Monday, September 21, 2009. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (September 17 deadline). Jackson/Ho China Forum with James Fallows. The Center for China-US Cooperation’s China Center is holding a “Conversation on China’s Rise” featuring James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly. The free forum will be held in room 150 of Cherrington Hall on the University of Denver campus. For more information on the forum, contact Yvette Peterson at ccusc@du.edu or call 303-871-4474. At 7:00 p.m. that evening, Fallows will present on “China’s Way Forward” at a Bridges to the Future event, to be held in the Gates Concert Hall of the Newman Center on the DU campus.

Sunday, October 4, 2009. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Bunraku. The Center for Asian Studies at CU Boulder will host “A Special Performance by the Imada Puppet Troupe and Bunraku Bay” at Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building on CU Boulder’s main campus. This event will feature expert artists from Japan performing a selection of famous bunraku scenes. Contact CAS for more information, www.colorado.edu/cas. Learn about Japanese puppet theater and other Asian puppet traditions at a joint TEA/SSEWA workshop on October 3 (details below).

Friday, October 9, 2009. 7:00 p.m. Human Rights and Women’s Rights in Islam. Presented by Naropa University’s Peace Studies Department and the Cordoba Initiative, this event will involve a keynote address by Shirin Ebadi, distinguished Iranian jurist, human rights activist, and 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.naropa.edu/ebadi.

Saturday, October 10, 2009. 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Women’s Leadership and Activism in the Muslim World. Following Friday night’s program, Dr. Ebadi will also participate in the opening panel of this Naropa-sponsored event. The additional speakers, notable Muslim scholars and activists, are pioneers in the fields of conflict resolution and peacebuilding, community organizing, human rights, interfaith dialogue, media studies, and Islamic thought, including Sufi contemplative perspectives. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.naropa.edu/ebadi.

Saturday, October 10, 2009. 11:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Japanese Day at the Colorado History Museum. Learn about the history and contributions of Colorado’s Japanese community. Admission to the museum is free. Activities include taiko drumming and tea ceremony. For more information, contact the Colorado History Museum at 303-866-3682 or visit www.coloradohistory.org.

Saturday, October 24, 2009. 7:00 p.m. Kabuki: Backstage to Hanamichi. The Consulate-General of Japan in Denver and the Japan-America Society of Colorado have organized a behind-the-scenes look at the color, magic, and drama of kabuki. Produced by the Japan Foundation Performing Arts Exchange Program, this kabuki performance will feature celebrated actors Kyozo Nakamura and Matanosuke Nakamura. The event will take place in the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall of the Newman Center at the University of Denver. Tickets are $25 and will be sold at the Newman Center box office and through Ticketmaster. For more information, see attached flier.

Thursday, October 29, 2009. 7:00 p.m. Guizhou Chinese and Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Hosted by the Community College of Denver Confucius Institute, a dance troupe from Guizhou, which performed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will perform at the Seawell Grand Ballroom in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are priced at $17.50 for students, $25.00 for higher education employees, $37.50 for general public, and $75.00 for the front row. For more information, contact Aimee Callahan at 303-556-3698 or Aimee.Callahan@ccd.edu.

Coming later this fall: TEA-CAS Classroom Visit Program to Front Range Schools. Again, this year, TEA will coordinate a secondary classroom visit program. CU students will be available to visit Front Range schools to present a lesson on China, Japan, India or Korea. Look for more details in the October E-news or contact Julie Kang at hyun.kang@colorado.edu.

Previously Mentioned: Teacher Workshops

Saturday, September 26, 2009. 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. (September 18 deadline). The Korean Peninsula’s Golden Age and Nuclear Age. TEA invites you to join Dr. Mark Peterson, a distinguished expert on Korean history and culture at Brigham Young University, for a workshop for K-12 teachers. Through academic presentations by Professor Peterson and curriculum activities by TEA staff and teacher-alumni, the workshop will explore ancient Korea’s Golden Age and place on the Silk Road, sijo poetry, and contemporary issues of a divided Korea.  The workshop will prepare teachers to integrate Korea into their curricula on world history and geography, poetry, and current affairs. Participating teachers will receive the Korea Society’s Silla Korea and the Silk Road curriculum guide and materials from the Korea Foundation. Registration forms are available at www.colorado.edu/CAS/TEA and attached here.

Saturday, October 3, 2009. 8:30 a.m.– 3:30 p.m. (September 23 deadline). Puppets in Asia. This workshop will examine puppet traditions in Southeast Asia, India, and Japan.  The workshop will feature a hands-on presentation with actual puppets and lecture by Beth Osnes, CU professor of Theatre and Dance; a mini-performance of Bunraku; and curriculum demonstrations by staff of the Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) and the South, Southeast, and West Asia (SSEWA) Outreach Program.  Registration forms are available at www.colorado.edu/CAS/TEA and attached here.

Saturday, October 24, 2009. 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Genghis Khan in the 21st-Century Classroom. In this workshop, sponsored by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, teachers will learn from specialists and spend time – without crowds – in the temporary exhibition, Genghis Khan (October 16, 2009-February 7, 2010). Designed for middle and high school teachers, the workshop will include sessions by the Program for Teaching East Asia, the Colorado Council for Economic Education, the Nature Conservancy, and the Denver Zoo. A total of 0.5 graduate credits are available through the Colorado School of Mines. Participation is $60 noncredit and $90 credit. For more information, registration, and further information on additional workshops, contact the DMNS at 303-322-7009 or 1-800-925-2250.

