From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Mar 20 13:01:08 1998 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id NAA26584 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:01:07 -0800 Received: from saul6.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul6.u.washington.edu [140.142.82.1]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id NAA42976 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:01:06 -0800 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul6.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id NAA21521 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:01:05 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:01:05 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, March 20, 1998 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR March 20, 1998 (Electronic Update) NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs _________________________________________________________________________________ March 22 Spirit of Ireland. 8:00 pm, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. A portrait of Ireland through the ages featuring the Irish National Radio Orchestra, traditional instruments, narrator, vocalist, and dancers performing the original version of "Riverdance". Sponsor: UW World Music and Theatre Series. Tickets: $21. Info: 543-4880. March 24 Title to be announced (Part of World Affairs Council 1998 Lecture Series). 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: William Schulz, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. March 26-28 Northwest Model Arab League (for current UW students only). Shoreline Community College. Speakers: to be announced. Sponsor: National Council on US-Arab Relations. Info: mimih@u.washington.edu March 26 * How to Successfully Bid for Contracts with Asia's Largest Development Bank (Asian Development Bank Procurement Seminar). 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Westin Hotel, Vashon room, 1900 Fifth Avenue. Sponsor: World Trade Center Tacoma. Cost & Info: 553-5615. April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 * Northwest Premiere of Daniel Ezralow's "Mandala" - A Multimedia Journey into the Virtual Theater of the Future. 8:00 pm on April 1-4 and at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm on April 5, with all performances at Meany Hall. Sponsor: UW World Dance Series. Cost: $26; $15 for ages 25 and under; and half-price, cash-only tickets for students and seniors 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets and Info: 543-4880. April 1 Kuwait after the Gulf War (A presentation of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:50-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Brannon Wheeler, Assistant Professor, NELC. Sponsors: Middle East Center, JSIS. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. Power vs. Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons. 3:30-5:00 pm, Gowen 1B. Speaker: TV Paul, Dept. of Political Science, McGill University. Sponsor: International Political Economy Colloquium. Info and papers: ingie@u.washington.edu * Medical Missions: The Vietnamese Quest for Smallpox Vaccine, 1820-1885. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Smith 320 (Graduate Student Brown Bag Series). Speaker: C. Michele Thompson, PhD Candidate, History. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. April 2 Title to be announced (Part of World Affairs Council 1998 Lecture Series). 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: Peter Bell, President and CEO, CARE. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. * Hindutva: A Religion for Neoliberal Times? (Part of the series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Kaushik Ghosh, Visiting Assistant Professor of South Asian Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. *People, Land and Culture: Impact of the Global Economy on the Lives of Indigenous Peoples in Asia. 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Kane Hall 210. Speaker: Tuejai Deetes, Founder and Secretary-General, Hill Area Development Foundation, Thailand. Sponsors: UW Women's Center; New Road Map Foundation; Positive Futures; Sustainable Seattle; Earth Ministry; Wilderness Awareness School. Cost: $5 students, $9 general public. Info: 685-1090. April 3 * WSCRC Annual Banquet with Ambassador James Sasser. 6:00 pm, Grand Ballroom, Seattle Sheraton Hotel. Keynote Speaker: James Sasser, US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. Sponsor: Washington State China Relations Council. Cost: $60 members, $65 non-members. Info: WSCRC@aol.com April 4 * Festival MOSAIC. All-day workshop for K-9 teachers. This year's Festival Mosaic offers choices from among 20 different sessions on Asian arts and cultures, focusing on countries and art forms presented at this year's International Children's Festival. Free K-12 curriculum materials provided. Preregistration is required for this full-day on-campus workshop. Sponsors: JSIS, the Washington State Council for the Social Studies, and the Seattle International Children's Festival. Cost is $35. Registration Information: Mary Hammond Bernson, 543-1921. April 6 * Nikko and the Royal Cult of the Shoguns. 2:30 - 5:30 pm, 312 Art. Speaker: Timon Screech, School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London. Sponsors: Art History and Japan Colloquiums. Info: 543-4391. * Tigers or Fat Cats: The Southeast Asian Financial Crisis. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: K.S. Jomo, Faculty of Economics and Administration, National University of Malaysia. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * Presentation by Candidate for Turkish Faculty Position. 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Denny 211. Candidate: Dr. Walter Feldman. Sponsor: NELC. Info: 543-6033. April 8 * Rites, Rights, Wrongs and So What? A Look at Aboriginal Whaling. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Fisheries Teaching & Research Center, Room 106, 1104 NE Boat Street. Speaker: William Aron, Dept. of Oceanography, former director of NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center. Sponsor: School of Marine Affairs. Info: lragone@u.washington.edu April 9 * UW President's Piano Series. 