http://hdl.handle.net/10125/3137 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:29 GMT 2013-05-19T20:44:29Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20050 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20050 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Lanzona, Vina http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20049 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20049 2010-09-15T00:00:00Z Kawanaka, Takeshi http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15290 The Tanjung Tanah code of law, dating to the late 14th century, was issued by the Maharaja of Dharmasraya, the former capital of the Malayu kingdom. This manuscript, written in both Sanskrit and Malay in Pallavo-Nusantaric script on bark paper, was a few centuries later reissued by the Sultan of Jambi, but this time on paper and in Arabic-Malay script. The two manuscripts, both in the possession of the same family, not only give us interesting insights into the changes that the Malay language underwent from the 14th to the 18th century, but also teach us the impact of Islamic law on the legal system of a Sumatran Malay polity. Dr. Uli Kozok (MA, PhD Hamburg 1989,1994) is a Professor in Indonesian language and literature at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research interests include the paleography of Island Southeast Asia, Sumatran philology, and the development of authentic teaching materials and computer-assisted language learning applications for the Indonesian language. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:43:33 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15290 2010-04-07T17:43:33Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15289 Presented by Dr. Yongtanit Pimonsathean, Faculty of Architecture and Planning – Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Known as Southeast Asia’s ‘Straits Settlements,’ the shophouse communities in Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand share a uniquely architectural and ethnic characteristics as a consequence of European expeditions in the early 16th century. The area was tremendously developed in the late 18th century during the British colonial era, leaving the hybrid Asian-European architecture and culture to become one of the significant heritage places in Southeast Asia. As a counter-balance toward rapid development and urbanization, the preservation program of the remaining shophouses was first drawn and implemented in Singapore in the mid 1980s followed by those in Penang and Melaka in Malaysia and lastly in Phuket in the late 1990s. This presentation deals with historical background of the shophouse communities in the three countries and explains the origin of the so-called ‘Peranakan’ culture and architecture. The different preservation approaches among the three countries, resulting in different outcomes will also be discussed. Dr. Yongtanit Pimonsathean (“Mai”), a member of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University in Bangkok, earned his Doctor of Engineering in Urban Engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan in 1993, and also completed a Diploma with Distinction in Urban Management from the Institute for Urban and Housing Studies (IHS) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. From his base in Thailand, Dr. Pimonsathean has worked extensively on grassroots development planning and preservation projects in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia. He is currently an executive member of UNESCO Asia-Pacific’s Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM), and holds leading positions in national heritage organizations in Thailand. In 2008 he was awarded the outstanding preservation icon of the Association of Siamese Architects (ASA), and in 2009 he was honored with Thailand’s distinguished Princess Sirindhorn Award for outstanding architect. As a 2009 Thai Fulbright visiting scholar based at Heritage Preservation Program at Georgia State University, he is conducting a research on ‘promoting Private Efforts in Historic Preservation in the U.S.” Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:43:04 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15289 2010-04-07T17:43:04Z Pimonsathean, Yongtanit "Mai" http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15288 During the Khmer Rouge Regime from 1975 to 1979, almost one quarter of the Cambodian population died. Thirty years after the events, an international tribunal is finally dealing with the crimes under former leader Pol Pot. The hybrid court with national and international judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers will try at least five of the most responsible perpetrators for torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. The short documentary “The Khmer Rouge Tribunal – Cambodia’s Search for Justice” gives an introduction to the historical and legal background of the proceedings. In interviews with two contemporary witnesses who survived the Pol Pot regime, the film addresses the major questions faced by the court today: Does a criminal trial still make sense – 30 years after the crimes were committed? Why is participation of the international community necessary? What impact do the proceedings have on the victims? After seeing the film, students are invited to discuss the challenges of international criminal law and its importance for Cambodia’s national reconciliation. Elisa Hoven was born in Berlin (Germany). She completed her law studies at the Free University of Berlin (Germany), the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) and the University of Cambridge (UK). She worked as a legal assistant at the Chair of Public and International Law under Professor Dr. Beate Rudolf (FU Berlin) and wrote her dissertation on the rule of law in international criminal proceedings. In 2007, she won the Berlin Science Society award with a paper on German constitutional law. The following year, she was awarded the Humboldt Forum Law Award for an essay on criminal prosecution of international terrorism. In cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem she co-organized and spoke at the Conference “Ethic and Human Rights in a Globalized World”. In 2009, she worked as a legal consultant to the Civil Parties at the Khmer-Rouge-Tribunal and published several essays on civil party participation in international criminal law. Supported by the German National Academic Foundation, she is currently doing research at the War Crimes Studies Center at the University of Berkeley. