- The question of whether or not to
continue with publication of the SWCAS Journal was also discussed. It was
decided to continue with publication.
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- UPDATE
FROM THE C.O.C. REPRESENTATIVE
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- Each of the two COC outreach programs
that may be applied for in 2002 has a deadline of 16 February 2002: the
ordinary COC outreach grant and a Ford Foundation “Border-crossing” in
the Regions grant. For information, see p. 38 of the Asian Studies
Newsletter, v. 46, n. 3 (Fall 2001), or visit http://www.lcsc.edu/mlevine/COCadv.htm.
There has been quite a high success rate for these K-12 and community
outreach proposals in recent years. The most recent (2001) grant in the
Southwest region supported a website video and email link between a private
secondary school in Santa Fe and its counterpart in the Maldive Islands.
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The COC held a special day-long retreat in Chicago on 22 March 2001.
Joseph Yick, who served twice as SWCAS Program Chair in the late 1990s,
joined me in representing the SWCAS at the retreat. Through much discussion
and debate, the COC undertook a number of activities. COC members compared
and contrasted the activities of the various regional conferences as a
follow-up to the detailed survey each of us filled out in December 2000
about the particular culture and make-up of our own regional conference. The
group also crafted a new and more precise COC mission statement that will
substitute for the vague wording along these lines in the AAS By-laws. COC
Representatives also discuss specific ways to enhance COC linkages in three
areas: (a) internal sharing among the COC regions; (b) with the AAS and its
Board of Directors; and (c) with broader communities of interest. Finally,
the group agreed on four top goals of the COC in the coming years and the
key tasks necessary for achieving them.
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For more detailed information about the COC retreat and other related
matters, please follow the COC link from the AAS website at http://www.asianst.org.
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Thank you for your interest in the COC’s activities. I have learned
much from the years of service in this office, and will have played a role
in helping polish and approve no fewer than three outreach grants from the
SWCAS by the time I pass the baton to the newly elected COC Representative
from the SWCAS, whose three-year term will begin immediately after the AAS
meeting in April 2002.
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- Phil
Williams
- SWCAS COC Representative
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- SWCAS
JOURNAL
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- Volume 2 of The
SWCAS Journal has been published and mailed to dues-paying members. If you
have not yet paid your dues, you may obtain a copy of the journal by doing
so as soon as possible. Additional copies of Volume 2 are available at
$10.00 each. Please note, however, that supplies are limited and that the
available copies will be distributed on a “first come, first served”
basis. All inquiries should be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer.
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- Volume 3 of the
SWCAS journal is in production under the editorial direction of Dr. John
Peek. All enquiries concerning Volume 3 should be directed to: Dr. John
Peek, Vice President for Academic Services, Lyon College,
P.O. Box 2317, Batesville AR 72503.
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- Paper
presenters at the 2001 meeting who would like their papers to be considered
for publication in The Journal of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies
(v. 4) should send both a polished hard and disk copy to Dr. Wing Chung Ng,
Department of History, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio,
Texas 78249-0652 no later than January 30, 2002. The papers should be
single-spaced with endnotes
(not footnotes), using typeface New Times Roman, 12-pitch, and in MS Word
2000. Papers should also conform to the Chicago Manual of Style. Submissions
should not exceed 40 pages including endnotes.
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- SWCAS
OFFICERS
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- President:
Tracy Steele 2001-2002
- Vice-president: Hans Stockton pol@pdq.net
(2001-2002—to serve as President, 2002-2003)
- Secretary-Treasurer Harold Tanner
(2002) tanner@unt.edu
- Webmaster: Stephen Field sfield@trinity.edu
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- Directors:
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Wing Chung Ng (2002) wng@utsa.edu
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Thomas Bellows (2002) tbellows@lonestar.utsa.edu
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Stephen Field (2002) sfield@trinity.edu
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Sarah Schneewind (2003) sschneew@mail.smu.edu
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Johan Elverskog (2004)
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Margit Nagy (2004)
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Randy Nadeau (2004)
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- In October 2002
SWCAS will be electing two members to the Board of Directors, a vice
president, and a secretary-treasurer. The vice president elected in October
2002 will become president of the SWCAS at the conclusion of the annual
meeting in 2003. If you are interested in any of these positions, please
contact Dr. Tracy Steele prior to the 2001 meeting.
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- 2002
MEETING
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- As
announced in the President’s message above, the 2002 meeting will be held
at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on October 18-19. For
information about the Huntsville area and about Sam Houston State, you might
want to check the following websites:
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- 1.
