Spring 2007 Calendar     (Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr)

January

January 10, Wednesday

Iraq, Lebanon: Palestine: Patterns of War and Peace in the Middle East

Given by: Carl Brown, Professor emeritus at Princeton

4:00pm, 303 International Center

January 11, Thursday

School Persistence in Rural Northwest China

Given by: Emily Hannum, University of Pennsylvania

9:00am-10:30am, 133F Erickson Hall

January 12, Friday

CASID/WID Friday Forum
Addressing the Legacies of Mass Violence in East Timor

Given by: Elizabeth Drexler Assistant Professor of Anthropology

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., 201 International Center

January 22, Monday

1:30-3:00 pm, 133-F Erickson Hall

Differences in school participation patterns by socio-economic status: Analyses of data from India

Given by: Amita Chudgar

Using a 70,000-household dataset on education participation from India, this presentation investigates the extent to which children from lower socio-economic status families are disadvantaged in terms of school participation. The main outcomes explored here are binomial (child in school, not in school) and multinomial (child in school, in labor market, out of school in other activity). Having established the extent of disadvantage, the paper focuses on investigating in greater detail a sub-section of lower socio-economic status families, namely female-headed households. The empirical findings show that female-headed households, in spite of their lower socio-economic status, manage to consistently produce better schooling outcomes for their children. In a scenario where girls are systematically less likely to attend school compared to boys, the paper then investigates differences in school participation between boys and girls by family's socio-economic status and gender of the head of the household. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of these findings.

January 29, Monday

Marines Go Home

A documentary of protests against American military based on Okinawa and South Korea.

7:00pm - 9:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

(PDF)*

February

February 5, Monday

Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa--Mother of 1084

7:00pm - 9:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

February 6, Tuesday

Reach and Grasp: Late Imperial Autocracy and the Management of Nature

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

February 9, Friday

Alien Encounters: Asian American Popular Culture

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

(PDF)*

Resource Abundance: Blessing or Curse?
Policy Strategies for Turmenistan
Given By: Jennet Hojanazarova, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow

12:00 noon, 201 International Center

February 11, Sunday

Shao Chang Lee Awards Dinner

5:00pm - 8:00pm

February 12, Monday

Traditional Korean Music and Storytelling Today: P'ansori
-- A Lecture and Demonstration

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

A Peck on the Cheek

This Indian film, directed by Mano Ratnam, tells the story of nine-year old Amudha's discovery that she was adopted as an infant and her attempt to find her birth mother. It is part of the Indian Film series.

7:00pm - 9:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

February 13, Tuesday

India's River Linking Plan: History and Current Debates

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

February 19, Monday

The Promise and Limits of Education:
The Politicization of Educational Policy in South Korea
Given by: Soon-Yong Pak, Yonsei University, Korea

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

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

This Indian film, directed by Aparna Sen, tells the story of a Hindu woman, Mrs. Iyer, who helps a Muslim man, during an anti-Muslim raid on a cross-country bus by a Hindu gang, by pretending her is her husband. It is part of the Indian film series.

7:00pm - 9:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

February 20, Tuesday

Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali
Given by: Stephen Lansing, University of Arizona

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

February 26, Monday

Political Islam in Southeast Asia: Civil, Radical, or Both?
Given by: Robert W. Hefner, Boston University

3:00pm, Spartan Rooms B & C International Center

(PDF)*

Manicuring Immigrants: Asian Women and Nail Salons in New York City
Given by: Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts

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

(PDF)*

Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota

This Indian film, directed by Naseeruddin Shah, tells the story of four strangers who come together as they make their way to the United States.

7:00pm - 9:00pm, B102 Wells Hall

February 27, Tuesday

The Cost of Power in China: The Three Gorges Dam and the Yangtze River Valley
Given by: Steven Benson, Photographer

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

March

March 13, Tuesday

Migration, Livelihood, and Coastal Resource Use in the Philippines
Given by: James Eder, Arizona State University

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

(PDF)*

March 14, Wednesday

"An Urdu Ramayan?: A Ramilila Pageant Play in Bareilly, India"
Given by: Pamela Lothspeich, MSU

4:00pm, Spartan Room B and C, International Center

(PDF)*

March 16, Friday

Economic Revitalization in China's Northeastern Provinces
Given By: Yaowu Song, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow

12:00 noon, 201 International Center

(PDF)*

India Week event: Indian breakfast

9:00-11:00am, 1st Floor Graduate Student Lounge, Erickson Hall

Idli & Chutney, Pohe, Spicy Puri,Upma, Masala Vada, Chai, Coffee and miscellaneous Indian snacks will be served.
Concurrent with the breakfast is a series of informal presentation on Indian Education including:
Amita Chudgar (MSU) "Access to Education in India"
Andrew McBride (Umich) "Summer in South Asia: Working for the Humsafar Trust"
Jim Ratcliffe (MSU) Using Technology in Indian Schools: Of blogs, wikis and environmental education"
Rohit Setty (Umich) "Between the Banyan and the Schoolhouse: School architecture and the development of school-children's identity"
Sapna Taggar (UMich, Flint) "Reflections on teaching study abroad in India
Vishwajit Kumar Singh (MSU) "Learning and teaching a language in India and the US"
ASHA for Education (MSU) will talk about their work in schools in India.

