europe and the United States), engage with global and national discourses that legitimate English as the language of modernity and Hindi as the language of tradition. Because Hindu nationalism has become increasingly associated with the Hindi language, employees within this NGO tend to view Hindi as an oppressive medium for the expression of both sexual practice and sexual identity, rejecting traditionalist assumptions regarding the position of Hindi in the contemporary nation-state. Middle class women who participate in NGO activities, aspiring to a class symbolic that opposes the perceived conservative understanding of sexuality voiced in traditional India, socialize newcomers away from their transsexual imaginings in part by offering them English as a new medium for talking about sex.

Interested in Women's rights and issues internationally?

Come join a discussion with Charlotte Ponticelli, the U.S. Department of State's Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues. Charlotte Ponticelli will be giving a talk entitled

"The U.S. Commits to Women in Afghanistan"

When: Thursday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Women's Center

There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Don't miss this great
opportunity to talk with a senior official about the Bush administration's
involvement with international women's issues!

Traditional Martial Arts & Sacred Dance Movements of Sumatra, Indonesia
                              with Sh. Bapak Waleed
                        at the Yale International Center
                          Mondays, February 6 - March 13

Co-sponsored by: AACC, McDougal Center, ODEO, OISS

Starting Monday, February 6, a series of classes on Sumatran Martial Arts and Dance will be held at the newly-opened Yale International Center. Bapak Waleed and the International Silat Federation will lead participants in the movements of Silat Tuo, the ancient movement arts and dance of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Class will include an understanding of Indonesian Martial Arts, Dance and the customs, traditions, and adab and adet from traditional Indonesian ways of life, as well as a historical overview of the subject material. We will explore the rhythmic sounds and mystical vibrations of the arts and their rich culture.

Monday evenings, 6-8pm, February 6 - March 13
Yale International Center, 421 Temple Street
Participants must register in advance; a suggested donation is recommended
For more info or to register, contact isf@yale.edu, or visit silatusa.com

From the Women’s Center

Sign up for RSVP's self-defense workshop!
Taught by Craig Elkin and his assistant Dawn, this three-class series will teach general safety tips as well as several easy but effective self-defense moves. Mr. Elkin has been a police officer for 22 years and has also taught martial arts classes at Yale for ten years.

The sessions will be on Monday 2/6 (mandatory attendance), Sunday 2/12, and Sunday 2/19.
Exact times are still to be determined. Prices are still being negotiated as well, but students should expect to pay between $5-10 for the entire series. Space is limited though and slots will be given on a first come, first served basis, so reply to yalersvp@gmail.com if you are interested! Don't miss this great opportunity to learn self-defense!

Share your Story
Rape and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) is collecting stories of sexual assault at Yale, and how survivors and allies handled the experience. If you are a survivor or have been involved in another way with a sexual assault during your time at Yale, we invite you to tell us about it at www.yale.edu/wc/rsvp/share .

We hope that the submissions from this site will tell the real story of sexual assault at Yale-- to administrators currently reviewing Yale's policies, to advocacy groups like ours, and to other students who may not understand the prevalence of sexual assault on Yale's campus. Please visit www.yale.edu/wc/rsvp/share to share your story.

All submissions on this website are anonymous.

10.

Doing research on East Asia? Not sure what sources are available? Need help
finding a book? For these and other questions, you may consider to use the
reference services provided by the East Asia Library.

In the spring semester, the East Asia Library will continue to offer a
variety of reference services to our readers:

1. Reference Desk in the East Asia Reading Room (SML 219)
The Reference Desk opens in the following hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
During these hours, readers can either walk into the Reading Room or call
432-1793 to get assistance. The library staff in the EAL Office (SML 212)
are also available to help you on workdays.

2. Contacting individual librarians
The following librarians are the primary reference contacts:
Tao Yang (general reference)
Email: tao.yang@yale.edu; Phone: 432-1794
Chi-wah Chan (Chinese reference)
Email: chi-wah.chan@yale.edu; Phone: 432-4438
Haruko Nakamura (Japanese reference)
Email: haruko.nakamura@yale.edu; Phone: 432-1792

3. E-mail reference
Not sure whom to ask? Let us figure that out for you--just email your
question to
"east.asia.library@yale.edu".

