Job Posting: Outreach Coordinator for East Asia at CU. The East Asia Outreach Coordinator is a full-time position at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for coordination of the classroom visit program to Front Range schools, contribution to design and planning of the CAS annual Asia Day community event, and development of an online course. Additional information about this position, along with application instructions, may be accessed by visiting the Jobs@CU website, www.JobsAtCU.com, posting number 807093. Applications will be reviewed beginning May 27, 2009.

Early April 2009 until February 26, 2010. "Americans in a Changing China, 1920–2008.” Stop by the CU Heritage Center and explore the experiences of CU students who have spent time in China from 1920-2008. The show has three components. One features Lelia Hinkley by exhibiting a rich collection of her letters, exquisite textiles, and other artifacts she brought back from China. The second component, a companion exhibit, is a Smithsonian Institution/Bates College Museum of Art exhibit, “Documenting China,” on loan April 11–June 7, that illustrates the country’s development during the past 25 years through the lenses of seven Chinese photographers. The third piece is a study-abroad component focusing on today’s CU student experience in China as illustrated by their photos.  For more information, visit: www.cualum.org/2009/04/03/heritage-center-tells-china-stories/.

May 9–29, 2009. Handcrafted Form: Japanese Traditions and Techniques.  Sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan at Denver, Asian Art Coordinating Council, and the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, this exhibit is at the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, 2349 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO  80121.  For more information, email: cgjd-jnow@qwest.net.

Thursday, May 14, 2009. 6:00pm–9:00pm. Asian American Cinema and Cuisine. Sponsored by the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) this event includes a dinner reception and a showing of the Chinese movie Ping Pong Playa.  It will be held at the Starz Film Center's Gallery 30, 900 Auraria Parkway #200; Denver, CO 80204.  Tickets are $15 and free parking is available at the Tivoli Parking Lot.  For more information, visit: www.naaapcolorado.org.

May 14–June 5, 2009. Through the Eyes of a Child: Japanese American Internment. Held at the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, this exhibit uses a combination of historical research and archaeological information to discuss the experiences of children at Amache. The opening reception for this event is Thursday, May 14, 2009, from 5:00pm–7:00pm in the Museum Gallery of Sturm Hall. This event is free to the public. For more information, see the flyer.

Saturday, May 16, 2009. 9:00am–10:30am. Japanese Voice Workshop. Yoko and Yoshikazu Fujimoto from the Japanese taiko group KODO will do workshops with the taiko groups in Denver.  This event will take place at the Denver Buddhist Temple and will cost $35.00. A very informal concert will be held the afternoon of Sunday, May 17, at the Denver Buddhist Temple.  For more information, contact Toni Yagami at: taikotoni@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009. India–Art, Music, and Architecture. The Asian Art Association (AAA) will be hosting Mary Lanius, author of  Home of the Gods: Sacred Monuments of India.  Arrive at the Denver Art Museum at noon for a discussion of the development of architectural forms in India as related to the major religious institutions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam.

Thursday, May 21, 2009. [Deadline]. Jackson/Ho China Dinner with guest speaker Dr. David Lampton.  Lampton will present “The Global Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Sino-American Cooperation.”  This event will take place on May 28 at 6:00pm at the University of Denver; $45 per person.  For more information, visit: http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/conferences.html. 

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Thursday/Friday, May 28–29, 2009. “China, US and Regional Cooperation and Institution-building in the Asia-Pacific." The Center for China-United States Cooperation (CCUSC) at the University of Denver is hosting the 7th Annual International Symposium. Please refer to the conference agenda for a list of panels.  All panels and welcome dinner – $65 per person; all panels without dinner – $25; dinner only – $45.  For more information, contact Yvette Peterson at ccusc@du.edu.

Thursday, May 14, 2009 [Deadline]. Chinese Pedagogy Institute.  The Indiana University Center for Chinese Language Pedagogy is offering the following opportunity for summer 2009 in Martinsville and Bloomington, Indiana, from June 14 – July 2, 2009.  This residential program offers 4-5 hours of graduate-level credit (at no cost to participants) to 20 current and prospective middle and high school teachers of Chinese recruited nationally. Sixteen teachers will be placed in the beginning track, which will focus on lesson planning and classroom instruction, and four teachers in the advanced track, which will also cover curriculum design.  For more information, contact: cclp@indiana.edu.

