Friday, April 17, 2009. 4:00pm – 5:30pm. Jackson/Ho Forum with Dr. Larry Wortzel. At the University of Denver, Dr. Larry Wortzel will present “China’s Military Modernization and Security Interest in Asia.” Dr. Wortzel is a retired U.S. Army colonel who spent 12 years of his 32-year military career in the Asia-Pacific region. The free forum will be held in Room 201 of Ben Cherrington Hall at the University of Denver. For more information, contact Yvette Peterson at ccusc@du.edu. The deadline for registration is April 16.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 [Deadline]. “Kites Across Asia.” On Saturday, May 2, 2009, join Tibetan kite-maker Dawa Tsering and TEA/SSEWA staff to explore through literature and hands-on kite-making, the roles that kites play in cultures across Asia. This workshop, held from 8:30am - 3:30pm, is open to K-12 teachers. It will enhance classroom instruction about Asia in cultural studies, geography, art, and language arts. For more information, please see the registration form.
Thursday, April 23, 2009. 4:00pm. Challenges and Opportunities for the US-Japan Relationship in the Midst of the Changing Political and Economic Environment. Join the Japan American Society of Colorado (JASC) at the Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP Law Offices at 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado, to hear experts share their insights on the important US-Japan alliance. For more information, contact Stephen Cacciatore at jascolorado@att.net.
Friday, May 8, 2009. 4:00pm – 5:30pm. Jackson/Ho Forum with Mr. Lodi Gyari. At the University of Denver, Mr. Lodi Gyari will present “Is a Negotiated Settlement for Tibet Still Viable?” Mr. Gyari is the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and is the head person designated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to lead the past nine rounds of negotiations with the Chinese government. This is a free forum. For more information, contact Yvette Peterson at ccusc@du.edu. The deadline for registration is May 6.
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.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009. Special Denver Art Museum Tour in Conjunction with "Tang Concubines" Stage Production. Connect the Chinese stage show with actual pieces from the Tang Dynasty. For tickets to the stage show, call the Denver Center for the Performing Arts at 800-641-1222 or go to www.denvercenter.org. After purchasing tickets to "Tang Concubines," register for a special tour of the Denver Art Museum's Asian art collection, led by master teacher Patty Williams. Space is limited. To register, email rsvp@denverartmuseum.org with the ticket purchaser's name and phone number. Denver Art Museum Tour scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2 PM.
July 5 – 26, 2009. Teach Or Study In China (TOSIC) Annual Beijing Summer Tour. This tour will get you a chance to learn Chinese language, experience Chinese culture, and travel around in the capital of China –Beijing. This 2009 Beijing Summer Tour is organized by the Beijing New Asia University and TOSIC International Education Group. All participants will live and study on campus during the summer tour. If you are interested, e-mail tosic@careerinchina.ca or visit http://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.
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Friday, April 17, 2009 (Deadline). Choices – Living in a Nuclear Age: Facing the Challenges. This summer institute for educators will be held at Brown University from July 7-11, 2009. The Choices summer institute is designed to stimulate and support secondary-level educators who are interested in teaching international issues and are prepared to take on leadership roles within their schools and communities. Applicants should have experience teaching social studies at the secondary level, be familiar with the Choices approach, and have an interest in introducing other teachers to the Choices Program. Twenty teachers from across the nation will be selected to participate. For more information, visit http://www.choices.edu/pd/institutes_6-09.php.
Friday, April 17, 2009 (Early Application Deadline). 2009 International Summer Institute: Music in Many Languages at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This intensive institute (June 14-19, 2009) will address ways of incorporating less-commonly taught languages and cultures into the classroom through music. Languages will include Chinese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Zulu, and Portuguese (tentative). For each language, institute participants will participate in sessions covering basic language pronunciation, culture, and songs that can be used in a variety of instructional settings. Sessions on implementation and lesson plan development will provide participants with concrete plans to use their newly acquired skills. For more information, visit http://www.i2i.uiuc.edu/2009_institute.
June 21-27, 2009. International Studies Summer Institute. The Center for the Study of Global Change at Indiana University in Bloomington is pleased to announce its 14th annual residential International Studies Summer Institute for educators of grade six and above. This year’s institute will take place June 21-27, 2009. The program combines lectures and small-group discussions with simulation games and cultural activities. For more information, contact: issi@indiana.edu or visit http://www.indiana.edu/~global/issi/.
Register for National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminars beginning spring and summer 2009. There is still time to register for upcoming seminars being offered by the University of Colorado national coordinating site this spring and summer in California and Iowa. See links below for dates and registration information.
Spring-Summer 2009 NCTA Seminars
Sonoma, CA, June 23-27, 2009
Iowa (statewide), June 17-19 and July 8-10, 2009
April Workshops
TEA and the Japanese American Resource Center of Colorado (JARCC) hosted author of Baseball Saved Us, Ken Mochizuki, at a workshop on April 7, 2009. The workshop entitled: "Play Ball! Teaching Japanese-American Internment through Baseball" offered curriculum about Japanese-American internment as well as a public talk and book signing in the evening. Our next and final workshop for this semester will be "Kites Across Asia" on May 2, 2009.
Ken Mochizuki signing copies of Baseball Saved Us for workshop participants.
The Program for Teaching East Asia
University of Colorado at Boulder
595 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
(303) 735-5122
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. Resouces are divided into 3 categories: special exhibits, teaching art units, and online resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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"International Trade: Competition and Cooperation in a Globalized World," The Choices Program, 2009. When economists talk about the global economy and the role of international trade, their conflicting interpretations of economic data and debates over competing theoretical models can be overwhelming. "International Trade: Competition and Cooperation in a Globalized World" seeks to help students understand the basics of international trade and consider its role in this era of globalization. For more information, visit http://www.choices.edu/resources/detail.php?id=7 . $20 Teacher Set (one reproducible text, one teacher's guide). $16 Downloadable Teacher Set.
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