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:42:29 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15288 2010-04-07T17:42:29Z Hoven, Elisa http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15106 In the past five years social networking sites have drastically gained in popularity, but many users have yet to discover the true power behind effectual social networking. Surprisingly, few academics and educational administrators use free social networking sites despite the fact that online communities such as Facebook.com originated with an academic focus. This presentation aims to showcase various social networking technologies and how they may be applied in an academic setting. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies social networking tools―Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, and Vimeo―will be used as a guide for our exploration and we will discuss examples of good/bad social networking habits. In addition, advice will be given on various online sources to aid academics and educational administrators in adapting to new online methods of communication. Ronald Gilliam is currently a doctoral student in Asian theatre at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Graduate Degree Fellow of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. He previously received his MA from the Department of Performance Studies at New York University and his BA in Theatre and Chinese Language from Butler University. As a Graduate Assistant in the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Ronald is responsible for the continuing online development of the Center’s web presence(s). Since joining the center in Fall 2009, Ronald has redesigned the SEA website and incorporated numerous social networking strategies in order to create a dynamic community on the web. He freelances as a graphic designer and marketing consultant through Colordrop. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:13:21 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15106 2010-02-25T22:13:21Z Gilliam, Ronald http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7956 This is a study of images of Thai women presented in a Thai TV drama series shown in 2004 entitled “Saloeybaab”. Broadly, the study explores how the drama presents its female antagonist as well as the protagonist. Both characters fall into the binary opposition of the “bad” and the “good” woman stereotypes respectively. More specifically, the researcher discusses the purposes and the meanings of the presentations. Negative images of the female antagonist reflect that Thai society still values the notion of “kulasatri” or the “ideal” woman as can be seen from ideologies on women attached to the story. The attitudes towards Thai women reinforce the power structure of Thai patriarchal society where women have been controlled by social rules and norms through the process of socialization including the mass media. Sutraphorn Tantiniranat earned an M.A. in English from Chiang Mai University, Thailand. She has been teaching English at Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai Thailand. Her areas of interest are Foreign Language Teaching and Women Studies. She is currently a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at the Thai Language Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7956 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tantiniranat, Sutraphorn http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7854 Benny Widyono will discuss his five years of international service in Cambodia from 1992 to 1997, first as a member of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), and later as the UN Secretary-Generalÿs Representative in Cambodia. From his perspective as part of UNTAC's top administration, he observed the mission's ultimate failure. Prior to UNTAC, Dr Widyono was stationed at the UN headquarters in New York where he witnessed the Cold War manipulations of the Cambodian tragedy by the big powers. Cambodia's experience with the United Nations shows that the latter's capability to solve world problems continues to be distorted by the dominance by the five powers who won World War II sixty four years ago. Dr. Benny Widyono, an Indonesian, served as a United Nations civil servant in Bangkok, Santiago, New York and Cambodia between 1963 and 1997. In 1992-93 he served as UNTAC's Provincial Director of Siem Reap; subsequently in 1994-97 he served as the UN Secretary-General's Political Representative to the Royal Government of Cambodia. His recently published book, Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge and the United Nations was written while he was a visiting scholar at Cornell University. Dr Widyono holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas and is currently a professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut at Stamford, CT. Benny Widyono – career diplomat and UN Political Representative to Cambodia – speaks on the Khmer Rouge-led auto-genoicde of the Khmer people. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7854 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Widyono, Benny http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7853 In February 2009, the long awaited trial of remaining Khmer Rouge leaders began in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In this talk, Professor Benny Widyono will analyze why these trials against the Khmer Rouge, who killed 1.7 million Cambodians during their reign of terror between 1975 and 1979, were delayed for thirty years. The answer to this question, Widyono will argue, can be found within the international political dynamics of the cold war, Hence, instead of putting the Khmer Rouge on trial after they were driven from power by the Vietnamese army in January 1979, the United Nations, instigated by the United States and China, continued to recognize the genocidal Khmer Rouge as the legitimate government of Cambodia for another eleven years. In his analysis, Prof. Widyono will draw heavily from his recently published book, Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge and the United Nations in Cambodia, his personal chronicle of five years in Cambodia during the peace process (1992-97). He will end on a cautiously optimistic note that the trials, though late, herald a long awaited process of healing and national reconciliation. Dr. Benny Widyono, an Indonesian, served as a United Nations civil servant in Bangkok, Santiago, New York and Cambodia between 1963 and 1997. In 1992-93 he served as UNTAC's Provincial Director of Siem Reap; subsequently in 1994-97 he served as the UN Secretary-General's Political Representative to the Royal Government of Cambodia. His recently published book, Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge and the United Nations, was written while he was a visiting scholar at Cornell University. Dr Widyono holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas and is currently a professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut at Stamford, CT Benny Widyono – career diplomat and UN Political Representative to Cambodia – on why international politics delayed the Khmer Rouge trials for decades. