Links to assorted information about
Indonesia, etc. -- for old links, click here; for YouTube FunPage, click here
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**SEAsite Indonesia: NIU's
Indonesian language and culture site**
SEAsite: NIU's resource for Southeast
Asian language learning on the web |
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The Center For
Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
SEAsia CLASSES
offered FALL 2009
SEAsia CLASSES
offered Spring 2010
CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nov. 9,
2009 |
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Video game in
Indonesian (also English & French) about American Indians -- Terima
kasih, Rai. |
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Pakistani food -- see here |
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SUMPAH PEMUDA -- some images and infoFOTO di rumah Pak Collins (dari Bu Mamay) |
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Short
video from PBS on Indonesia & Islam including an interview
with NIU grad Dr. Anies Baswedan |
| Scholarships to study
Indonesian |
?The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming
scholarship competition for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen
critical need foreign languages for summer 2010. The on-line application for CLS Program
awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18,
2009. The selection process will be administered by the Council of American Overseas
Research Centers (CAORC) with awards approved by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs. The CLS Program will be administered by CAORC and the
American Councils for International Education.
for the following languages: Arabic * Azerbaijani *
Bangla/Bengali * Chinese * Hindi * Indonesian*
Japanese * Korean * Persian * Punjabi * Russian * Turkish * UrduSee the following page for more details:
https://clscholarship.org/home.php
?Boren language scholarships available
The Institute of International Education announces its 2010–11 competition for
NSEP David L. Boren scholarships and fellowships, which provide funding for undergraduate
and graduate students to study abroad for one year to become more proficient in the
cultures and languages of world regions critical to future U.S. security. Boren scholarships, for undergraduate students, provide
up to $20,000; application deadline is Feb. 10. Boren fellowships, for graduate students, provide up to
$30,000 for language student and international research; application deadline is Jan.
28. For detailed information, see www.borenawards.org
. For questions, e-mail boren@iie.org or call
800-618-NSEP.
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DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION -- If interested in donating to earthquake relief, contact these
organizations: Mercy Corps;
Save the Children;
Oxfam
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Earthquake in West Sumatra: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8284208.stm |
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INDONESIAN CULTURE NIGHT -- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Ada di YouTube:
Tari Jaipongan;
Ramayana
Epic: The Capture of Hanoman part 1; part 2 (= extra cute monkeys!);
Tari Ngremo |
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Ada restoran Indonesia
di Chicago!
http://www.anginmamirichicago.com/
2739 West Touhy Ave., Chicago, IL 60645
773-262-6646
Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 9:30pm ( Monday closed ) |
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Saturday,October 10, 2009,
7:00 PM till 9:00 PM. at Northeastern Illinois Univesity
http://www.ramayanainstitute.com/iHome.html
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Kartu Lebaran lagi
MUDIK
mapA
short slide show about going home for Hari Raya
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Earthquake in Indonesia -- Sept
2, 2009:  report;  report
 report |
 Center for Southeast Asian Studies |
Now hiring half-time or full-time
Graduate Staff Assistants for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters to work in a leadership
program for Southeast Asian youth from several countries in the region (pending final
funding approval). Responsibilities include tasks related to planning and
facilitating the 25-day program. Required qualification: has studied or is
studying about Southeast Asia, and solid familiarity with American local culture. Desired
qualifications: experience in organizing or facilitating educational programs/workshops,
willingness to work flexible hours, strong communication and organizational skills,
fluency in English. Please email graduate assistant application, resume, and cover
letter describing your qualifications to nschunem@niu.edu (no phone inquiries,
please.) Deadline for applications is September 4, 2009.
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| Student
Fulbright Program |
Student Fulbright
The deadline is fast approaching for the Student Fulbright Fellowship competition.
If you know any US citizen students with strong academic records and an interest in
studying, conducting research, or teaching abroad, please ask them to contact Sara Clayton
at 753-9526 or sclayton@niu.edu . Sara can schedule them for an appointment with me
or with Pamela Rosenberg, who also advises Fulbright applicants.
For more information students can check out our NIU website for the Student Fulbright:
http://www.niu.edu/international/fulbright/studentfulbright/index.shtml
. This will also link them to the main Student Fulbright page: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
. Here they’ll find a link to “Multimedia”, which includes podcasts,
a blog, videos, and Twitter. (Makes one feel older just to write all of that!)
Student Fulbright is also on Facebook (of course!); students can join the group
“Official Fulbright Group”.
