The 20th Annual University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
School of Pacific & Asian Studies
Graduate Student Conference
Redefining Borders: Looking Toward the Future of Asia-Pacific Studies
Wednesday, March 11 (Wednesday) - 13 (Friday), 2009
Korean Studies Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Greg Dvorak
Research Fellow, Tokyo University
The 2009 SPAS Graduate Student Conference is an event open to students from ALL disciplines. Our aim is to provide a forum for graduate students from a broad range of specialties to discuss their latest innovative research relating to Asian and/or Pacific Islands Studies. UH-Mānoa students and students from other colleges and universities -- local, mainland, and international -- are all encouraged to participate.
Call for Papers!
* Abstract submission deadline: Monday, January 9, 2009
(download abstract submission form)
* Abstract shouild be maximum of 500 words.
* No submission fee
* Top presenters in each area study will receive cash prize!
Especially appreciated are papers with:
* insights on the importance of area studies
* studies on newly emerging aspects of Asia-Pacific
* studies utilizing interdisciplinary methods
and all original research is welcome!
Call for volunteers!
Seeking UHM faculty and graduate students interested in
previewing abstracts.
Conference Coordinators
Madonna Castro-Perez
Jonas Estrada
James Arriola
Yoko Wang
School of Pacific & Asian Studies
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Moore Hall 315
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Telephone (808) 956-8818
Fax (808) 956-6345