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7853 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Widyono, Benny http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7746 Hearing the words “refugees,” “the Ho Chi Minh Trail,” or “the Iron Triangle” in the context of Vietnam may create a miasma of images for a listener, perhaps evoking the terrible depictions of war on American television news. Rarely, however, are those phrases understood fully in relation to the history of Vietnam. This presentation about three research projects in Vietnam will create new images and a better understanding of those words – and further cultivate that understanding through an exploration of ethnobotany and conservation in that country. The discussant, My Lien Thi Nguyen, received a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Dr. Nguyen has conducted ethnobotanical research in her hometown of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, as well as in collaboration with Vietnamese scientists in the northern, central and southern regions of Vietnam. Her presentation will introduce three of these projects and the scientists. Stories of refugees, the Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Iron Triangle are used to nurture an understanding of Vietnam via ethnobotany and conservation. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7746 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nguyen, My Lien Thi http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7745 Study of the human past in the Philippines can not be done in any substantial depth without meshing archaeological, historical and time-depth sensitive approaches. In the wake of the confluence of inter-disciplinary study of the Philippines, we are in a better position to understand the role of human agency. This talk will present a periodization of the history of archaeology within the framework of Philippine historiography. This event is sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Center for Philippine Studies, and the Luce Asian Archaeology Program of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii. Victor Paz received A.B. and M.A. degrees in History from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Mphil and Ph.D. in Archaeology from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. His research interests are focused on the intersections of history and archaeology of the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia, and advancing archaeobotanical studies in the region with the objective of elucidating human-plant and human-landscape relationships in the past. His dissertation dealt with the archaeobotany of Wallacea and its place in studies of Austronesian dispersal. He is now the director of the Archaeological Studies Program at the University of the Philippines. A periodization of the history of archaeology within the framework of Philippine historiography. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7745 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Paz, Victor http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7744 Over the centuries Marionology, the study of the veneration of Mary, has generated an enormous body of literature. In Southeast Asia Mary’s position in local Christianity has been well documented in the Philippines, but there is now increasing interest in Marian devotion in other Catholic communities, such as Vietnam and Indonesia. Because popular belief focuses on Mary’s role as an intercessor, special value is attached to pilgrimages to sites where she is believed to have appeared or with which she has a personal association. In Larantuka, eastern Flores, Mary is regarded not merely as the town’s patron and protector, but as its Queen. However, her image is only available for viewing once a year, from Easter Friday until Easter Saturday, and during this time thousands of pilgrims flock to view “Bunda Maria,” Mother Mary. While including some comparative remarks, the presentation will offer some historical explanations for the special status of Mary in Larantuka, and for the veneration accorded her during the Easter celebrations. Barbara Watson Andaya is Professor of Asian Studies and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i. She is currently working on a history of the localization of Christianity in Southeast Asia. A discussion of the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Larantuka, eastern Flores in Indonesia, where Mary is regarded as the town’s patron and protector…and its Queen. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7744 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Barbara, Watson Andaya http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7237 On the origins of the Spirit Writing movement in Colonial Vietnam, the spirit writing phenomenon and its connections with modern Vietnamese nationalism. At the turn of the twentieth century, members of the scholarly elite in Vietnam began to engage in a practice which they had always scorned--spirit possession. They did so in a radical attempt to deal with the trauma of the French conquest and control of their land. In the process, some of the messages and ideas that they received from spirits at the time would serve to bolster nationalist sentiments that were emerging at that time. This talk will examine the origins of this movement, and then will look at the actual spirit writing phenomenon and its connections with modern Vietnamese nationalism. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7237 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Kelley, Liam C. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7236 CSEAS hosted Malaysian auteur director Yasmin Ahmad at a retrospective of her films at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, including the US premiere of "Mukhsin". This podcast features Ahmad in conversation with Hawaii filmmaker and educator Patricia Gillespie of the Kamehemeha Schools. CSEAS hosted Malaysian auteur director Yasmin Ahmad at a retrospective of her films at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, including the US premiere of "Mukhsin". This podcast features Ahmad in conversation with filmmaker and ecuator Patricia Gillespie at the Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.. The Center’s retrospective screened all four of her feature films, including MUKSHIN, her latest film, which won two prizes at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. The retrospective also screened Ahmad's "Orked" trilogy, which explores love, religion and race in a multi-cultural Malaysia. Roger Garcia, former director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival said of Ahmad that, "It's rare to find a woman filmmaker in Muslim society, and even rarer when she is an outspoken talent unafraid of controversy." Paul Rausch, Associate Director of the Center, said, “Ahmad's films are deeply inspired by the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu and display scenes of everyday life with a depth of emotion. The Yasmin Ahmad retrospective was a unique opportunity for the people of Hawaii to hear stories from a part of the world that often goes underreported here in the west.” This event wass sponsored by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, a National Resource Center for Southeast Asia at the University of Hawai`i. YASMIN AHMAD BIOGRAPHY Malaysian-born Yasmin Ahmad graduated with a BA in Psychology from a university in the United Kingdom and landed a job in banking. Subsequently, she joined IBM as a Marketing Representative and moonlighted, by night, as an infamously rude blues pianist at a club called Scandals. This lasted a year. Next came copywriting at Ogilvy & Mather. She describes her venture into advertising as "a clueless girl with a dislocated personality stumbling into a haven for failed novelists and talentless playwrights". Eight years later, Ahmad joined Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur as Creative Director at the less-than-tender age of 34. Ahmad is now an Executive Creative Director, mostly known for the social statements she weaves into corporate ads for Petronas, the Malaysia owned oil and gas company. As a filmmaker, her work has screened at the Berlin, San Francisco and Singapore International Film Festivals. Yasmin Ahmad served on the jury for the 2007 Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran, Iran. Her latest film, MUKSHIN, received the Glass Bear (Special Mention) and the Grand Prix of the Kinderfilmfest International Jury at 2007 Berlin Film Festival. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7236 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahmad, Yasmin; Gillespie, Patrica http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7235 CSEAS hosted Malaysian auteur director Yasmin Ahmad at a retrospective of her films at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, including the US premiere of "Mukhsin". This podcast features Ahmad in conversation with film scholar Wimal Dissanayake. CSEAS hosted Malaysian auteur director Yasmin Ahmad at a retrospective of her films at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, including the US premiere of "Mukhsin". This podcast features Ahmad in conversation with film scholar Wimal Dissanayake at the Honolulu Design Center. The Center’s retrospective screened all four of her feature films, including MUKSHIN, her latest film, which won two prizes at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. The retrospective also screened Ahmad's "Orked" trilogy, which explores love, religion and race in a multi-cultural Malaysia. Roger Garcia, former director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival said of Ahmad that, "It's rare to find a woman filmmaker in Muslim society, and even rarer when she is an outspoken talent unafraid of controversy." Paul Rausch, Associate Director of the Center, said, “Ahmad's films are deeply inspired by the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu and display scenes of everyday life with a depth of emotion. The Yasmin Ahmad retrospective was a unique opportunity for the people of Hawaii to hear stories from a part of the world that often goes underreported here in the west.” This event wass sponsored by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, a National Resource Center for Southeast Asia at the University of Hawai`i. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7235 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahmad, Yasmin; Dissanyake, Wimal http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7234 A talk about a UH Asian studies course designed to teach advanced Southeast Asian language students how to translate and subtitle film. Featuring examples of student work and discussion of both the challenges of translation and development of the course. This team talk and demonstration focuses on the 2007 development of an Asian studies course designed to teach advanced Southeast Asian language students at the University of Hawaii the skills associated with translating and subtitling film from Southeast Asia. Examples of student work will be featured, and the challenges associated with the translation and the development course will be discussed. DISCUSSANTS Rohayati Paseng is librarian and bibliographer in the Southeast Asia Collection. Born and raised in Indonesia, she speaks four languages, but is baffled by Javanese. Paul Rausch is associate director and outreach coordinator at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. He works feverishly to bring Southeast Asian film into the wider film community, and spends most of his waking hours trying to figure out the technology needed to subtitle film from the region. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7234 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Paseng, Rohayati; Rausch, Paul http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7232 On the state-sanctioned youth groups of the New Order, who sheltered criminal gangs in exchange for political support and periodic extra-legal violence…and their place in the Indonesian parliament after the end of the New Order. During Indonesia's New Order, state-sanctioned "youth groups" sheltered the enterprises of what were in effect criminals gangs. These groups were given license to control gambling, prostitution, drug distribution, and protection rackets in exchange for political support and making themselves available for periodic extra-legal violence. Brought into the state apparatus in his way, their leaders enjoyed practical training. It is no surprise that they, and their members, were poised to win parliamentary elections at all levels after the end of the New Order. This talk discusses these figures and their political views in terms of the implications for understanding post-authoritarian Indonesia. Dr. Loren Ryter is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Washington in 2002 and taught at Cornell until 2006. He is currently working on a book manuscript on the political history of youth, gangs, and the state in Indonesia since the 1950s. Dr. Loren Ryter is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Washington in 2002 and taught at Cornell until 2006. He is currently working on a book manuscript on the political history of youth, gangs, and the state in Indonesia since the 1950s. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7232 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ryter, Loren http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7231 An in-depth discussion of Yasmin Ahmad's film "Gubra", from Malaysia, with its producer Elyna Shukuri and award-winning actress Sharifah Amani, after a screening at the Hawaii International Film Festival. An in-depth discussion of Yasmin Ahmad's film "Gubra", from Malaysia, with its producer Elyna Shukuri and award-winning actress Sharifah Amani, after a screening at the Hawaii International Film Festival. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies launched a new initiative to develop a Southeast Asian film program at the University of Hawaii beginning in Fall 2006. The starting point for this fledgling program was a new partnership with the Hawaii International Film Festival designed to highlight the cinema of Southeast Asia. The partnership was developed in the belief that film provides an engaging form of communicating culture across borders, and as the very nature of a film festival is to provide the venue for this type of educational activity, the partnership with the HIFF was seen as a way to help position both the Center and HIFF as leaders in bringing new and engaging film and film industry leaders from Southeast Asia into focus in the US. Over the course of the festival the Center hosted a number of directors, actors, producers, archivists, and film critics who engaged in educational forums following selected films. All told there were 23 films with Southeast Asian themes, 15 of which were feature films from Southeast Asia. Much to the great joy of Southeast Asian film fans at the festival, films from the region garnered three of the top festival awards, including Love For Share (Indonesia, Nia Dinata) which captured the Golden Orchid for Best Feature Film. Other award winners with Southeast Asia roots included 4:30, (Singapore, Royston Tan) about a latchkey kid who steals from his family's tenant. which took home the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film. Majidee (Malaysia, Azharr Rudin), shot in a single eleven minute take and focused on working class men in Malaysia, was honored as Best Short Film. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7231 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Shukuri, Elyna; Sharifah, Amani http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7230 An in-depth discussion of Auraeus Solito's film "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros", from the Philippines, with its award-winning producer and screenwriter Raymond Lee, after a screening at the Hawaii International Film Festival. An in-depth discussion of Auraeus Solito's film "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros", from the Philippines, with its award-winning producer and screenwriter Raymond Lee, after a screening at the Hawaii International Film Festival. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies launched a new initiative to develop a Southeast Asian film program at the University of Hawaii beginning in Fall 2006. The starting point for this fledgling program was a new partnership with the Hawaii International Film Festival designed to highlight the cinema of Southeast Asia. The partnership was developed in the belief that film provides an engaging form of communicating culture across borders, and as the very nature of a film festival is to provide the venue for this type of educational activity, the partnership with the HIFF was seen as a way to help position both the Center and HIFF as leaders in bringing new and engaging film and film industry leaders from Southeast Asia into focus in the US. Over the course of the festival the Center hosted a number of directors, actors, producers, archivists, and film critics who engaged in educational forums following selected films. All told there were 23 films with Southeast Asian themes, 15 of which were feature films from Southeast Asia. Much to the great joy of Southeast Asian film fans at the festival, films from the region garnered three of the top festival awards, including Love For Share (Indonesia, Nia Dinata) which captured the Golden Orchid for Best Feature Film. Other award winners with Southeast Asia roots included 4:30, (Singapore, Royston Tan) about a latchkey kid who steals from his family's tenant. which took home the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film. Majidee (Malaysia, Azharr Rudin), shot in a single eleven minute take and focused on working class men in Malaysia, was honored as Best Short Film. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7230 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee, Raymond http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7229 This research aims at studying the status of performing arts in Thailand starting from the first year of the Accession of King Rama IX to the Throne in 1946 until the Celebration of His Majesty the King's 72nd Birthday in 1999. This research aims at studying the status of performing arts in this reign, starting from the first year of his Accession to the Throne in 1946 until the Celebration of His Majesty the King's 72nd Birthday in 1999. The research focuses on all kinds of theatre and dance seen in Thailand during this period. All information is gleaned from documentaries, observations, interviews, and the researcher's own experiences. Professor Surapone Virulrak is a Professor in Performing Arts, a Professor Emeritus in Communication Arts and a Member of the Royal Institute of Thailand. He has written three plays for the stage in Thailand and published extensively on the performing arts under the reign of Kings Rama V and Rama IX, in addition to authoring works on the performing arts in Indonesia and Thailand. Virulrak earned a Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre (Asian Theatre) from the University of Hawaii in 1980. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7229 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Virulrakrama, Surapone