The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Nov 2008, Vol. 15, No. 15 (289)

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25 Nov 2008

The Faces of Irregular Migrants [from Asia] Photograph Collection
The Asian Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Self-description:
"On May 15, 2000, the Asian Library at the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with the Institute of Asian Research [http://www.iar.ubc.ca/ - ed.], hosted this photograph exhibition to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. This collection, composed of 96 photographs, included images from three immigration periods; Chinese refugees from Mainland China to Hong Kong, Chinese Refugees from Vietnam to Hong Kong, and the "boat people" who arrived in British Columbia from China in 1999. A collection of photographs about these migrants began to take shape in the Asian Library in 1999, with two generous donations. This collection has been developed to support research on Chinese migration, as well as to document the recent arrival of these migrants to British Columbia's shores. [...] Updates on the status of the migrants arriving British Columbia on the four boats in 1999-2000 and the 36 new arrivals in containers in April 2001 are included below. We have also appended the fact sheets provided by the Alberni Reef Association which brought the four boats from the B.C. Provincial Government in 2000 and sunk two of them at China Creek on June 10, 2001."
Site contents:
* Introduction; * Thumbnails (Mainland China - Hong Kong, Vietnam - Hong Kong, Mainland China - Canada); * Slide Show (Mainland China - Hong Kong, Vietnam - Hong Kong, Mainland China - Canada); * Search the Collection; * Keywords used [an extensive list of descriptors, query terms and their synonyms - ed.]; * Interviews of Refugees to Canada.

[Each of the photographs (e.g. Photo C-07) from this online archive which was created by Corey Schultz is systematically annotated: # Caption: Illegal immigrants crossed to the border. Yip Yat-yin, a metal worker in Hong Kong, and his wife wept bitterly after they had been told that the woman, who had crossed the border illegally, had to return to China, although the son was allowed to remain with the father. # Collection: Chinese Immigrants from Mainland China to Hong Kong. # Ownership/Donor: Kiu Chan. # Date: 20 May, 1962. # Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm. # Summary: Man and woman crying while holding a child. # Keywords: Men, Women, Infants, Group portraits, Families, Rural, Yip Yat-yin. # Photo Number: C-07 # Notes: none. - ed.]
URL http://www.library.ubc.ca/asian/FinalAsian/home.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.library.ubc.ca/asian/FinalAsian/home.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

24 Nov 2008

High-definition Image Database of Old Photographs of Japan
The Nagasaki University Library, Nagasaki, Japan.
Self-description:
"The Nagasaki University Library's 'Collection of Old Photographs from the Late Edo and Meiji Periods' is comprised of photographs of Japan taken from the middle to the end of the 19th century. Many of these photographs are extremely clear and thus contain a wealth of information about the urban landscapes, scenery and customs of the period in which they were taken. In order to tap into this valuable resource, the Nagasaki University Library has developed and unveiled the High-definition Image Database of Old Photographs of Japan, which employs high-definition imaging to maintain a high level of detail even at magnifications of five to ten times on the computer screen. The database contains 201 photographs of Nagasaki and 300 photographs of other parts of Japan, and it features captions and explanations in both Japanese and English as well as a number of browsing tools such as 'search from map','keywords search' and 'full text search'."
Site contents:
* About this site;
* Recommended Images (Nagasaki Best, Japan Best);
* Search by keywords (# Photographer [Ueno, Hikoma, Tamamura, Kihei, Tamamura, Kozaburo, Ogawa, Kazumasa, Kusakabe, Kinbei, Uchida, Kuichi, Usui, Hidesaburo, Shimooka, Renjo, Suzuki, Shin-ichi, F. Beato, A. Farsari, R. Stillfried]), # Area [Suburbs of Nagasaki, Nagasaki City Area, Nagasaki Bay Area, Nakashima River, Dejima, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Shimonoseki, Kamakura, Iwakuni, Gifu, Miyagi, Kyoto, Kumamoto, Gunma, Yamanashi, Shiga, Kobe, Shizuoka, Osaka, Nagano, Tokyo, Nara, Nikko, Hakodate, Hakone, Nagoya, Moji], # Year of performance [-1867, 1868-1882, 1883-1897, 1898-1912], # Number, # Full text search);
* Search from old maps (Nagasaki Bay Area, Nakashima River Area, Nagasaki Settlement Area);
* Search from [interactive] Japan map;
* Japanese Old Photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period [http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/];
* Glover Atlas - Fishes of Southern and Western Japan;
* Nagasaki University Library Home [http://www.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/english/].
URL http://zoomphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/main_menu.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://zoomphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/main_menu.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

