JEASC December '98 Calendar

USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center
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        December 1, 1998, 4:15 pm

"Southeast Asia's Changing Place in the Pacific Political Economy"
Donald Cron, Professor
Department of Politics and International Relations, Scripps College

Room 108, Hahn Building
Pomona College

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program. For information, call Samuel Yamashita at 909-607-2924.

        December 2, 1998

                    "Sex as a Taboo Subjects in Plays from the Cultural Revolution"

                    Professor Liu Dong
                    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

                    243 Royce Hall, UCLA

                    This is a presentation in the China Workshop Series. Steven Day coordinates the
                    series. The series is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation with additional
                    support from UCLA's International Studies and Overseas Programs and the
                    Center for Chinese Studies. Contact the Center for Chinese Studies at (310) 825-8683.

        December 3, 1998 7:30 pm

                    "Korea Exposure and Education Program (KEEP)--Night of Sharing"

                    Viewpoint Conference Lounge, A201 Ackerman Union, UCLA

                    For more information about the event, call (213) 389-6664.

        December 4 through December 8, 1998

                    "Ah Q!"

                    Dance/theater collaboration based on the famous character created by Lu Xun
                    in "The True Story of Ah Q" (1921). Developed by choreographer Victoria Marks
                    and playwright Xu Ying.

                    There are 4 shows:
                    Friday, December 4 at 8pm
                    Saturday, December 5 at 5pm
                    Saturday, December 5 at 8pm
                    Sunday, December 6 at 5pm.

                    All shows are in the UCLA Dance Building, Theater 200.
                    This theater is not accessible by elevator.

                    General admission is $15, seniors and students may purchase tickets for
                    $8. Order tickets from the UCLA Central Ticket Office at (310) 825-2101.
                    Additional information about the performance is available at (310) 206-1335.

                    Presented by the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures

        December 4, 1998 11:30 am to 5:30 pm

                    "The Korean Economy after a Year of Crisis and Reform"
                    UCLA Faculty Center, Sequoia Room

11:30 - 1:00	Luncheon (invitation only in Pines Room)
	Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Rory Hume, Executive Vice Chancellor University of California, Los Angeles
	Keynote Speaker: Mr. Hyuck Choi, Minister for Economic Affairs Korean Embassy in Washington, DC "Korea Responds to the Economic Crisis: Challenges and Prospects".
1:30 - 3:15	Panel I: IMF: Facilitator or Constraint?
	Chair: Dr. Gi-Wook Shin, UCLA
	Panelists: Dr. Robert Dekle, USC, and former IMF official "The IMF Program in Korea: A Positive Assessment"
	Dr. Hilton Root, Milken Institute "Korean Politics and the Future of the IMF Reform Process"
3:15-3:45	Coffee Break
3:45-5:30	Panel II: Reform And Its Social And Political Implications
	Chair: Dr. John Duncan, UCLA
	Panelists: Mr. Peter Beck, Korea Economic Institute of America "Progress and Setbacks in Korean Economic Reform"
	Dr. Suk-Joon Kim, Ewha Womans University, Korea "The State and Public Policy in Economic Recovery"

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Korean Studies (310 825-3284)
This event is open to the public and is free of charge (on-campus parking is $5).

December 5, 1998

"Migration on Contemporary China"

Organized by C. Cindy Fan of the UCLA Geography Department.
6275 Bunche Hall, UCLA

Morning Session: 10 am to 12:30 am

Dorothy Solinger (Political Science, University of California, Irvine)

"Migrants and Institutional Change"

Kam Wing Chan (Geography, University of Washington)

"Hukou and Non-hukou Migration: Comparisons and Contrasts"

Discussant: Wang Feng (Sociology, University of California, Irvine)

Afternoon Session: 2 pm to 4:30 pm

Denise Hare (Economics, Reed College)

"The Effects of Job Location on Migrants' Wages: Evidence from Rural
China"

C. Cindy Fan (Geography, UCLA)

"Migration, Gender, and the Labor Market"

Discussant: Cameron Campbell (Sociology, UCLA)

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies (310) 825-8683 and the USC-UCLA Joint East

Asian Studies Center funded Southern California China Colloquium.

December 7, 1998 3:00 pm

"Visions of the Dead: A Working Paper on Paintings of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Dreams"

Karen Gerhart
Japanese Art, Northern Arizona University

Hacienda Room, UCLA Faculty Center

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies (310) 825-8681
This event is open to the public and is free of charge (on-campus parking is $5).

December 10, 1998 4:30 pm

        "The World Employment Report 1998-99"

Ali Taqi
        Assistant Director-General, International Labor Organization

        Rashid Amjad
        Chief, Special Team, International Labor Organization

        Sanford Jacoby, Discussant Chair
        Professor of Management and Policy Studies, UCLA

This year, the presentation by the ILO's delegation will focus on the
global employment situation with special reference to the East Asian
crisis. It will stress the role of education and training of the workforce
as prime elements in the effort of reaching and maintaining high levels of
international competitiveness. As the crisis in Asia demonstrates, economic
success risks becoming ephemeral in even the most competitive economies. In
the era of trade liberalization and rapid technological progress, the
constant upgrading of skills and adaptability of workers and enterprises to
new market opportunities are essential features of long-term prospects.
Training and education were at the heart of Southeast Asia's economic
miracle; they also could well provide a way out of underdevelopment and
poverty for million of workers in other parts of the world.

UCLA Faculty Center, Hacienda Room

Sponsored by UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research in association with:
Th Asia Society / Southern California Center and The Japan America Society.

For further information, please call International Programs, UCLA School of
Public Policy and Social Research, (310) 794 4294.

December 13-15, 1998

"Japanese Hermeneutics: Current Debates on Aesthetics and Interpretations"

306 Royce Hall, UCLA

Organized by Michele Marra, (310) 794-8941.
Co-sponsored by The Japan Foundation and the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies (310) 825-8681.
Additional information is available at http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/conference.html.

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Where to send announcements:
Please send announcements of East Asia-related events, performances, and exhibitions to
        Clayton Dube
        USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center
        11266 Bunche Hall, UCLA
        Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
        email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
        fax: (310) 206-3555

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