4. East Asia librarian in the Social Sciences Library
For your convenience, the staff from the East Asia Library serve on the
reference desk in the Social Sciences Library on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons from 3 to 5. Please feel free to drop by or contact Tao Yang for
appointments.

All questions and comments are welcome. Thanks for your attention!

Tao Yang
Public Services Librarian, East Asia Library
Yale University Library
Office: SML 212
Phone: (203)432-1794
E-mail: tao.yang@yale.edu
EALWeb: www.library.yale.edu/eastasian

11.

International Development Conference at Yale University in April 2006 - Early Bird Registration Rate!
"Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"

When: April 1-2, 2006
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Theme: "Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides"
Who should attend? Anyone interested in children's health, women's health, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international health, international service, eye care, nonprofits, or microenterprise
Conference Goal: To empower conference attendees to identify health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the medically underserved
How to Register - Early Bird Registration! http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php
Early Bird Registration Rate: $35 student rate; $50 for all others *Rate increases after January

A Few of the Scheduled Presentations

_Keynote Address_
"Environment, Behavior and Health: Societies Matter" Al Sommer, MD, MHS

_Global Health in Discussion_
"Global Health Governance in a Time of Rapid Change: Opportunities and Concerns" Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH
"Millenium Development Goals," Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD
"Community Approaches to Achieve Global Health Goals," Jacob Kumaresan, MD, MPH, Dr.PH
"Health as a Bridge to Peace," Paula Gutlove, DMD
"Medical Diplomacy: Lessons Learned from the U.S.N.S. Mercy/HOPE Partnership, Banda Aceh and Nias Island, Indonesia," John P. Howe III, MD
"War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival," Sheri Fink, MD, PhD
"Teaching the Teachers: Empowering Refugee Communities Through School-Based Education," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN
"Overcoming Inequalities in Healthcare Infrastructure: Models for the Future," Sanjay Basu
"Germs of Progress: Schistosomiasis in Senegal and the Ethics, Politics and Economics of International Health, Research and Development,” Kohar Jones, MD
“Diagnosing Severe Malaria – Translating Scientific Advances to Rural Communities,” Richard Bucala, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine

_Women's and Children's Health_
"Women's Health: A Global Overview," Allan Rosenfield, MD
"Love, Labor, Loss - Film on Obstetric Fistula," Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker
"Strengthening Community Capacity for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health," Charles MacCormack
"The Challenges of Pediatric AIDS in Africa - A Lesson in Hope and Humanity" Shaffiq Essajee, BMBCh
"Is Women's Health a Human Right?" Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS
"Child Health and the Orphan Crisis in Rwanda," Dai Ellis, JD Candidate, Co-Director of Orphans of Rwanda
"Descriptive Analysis of Women's Status at Buduburam Refugee Settlement, Ghana," Rena Patel, MPhil, BA, MD candidate
"Preventing and Managing Obstetric Fistula in East Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia and Tanzania," Toyin Ajayi, MD Candidate

_Community-Based Healthcare_
"Small Initiatives with Big Vision: Working With Communities to Change How They Address Healthcare," Evaleen Jones, MD and Betsy Fuller Matambanadzo
"Fonkoze: Providing Financial and Educational Services to Haiti's Poor" Sharmi Sobhan and Anne Hastings, PhD
"A Study of the Incidence of Caries in Rural Guatemala," Phillip Plunk, DDS, FADI