City
of Huntsville Chamber of Commerce: http://chamber.itemonline.com/areainfo.shtml
- 2.
Sam
Houston State University: http://www.shsu.edu
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- As the date
of the meeting approaches, you should check the SWCAS website regularly for
announcements and information.
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- FUTURE
MEETINGS
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- We have yet to decide on a venue for
the 2003 meeting. Anyone interested in hosting the meeting should contact
President Steele or Secretary-Treasurer Tanner.
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- THE SWCAS WEBSITE
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- 1.
All
members are strongly urged to check the SWCAS web page from time to time.
The URL is: http://www.trinity.edu/org/swcas/home.html.
Current and past issues of the SWCAS newsletter are available on the page,
as are the by-laws of the organization, calls for papers, information about
the organization, a membership directory, updated information on the annual
meeting, and other material. The website is a particularly important
source of information as you plan your attendance at the annual meeting.
Webmaster Stephen Field generally posts preliminary schedules, hotel
information, maps and other relevant information on the website several
months in advance of the annual meeting.
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- MEMBERSHIP DUES
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- SWCAS dues are $15.00, which entitles
the member to the biannual newsletter, a membership directory, and a copy of
The Journal of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. Membership is
calculated on an academic year basis. We suggest that you make a habit of
paying your dues in September or October—if you plan to attend the annual
meeting, simply bring your checkbook and do the membership payment at the
conference registration table.
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- If you have not paid your membership
dues for the 2001-2002 academic year and would like to do so by mail, please
fill out the membership form and send to:
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Dr. Harold M. Tanner
- SWCAS
-
Department of History
- P.O. Box
310650
- University
of North Texas
- Denton TX
76203-0650
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- MEMBERSHIP
FORM
- Southwest
Conference on Asian Studies
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- Send
to:
- Harold M.
Tanner, Secretary-Treasurer
- Southwest
Conference on Asian Studies
- Department of
History, P.O. Box 310650
- University of
North Texas
- Denton TX
76203-0650
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- Please type or print all information
clearly. Print e-mail address precisely as it should be entered when sending
e-mail. Checks should be made out to “Southwest Conference on Asian
Studies” or simply to “SWCAS.”
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- 2001-02
membership dues
$15.00
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Additional copies of SWCAS Journal, vol. 2
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Name: _____________________________
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Preferred mailing address:
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- ______________________________________________________________________________
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FAX
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- E-mail:
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and phone/fax/e-mail to be included on the SWCAS homepage. (Please circle
preference.)
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- CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS
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- SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES
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- October 18-19, 2002
- Hosted by Sam Houston State University
- In
- Huntsville, Texas
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Name _______________________
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Address _______________________________________
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_______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________
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_______________________________________________
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Phone # (
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FAX (
)
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E-mail:
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Panel Title ________________________________________________
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On the back
of this page provide a list of the panelists, the title of their
presentations, and a brief abstract of each presentation.
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- Individual
Paper Title ____________________________________
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On the back of this page provide a brief abstract.
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Equipment Needs: ___________________________________________
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Please send by June 30, 2002 to:
- Dr.
Tracy Steele
- Department
of History
- Sam
Houston State University
- Huntsville,
Texas 77341-2239
- Tel:
(936)294-1480 (voice mail)
- Fax:
(936)294-3938
- Email:
his_tls@shsu.edu
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- Teacher
Workshop Application
- SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES
- Saturday,
October 19, 2001
- Sam Houston
State University, TX
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- Presentations
would be from 45 minutes to one hour.
This could include the showing of film clips, power point
presentations, or a lecture. It
would be best if participants were willing to prepare a lesson plan and/or
an annotated bibliography for additional readings on the topic under
discussion. Teachers
participating in the workshop would be invited from across the state of
Texas. Teachers would be
provided with a certificate for attending the workshop.
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- Name
_______________________
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- Address
_______________________________________
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- _______________________________________________
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- ______________________________________________
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- ______________________________________________
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- Phone # (
)
FAX (
)
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- E-mail:
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- Suggested
Workshop Topic: ________________________________________
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- I
would/would not be willing to speak on this topic
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- Suggested
Speaker:
- contact
information: _____________________________________________
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_____________________________________________
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_____________________________________________
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- Please send by
June 30, 2002 to:
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-
Dr. Tracy Steele
-
Sam Houston State University
- Huntsville,
Texas 77341-2239
- Tel:
(936)294-1480 (voice mail)
- Fax:
(936)294-3938
- Email:
his_tls@shsu.edu
