Korea Economic Institute Internships

forwarded by a former BYU student:

Economics/Asia-Related Internship Opportunity in Washington, DC

The Korea Economic Institute (KEI) is looking for undergraduate or graduate students with a background in political science and/or economics, as well as an interest in Asia-Pacific issues (especially Korea) for its internship program. We offer competitive candidates a unique internship opportunity to be integrally involved in the inner workings of an international government policy institute. Applications are being accepted for the Summer 2010 semester until March 25.
Why Intern at KEI?

KEI interns are on the cusp of current events, hearing the news before it is released, and organizing the very interviews that are shown on the evening news. They are directly active in the practice of US-ROK diplomacy and provided maximum exposure to the issues and major players in the field of Korea-US Relations via: report publication, attendance at events, and both peer-to-peer and VIP networking opportunities. At KEI, interns gain experience in the areas of office management, event planning, data collection, economic analysis, and professional writing development.

Main Responsibilities
Attend conferences, programs, and hearings in the Washington area of interest to Korea;
Prepare short reports on such events;
Assist with the event planning and conduct of various KEI-sponsored conferences and programs;
Provide research support to full-time staff;
Administrative activities which will contribute to a fuller understanding of the inner workings of KEI;
Work as a team with members of staff and other interns on major events and projects;
Track specific issues in the media

Qualifications
Undergraduate or graduate student with a background in political science and/or economics as well as an interest in Asia-Pacific issues, especially Korea.
Excellent attention to detail, good organizational abilities and writing skills, professional demeanor, general office skills, strong computer skills.

How to Apply
If you or someone you know is interested in this position and your/their background and skill set match the profile outlined above, please submit a cover letter, resume, application and a brief writing sample to Sarah Howe by email, fax, or mail. There are three deadlines throughout the year. The deadline for Summer 2010 is March 25. For materials or more information, visit our website at http://www.keia.org/internships.php.

Internship Contact:
Sarah Howe
Associate Director for Programs
Korea Economic Institute
1800 K Street NW Suite 1010 Washington, DC 20006
E-mail: sh@keia.org

Japanese Internships

from Eric Hyer, Asian Studies Coordinator


Two Internships available with Bloomberg in Japan. One position prefers Japanese language experience, the other requires it.

Company: Bloomberg L.P.
Position: Bloomberg is looking for Print News Summer Interns (Tokyo office)
Salary: Paid Intern
Ad Expires: March 30, 2010
Job ID: 1151766
Website: http://www.bloomberg.com

Description:
The Company

Few organizations can keep up with the fast-paced, 24/7 nature of
today's media coverage; even fewer can claim to have helped shape it.
Bloomberg has long been a leading source of data and news and presents
one of the most challenging environments in financial journalism.
Bloomberg offers a unique opportunity to produce real-time stories
that shape the markets and our world.

The Role

Bloomberg News summer interns will gain hands-on experience reporting
and writing for the print/ news wire department of the world's largest
real-time financial news service. Working with Bloomberg's 2,300
journalists in 132 news bureaus around the world, interns will
contribute to coverage of financial markets, companies and economies.
Successful applicants will produce breaking news stories under
deadline pressure. Responsibilities may also include monitoring other
media and writing spot features. This is a paid 10 weeks internship
program based in our Tokyo office this summer.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Communications Studies/Mass Comms or any
equivalent experience is required - Interest in financial markets,
companies and economies - Prior reporting experience is essential -
Prior experience working in a real-time news environment is desirable
- Ability to work within a team under deadline pressure - Fluency in
English and Japanese is preferred - Applicants must be available to
work for 10 weeks program in Jul/Aug 2010

Please APPLY online at
http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job25156.html

The Asian Cinema Club's Special Gift for everyone for the memorable day

Are you still scrambling to plan the special and memorable day? In tough economic times, it can be a challenge for anyone to make the day special. Well, we are here to help you out coming up with some creative ideas without depleting your wallet. The Asian Cinema Club's upcoming FREE romantic movie will make the day special and memorable for you and your valentine!

The upcoming Korean film, My Dear Enemy will be a perfect movie for this holiday season. It is a romantic black-comeday directed by Lee Yoon-ki, and starring Jeon Do-Yeon and Ha Jeong-woo who are regarded as one of the best actresses and actors in South Korea. My Dear Enemy takes the audience on a long day's journey of the two ex-lovers, and it is about female's view on men and the relationship between a man and a women. A striking combination of realism and idealism exists in this movie as well.

Mark the followings on your calendar:
When:Tuesday, February 9 at 7:30 P.M
Where: B002 JFSB (presented by Asian Studies 495)

Don't forget to bring your dear enemy. if don't, don't worry: that means you don't have any enemy in your life. Just bring yourself! Again. It is FREE!!
Please feel free to contact us at asiancinemaclub@gmail.com with any questions. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Thank you for your support as always,
The Asian Cinema Club

Beijing Study Abroad Summer 2010

All IR majors should have received this email a couple of weeks ago, but in case some didn't...

