Please note: As more events are finalized, additions will be made to the following list of activities. For further information about ASDP and how you and your college or university can become involved, contact any of the following staff members:

Peter Hershock, ASDP Coordinator: hershocp@eastwestcenter.org
Roger Ames, ASDP Co-Director (UH): rtames@hawaii.edu
Betty Buck, ASDP Co-Director: bucke@eastwestcenter.org
Sandy Osaki, ASDP Secretary: osakis@eastwestcenter.org

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June 1-19, 2009  Institute on Infusing East Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum
 

This annual three-week Institute, funded by the Freeman Foundation, focuses on faculty and institutional development related to the undergraduate teaching of Asia at two-year and four-year colleges and universities. The focus of the 2009 program will be East Asia (primarily China and Japan). This multidisciplinary program will feature lectures and discussions on the culture, religious traditions, history, arts and contemporary complexion of the region, and is designed to assist participants develop concrete strategies for enhancing Asian studies teaching and learning on their home campuses.

Cost: Round-trip travel to Honolulu and a program fee of $350. Lodging in the East-West Center guesthouse and a modest stipend are provided.

Director: Dr. Stanley Murashige (Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism; School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Application: pdf form

Please click here for course materials

Deadline:  March 18, 2009 post mark

Contact:   Sandy Osaki, ASDP Secretary: osakis@eastwestcenter.org

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July 5-26, 2009  ASDP China Field Seminar:  China's 21st Century Challenges  (revised dates)

Director: Dr. Fred Lau (Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawaii)

Tentative Itinerary: July 5 to July 26, 2009
July 5 arrival in Beijing;
July 10 travel to Chengdu, Sichuan;
July 16 travel to Guiyang, Guizhou;
July 21 travel to Shanghai;
July 26 departure from Shanghai.

Application Form

Please click here for course materials

Detailed Program Description

Contact:   Sandy Osaki, ASDP Secretary: osakis@eastwestcenter.org

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September 17-19, 2009. Belmont University, Nashville, TN. Contesting Boundaries: Environments and Interdependence in Asian Perspectives

Contact: Ronnie Littlejohn, littlejohnr@mail.belmont.edu

 Please click here for more information

October 2, 2009. Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ. Considering India's Position in the 21st Century

Contact: Michele Marion. Michele.marion@pvmail.maricopa.edu

 

November 12-15, 2009. St. Mary’s University of Maryland, St. Mary’s, MD. Asian Perspectives on Democracy and Global Justice

Contact: Brad Park, bdpark@smcm.edu.