Activism Training 5/25-27

*please forward widely*

Do you want to...

.Learn how to effectively organize in your community?
.Network with non-profit Asian American Community Organizations?
.Meet student activists from all over the Bay Area?
.Spend three days with complete accommodations in Oakland for FREE?

Then come to the Asian American Community Training (A.C.T.)!!!!

When: May 25-27, 2007
Where: Center for Third World Organizing Retreat Center, Oakland
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2007

A weekend built upon the mission of a coalition of college students from UC Berkeley and Stanford University to promote social justice and activism within the Asian American community in the Bay Area.

For more detailed information please look at the attached letter and ACT application or email actapps@gmail.com . You can also check out our website at http://actcommunity.googlepages.com/ .

Graduate Writing Fellows resource

UWP Introduces: Graduate Writing Fellows

All graduate students at UC Davis are invited to schedule an appointment with a peer-writing fellow, a graduate student who is trained to coach writing projects across the disciplines. Students are encouraged to make 30-minute to one-hour appointments at any stage of the writing process. Bring questions, doodles, or drafts.

At the beginning of the session, your fellow will ask questions about what you're working on so that the session will be driven by your goals and concerns.

You can work will your fellow on generating and focusing a topic, organizing and clarifying ideas, enhancing persuasiveness, adapting your style for a specific audience or publication, and overall strengthening
your writing skills. Your writing fellow will not edit your work for grammatical errors, but will help you to improve your writing style.

To make an appointment contact: writingfellows@ucdavis.edu

NEED PRESENTERS: AA Literature Panels at 2007 MLA convention

The Division on Asian American Literature is sponsoring 3 panels for the 2007 MLA convention in Chicago. Please contact panel organizers listed below with submission or queries.

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"Racial Allegory"
Narratives about Asian Americans that do not explicitly reference racializedbodies/ subjects. How does "Asianness" circulate symbolically? To what end? Theorizing implications of invoking race metaphorically in American literature and culture. 1-page abstract, c.v., 15 March; Leslie Bow lbow@wisc.edu

"Poetry's Place in Asian American Studies"
Roundtable addressing the relative lack of attention to poetry in shaping the field and offering conceptual frameworks for why poetry matters. Polemical presentations especially welcome. 1-page abstract, c.v., 15 March; tina.chen@vanderbilt.edu.

"Marketing Childhood/Adolescen ce in Asian American Literature"
Theoretical analyses of texts/graphic novels about childhood/adolescence and/or targeted for youths, contextualized by examining their publishing, networking and/or marketing. 1-page abstract, c.v., 15 March; greta.niu@rochester.edu

Call for Nominations

The Consortium for Women and Research Call for Nominations:

Outstanding Mentor Awards, 2007

The Outstanding Mentor Award provides recognition and $500 in research money to faculty who have been outstanding in the mentoring of women graduate students and postdocs at UC Davis.

Visit our website for information and nomination forms: cwr.ucdavis.edu

Deadline: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Noon

Nominations can be turned in to our office located at 168 Kerr Hall

GSADC Position

Call for Applications and Information Session for the –
Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean and to the Chancellor (GSADC) Position
Join Dean of Graduate Studies, Jeffery Gibeling, and current GSADC, Kara Thompson, for an information session on

Thursday, Feb. 15th
12:10-1pm
63 Mrak

As a key leadership position, the Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies and to the Chancellor (GSADC) is the campus graduate student representative serving as an advocate and voice for graduate student concerns, needs and perspectives. In addition to his or her work with the Chancellor, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Council and other campus administrators, the GSADC meets with graduate students, the Graduate Student Associations (GSA) and other graduate student groups and organizations. This position provides a unique opportunity to serve and represent the campus’ graduate student community.

Additional Benefits Include:
A GSR Appointment
- The GSADC position is a 13-month appointment, starting September 1, 2007 through October 1, 2008.
- This is a GSR position with a pay rate of 50% and full fee remission during the position’s tenure.

A Dissertation Year Fellowship
- The year following service as the GSADC, the student will receive a dissertation year fellowship.
- Tenure of the fellowship begins October 1, 2008 and will continue for nine months. The fellowship includes a $20,000 living allowance, in-state fees, a $500 research allowance, and a $500 travel allowance.

Qualifications
All registered doctoral students in good standing making progress towards the degree are eligible to apply. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy at UC Davis by the start date, September 1, 2007. Qualifications include:
* A desire to serve as an advocate and liaison for graduate students
* Knowledge of the campus and the needs of graduate students
* Ability to respond to critical issues by mediating conflicts and managing conflict situations
* Ability to plan and coordinate events
* Demonstrated communication skills, self-motivation, and the ability to work well with a variety of people
* Demonstrated commitment to leadership and service

Application Procedure
To apply, submit a letter of intent, C.V., two letters of recommendation (one from your Major Professor and one from your Graduate Adviser); and a copy of your transcripts (an unofficial copy is acceptable).