The Kennedy Center has initiated a new study abroad program in Beijing (summer 2010 term) to serve the interests of IR and Asian Studies majors. Below are the details of the program. If you are interested and have any questions please contact the International Relations or Asian Studies faculty advisors.

Beijing China Summer Term Study Abroad
Summer Term 2010

Program Details

The People’s Republic of China is emerging as one of the world’s leading economic and military powers. It has a rich history and Beijing is the historical and contemporary cultural and political capitol of China. The focus of the program is contemporary Chinese foreign relations and culture. The program emphasizes international relations, Asian Studies, political science and history. Although designed for students that haven’t studied Chinese or are at the intermediate level. Advanced Chinese language students can be accommodated through independent study. Course offered can be counted toward the IR, Political Science, and Asian Studies majors. Language credit can be arranged through the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages.

Course Offerings
• Asian 330R Sino-American Relations (3hrs.)
• Asian 330R Politics and Culture (3 hrs.)
• Chinese language (beginning, intermediate, independent study) (3-4 hrs)

Where do Students Live?
Students live in the newly constructed international students dorms at the Chinese Foreign Affairs University located near the center of Beijing.

Semester/Dates
June 21-August 9, 2010
Application deadline is 29 January 2010

How Much Does This Cost?
• Estimated $3800-4200
• Includes LDS, undergraduate tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students).
• Does not include airfare, personal expenses, or most meals

Interested Students Should Contact:
Director: Eric Hyer is a member of the Political Science Department and specializes in Chinese politics. He has lived for many years in Taiwan and China and from 1995-1996 was a Fulbright Scholar at China Foreign Affairs University.
Director Contact Information: 209 HRCB, Tel: 422-4699, Email: eric_hyer@byu.edu

Undergraduate Research Opportunity

from Eric Hyer:

Central Washington University, the National Science Foundation, the Center for Historical Environment and Socioeconomic Development of Northwest China at Shaanxi Normal University, and the Northwest Socioeconomic Development Research Center of Northwest University would like to announce the call for applications for the 2010 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program entitled “Great Western Development, Rural Peasants, and Water Policy across China’s Loess Plateau.” This unique program in social science research will be conducted in Ellensburg, WA, and in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, China in the summer of 2010. Twelve highly-qualified undergraduates and a team of faculty mentors will undertake collaborative research on how economic development and societal change is impacting China’s already precarious environmental position across the Yellow River loess plateau. The six-week program will be conducted between June 21 and August 1, 2010.

The program’s primary objective is to mentor students through the complete process of designing a research agenda and performing primary research in the social sciences at an international field site. It includes a unique combination of close mentoring, student/faculty teamwork, multidisciplinary research, and international field experience. Student participation will be encouraged from all fields of the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, geography, environmental studies, economics, political science, Asian studies, history, and land/resource management. Juniors and non-graduating seniors are particularly encouraged to apply. Graduate students are not eligible. Applicants are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Faculty mentors include Richard Mack (economics), Hong Xiao (sociology), Roberta Soltz (biology), and James Cook (Asian studies) of Central Washington University.

Costs of participation (travel, room, board), including the payment of a significant research stipend, will be paid by the program. Student participants are only responsible for their travel to/from Central Washington University.

Deadline for applications is February 15, 2010. Additional information and application forms can be found at http://www.cwu.edu/~nsfreu. Central Washington University is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution/TDD.

Study Abroad in India

Dear All,

The BYU Study Abroad Program in INDIA is now receiving applications from students interested in a language-centered and research-intensive program in the port city of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh State).

We have a full-time Telugu language instructor; three full-time Indian academic advisors (all professors at Andhra University); five part-time translators; a program physician; and a staff of three cooks and a washerman.

Students write 30-50 page reports that we will submit for publication in book form to a university press, much like the publication process for students in the Guatemala program.

Please do let your students know. I am happy to answer any questions.

Thanks,

Charles W. Nuckolls
Professor, Department of Anthropology
&
Director, India Program

The Challenge of Afghanistan and Pakistan

Symposium: The Challenge of Afghanistan and Pakistan
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Location: Hinckley Center Assembly Hall
Time: Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sponsors: The Wheatley Institution and the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies


The Honorable John J. Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies, will be the keynote speaker at 1:00 p.m.