24 Nov 2008

The Asian Century Research School Network (ACRSN)
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Self-description:
"The ACRSN is envisioned as a "network research school" based on the exchange of teachers, students, and other research resources at a Nordic level to facilitate a much-needed "critical mass" and create synergy amongst scattered Asian Studies environments [There are about 150 Asian Studies locations in the Nordic region - ed.]. The ACRSN is established to strengthen the education and training of PhD candidates within the social sciences and the humanities. The school will provide value-added advanced training in understanding and analysing contemporary Asia in a historical and comparative perspective and with special reference to political, social, economic, environmental and cultural dynamics and contexts."
Site contents:
* News; * News Archive; * About ACRSN; * About SUPRA [about NIAS's 'SUpport PRogramme for Asian Studies' - ed.]; * Clusters (The Gendering Asia Network, Asian Dynamics, Asian Studies, Asian Creativity, Asian Security, South Asia Research Training (SARTrain)); * Member institutions; * Blog [http://www.asiancentury.dk/blog/]; * Contact. * [Members' area - requires a login].
[The site, originally published at http://www.nias.ku.dk/acrsn/ , is now being moved to http://www.asiaportal.info and is scheduled to be re-launched in late 2008 - ed.]
URL http://www.asiancentury.dk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asiancentury.dk/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

24 Nov 2008

Chinese Australian Historical Society Inc. (CAHS)
CAHS, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.
Self-description:
"The Society's objective is the advancement of education in the field of the history of the Chinese in Australia."
Site contents:
* Introduction (The Society's Objective, Management Committee 2008, Membership, Constitution); * News (Latest News, News Archive); * Events (Current Events, Future Events, Past Events); * Research [under construction].
URL http://www.hermes.net.au/cahs/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hermes.net.au/cahs/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

21 Nov 2008

Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Self-description:
"Academic Mission - [T]he Institute looks in three principal directions for the medium/long term: 1. Expanding geographic and cultural areas for comparative studies: Areas such as East Asia (including China), Southeast Asia, and Oceania are current study targets. Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East will be studied in the future. 2. Deepening research levels: Past research emphasized narratives in social organization. We are now emphasizing other aspects of cultural research, particularly cultural classifications and cultural logics, and the interfaces between culture and cognition (such as unconscious levels of cognition and sentiment). 3. Integrating historical and social contexts of socio-cultural development: Topics of research include the development of capitalism (including globalization issues), modern nationalism, and Christianization.
Research Fellows & Research Groups - There are currently 29 full-time research fellows at the Institute. [...] Cooperative research projects currently underway include: The Orchid Island Research Team, Medicine and Body Experience, State Formation, Hierarchy and Power, Historical Anthropology, Narration: From Reading to Performance, Rethinking Boundaries: Historical and Cultural Processes at the Chinese Margins, Team for Indigenous Psychological Healing Research. [...]."
Site contents:
* About the Institute; * Research Staff; * Academic Activities; * Visiting Researchers; * Research Facilities (Library, Ethnology Museum, Computing Facilities); * Publications of the Insititute of Ethnology; * News (# Faculty Positions Announcement. # Monday Lecture Series (Nov 24, 2008) : Beyond Financial Self-Sufficiency: Poor Single Mothers' Perspectives of Independence. # Lunch Talk Series (Nov 26, 2008) : Reconstructing the Original Aspects and Migration Process Of the Bunun People in Batonggua Community. Shamans and Ritual Performances in Contemporary Contexts (2008 / 12 / 5-6). # The Unthinkable-Thinking Beyond the Limits of Culture (2008 / 12 / 13-14) # New Issue of Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (Vol. 6, No. 1, Special Issue) is published. # New Issue of Field Materials Institute of Ethnology Academia Sinica (No. 20) is published. # New Book of Survey Reports on the Customs of the Formosan Aborigines (No. 6) is published. # New Book of Memorial Essay Collection of Liu, Ping-hsiung is published).
[A bi-lingual (CN, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.ioe.sinica.edu.tw/english/index.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.ioe.sinica.edu.tw/english/index.htm
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

