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February

Bridging Japanese and American Styles of Communitcation

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Start:Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 07:30PM
End:Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 09:00PM
Venue:The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Lauren Crane Lecture: Bridging Japanese and American Styles of Communitcation - Lauren Crane.

Summer Study Abroad Program Deadline

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Start:Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, 05:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Deadline to apply for summer study abroad program in CHINA and JAPAN

The Spirituality of Indian Music

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Start:Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, 07:00PM
End:Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, 09:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC Ballroom

PETER LAVEZZOLI Lecture 'The Spirituality of Indian Music' Co-sponsor: Spirituality

March

Preformance of City of Paper

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Start:Friday, Mar. 19, 2010, 08:00PM
End:Friday, Mar. 19, 2010, 09:30PM
Venue:Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 71St., Miami Beach

Performance of City of Paper by Chinese Choreographer Yun Mei

Hatsume Fair

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Start:Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010, 11:00AM
End:Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010, 06:00PM
Venue:The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Celebrating the first bud of spring, the Morikami's largest annual event, Hatsume, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival.

Will China Rise Peacefully?

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Start:Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010, 02:00PM
End:Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010, 04:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

lecture by John Mearshimer, R. Wendell Harrison Professor. Part of the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Lecture Series.

4th Florida International Chinese Speech and Skit Contest

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Start:Sunday, Mar. 28, 2010, 10:00AM
End:Sunday, Mar. 28, 2010, 03:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 100

4th Florida International Chinese Speech and Skit Contest is taking place.

April

La Vida Nueva?

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Start:Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 02:00PM
End:Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 04:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, DM 392

Discussion of Pre-Circulated Paper: "La Vida Nueva?: US Military Bases and Vietnamese and Cuban Refugees, Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, 1975-1982." Professor Jana Lipman from Tulane University

The Anime Imagination: The Perils and Pleasures for Japanese Animation

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Start:Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 07:30PM
End:Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010, 09:00PM
Venue:The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Susan Napier Lecture: The Anime Imagination: The Perils and Pleasures for Japanese Animation.

Asian Studies Career Workshop

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Start:Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2010, 05:00PM
End:Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2010, 06:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 139

Aziz Klebleyev. Natali Garcia-Diaz - Consul General of Japan in Miami. Wendy Lo - Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Diplomat-in-Residence Lari Martinez.

Florida Statewide Japanese Speech and Skit Contest

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Start:Saturday, Apr. 17, 2010, 10:00AM
End:Saturday, Apr. 17, 2010, 03:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 100

Florida Statewide Japanese Speech and Skit Contest

An Evening of Wisdom and Meditation

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Start:Monday, Apr. 26, 2010, 07:00PM
End:Monday, Apr. 26, 2010, 09:00PM
Venue:Westin Diplomat Resort

An evening of wisdom and meditation with his holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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May

An Evening of Spirituality with Ma Jaya

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Start:Saturday, May. 1, 2010, 07:00PM
End:Saturday, May. 1, 2010, 08:30PM
Venue:Unity on the Bay 441 NE 21st Street, Miami

7pm Service: the dance of unconditional love, a journey to inner peace and fulfillment. $25 in advance, or $30 at the door

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Celestial Music from the Association of Performing Arts of India

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Start:Sunday, May. 23, 2010, 05:30PM
End:Sunday, May. 23, 2010, 08:00PM
Venue:ArtServe,1350 East Sunrise Blvd, Ft.Lauderdale, FL 33304

The APAI present Celestial Music featuring Pt. Ramakant and Pt. Umakant Gundecha, accompanied on Pakhavaj (percussion) by Shri Akhilesh Gundecha

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2010 Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration

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Start:Wednesday, May. 26, 2010, 10:00AM
End:Thursday, May. 27, 2010, 11:00AM
Venue:InterAmerican Campus - Room 401 627 SW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33135

Dr. Steven Heine, Professor and Director of Asian Studies, will be speaking on the "Pathways to Zen". Other event presentations from distinct speakers include topics such as "Chinese Calligraphy" and "The Kimono." There will also be a History of Anime & Foam Sword Tournament and a Japenese Tea Ceremony Workshop, as well as a Student Life Asian Dining Etiquette Workshop and an Art Exhibit titled The Sacred Faces of Buddhism.