Thursday, May 14, 2009 [Deadline]. Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. This U.S. Department of State grant competition will provide funds for "the actual exchange of people and should benefit a population that is not being addressed through existing authorized exchanges." For more information, view the flyer.

Monday, May 18, 2009. 9:30am–4:00pm. Globalization101. Join the 2nd Annual Globalization101.org Users at The LEVIN Institute, New York, NY. Examine new and innovative ways to integrate technology and video content into the classroom. For more information, see the invitation or email Rebecca Smolar at globalization101@gmail.com.

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July 5 – 26, 2009. Teach Or Study In China (TOSIC) Annual Beijing Summer Tour offers teachers the opportunity to learn Chinese language, experience Chinese culture, and travel in Beijing.  This 2009 Beijing Summer Tour is organized by the Beijing New Asia University and TOSIC International Education Group. For more information, e-mail tosic@careerinchina.ca or visit: www.careerinchina.citymax.com/bjsc1.html

Thursday, August 20, 2009. Call for Manuscripts. Asia in World History: The Twentieth Century, EAA Winter 2009. Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of the Association for Asian Studies. Readers include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle school teachers. Articles are intended to provide educators, who are often not specialists, with basic understanding of Asia-related content.  EAA seeks manuscripts that encompass a wide range of topics including economic, maritime, military, political, and social history. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts about important individuals who influenced twentieth century Asian and world history.   For more information, contact Lucien Ellington at l-ellington@comcast.net.

This is the last chance to register for National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminars beginning spring and summer 2009. May 15 is the deadline to register for an upcoming seminar being offered by the University of Colorado national coordinating site. See the link below for dates and registration information.

Spring-Summer 2009 NCTA Seminar
Iowa (statewide), June 17 – 19 and July 8 – 10, 2009

May Workshop 

On May 2, 2009, TEA co-sponsored "Kites Across Asia" with the South, Southeast, and West Asia Outreach Program (SSEWA). Teachers explored the roles that kites play in cultures across Asia through literature and hands-on kite-making. Tibetan kite-maker Dawa Tsering, and Chinese kite specialist, Tara Bardeen, along with TEA/SSEWA staff, presented curriculum to 20 teachers. Highlights included Chinese, Afgani, Korean, and Himalayan kite-craft and stories that motivate students to read.

Participants learning the art of kite making from Tibetan kite-maker, Dawa Tsering.

The Program for Teaching East Asia
University of Colorado at Boulder
595 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309

(303) 735-5122

Introducing the World Digital Library. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and 32 partner institutions today launched the World Digital Library, a website that provides free, unrestricted public access to unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world. The site includes manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs. The World Digital Library functions in seven languages—Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish—and includes content in more than 40 languages. Descriptions of each item and videos, with expert curators speaking about selected items, provide context for users and are intended to spark curiosity and encourage both students and the general public to learn more about the cultural heritage of all countries.

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) Seeking Hosts for Exchange Teachers. TCLP is seeking host schools or districts that are interested in developing and expanding their Chinese and Arabic programs by hosting an exchange teacher in the 2009-2010 school year. TCLP provides exchange teachers' monthly salaries, health care, round-trip airfare, J-1 visa support, specialized training and workshops, and professional development funds. Participating schools and districts also have access to $5,000 grants to support projects that develop Chinese and Arabic language learning. K-12 schools, both public and private, elementary and secondary, are eligible.  For more information, visit: www.americancouncils.org/TCLP/.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps in which territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 600 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. To view this map resource, go to: www.worldmapper.org/

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The Online Museum Resources on Asian Art is now available at http://afemuseums.easia.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/museums/search.cgi. This site, an initiative of the ASIA for Educators Program at Columbia University, identifies online visual resources. Resources are divided into three categories: special exhibits, teaching art units, and online resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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