8:00 pm, Meany Theater. Featured Performer: David Owen Norris. Sponsor: UW. Cost: $26. Half-price, cash-only tickets available for students and seniors 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets & Info: 543-4880. * Religion, Modernity and the Politics of Cultural Difference: Overview. (Part of the series Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson Hall 135. Speaker: Charles Keyes, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. * "Dead Yellow" No-No Boy Reconsidered: More Criticism of John Okada's Novel. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Communications Hall 332. Speaker: Dr. Stephen Sumida, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Univ. of Michigan. Sponsor: Dept. of American Ethnic Studies. Info: 543-5401. * The Political Dimension of Contemporary Migration: Indonesia and Its Neighbors. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 202. Speaker: Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Senior Research Associate, Center for Population and Human Resource Studies, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * Buddha and the Stupa. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Julian Sherrier. Sponsors: South Asia Center, JSIS, and Asian L & L. Info: 543-4800. April 10 Shaping the New Family: The Citizens' Life White Paper in Japan. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Nancy Rosenberger, Dept. of Anthropology, Oregon State University. Sponsor: Japan/East Asia Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. * Oriane (Venezuelan romance/mystery film; 87 min.;Spanish w/Eng. Subtitles). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. April 11 Fourth Annual REECAS Conference. Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. (Papers and Session Proposals now being accepted). Sponsor: Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center. Info: 543-4852. April 14 * Authority and Transmission in Early Indian Buddhism (Canons and Canonicity Seminar Series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 202. Speakers: Mark Allon, Collett Cox and Richard Salomon, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Faculty, JSIS. Info: collett@u.washington.edu * The Henry M. Jackson Memorial Lecture: The Nature of the Russian Transformation. 7:30 pm, Kane Hall 130. Speaker: Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. Sponsors: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Info: 682-8565. * The Deuteronommistic Concept of the Herem. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Yair Hoffman, Tel Aviv University. Sponsor: Comparative Religion/Jewish Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. April 15 Post-Soviet Pains: Welfare and Health Care Reform in Central Asia (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: George Wright, Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Practice, School of Medicine. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. * "The Great King" Nung Tri Cao (1025?-1055): A Sino-Vietnamese Border Rebel's Role in the Shaping of Ancient Space and Modern Ethnic Community. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Smith 320 (Graduate Student Brown Bag Series). Speaker: James Anderson, PhD Candidate, History. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * Presentation by Candidate for Turkish Faculty Position. 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Denny 211. Candidate: Selm Kuru, PhC. Sponsor: NELC. Info: 543-6033. April 16 - 17 * A Look at the Super Dragon in the Year of the Tiger: China in the Current Asian Environment. 7:30 am - 9:00 pm on Thursday and 8:30 am - 3:30 pm on Friday, Battelle Conference Center. Speakers: David Bachman and Kim Wing Chan, UW; Fay Shane, Skagit Valley College; Catherine Pease, Western Washington Univ.; Dan Sanford, Whitworth College; Joseph Borichm China Relations Council. Sponsor: Northwest International Education Association. Registration required. Cost and Info: Kay DeMooy, (360) 992-2356. April 16 * The Rewriting of Tradition: Spirit-Writing and Modernity in Taiwan (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Philip Clart, Ph.D., Chinese History, University of British Columbia. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. * How Much Do National Borders Matter? 3:30 pm, Savery 302. Speaker: John Helliwell, Univ. of British Columbia. Sponsor: Dept. of Economics. Info: 543-5955. * Film: "And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him" (Coming-of-age film based on Chicano novel by Tomas Rivera). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. * Presentation by Mariam Dossal. 3:30 pm, location to be announced. Speaker: Mariam Dossal, Professor of History, Bombay University. Sponsor: South Asia Center, JSIS. Info: 543-4800. April 20 * Present at the Creation of the New Japanese Constitution: The Drafting of Women's Rights. 3:30 pm, Thomson 119. Speaker: Beate Sirota Gordon. Sponsor: Japan Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. * Shapes of Beauty: Why They Matter (Indonesian Poetry). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Sylvia Tiwon, Dept. of South & Southeast Asian Studies, UC-Berkeley. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. April 21 When Man Began to Create the Hebrew Text and Canon: The Context Being Unclear and Void (a presentation of the Canons and Canonicity seminar series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Scott Noegel, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. * Bells, Scales, and Pitch Standards: The Archaeology of Music in Ancient China. 3:30 pm, Art 3. Speaker: Robert Bagley, Art History, Princeton University. Sponsors: China Colloquium and Art. Info: 543-4391. April 22 * Presentation by Candidate for Turkish Faculty Position. 