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June

NCTA Summer 2010

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Start:Monday, Jun. 14, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Monday, Jun. 14, 2010, 03:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Asian Studies is hosting a nationwide professional development program for K-12 teachers to encourage teaching and learning about Asia this Summer 2010.

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Association of Florida Teacher of Japanese Newsletter

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Start:Friday, Jun. 25, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Friday, Jun. 25, 2010, 03:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

The AFTJ, Inc. is the Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese.

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July

Release of Japan Studies Review

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Start:Thursday, Jul. 15, 2010, 05:00PM
End:Thursday, Jul. 15, 2010, 07:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

The Japan Studies Review is a refereed journal published annually by the Southern Japan Seminar and Asian Studies at Florida International University.

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Fall 2010 Registration

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Start:Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, 05:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Current Course Listings for Asian Studies Undergraduate and Asian Studies Graduate Students now available under Current Courses

August

Asian Studies Graduate Student Workshop

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Start:Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, 11:00AM
End:Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, 01:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Welcome new MA students and recognize alumni accomplishments. Workshop will also cover exit options and graduate advising policies.

2010 Asian Studies Newsletter

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Start:Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, 02:00PM
End:Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, 05:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Includes information on the Board of Governors’ Program Review process, NCTA Summer Session, student news, and a faculty spotlight on Dr. Matthew Marr.

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Japanese Ambassador to Visit FIU

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Start:Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, 02:00PM
End:Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, 05:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

Asian Studies, along with the Broad Lecture Series housed in the School of International and Public Affairs, are pleased to announce an on-campus lecture by the Hon. Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, the Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.

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September

Research Topic Workshop

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Start:Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010, 03:30PM
End:Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010, 05:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, PC 432

This workshop’s aims are to inform Asian Studies students about what makes a good research topic on which to conduct a Thesis or Master’s Essay and/or to take the topic you already have and improve on it. This workshop can also help undergraduates with advanced research projects.

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October

On Spirituality: Shri R. P. Jain

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Start:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Monday, May. 7, 2012, 12:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, CPA 167
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Start:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 01:00PM
End:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 02:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 150

Guest speaker, Shri R. P. Jain, Proprietor of Motilal Banarsidass Indological Publishers in Delhi, will be at FIU MMC campus to give a couple of lectures.

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On Spirituality: Shri R. P. Jain

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Start:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 09:00AM
End:Monday, May. 7, 2012, 12:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, CPA 167
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Start:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 01:00PM
End:Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, 02:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 150

Guest speaker, Shri R. P. Jain, Proprietor of Motilal Banarsidass Indological Publishers in Delhi, will be at FIU MMC campus to give a couple of lectures.

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JET Program - Information Session

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Start:Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, 11:30AM
End:Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, 12:50PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 314

The Consulate General of Japan in Miami, the JET Program and Asian Studies at Florida International University presents the JET PROGRAM - INFORMATION SESSION

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EU/Asian Seminar

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Start:Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 01:00PM
End:Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 02:30PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Postwar Japan and Germany in the Context of EU External Relations

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November

Islam and South Asia

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Start:Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, 08:00AM
End:Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, 11:00AM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC Pavilion

Lecture with Farhan Nizami, Director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

The Neuroscience of Spirituality and the Spirituality of Neuroscience

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Start:Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, 07:00PM
End:Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, 09:00PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GC 140

Guest speaker from Manhattan College, Prof. Stephen Kaplan, will be giving a lecture at FIU co-sponsored by TAK

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December

Japan Immersion Day

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Start:Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, 09:30AM
End:Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, 01:30PM
Venue:FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, GL 100

A great time to enjoy Japanese culture, meet other Japanese students, learn more about Japan, and more!

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