The panel participants include:
Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Gerald F. Hyman, President, Hills Program on Governance, Center for Strategic and International Studies
John Hughes, Professor of Communications, Brigham Young University
Colonel Michael J. Meese, Head of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Lieutenant Colonel Isaiah Wilson, Professor of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point

Panels chaired by:
General Amos A. Jordan, Former CSIS President, Wheatley Institution Senior Fellow

Upcoming Movie

from The Asian Cinema Club:
Hello, everyone

We are very happy to announce you all that the Asian Cinema Club's first screening of the semester is coming soon. The next film will be a Japanese movie, University of Laughs (Warai no daigaku) . It is a 2004 film directed by Mamoru Hoshi, and was nominated for best screenplay and best actor at the 2005 Awards of the Japanese Academy.

Remember the following information:
When: Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 P.M (Running time: 85minutes)
Where: HBLL 3714 (presented by Asian 495) the rooms on the south side of the library.

As always, there will be No Charge for admission, Friends are welcome to come!
Please feel free to contact asiancinemaclub@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks!

We will see you there!!

The Asian Cinema Club

Asian Cinema Club's Screening of The Way Home

We would like to announce that the Asian Cinema Club will be showing the Korean film The Way Home on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. It is in Korean with English subtitles. More information about the film can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312841/.

Michelle Burgess
President of Asian Cinema Club

Undergrad research opportunity

From Eric Hyer, in the Political Science Department. (He is also the Asian Studies Major Coordinator):

Please beware that any study at other universities or programs must be approved by BYU prior to leaving or there is the risk the credits may not transfer back to BYU when you are done. Check with the Advisement Center for details.

With that caveat...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM

GREAT WESTERN DEVELOPMENT, RURAL PEASANTS, AND WATER POLICY ACROSS CHINA’S LOESS PLATEAU

Central Washington University and the National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Center for Historical Environment and Socioeconomic Development of Shaanxi Normal University, the Northwest Socioeconomic Development Research Center at Northwest University of China, and the Qinghai University for Nationalities announce the call for applications for the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) program GREAT WESTERN DEVELOPMENT, RURAL PEASANTS, AND WATER POLICY ACROSS CHINA’S LOESS PLATEAU for summer 2009. This unique program in social science research will be conducted in Ellensburg, WA, Gansu, Qinghai, and Shaanxi provinces of China in the summer of 2009.
Twelve highly-qualified undergraduates and a team of faculty mentors will undertake collaborative research on how economic development and societal change is impacting China’s already precarious environmental position across the Yellow River loess plateau. The seven-week program will be conducted between June 16 and August 4, 2009.

The program’s primary objective is to mentor students through the complete process of designing a research agenda and performing primary research in the social sciences at an international field site. It includes a unique combination of close mentoring, student/faculty teamwork, multidisciplinary research, and international field experience. Student participation will be encouraged from all fields of the social sciences including sociology, anthropology, geography, environmental studies, economics, political science, Asia-Pacific studies, history, and land/resource management. Juniors and non-graduating seniors are particularly encouraged to apply. Graduate students are not eligible. Applicants are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Faculty mentors include Richard Mack (economics), Hong Xiao (sociology), and James Cook (Asian Studies) of Central Washington University, and Roberta Soltz (biology). We will also be working with a large team of Chinese researchers and students.

Costs of participation (travel, room, board), including the payment of a significant research stipend, will be paid by the program. Student participants are responsible for their travel to/from Central Washington University, passport and visa fees, and personal incidentals.

Deadline for applications is April 20, 2009. Additional information and application forms can be found at http://www.cwu.edu/~studyabroad/faculty-led.html. Central Washington University is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution/TDD.

Asian Cinema

We would like to announce that the Asian Cinema Club will be showing the Japanese film Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. It is in Japanese with English subtitles. More information about the film can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/.

Asian Cinema Club's Screening of Beijing Bicycle

We would like to announce that the Asian Cinema Club will be showing the Chinese film Beijing Bicycle on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. It is in Mandarin with English subtitles. More information about the film can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276501/ .

Asian Cinema Club

The Asian Cinema Club screens a movie on campus one a month from different areas of Asia. Our goal is to enrich the education of students by providing opportunities to learn more about Asian cultures, language, history, and religion through film. As well as an opportunity to provide extra credit, these screenings can provide exposure to other Asian cultures which will facilitate an understanding of Asia as a whole. Before each screening we have a short lecture by a faculty member.

We would also like to announce that we are screening the Indian movie Water on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:00pm in JFSB B002. Here is an informational website. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/

Sincerely,
Michelle Burgess
President of the Asian Cinema Club

India Study Abroad

from Charles W. Nuckolls in the anthropology department:

The brand new INDIA STUDY ABROAD program is now avaiable for applications. Please do pass the word to your students. The program will emphasize language learning and research, with opportunities across the discplines -- from anthropology, political science, and sociolgy, to international business, development, and the arts. The students will be located in Visakhapatnam, a coastal city of 2 million residents and home to four major universities. I will direct the program, in conjunction with my local colleague, Professor M. V. Krishnayya (Andhra University.)