_Global Eye Care_
"Update on Vision 2020: the Right to Sight," Louis Pizzarello, MD
”Eye Care in Ghana,” James Clarke, MD
"Barriers to Vision2020 in Tamale, Ghana," Seth Wanye, MD
"Eye Care in Chennai, India," T. Senthil, MBBS
"Barriers to Eye Care: Results of Qualitative Research," Rosie Janiszewski, MS, CHES
"Glaucoma Care in West Africa: the Ghana Experience" Leon W. Herndon, MD
"What is Glaucoma?" Robert Ritch, MD
"Glaucoma Screening in a High Risk Population of New Haven," Bruce Shields, MD
"The EyeCare America Glaucoma EyeCare Program: Improving Health for the Medically Underserved in the US" Martin Wand, MD "Gender Disparities in Blindness and Visual Impairment" Ilene Gipson, PhD
"Health Care in Zambia Through the Eyes of an American Ophthalmologist,” Thomas Beggins, MD
“Strengths and Challenges of Mobile Eye Surgery Delivery in Rural Kenya,” Sam Powdrill, PA, SPA
“Eyes, AIDS, and Africa,” Thomas J. Beggins, MD
"Strategic planning for trachoma control in nine endemic countries," A. Sam-Abbenyi, MD, MSc
"Challenges and Successes of Surgical Eye Care in Africa," Cathy Schanzer, MD
"Building the Future of International Ophthalmology: SEE International/George Washington University International Residency Program Model," Harry S. Brown, MD
"Global Health at the Community Level - Eye Health As Part of Improved Public Health Outreach," Nora Groce, PhD
"Social Entrepreneurship and Presbyopia" Jordan Kassalow, OD, MPH
"Infinite Vision - The Story of Dr. V(enkataswamy) and the Aravind Eye Care System," Pavithra Krishnan
“High Volume Cataract Surgery at Aravind Eye Hospital - Film”
“Kalinga Eye Hospital in India - A Film”
"”Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) and Oncho Control in Nigeria," Jeffrey Watson, MD
"Sustainable Surgical Eye Care Delivery," Victoria Sheffield and John Barrows, MPH
"The Technology of Partnership for Program Impact," Suzanne S. Gilbert, PhD, MPH
"Mobile Eye Services in the Indian Himalaya," Keith Tauro
"Public-Private Partnership as a Strategy for Addressing Global Health Issues: Lessons Learned from The Mectizan Donation Program," Brenda Colatrella
"Lok Swasthya Sewa, a Model Health Cooperative in Ahmedabad, India." Chirag Shah, MD, MPH
"Community Ophthalmology Needs in Bihar, India," Anna Cooper, MPH Candidate
"From Eye Charts to Eye Clinics: Building Community Health Infrastructure," Sachin Jain, MD, MPH Candidate
"A Vision of Possibilities: Merging Clinical and Public Health Perspectives in Ocular Health," Rohit Ramchandani, MPH
"Glaucoma at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana," Sally Ong
"Community Strategies To Improve Eye Care," Satya B. Verma, OD, FAAO
“Eye Care for Refugees in Thailand,” Derek Mladenovich, OD

_Vision and Clinical Research_
"Advances In Corneal Transplantation," Shachar Tauber, MD
"Nutritional Factors in the Development of Cataracts," Heskel M. Haddad, MD
"The Ethics Behind Clinical Research in Developing Nations," Matthew D. Paul, MD

_Cultural Competency_
"Lessons from the Camps: Why You Should Not Hug the Monk and other Faux Pas," Valda Ford, MPH, MS, RN

Complete schedule can be seen at http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php

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Thursday, February 9, 2006

THE 46TH ANNUAL EDWARD H. HUME MEMORIAL LECTURE

Power Shift: China, the United States,
and
Regional Order in Asia

David Shambaugh
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs;
Director,China Policy Program, Elliott School of International Affairs,
The George Washington University

4:00 PM, Henry R. Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue

Reception will follow lecture in the 2nd Floor Common Room, Henry R. Luce Hall,
34 Hillhouse Avenue

C. Events off Campus

We warmly welcome Yale University to join our 5th Annual Asian Diversity
Career Expos, the largest recruiting events for Asian Americans in the U.S.
One will be held in New York City on May 5, 2006. And due to high demand, we
’ve added another Career Expo in San Jose, California on May 1.

Last year’s ADI Expo, presented by the New York Times, drew over eighty
exhibiting companies, and five thousand job seekers. Visit
http://www.adiversity.com/events/2006-Diversity/ to learn more about this
exciting event.

Register today to secure the Early Bird discount!

Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from
you.

Sincerely,
Diana Lee
1270 Broadway, Suite 703
New York, NY 10001
T: (212) 465-8777
F: (212) 465-8396
Diana.Lee@ADiversity.com
http://www.AsianDiversity.com

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 4^th Annual Conference on Asian-Indian Communities (ARAC) will be held on April 29, 2006 at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut

ARAC holds a one-day, annual interdisciplinary conference that is attended by students and faculty. It seeks papers from several social science disciplines (e.g., education, sociology psychology, and other allied fields) and is open to both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

4^th ARAC Conference Theme:

Investigating Indianness: Transformations of Identity in Local and Global Cultures
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sunaina Maira

Sunaina Maira is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Davis. Her research focuses on youth culture, popular culture, immigration and transnationalism, citizenship, and empire. She is the author of Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City (2002). She co-edited an anthology, Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America (1997), which received the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation, and is co-editor of Youthscapes: Popular Culture, National Ideologies, Global Markets (UPenn Press).
Deadline for Abstracts: March, 1 2006

Please send abstracts (150-200 words) to ssbha@conncoll.edu. If you have any questions about the conference, please email Sunil Bhatia at the above email address.

