Asian Studies Resources

(Archive)

This is a column on online resources in Asian Studies compiled by Daniel C. Tsang, Economics, Political Science & Asian American Studies Bibliographer and Social Science Data Librarian at UCI.

OCTOBER 2008

 

• Immigrant Lives Topic of New UCI Libraries Exhibit

A new Fall 2008 Exhibit at Langson Library, on “Immigrant Lives in ‘the OC’ and Beyond”, opens 18 November 2008 at 5:30 p.m.,  with a talk by sociologist Frank D. Bean, who heads the UCI Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy.  A reception follows.  The exhibit itself will eventually be posted online.     Free pre-registration requested for the reception.                                                                                      

 http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/new/exhibit_fall08.html

• Newly Cataloged Resources at UCI Libraries

You can easily keep track of the latest resources (in Asian Studies as well as other disciplines) that have been added to the UCI Libraries, with the option to add RSS feeds.        

http://www.lib.uci.edu/services/feeds.html

 

• New Subject Guides

Subject and course guides in various Asian Studies topics have been compiled in a new format.

 http://libguides.lib.uci.edu/

 

• AsiaMedia: Media News Daily

From UCLA’s Asia Institute comes this daily that covers issues from across Asia.        

http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/

 

• Asia Pacific Arts

Another UCLA Asia Institute publication focuses on Asian and Asian American art.                                     

http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/

 

• ICAS 6 in Republic of Korea August 2009

The 6th International Convention of Asia Scholars conference will be hosted by the Chungnam National University (CNU), the Center for Asian Regional Studies (CARS) and Daejeon Metropolitan City and will be held in the Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 6-9 August 2009. The overarching theme is: Think Asia! More than 1,500 Asia Studies specialists are expected to come to Daejeon. This city is located in the heart of the Korean peninsula and successfully merges its long history of culture and tradition with leading research in science and technology.  One unique aspect of ICAS conferences is they are have recently been held only in Asia, thus enabling Asia-based scholars to more easily attend.     

http://www.icassecretariat.org/index.php?q=icas-6-call-panels-and-papers

 

• Women Warriors Theme of Latest ICAS Newsletter

The newsletter of the International Institute for Asian Studies is more a journal than a newsletter.  It comes out quarterly and is available online or free in print.  It includes research essays, a list of books received, book reviews, job announcements, as well as fellowship information.                                        

http://www.iias.nl/?q=newsletter-48

 

• Chinese Pamphlets

Digital reproductions of Chinese political communication and mass education materials (1947-1954) are searchable on the Center for Research Libraries’ web site.  254 items are displayed in full color.

http://ecollections.crl.edu/cdm4/index_hunters.php?CISOROOT=/hunters

 

• Indie Filmmaker Quentin Lee’s Latest Film Now Online

Quentin Lee is a daring indie filmmaker whose works have transgressed many boundaries.  His most recent film, 0506HK, looks at Hong Kong from the perspective of someone who left the former British Colony for the west.  In it he relates how he feels about living in Los Angeles versus Hong Kong.  The entire 8-episode film is now posted for free viewing online.                                                                          

http://www.marginfilms.com/0506HK/