EASC Express: September 3, 2020

EAST ASIAN STUDIES CENTER

EASC EXPRESS

September 3, 2020

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CENTER NEWS

EASC honors the accomplishments of Director Etsuyo Yuasa

After completing seven years of service as the director of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC), Etsuyo Yuasa, associate professor of East Asian languages and literatures, stepped down. On behalf of the entire EASC team, please join us in thanking Prof. Yuasa for her leadership, commitment and many contributions to the East Asian studies community.

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Meow Hui Goh to present panel on the impact of COVID-19 in the field of East Asian studies on September 26

As a recipient of the East Asian Studies Center COVID-19 Mini-Grant, Meow Hui Goh, The Ohio State University, will present "Talk Back to the Pandemic: Innovations in Teaching East Asian Cultures and Literatures" on Saturday, September 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online; registration required). This half-day panel will engage educators at American colleges on a number of topics related to the impact of COVID-19 in the field of East Asian Studies.

Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed persistent misunderstanding and lack of understanding of East Asian societies and peoples and, even worse, been used to justify discrimination and racist attacks against peoples of East Asian descent. The political rhetoric that focuses on pointing fingers at another country, though not exclusively seen but particularly rampant in the United States, further inflames prejudices and xenophobia. In this climate of worrisome hostility, an education in East Asian cultures and literatures taught in a US context is more timely, relevant, and important than ever. How do the educators in these areas speak to the needs of the moment? How can we turn the crisis at hand into opportunities to strengthen the presence of East Asian education on American campuses? How do we innovate, experiment, and forge new paths? How do we, in short, talk back to the pandemic, with care and without fear?

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OIA accepting submissions for annual international photography competition

All Ohio State students, staff, faculty, visiting scholars, and alumni are invited to submit photos to the 2020 International Photography Competition. Submissions will be accepted until Tuesday, October 6 and must be the original work of the entrant, of high quality, and taken outside of the United States. Photographers are invited to submit one photo in each category: people, places and arts and culture.

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NSEP Boren 2021-2022 information session to be held September 9

The Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will hold a National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren 2021-2022 Scholarship information session on Wednesday, September 9 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom.

NSEP Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Boren will award up to $20,000 per undergraduate student and $24,000 per graduate student for one academic year of study abroad.

Contact Rebecca Bias to register and obtain the workshop link.

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External Opportunities

AAS NEAC accepting applications for Japan Studies grants

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asia Council (NEAC), in conjunction with the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and pre-college levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines in the United States.

NEAC is accepting applications for grants in the United States or Japan Research Travel and Japan Conference/Seminar/Workshop organization categories. The NEAC Japan Distinguished Speaker Bureau (DSB) program is currently being revitalized to accommodate virtual lectures/classroom visits and details will be available soon. Applications to the NEAC DSB program are accepted on a rolling basis.

The grant application deadline for all categories except the NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau is 5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 1. Visit the AAS website for further information.

U.S. Department of State accepting applications for Summer 2021 Student Internship Program

The U.S. Department of State is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2021 Student Internship Program. This unpaid internship offers students the opportunity to work in U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world, as well as in various bureaus located in Washington, D.C., and at Department offices around the United States. This program is designed to provide substantive learning experiences in a foreign affairs environment.

The application deadline is Wednesday, September 16. Visit the program website for further information.

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