(PDF)*

March 17, Saturday

An Evening of Indian Dance
7:00PM, Macdonald Middle School, Auditorium (corner of Burcham and Hagadorn Rd.)
This performance will feature the Srishti Dances of India, led by Sreyashi Dey
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

(PDF)*

March 19, Monday

So-Koo Annual Endowed Lecture:
Bringing Down the Great Wall: The Manchus and Modern China

Mark Elliott, Harvard University

7:00 PM, 303 International Center

(PDF)*

March 21, Wednesday

International Awards Ceremony

3:00-5:00PM, 303 International Studies Center

March 23, Friday

Economic Challenges in Kazakhstan
Zharas Tugulbayev, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
CASID Friday Forum

12:00 noon, 201 International Center

March 24, Saturday

Indian Chai at the Turner Dodge House

2:00pm - 5:30pm, Turner Dodge House, in Lansing

Price: $7.50

March 25, Sunday

A Concert of Classical and Contemporary Indian Music
Performed by Geeta Iyer, Alka Jupudi, and Urmila Varma

3:00PM, Erickson Hall Kiva (Corner of Shaw Lane and Farm Lane)

(PDF)*

March 27, Tuesday

Water and Environment Issues in East Asia: Limits to Growth
Given by: Daniel Gunaratnam, Consultant to World Bank

4pm, 303 International Center

March 28, Wednesday

Documentary Film: Who Killed Vincent Chin?

7pm, B102 Wells

(PDF)*

March 29, Thursday

Islam Hadhari (Civilizational Islam), The Media,
and Environmental Literacy in Malaysia
Mohammed Zin Nordin
Dean, School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia

4:00pm, Spartan Rooms B and C, International Center

(PDF)*

Colloquium in Transnational and World History

Non-State Space in Mainland Southeast Asia, or,
Why Civilizations Can't Climb Hills

James C. Scott, Yale University

4:00pm, 206 Old Horticulture

March 30, Friday

CASID/WID Friday Forum
Interrogating Human Rights in Japan: Transcending the Myth of the Homogeneous Nation
John Davis, Assist. Professor of Anthropology

12:00pm-1:00pm, 201 International Center
(PDF)*

Navigating the Publishing Maze: An Insider Perspective

2:00pm - 4:00pm, Room 303 International Center

Dr. Dana Britton
Editor, Gender & Society

Dr. Laura DeLind
Editor, Agriculture and Human Values

Dr. Hilde Lindemann
Editor, Hypatia

Dr. Diana Strassmann
Editor, Feminist Economics

In today's "publish or perish" academic atmosphere, learning how to navigate the maze of publishing is essential to a successful career. Panelists from four leading academic journals will discuss how the publishing process works and provide key insights into how to get published. This workshop will be especially valuable for graduate students and new faculty to share their experiences and develop the publishing skills necessary for a successful career in academia.

Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, e-mail wid@msu.edu or call 517.353.5040.

(PDF)*

March 31, Saturday

Teachers' Workshop:Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans

8:00am - 4:30 pm, International Center Library

(PDF)*

SATRANG 2007 Prabhav: The Power of Influence

7:00pm, Wharton Center

The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students at MSU is holding their annual cultural show, SATRANG, as the culmination of yearly activities. The show depicts the various regions in India through dance and music, with 10 choreographed dances and one music ensemble. For the first time, this year's show will be fundraiser, in partnership with the American India Foundation, to help end illteracy, poverty and discrimination in India. See the SATRANG 2007 website (http://www.msucius.com/satrang2007) for more information.

April

April 2, Monday

Cinematic Bridges between Asia and Asian America
Given by: Anne Ciecko, Department of Comunication, University of Massachusetts

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

(PDF)*

April 6, Friday

The Role of Guanxi in Buyer-Supplier Relationships in China
Brenda Sternquist, Professor of Advertising
CASID Friday Forum

12:00 noon, 201 International Center

April 9, Monday

The Press Representation of Terrorism and Religion in Selected Countries of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Sonia de Ambrosio Nelson

2:00 - 3:30 p.m., 191 Com Arts

April 10, Tuesday

Discovering Danshui:
Water Pollution and Societal Response in Northern Taiwan
Tin-Fen Ting, University of Illinois Springfield

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

(PDF)*

April 18, Wednesday

The Kayagum: Traditional Korean Music
Given By: Grace Jong Eun Lee

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

(PDF)*

April 23, Monday

Gandhi on Terrorism and Nonviolenc

Given By: Gail Presbey, Department of Philosophy, University of Detroit / Mercy

12:00 - 1:00pm, 530 South Kedzie Hall

Globalization, Workers and Wal-Mart: The Retail Giant's Labor and Employment Practices in the United States and China
Given By: William Cooke
               School of Labor and Industrial Relations
               Michigan State University

               Jinyun Liu
               Center for China Employment and Labor Relations,
               The Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations,
               The University of Michigan

4:00pm, Big Ten Room B, Kellogg Center Auditorium

Institutionalizing Uncertainty in Indonesia: Scandal in the Making of a Modern Democracy

Given by: Mary McCoy

Monday, April 23, 1:30-3pm, 191 Com Arts Bldg