Send questions or RSVP to: Caleb.Korngold@yale.edu

Interested in learning about immigrant health and the health needs of Chinese
Americans? Want to learn about opportunities to work with local organizations?
This event is for you! All Yale undergraduates, graduates and
professional students are welcome to attend. No previous experience or Chinese
language ability required.

Event Title: An Introduction to Public Health and Healthcare in NYC Chinatown

Event Locations: Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Chinese American Planning Council, HIV/AIDS Services Program

Date: Friday, 10 February 2006

Send questions or RSVP to: Caleb.Korngold@yale.edu

Schedule:
11:00-1:00- Tour of the Charles B. Wang Health Clinic in NY Chinatown, meet with
health educators to learn about immigrant health and serving the uninsured.
2:00-3:30- Panel Discussion, �Chinese Immigrants with HIV/AIDS in New York
City�, Chinese American Planning Council, HIV/AIDS Services Program.

Background:

New York City has the largest and poorest Chinese community in the United
States. The goal of this trip is to learn about the health needs of this
community through visiting health care providers.

The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center is the largest health clinic for
Chinese speaking immigrants in the United States. They provide a variety of
primary cares services for immigrants in Chinatown.

The Chinese American Planning Council, HIV/AIDs Service Program provides
HIV/AIDS education, support, interpreting and advocacy for HIV positive Chinese
immigrants. They have also been involved in research efforts with Columbia
University and the New York Academy of Medicine.

Lunch will be provided for the trip. Please RSVP no later than Febuary 8th by
replying to caleb.korngold@yale.edu. Space is limited to 20 people, so
please RSVP early if you are planning to attend.

Participants will take public transportation together and are responsible for
roundtrip transportation costs (~ $32).

This Event is sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS).

National Undergraduate Conference on Ethnicity and Race
Thursday March 30th-Saturday April 1st 2006
Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts

Co-Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia
University and Eugene Lang College

As undergraduate inquiry of ethnicity and race continues permeating colleges and
universities, cultivating environments where students can confer with each other
on these matters has become increasingly vital. To that end, The Center for the
Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University and Eugene Lang College, The
New School for Liberal Arts invites proposals for papers by undergraduates
seeking to further the discourse on ethnicity and race.

While primarily serving as a forum for innovative academic inquiry by
undergraduates, through plenary and workshop sessions, the conference also
strives to foster a dialogue on practical applications for knowledge gleaned
from the study of ethnicity and race. Possible workshop and plenary topics
might include; professional development of undergraduates; reflections and
updates on the state of interdisciplinary approaches; and the political/social
responsibilities and implications of studying ethnicity and race.

The conference will be held at Eugene Lang College from March 30th ? April 1st
2006

Possible topics might include but are not limited to:
Ethnicity, Race and Ethnic Studies
Ethnicity and Race in the era of globalization
Studying and Addressing matters of race and ethnicity in and out of the
classroom
Feminist Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
Ethnicity, Race and the performing or visual arts
Ethnicity, Race and Sports
Ethnicity, Race and the University (i.e. admissions standards, affirmative
action and town and gown relationships)
Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism
Ethnicity, Race and Religion
Ethnicity, Race and the Law

� Please send your proposed 250-word abstract to EthnicityRace@gmail.com

� Proposals may also be considered for panels (of 3 or 4 papers): these
should include panel title, brief description of panel theme, name of the
chair, 1-page abstracts of each paper and contact details for each presenter.

� While not required, an accompanying recommendation letter from a
faculty member or advisor familiar with your work is encouraged.

� Deadline for Submissions: January 31st 2006

� Conference Fee: $15.00 (All Checks Should be made payable to Eugene
Lang College)

� Breakfast and Lunch will be available for all registered participants.