Please return completed applications to Yvonne Wais, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Office of Graduate Studies, by 5pm March 2, 2007.

For more information, please visit http://www.gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/about/gsadcinfo.html or contact Kara Thompson, gradassistant@ucdavis.edu the current Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies and to the Chancellor.

Kara Thompson
Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies and to the Chancellor
Office of Graduate Studies
250 Mrak Hall
gradassistant@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-4090 (tel)
(530) 752-6222 (fax)
http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu

Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute

VIETNAMESE ADVANCED SUMMER INSTITUTE

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
June 18th - August 10th 2007

APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 31, 2007

The Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute is funded by a grant from 
the US Department of Education. It is an intensive eight-week course 
of study in advanced Vietnamese to be conducted in Viet Nam with 
instruction provided by the Hanoi Vietnamese Language Center, under 
the auspices of the Hanoi University of Foreign Studies, and the 
Saigon Vietnamese Language School, under the aegis of the Viet Nam 
National Ministry of Education & Training.

Equivalent to a full year's academic work and providing benefits far 
beyond increased foreign-language proficiency, this overseas program 
will be offered to approximately 12 individuals selected nationally. 
Candidates are chosen on the basis of their need for and ability to 
absorb advanced training in Vietnamese, their readiness to benefit 
from in-country experiences, and their commitment and potential to 
become the next generation of Vietnamese language and area-studies 
scholars in the U.S. The communicative/interactive teaching approach, 
using authentic materials and carried out by experienced instructors, 
is enhanced by field trips to many famous sites across Viet Nam.

GUAVA Member Institutions

VASI is organized by the national Group of Universities for the 
Advancement of Vietnamese Abroad (GUAVA). The member institutions are 
Arizona State University, the University of California at Berkeley, 
Cornell University, Texas Tech University, the University of Hawaii, 
Harvard University, the University of Michigan, the University of 
Washington, the University of Wisconsin, Yale University, University 
of Florida and Temple University

See http://streamingmedia.org/vasi/

Call for Scholarship Application Readers

CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION READERS

Read process begins February 5, 2007

The Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) seeks volunteer Scholarship Application Readers to evaluate scholarship applications submitted for the 2007-2008 academic year. Each Scholarship Application Reader will be asked to review applications from approximately fifty applicants, at a minimum. Readers will have the opportunity to carry out their task from locations of their choosing via the internet, as they will be given a password to review and comment upon applications from a secure website provided by APIASF. The entire review process will be completed at the Scholarship Application Readers' own pace.

The Scholarship Review Process will take place between February 5 and March 16, 2007. All Readers will be required to participate in a teleconference training in order to ensure that they share an understanding of basic information related to education in the Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, APIASF's scholarship process and goals and review of the common set of the scoring criteria set up for the scholarship applications. Applicants that have been a Reader for APIASF in the past will be exempt from the training orientation and will need to complete only portion one of the Reader application.

All Scholarship Application Readers should have the following qualifications:

• Knowledge of, and experience with, Asian and/or Pacific Islander American communities, especially high school students.

• Knowledge of, and personal experience in, education (higher education or knowledge in the areas of teaching, admissions, financial aid, counseling, outreach, etc. is preferred but not required

• Undergraduate college diploma required

In addition to completing the Scholarship Reader Application (available at www.apiasf.org ) we ask that all applicants take a look at the APIASF 2007-2008 Scholarship Application. Those who have reviewed scholarship applications in the past, graduate students in education, educators, educational administrators, and community leaders are especially encouraged to apply.

On-site Read locations may be added in specific cities around the United States. APIASF will notify readers of any locations at which Reads are scheduled. APIASF works with all volunteers to complete the Scholarship Review Process. We hope that each Reader will find the experience enjoyable and rewarding, and APIASF staff and past Readers will be available to answer questions or concerns.

ABOUT APIASF

APIASF is the only national organization promoting higher education of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans by distributing scholarships for qualified students going to college. The mission of APIASF is to forge partnerships building a national Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship organization that supports and encourages all Asian and Pacific Islander American students to pursue higher education, thereby developing future leaders who will contribute back to their communities, and ultimately, strengthening America. Our vision is to see that all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans who wish to pursue higher education have that opportunity, regardless of their ethnicity, national origin or financial means.

For more information please visit www.apiasf.org