The program will run from August 1st to December 1st, 2009. Applications are due by February 15th.

Archival Travel Footage from China

I ran across a fascinating post at a blog called "QuirkyBeijing" which links to old film footage at the Travel Film Archive on YouTube. The footage would be very interesting to anyone who has visited these places and wants to see how much things have changed since the early 1900's.

Listening to the narration is a real treat too. The English language has evolved a lot since these clips were made. Attitudes toward the rest of the world seem to have changed also, as these come across as pretty patronizing.

This is worth at least a little of your time.

Here's the link - http://www.quirkybeijing.com/?p=62

Boren Scholarships

Cory Leonard sent this email out early this semester. The deadlines for the scholarships for 2009-10 are in February. If you are interested in applying, please coordinate with Cory. His email is Cory_Leonard@byu.edu.

Three BYU students received the prestigious David L. Boren National Security Education Program scholarship for 2008-09, the most that have ever been awarded in the 20+ years BYU has endorsed applicants. Funds provide support for students to study abroad and develop language, cultural, and area experience. They include:
• Marco Moreno-Campoy (Arabic/Jordan)
• Estee Ward (Arabic/Cairo)
• Miles Hansen (Persian/Tajikistan)

We look forward to increasing representation from other important areas/languages as designated by the Institute for International Education (IIE), such as Korean, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Hindi, and others.

For more information on NSEP: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship or email nsep@byu.edu.

Thanks,

Cory

Critical Language Scholarships

From Eric Hyer, the Asian Studies Major Coordinator:

Maybe you are aware of this scholarship opportunity for our students interested in studying critical needs foreign languages.

Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages Full Scholarships for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools in: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian

For more information please go to http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/fellowships_scholarships/kwd.htm

Book Review

Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, by Mike Chinoy

Some of you may have attended Mike Chinoy's lecture at the Kennedy Center on December 4th. It was very good, and if you missed it you can find the podcast by following this link.

I started this book last Thursday and finished it this morning. It is a fascinating look at US policy toward North Korea during the Bush administration (up through early 2008). There is also some good background on US-North Korean diplomatic relations. The most interesting part of the book, to me, was the documentation of the internal warfare in the US foreign policy bureacracy over what the correct US policy ought to be. The book is meticulously researched and would be a good read for anyone interested in North Korea, or in the mechanics of US foreign policy.

Chinoy is obviously a supporter of negotiations with North Korea, but he makes a good case. For the most part the book is historical documentation of what actually happened with little or no editorializing. The fact of the matter is that, despite a hard-line attitude toward North Korea, the Bush administration eventually ended up with pretty much the same deal that the Clinton administration had, but North Korea acquired several addition nuclear bombs in the meantime.

North Korea is run by a reprehensible ruling elite with an awful human rights record, but Chinoy makes a very good case for the US talking with them anyway.

BYU IR International Study Opportunities

I sent this email to all the majors last month. (Actually, Noelani Porter in the advisement center sent it out). It is worth reposting here.

Dear International Relations Majors:

Just a quick email to inform you of some opportunities to study and receive IR credit for classes taken while residing abroad.

The Kennedy Center offers numerous leads on internships and sponsors a variety of study abroad opportunities. Unfortunately, the international relations content is uneven and the coursework is usually suitable only for credit in one of the major’s specializations. We are working on ways for our majors to take classes at universities in other countries that will count as the direct equivalent of the courses listed in our MAP.

One opportunity is already in place. This is direct enrollment at Cambridge University in England for the summer. Enrollment is open to all majors, and that includes IR majors. More detail on this program is available at the following web address - http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/isp.php?id=246.

A second opportunity is in the planning stages for Spring Term of 2010 and will involve a Study Abroad experience at the Foreign Affair College in Beijing. This will be a BYU sponsored study abroad program directed by BYU faculty, but at least some of the instruction will be provided by the Foreign Affairs College, which trains all of China’s diplomatic corp. The primary focus of this program would be on international relations, though it will be open to all majors for enrollment.

A third possibility is Korea University’s International Summer Campus which runs for six weeks during July and August each year. Many of the courses taught there are direct equivalents of courses required for the major. More information on this program is available at http://isc.korea.ac.kr/v4/src/program/course.php. The program is rather costly compared to equivalent coursework at BYU, but we are exploring the possibility of an agreement that might allow BYU students to pay BYU tuition. If you are interested in this last option, please contact me before enrolling as BYU has rather strict rules on approving course substitutions from other universities BEFORE taking the classes.

If you are interested in any of these options and have questions, please to not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached via email at kerk_phillips@byu.edu, via telephone at 422-1866 or 422-5928, or during my office hours on Tuesday & Thursday from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in 215 HRCB.