HPAIR CONFERENCE 2006
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DATES: August 18-21, 2006
LOCATION: Singapore
WEBSITE: http://www.hpair2006.org
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15th, 2006

The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
invites you to participate in our annual summer student conference in
Asia.

HPAIR is a partnership between the students and faculty of Harvard
University, offering a sustained academic program and a forum of
exchange to facilitate discussion of the most important economic,
political, and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.

HPAIR's international conference has emerged as the largest annual
Harvard event in Asia and the largest annual student conference in the
Asia-Pacific region, attracting a wide variety of distinguished speakers
and future leaders as Harvard's student outpost in Asia. Past speakers
at our conferences include South Korean President Kim Young Sam,
Governor General of Australia Peter Hollingworth, Singapore President
S.R. Nathan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Both delegates and papers are welcome! Applications for both are online
and located at www.hpair2006.org .

The theme will be Redefining Asia: Visions and Realities
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WORKSHOP TOPICS
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Our HPAIR 2006 workshops will focus on the following six topics:
-The Political Economies of China and India: Trends, Trade and
Tomorrow’s Asia
-Environmental Management in Asia: Writing Tomorrow’s Textbooks Now
-Diseases and Disparities: Improving Health Outcomes for All
-Impersonating Asia: Performing Arts and Film in Contemporary
Perspectives
-Boundaries in Flux: Religion, Nation, and Identity in Asia
-War, Domestic Conflict, and Interdependence: Peace and Security in East
Asia
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MORE INFORMATION
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To learn more about the HPAIR 2006 conference, please go to

http://www.hpair2006.org/

5. 6^th Annual National Multicultural Business Conference

Asian American Policy Review

Call for Papers

Deadline: February 1, 2005

The Asian American Policy Review is accepting submissions for Volume XV, to

be published in May 2006. The journal bridges the divide between academia

and practitioners by offering scholars, elected officials, policy analysts,

and community leaders a forum to discuss critical public policy issues

affecting the Asian American community. The Asian American Policy Review

publishes in-depth analysis of policy issues, presents new research and

ideas, and plays a vital role in stimulating policy debate that affect Asian

Americans.

THEME:

Heterogeneity: Deconstructing Asian america

Contributions are sought for a volume of essays, reviews and commentaries

exploring political, social and economic influences that provide insight

into the many distinct faces of Asian America.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The AAPR will be selecting papers for publication based on the following

criteria:

* Timeliness of topic to current policy discussions

* Originality and depth of research and ideas

* Sophistication and style of arguments

* Contribution to scholarship and policy-making

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

* Articles must be original and unpublished

* Commentaries should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words; research articles

should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words

* A disk copy (Microsoft Word), five hard copies, an abstract, author's name

and brief biography, mailing address, email address, and telephone number

must be submitted by the deadline

* Citations must be formatted using the author-date system outlined in The

Chicago Manual of Style

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS:

www.ksg.harvard.edu/aapr

To submit a paper on our website you must first register at our website via

the "New Users" option. Upon registration you may electronically submit your

manuscript file.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Asian American Policy Review

John F. Kennedy School of Government

Harvard University

79 John F. Kennedy Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: (617) 496-8655

Fax: (617) 384-9555

aapr@ksg.harvard.edu

It is our great pleasure to invite students from Yale University to apply to

and participate in the "On Common Ground 2006" conferences organized by the

Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford University (FACES), which

will be held at Stanford University on April 16-22, 2006 April 16-22, 2006

and in Beijing or Shanghai next August. The theme of the conferences this

year is “Prospects for Parity between U.S. and China.”

FACES is a Stanford-based forum that promotes exchange and mutual

understanding between American and Chinese university students. Our

mission is to foster grassroots diplomacy and dialogue among American and

Chinese students, scholars, and leaders, while establishing

people-to-people connections that will become the foundation of more

constructive relations between the United States and China.

The conferences in 2005 in America and China are based on the success of our

2003 conference on Stanford campus as well as our 2004 conferences at both

Stanford and Peking University in Beijing. For our "On Common Ground 2006"

conferences, we will bring 50 outstanding American and Chinese students

together first for a seven-day program at Stanford where they will engage

in meaningful academic, cultural, and social activities. The second part

of our conference will be in Beijing or Shanghai in April. We will invite

renowned speakers and panelists to both conferences from a broad array of

disciplines and careers including academia, business, politics, and

government to present and share ideas with our delegates. Past FACES

speakers have included former National Security Advisor Zbigniew

Brzezinski, former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, Ambassador Chas

W. Freeman, U.S.-China Business Council President Robert Kapp, and

Ambassador Michael Armacost.