20 Nov 2008

Politics of South Asia Specialist Group (PSAS)
Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, UK.
Self-description:
"We are a multidisciplinary network of academics with an interest in the politics of South Asia. The members of the Group are principally based in the United Kingdom, but we have an international membership profile. The Group was established under the auspices of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom. The primary function of the Politics of South Asia Specialist Group is to organise South Asia-related panels and roundtable discussions at the annual meeting of the Political Studies Association."
Site contents:
* About us; * Events (Forthcoming events, Past events); * Call for Papers; * Join us; * Publications [details of books produced by the Group : Coalition Politics and Hindu Nationalism (Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies), 2005, by Katharine Adeney & Lawrence Saez (eds.), The Politics of Cultural Mobilization in India, 2004, by John Zavos, Andrew Wyatt & Vernon Hewitt (eds.), Decentring the Indian Nation, 2003, by Andrew Wyatt & John Zavos (eds.)]; * Links; * Search; * Contact us.
URL http://www.psa-southasia.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.psa-southasia.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

20 Nov 2008

Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies (CICS)
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), Abbotsford, BC, Canada.
Self-description:
"The Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies is a hub of information for people who want to do business with India and who want to understand the relationships and opportunities between our two countries. It enhances the economic contribution of the Indo-Canadian community in BC. It is a place for a wide range of learning activities and resource materials. The Centre has become a national information repository, and a site for valuable social, cultural, and economic research."
Site contents:
* About; * History; * Events; * Courses; * India-Canada Studies certificate; * Donate Now; * Scholarships; * Newsletters (Apr 2005 - Sep 2008); * News releases; * CICS Advisory Committee; * SAPNA - CICS Student Advisory; * Faculty; * Supporters; * Canada-India Chair; * Chandigarh BBA; * India Study Tour 2008 Gallery; * Links (General Links, South Asian Centres - North America, South Asian Centres - Europe, South Asian Centres - Asia, Scholarly Journals, South Asian News and Magazines); * Photo Gallery; * Contact Us.
URL http://www.ucfv.ca/CICS.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The site is not archived due to its deployment of a Robots.txt Query Exclusion file]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

19 Nov 2008

Journal of American-East Asian Relations (JAEAR)
JAEAR, Imprint Publications, Chicago, IL, US
Self-description:
"JAEAR is a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary quarterly publishing scholarly research on historical and recent developments in diplomatic, economic, security, and cultural relations between the Americas (primarily the United States, but including other countries in the Americas) and East Asia (typically China, Japan, and Korea, but including the Pacific area, Australasia, Southeast Asia, and the Russian Far East)."
Site contents:
* How We Began; * Editors; * Editorial Advisors; * Info for Contributors; * Book Reviews; * Draft Bibliography [about Draft Bibliography of American-East Asian Relations, in: Special Volume 8 of The Journal of American-East Asian Relations, 1999, 215 pp.] * Theme Issues [TOCs of the issues: (1993) Impact of the Korean War, (1994) December 7, 1941: The Pearl Harbor Attack, (1995) Above the Mushroom Clouds: Fiftieth Anniversary Perspectives, (1995) Vietnam: 20th Anniversary Perspectives, (1996) Bridging an Ocean: American Missionaries and Asian Converts Reexamined, (1997) New Episodes in the U.S. Involvement in Southeast Asia, (1998) Considering Opportunities: American Efforts to Reconcile U.S.-China Relations during the Great Interregnum, (1999) Draft Bibliography of American-East Asian Relations, (2000) America and East Asia: Weighing History for the Millennium, (2002) Letters from the Asia Pacific War in the Future of Remembrance, (2008) Christianity as an Issue in the History of U.S.-China Relations]; * Current Features; * Volume Index v. 1-10 [in Nov 2008 there was no such an index published online - ed.]; * Author Index v. 1-10 [in Nov 2008 there was no such an index published online - ed.]; * Subscriptions; * Advertising; * Info for Publishers; * Contact Us.
URL http://interworld-pacific.com/home.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://interworld-pacific.com/home.html
Link reported by: Dong Wang (dong.wang-at-gordon.edu), forwarded by h-asia-at-h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