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Denny 211. Candidate: Dr. Suha Oguzertem. Sponsor: NELC. Info: 543-6033. April 23 The Sweatshop Dilemma (part of the lecture series "Fifty Years Later: Human Rights in Our Developing World"). 5:30 registration, 6:00 pm presentation. Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: Paul Kennel, President, World Concern. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info" 682-6986. * Inventing Deep Knowledge: Ifa Divination and Yoruba Cultural Nationalism (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Gaylon Jack Ferguson, Lecturer in Cultures, Ideas and Values Program, Stanford University. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. * Passages of State Formation in the Arabian Peninsula: A Comparative Look at the Post World War I Period. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Josepg Kostiner, Dept. of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel-Aviv University. Sponsors: Middle East Center and International Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4227. *The Pre-History of Columbian Drug Trafficking. 1:30 pm, location to be announced. Speaker: Eduardo Saenz, Assoc. Prof. Of History, UCLA and Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. April 24 * El Espectador: The Press and the Drug Lords (Columbian film on drug trade), and The Godfather of Cocaine (Investigative film on drug lord Pablo Escobar). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. April 25 Los Munequitos de Matanzas. 8:00 pm, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. Singers, dancers and percussionists present an evening of Afro-Cuban music. Sponsor: UW World Music and Theatre Series. Tickets: 543-4880. Info: 5453-4880. April 27 * Birth, School, Bar Mitzvah (First lecture in the series, "Jewish Rites: A History of the Life Cycle"). 8:00 pm, HUB Auditorium. Speaker: Stroum Lecturer Ivan Marcus, Yale University. Sponsor: Comparative Religion/Jewish Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. April 28 A Summer in Pskov: Scenes from a Changing Russia. 7:00 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Professor William Richardson, Liberal Studies, UW Tacoma. Sponsor: Slavic Salon Series, Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. * The Jews Are My Tribe: Thoughts on the Historical Anthropology of the Jews. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Stroum Lecturer Ivan Marcus, Yale University. Sponsors: Comparative Religion/Jewish Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. April 29 The Pacific: The New Center of the Global Political Economy? (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Donald Hellman, Professor of International Studies and Director of the APEC Study Center. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. * Courtship, Marriage, Parenting (Second presentation in the series on the Jewish Life Cycle). 8:00 pm, Kane Hall 220. Speaker: Stroum Lecturer Ivan Marcus, Yale University. Sponsors: Comparative Religion/Jewish Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. * Broken Birds: New Ways of "Viewing" the History of Japanese Women in Southeast Asia. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: James F. Warren, Professor of Asian Studies, Murdoch Univ., West Australia. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * Language and Evil. 2:30 pm, Smith 305. Speaker: Roman Kalisz, Professor of English and Chair, English Dept., Univ. of Gdansk, Poland. Sponsor: Slavic L & L. Info: 543-7691. * Bartolome de las Casas: "Liberacion de los Oprimidos" (Liberation of the Oppressed). 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Friar David Thomas Orique, O.P. Sponsor: Latin American Studies (brown bag series), JSIS. Info: 685-3435. April 30 * Popular Orthodoxy and Cultural Politics in Soviet Russia (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Glennys Young, Assistant Professor of History and International Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. * Labor and Human Rights in Colombia. 1:30 pm, location to be announced. Speaker: Prof. Mauricio Archila, Visiting Scholar, Columbia Univ., Associate Researcher, Center for Social Research and Popular Education, Bogota. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS, and UW Center for Labor Studies. Info: 685-3435. May 1 Economic Adjustment, Institutional Change, and State Formation: The Case of Pahlavi Iran. 2:00-3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Professor Vali Nasr, University of San Diego. Sponsor: Middle East Center, JSIS, and Dept. of Political Science. Info: 543-4227. * Films: "The Global Assembly Line" (examines social, political, and business dimensions of the global economy), and "The Double Day" (equality of working women in Latin America). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. May 2 Ramayana (South Asia) MOSAIC.. Exact time and to be announced, Thomson Hall 101. All-day workshop for K-9 teachers. MOSAICs feature sessions by international studies experts and experienced teachers, and include resource displays, hands-on activities, demonstrations of multi-purpose and interdisciplinary lessons, and lots of hand-outs. Sponsors: JSIS and the Washington State Council for the Social Studies. Cost and registration information: Keith Snodgras, 543-4800. May 4 Trade: A Vision for the Future. 8:00 pm, SeaFirst Executive Center, Room 110 (Boeing Auditorium). Speaker: J.W. (Bill) Beagles, President, Boeing Japan. Sponsor: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. * Making a National Qur'an: Some Reflections on Indonesia's Muslim Art Politic. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Kenneth George, Anthropology and the Center for Asian & Pacific Studies, Univ. of Oregon. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. May 5 The Future of the Family. Time and location to be announced. Speaker: Pepper Schwartz, Professor, Sociology. Sponsor: UW Women's Center. Lunch will be served. Space limited. Cost, reservations and info: 685-1090. Digging for Treasure, Recovering Truth: Growing Canons in Tibetan Buddhism (a presentation of the Canons and Canonicity seminar series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Ulrich Pagel, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion, JSIS. Info: May 7 * Jihad in the Market: The Kemalist Legacies and Post-Kemalist Realities (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Hakan Yavuz, Lecturer in Political Science, Bilkent University, Turkey. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. May 8 * The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speaker: Julian Betts, UCSD. Sponsor: Dept. of Economics. Info: 543-5955. * Films: "Memorias de un Mexicano" (features work of Salvador Toscano Barragan), and "Imagining New Worlds" (traces contrasting geographical imaginations in Cancun). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. * Sexuality and Revolution: On the Footnotes to "El beso de la mujer arana." 1:30 pm, Padelford B-202. Speaker: Daniel Balderston, Prof. Of Spanish, Tulane Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley. Sponsors: Division of Spanish & Portuguese; Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-2020 or 685-3435. May 12 Creating a Nation in Exile: Jewish Cultural Autonomy in Interwar Poland. 7:00 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Adam Rubin, JSIS. Sponsor: Slavic Salon Series, Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. China's Economic Transformation: Leading to Democracy? 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Michael C. Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford Univ. Sponsor: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. May 13 The Overseas Chinese and the Integration of Asian Economies (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Gary Hamilton, Professor, Sociology, and Acting Director, Southeast Asia Center. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. * Cham Ethnicity and Its Representation. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Smith 320 (Graduate Student Brown Bag Series). Speaker: Rie Nakamura, PhD Candidate, Anthropology. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. May 14 Promoting Human Rights and Trade in China. 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: John Kamm, President, Asia Pacific Resources, Inc., San Francisco, and Chairman, Market Access Ltd., Hong Kong. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. * Custodians of the Dharma: Tibetan Buddhism as National Culture & Global Treasure (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Peter Moran, Ph.D., candidate in Anthropology. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. May 15 * Does Microfinance Really Help the Poor? Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Average Impacts of Credit in Bangladesh. 2:00 pm, Savery 302. Speaker: Jonathan Morduch, Harvard Univ. Sponsor: Dept. of Economics. Info: 543-5955. * Film: "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Friendship between political prisoners with radically different perspectives on life). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. May 16 * Religion and Identity: Russia and Israel Into the 21st Century (Annual Workshop for Teachers and Instructors). 8:45 am - 3:45 pm, Thomson 317. Speakers and Discussion Leaders: Various. Sponsors: REECAS and Jewish Studies Center, JSIS. Open to all educators; no charge; space limited; pre-registration required. Info: 543-4852. May 18 After the Meltdown: American Business Opportunities in Post-Crisis Asia. 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Michael J. Sadak, Founder and President, Sunchi Capital. Sponsors: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. * Social Issues in Indonesia Today. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Maria Hartinigsih, Journalist, Kompas Daily, Jakarta. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies. Info: 543-9606. May 21 * The Limits of Tolerance: National Unity, Cultural Diversity and Vernacular Christianity in Contemporary Indonesia (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Mary Steedly, John and Ruth Hazel Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. May 22 * Films: "Chulas Fronteras" ( Explores the role of music in lives of Chicano migrant workers), and "Ballad of an Unsung Hero" (Chronicles the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. May 26 U.S. Japan Trade Relations: Trans-Pacific Kabuki. 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Robert M. (Skip) Orr, Jr., Vice President and Director of Government Relations-Japan, Motorola. Sponsors: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. May 28 * Disciplining the Body: The Invention of Modern Space and Time in the Monastery and the Workplace (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker; Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. * Philippine Tragedy and Its Literary Examination. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: F. Sionil Jose, novelist and essayist, UC-Berkely. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. June 4 * Buddhist Nationalism, Buddhist Tolerance: Religion and Politics in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Charles Keyes, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. June 22-26 Human Migration (Third Annual Summer Teacher's Institute). UW campus. The Institute is intended for educators of grades 6-12 and includes talks by experts in their fields, with ample time for question & answer sessions. Also included are materials for classroom use, hands-on activities, a session on using the internet to teach this topic, and a field trip. This year's theme, "Human Migration", will cover topics ranging from the arrival of humans in North America to migrations of laborers and other international workers around the world today. Registration is limited. Info: 543-4800. ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. For instructions on how to subscribe to the on-line Calendar, or for further information, please post a message to: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu. 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