For applications and more information about FACES, please refer to our website at

http://faces.stanford.edu. Once we have selected and invited your

participants, we will pay for all their costs related to the participation,

including food and accommodation, as well as half the cost of international

air travel.

The selection process will be conducted by us at Stanford, including the

reviewing of application materials submitted by the students and phone

interviews. We hope to cooperate with your university, and we will keep

you informed of more details in our future correspondences.

Attached please find the FACES flyer, with more information. Please

disseminate this information through the flyer or whatever means you find

most convenient.

Once again, we thank you for any help you may render possible to keep your

students informed of the FACES conference. Please do not hesitate to

contact me with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing your

students participate in and contribute to the "On Common Ground 2006".

Sincerely,

Mamei Sun

Chair of American Delegate Relations

Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford

http://faces.stanford.edu

D. Scholarship, Fellowship, & Internship Information

JUNIORS: FALL FELLOWSHIPS INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS

The Fulbright Grants information meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 14 at IEFP (55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor), at 7:00 p.m.

The general information meeting for students who plan to apply for Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell, Scholarships will take place on Thursday, February 16 also at IEFP at 7:00 p.m.

At these meetings, campus application procedures will be explained, and students will be encouraged to begin their preparation early (since application deadlines occur very in early fall). Students will also be able to ask questions of recent winners of these awards.

Posters announcing the February information meetings will be forthcoming. IEFP will also hold meetings on Writing Fellowship Essays and other International Fellowships for Seniors in April, after students return from Spring Break.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Mark Bauer, Assistant Director for UK Fellowships, (203) 764-8340, http://www.yale.edu/iefp

From the Office of the Executvie Director of the White House Initative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Jimmy D. Lee
Executive Director
The White House Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
1401 Constitution Ave NW, Room 5092
MS 5063
Washington, DC 20230
phone: 202.482.3949
fax: 202.219.8809
www.aapi.gov

Attached is some information for you and the students in your organizations about internships available at the White House for this upcoming summer. We hope that you will be able to distribute it to students at your university that may be interested in joining us here this summer - serving the people of this great country.

We would also love to have the opportunity to one day be able to work with you and spend some time with the students at your university to hear about your concerns regarding the APA community on your campus and the communities around you. Vice Versa we would like to share with you the work that we are doing here at the White House and our commitment of working with all the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities around the country.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if we may be of assistance in any way or if we can answer any questions.

The internship information is attached. Thank you.

Green Corps Fellowship 2006-2007
Application deadline: Monday 1/30/2006
www.greencorps.org

*****Green Corps Environmental Leadership National Fellowship*****

Apply NOW for the Green Corps fellowship class of 2006-2007

Whether it’s with Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, or the Alaska Coalition, behind the top environmental organization’s field campaigns, you’ll find a Green Corps organizer. We give one-year fellowships to the top student leaders to receive in-depth training and experience running urgent campaigns.

Final Application Deadline: Monday, January 30th

For more information and application materials: www.greencorps.org
Yale application process:
1. Fill out the on-line application at www.greencorps.org by Monday, January 30th.
2. Sign up for an on-campus interview through the Undergraduate Career Services Office. You must sign up for a slot by January 31st through eRecruiting, or by calling Roxanne Dalton at 432-0800.
3. Attend the on-campus Information Session and conduct an on-campus interview. The Information session will be at 7:00 pm on February 1st at the Undergraduate Career Services Office, and the interviews are on February 2nd.

Full-time, paid fellowships to top student leaders to get the training they need to win urgent environmental campaigns.

Organization. Green Corps is the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing, founded by leading environmentalists in 1992 to identify and train environmental leaders. Our program includes intensive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leadin

Upcoming Lecture from the Larry Kramer Initiative: Thursday February 2

Kira Hall, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Colorado From Boys to Women: Hindi, English, and Sociosexual Mobility

Upcoming Lecture from the Larry Kramer Initiative:
Thursday February 2

Kira Hall, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Colorado

From Boys to Women: Hindi, English, and Sociosexual Mobility