18 Nov 2008

Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History
colonialvoyage.com, Firenze, Italy
Self-description:
"Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History - Historia Colonial de Portugal e Holanda, with information also about other colonial powers."
Site contents:
* Portuguese Colonialism (Portuguese Colonial Remains [Africa, America, Asia, Portuguese Forts on Google Earth], Portuguese Language Heritage [Asia, Africa], Population of the Portuguese Settlements in India, Portuguese Colonial Empire Maps, Governors and Viceroy of Portuguese Brazil, 1549-1760, Chronologies of Portuguese Settlements, [West Africa, East Africa, Asia, Arabia, Asia, India and Bangladesh, Asia, Sri Lanka, Asia, South East and Far East, America] Geschiedenis Van Portugal En Van De Portugezen Overzee, Portuguese Bibliographies [General, Africa, America, Asia -General, Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, East Asia, Various]);
* Dutch Colonialism (Dutch Colonial Remains [Africa, America, Asia, Dutch Forts on Google Earth], Dutch Colonial Empire Maps, Dutch Companies, Dutch Governors, Africa, India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Indexes of Reviews About Ceylon Malaysia, Taiwan (Formosa), China-Japan, Indonesia, Oceania, North America, Caribbean, South America, Chronologies of Dutch Settlements, Dutch Bibliographies [General, Africa, America, Asia, Oceania]);
* Danish Colonialism (Danish Colonial Remains, Africa, Asia, Chronologies of Danish Settlements);
* French Colonialism (South America, Oceania);
* German Colonialism (German Colonial Remains, Africa, South America, Asia, Oceania, Chronologies);
* Italian Colonialism (Italian Colonial Bibliography);
* Russian Colonialism (North America, Oceania);
* Spanish Colonialism (Spanish Colonial Remains, Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America);
* Swedish Colonialism (Swedish Colonial Remains, Africa, North America);
* News on Colonial History (News on Colonial History in Arabia and Persian Gulf, News on Colonial History in Sri Lanka and India);
* Books and Links (Received books on Colonial history, Portuguese Colonial History Links, Dutch Colonial History Links, Miscellaneous Colonial History Links).
A site with a wealth of raw data, chronologies, bibliographical lists, geographical coordinates and photographs. Created and edited by Marco Ramerini since 1998. Formerly the site was published at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/6497/index.html - ed.
URL http://www.colonialvoyage.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000

16 Nov 2008

CSR Asia - Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia
CSR Asia, Hong Kong, China
Self-description:
"CSR Asia is the leading provider of information, training, research and consultancy services on sustainable business practices in Asia. Operating as a dynamic social enterprise, CSR Asia occupies the unique middle ground between civil society organisations and fully commercial consultancies. This enables us to provide independent and cutting edge services and expert insight into the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues facing companies in Asia. Through our three main offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Singapore, CSR Asia builds capacity and promotes awareness of CSR in order to advance sustainable development across the region."
Site contents:
* About CSR Asia; * Contact Us; * Search; * Login to CSR Asia; * Our Services; * CSR Asia Weekly (Current Issue, Past Issues : vol 2007, vol. 2008); * Events; * Training; * Research (CSR Asia Business Barometer: The State of CSR Disclosure in Asia 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility in Malaysian PLCs: 2007 Status Report, Work life balance in Hong Kong: Survey results, Reporting on Community Impacts, Priorities for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Survey of Businesses and their Stakeholders, Environmental Reporting and Disclosure in China); * Publications (Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management); * Our Partners; * Client Case Studies (incl.: Cathay Pacific - Our Future Is In Our Hands: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007, GRI - Reporting on Community Impacts, Cathay Pacific - Broadening Our Horizons: Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2006, Swire Properties - Environmental, Health and Safety Report 2005); * Links; * Jobs.
URL http://www.csr-asia.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.csr-asia.com/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek-at-coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3,000 [in fact, over 14,300]

URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
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