Fall 2006 Calendar

(Sep/Oct/Nov)

September

September 11, Monday

Welcome reception for students from India

4pm, 303 International Center.

September 12, Tuesday

International Film at MSU: Rashomon (Japan)

7:30pm, 107 South Kedzie

September 17, Sunday

Japanese Picnic

2:00 - 4:00 pm, Horticultural Demonstration Gardens (Campus Map/Garden Map)

(PDF)*

September 18, Monday

Japan Film: The Castle of Cagliostro

7:00 pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

September 20, Wednesday

"Martial Ways and Warrior Means: The Ends and Ideals of Japanese Martial Art in Hist. Perspective

A special lecture as part of Japan Week, given by Karl Friday (History, University of Georgia).

4:30pm - 6:00pm, Spartan Rooms B & C, International Center

(PDF)*

Rang De Basanti

This is a Bollywood film about the youth of India today and the contrast between the 1930's revolutionary young people and today's more hedonistic group.

7:30pm - 9:30pm, C103 Wells Hall

September 22, Friday

Global Encounter: India

8:30am - 2:30pm, 3rd floor, International Center

September 25, Monday

Japan Film: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

September 26, Tuesday

International Film at MSU: Hero(China)

7:30pm, 107 South Kedzie

September 29, Friday

Folklore Studies East and West: Mircea Eliade and Kimagusu Minakata's Mandrake Connection

4:00pm - 5:30pm, Room 201, International Center

(PDF)*

October

October 2, Monday

Japan Film: Laputa: Castle in the Sky

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

October 4, Wednesday

Globalization and the Impact on the Education of Women in India

7:00pm - 8:30pm, 303 International Center

October 5, Thursday

Ragamala Dance: Sethu

A presentation of the Wharton Center for Performing Arts featuring a presentation of the Indian epic Ramayana which combines South Indian Bharatanatyam dance and Kecak, the powerful vocal tration of Bali.

7:30pm - 9:30pm, Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center for Performing Arts

October 9, Monday

Japan Film: My Neighbor Totoro

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

October 10, Tuesday

Gift of Life or Relay of Life? Organ Donation in Comparative U.S.-Japanese Perspective

4:00pm - 5:30pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

October 16, Monday

Placentas, Untouchables, and the Politics of Loss in Rural North India

4:00pm - 5:30pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

Japan Film: Kiki's Delivery Service

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

October 20, Friday

Nomadic Herding in the Gobi Region of Mongolia

A presentation of the CASID-WID Friday Forum Series, given by Bayan-Altai Luvsandorj.

12:00pm - 1:00pm, 201 International Center

October 23, Monday

Japan Film: Porco Rosso

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

October 24, Tuesday

Preventative HIV Strategies:U.S. vs. Thailand

4:00pm - 5:30pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

October 30, Monday

Japan Film: Princess Mononoke

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

Ethnic Diversity in Nepal: Cultural and Religious Dimensions

4:00pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

November

November 3, Friday

"National Building and Self Reliance through Science and Technology"

Given by:Ki-Hyon Kim

4:00pm, Room 201 International Center

(PDF)*

"A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagara in South India- A Virtual tour of its Art and Architecture"
Given by: Dr. M.S. Nagaraja Rao, Former Director General fo Archaeological Survey of India.

4:00pm, Room 222 Erickson Hall

(PDF)*

November 6, Monday

Japan Film: Spirited Away

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

November 7, Tuesday

Techno-Cannibalism? Japan's Bioethicists Who Raise Tough Questions

Given by William LaFleur Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania

4:00pm - 5:30pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

International Film at MSU: Ran(Japan)

7:30pm, 107 South Kedzie

November 8, Wednesday

The Interface of Science and Society: The Environmental Implications of Developing a Vaccine for White Spot Syndrome in Shrimp in Vietnam

Given by:Bui Minh Dieu, Research Associate, Biotechnology Research and Development Institute, Cantho University, Vietnam

4:00pm, 201 International Center

(PDF)*

Joseph Lee Memorial Lecture: Chinese Mask Culture

Given by:Koichiro Inahata, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Japan

7:00pm - 8:30pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

November 9, Thursday

Conflict Transformation - Myth or Reality: An Experience from Nepal

Given by:Dr. Kailash Pyakuryal Professor of Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

4:00 pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

Roots and Routes into Korean Diaspora of Kazakhstan

Given by: German Kim Department of Korean Studies, Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

1:00pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

November 13, Monday

Japan Film: Howl's Moving Castle

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

November 14, Tuesday

Doctors, Widwives, and the Idealization of Natural Childbirth in 18th and 19th Century China

A presentation of the ASN Fall Colloquium Seres, "Science and Society in Contemporary Asia: Bioethics and Biotechnology", given by Yi-Li Wu (History, Albion College)

4:00pm - 5:30pm, 201 International Center

(PDF)*

November 20, Monday

Crossing Borders Bridging Gaps, The Asian Pacific American Experiences across Countries, Communities and Families
-- "Anna May Wong"

4:00pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

November 21, Tuesday

Higher Education in the Philippines

Given by: William Medrano, Executive Director, Commission on Higher Education(CHED), Philippines

4pm, 6 International Center

(PDF)*

November 27, Monday

International Film: Piccadilly

7:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

November 28, Tuesday

International Film at MSU: To Live (China)

7:30pm, 107 South Kedzie

November 29, Wednesday

Ruling on the Woman's body?: Birth-giving, contamination, and isolation in premodern Japan.

Given by: Hitomi Tonomure Associate Professor of History, University of Michigan

4pm, 305 International Center

(PDF)*

December 1, Friday

CASID-WID Friday Forum
Human Resource Management in Nepal

Given by: Biswas Rai
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Michigan State University

12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 201 International Center

(PDF)*

December 5, Tuesday

Trends in New Firm Clusterization in Life Science in Japan and the United States

Given by: Kathryn Ibata-Arens Department of Political Science, DePaul University

4:00pm, 303 International Center

(PDF)*