Monday, September 21, 2009 deadline. Winter Japan-America Friendship Scholars (JAFS) Program. Youth For Understanding (YFU) is offering scholarships for high school students to study in Japan as part of the Winter Japan-America Friendship Scholars (JAFS). The program lasts from December 26, 2009 to January 16, 2010. For more information, contact YFU at www.yfu-usa.org or call 1-800-teenage(833-6243).

Friday, October 9, 2009 deadline. The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program. Providing opportunities for overseas experience, the Fulbright-Hays program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country (ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad. There are nine seminars being offered for Summer 2010 with 16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars take place from late June to mid-August for a duration of four to six weeks. Country seminars to be offered in 2010 include: Elementary – India, Mexico, and Czech Republic/Hungary; Secondary – Brazil, Egypt, Senegal; Post-Secondary – China, UAE/Qatar/Kuwait. For more information, go to http://e-grants.ed.gov.

Friday, October 16, 2009 deadline. 2010 Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP). The Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) is an online course on Japan offered by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) for high school juniors and seniors across the United States. The RSP annually selects 25 exceptional high school juniors and seniors to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students will participate in an Internet-mediated course on Japan from February to June 2010. For more information, contact Naomi Funahashi, RSP coordinator, at nfunahashi@stanford.edu.

Sunday, November 1, 2009 deadline. Franklin R. Buchanan Prize Call For Submissions. The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) invites submissions for the Franklin R. Buchanan Prize. The prize is awarded annually to recognize an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level, elementary through university. Submissions must have been published after January 1, 2008, and include extensive teaching strategies in order to be considered. Various formats are acceptable, including print, CD, video, and online formats. The 2010 Buchanan prize will be awarded to the author of the work at the AAS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, March 25–28, 2010. The prize includes a $1,000 monetary award and a one-year membership to AAS. For more information, please contact Krista Forsgren at 404-556-9108 or kforsgren@gmail.com.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 deadline. Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowships. The Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs), in cooperation with the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), will sponsor a ten-day fellowship to Japan in Summer 2010 for educators in the United States and Canada. For more information, contact the Keizai Koho Fellowship Program at kkcfellowship@us-japan.org.

Join a National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) 30-hour professional development seminar on East Asia in your area in 2009-10, offered through the NCTA national coordinating site at the Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado. Winter/Spring 2010 sites are tentative, and registration will be available on the TEA website in October.

Fall 2009
Omaha, NE (registration closed)

Winter/Spring 2010
California: Fullerton
Colorado: Boulder
Colorado: North Denver Schools
Colorado: Western Slope
Missouri: St. Louis
Utah: Provo
Wisconsin: Beloit
Wisconsin: Milwaukee

SSEWA Program completes succesful Study Tour in India.

TEA’s “sister” project, the South, Southeast, and West Asia (SSEWA) Outreach Program, conducted a month-long, Fulbright-Hays seminar program in India this summer, exploring religious pluralism and spiritual traditions including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. The seminar program was designed to enrich teacher participants’ knowledge of India through first-hand cultural immersion experience as well as guest speakers and a lecture series.

Group photo in front of Taj Mahal

For an article on the India program, see the SSEWA website at www.colorado.edu/CAS/ssewaoutreach.htm.

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Wings Of Defeat Available to Scholars. This documentary about WWII-era Kamikaze pilots is now available to scholars for a complimentary preview. To receive the promotional code to preview Wings of Defeat online for free, visit www.wingsofdefeat.com and click on the “watch full preview” button. After previewing the film, if you decide to feature Wings of Defeat in your curriculum and would like to purchase a DVD for your institution, visit www.newday.com and click on Wings of Defeat. For a streaming license, visit www.newdaydigital.com.

First Online Course Through Primary Source Launches October 2009. Primary Source’s first online course, The Enduring Legacy of Ancient China, is now open to teachers nationwide. The course is suitable for educators of all grade levels and subjects. Participating teachers will also have the chance to explore technologies, such as podcasts, screencasts, and online mapping tools, with great potential for classroom use. For full details and registration information, visit the Primary Source website.

Previously Mentioned

Korean Studies Materials at TEA. The Program for Teaching East Asia is the recipient of a 40-volume set of introductory materials on Korea, provided through a grant from the Korea Foundation’s Reference Distribution Program. The materials enhance TEA’s collection on the Koreas in the areas of language, the arts, history, politics, economics, culture, sociology, and literature and will be available for check-out this fall.

Scholars Online Videos. Xu Wenli is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. One of China’s most recognized pro-democracy advocates, Xu spent 16 years in prison for his activities as a dissident. Visit Scholars Online to watch his videos in English or Mandarin. Also available from Xu Wenli’s page is an activity incorporating Xu’s descriptions of his time in prison and the democracy movement in China.

Chinese Culture Exploratoreum. The Community College of Denver Confucius Institute will be opening a Chinese Culture Exploratoreum November 6, in the Atrium of the St. Francis Center at the Auraria Campus. It will be a multimedia, art-filled experience where students can take photos of themselves in Chinese costumes and print out their Chinese zodiac sign. This institute in Denver is the first Confucius Institute in the world to open a mini-museum of such magnitude modeled after the Exploratoreum in the Beijing HanBan office.

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