For the past two years NIU has had two students each year get funded for prestigious
Fulbright fellowships; please help us continue this strength and increase it, by referring
your outstanding students to International Programs for Fulbright advising. Many
thanks! |
| RAMADAN |
An article from The Jakarta Post on fasting during
Ramadan Another from The
Jakarta Globe
Ramadan
Special Site from the University of Hawai'i's Muslim Societies in Asia program. (see
especially this ad!) |
| Kartu Kapanlagi untuk
Bulan Ramadan dan Hari Ulang Tahun |
Ingat Berpuasa Jangan lihat yang aneh-aneh! Met
bermudik! Selamat datang Ramadhan Mau main piano? Ikan
lucu! |
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NIU Alums in Jakarta --
July 30, 2009 EVENTS -- International Programs |
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Portal:Indonesia in Wikipedia |
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Video/audio
material for Indonesian, by LangMedia, Five Colleges
Very nifty little lessons, with video, audio, transcripts, translations. |
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Check out on-line resource |
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On-line Indonesian
lessons from Australia -- also nifty (but not working; will check this out). |
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A New York Times travel
article about Malaysian food! |
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Datanglah
ke Indonesia! Guide for tourists |
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More YouTube fun: Inul -- untukmu
-- with translation |
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Iwan Fals:
"Nyanyianmu" -- my favorite Aging Indonesian Rocker on YouTube. "Guru Oemar Bakri" -- a satirical
song about teachers, also by Iwan Fals
More info about Iwan
Fals from Time Asia; see also here
for more Indonesian music info. |
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Mau lihat tarian Bali? Silakan klik. OTHER
INDONESIAN ETHNIC DANCES |
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National
Geographic story on Indonesia's volcanoes |
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Cerita
Lebaran -- Jakarta, Sultan Yogya, Pembantu...klik di
siniSELAMAT LEBARAN
-- see e-cards
for Idul Fitri, also from
KapanLagi.com; see a Jakarta
Post article [archive] on MUDIK ("Heading
Home"); here's a "kiddy page" from
Malaysia about Ramadan! And here's a cool Lebaran
e-card. |
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KARTU ELEKTRONIK! klik di sini |
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Selamat Idul Adha -- here's an article from
 , 11 Jan. 2006 |
| INDONESIAN REALITY SHOWS |
Indonesians
Embrace American-Style Reality TV
 May 23,
2009 |
| 'Bahasa'
still has local students and foreigners alike interested |
Jakarta Post article on Bahasa
Indonesia |
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Cintalah Bahasa
Indonesia! |
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A very
interesting article about America's image in Indonesia, from The Chronicle of Higher
Education, October 14, 2005 |
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Fulbright opportunities: Interested students also need to get an appointment with Deborah
Pierce,Ex. Director of the Division of International Programs (Williston Hall, 4th Floor),
which they can do by calling Sara Clayton: 815-753-9526, or sclayton@niu.edu.
A letter from Dr. Pierce.
ESPECIALLY SEE Programs for teaching English (in Indonesia, Malaysia, and many other places). |
Student
Fulbright Program
U.S. Student Fulbright Workshop
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Holmes Student Center, Rm 305
Contact Pam Rosenberg,
815-753-9530 for more information
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The Student Fulbright Program,
sponsored by the US Department of State and coordinated in the United States by the
Institute of International Education, is a competitive fellowship program funding study or
teaching abroad at the post-baccalaureate or graduate level. In recent years NIU
students have won awards that allowed them to teach English in other countries for one
year or to conduct dissertation research vital to their doctoral degree programs. If
you are a US citizen who's a strong student with a hope to spend a year abroad witha
focused project, The Student Fulbright Program may be ideal for you.
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Darmasiswa
Scholarships for study in Indonesia |
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The Blakemore
Foundation plans to make 25-30 grants for the advanced study of modern Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and Southeast Asian language
during the 2007/2008 academic year. These
grants are intended for those pursuing professional, academic, or business careers that
involve the regular use of an Asian language. The grants fund a year of advanced language
study at an institution in Asia. Where there is no structured advanced-level language
program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the
financing of private tutorials under the terms set forth in the application instructions.
The grants cover tuition and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living
costs and transportation, but do not include dependent expenses. Deadline for
applications: Postmarked by December 30, 2006. For application forms and further
information see: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org |
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SIT
Study Abroad  Indonesia: Balinese Arts and Social Change |
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Peace
Corps: Northern Illinois University 2/25/2009 - 2/27/2009Career
Fair, Class Talks, Interviews, General Information Meeting
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Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution
R otary World Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national
and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout
their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn either a
master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable
development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional
development certificate in peace and conflict resolution.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED to April 10 for programs in Bali, Vietnam, and Laos
www.viaprograms.org |
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Malaysia Study Abroad Program:
Program
Description
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XAPYqJRDs0
(ad for 2008 program, so dates not the same)
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Mau belajar bahasa
"Critical?" Silakan klik dan
lihat www.CLScholarship.org
atau mau mengajar bahasa Inggeris?
Silakan klik. |
Humanities & Social
Sciences Online |
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
- Intelligence Research
Analyst, South / Southeast Asia Studies |
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Scholarship
Information -- Center for Southeast Asian Studies -- NIU
FLAS (Foreign
Language & Area Studies) fellowships
and
Clark and Arlene Neher Graduate
Scholarship
Application deadline is February 2
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Summer
Studies Programs for Indonesian and others:
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Instititute at U
Wisc-Madison
Deadline for the following scholarships is February
9, 2009:
*Foreign Language and Area
Studies (FLAS)
*Heritage Language Award
*SEASSI
Undergraduate Scholarship Competition
General Application and Tuition Fellowship Application Deadline: April 13, 2009
Consortium for Teaching of Indonesian and Malay
-- Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Deadlines: Applications with supporting documents should be
received by February 16, 2009
USINDO Summer Studies--
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Applications and transcripts must be received by USINDO no later than March
13, 2009
Blakemore Foundation
Volunteers in Asia
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PIRATES! di
Indonesia! Tetapi bukan Johnny Depp.
More
on Pulau Belakang Padang |
Malaysia Day -- Sept. 16 |
and here's a nice picture
to celebrate. |
 Berdua
lebih
baik |
Here's a link to the video,
plus translation, of the song Pak Ahmat and Bu Silvia showed on Tuesday. It is
from an Indonesian movie, "Heart," which, of course, can be seen on YouTube (here's a link to the first section).
And here's an
article about the singer, (and star of the movie) Acha Septriasa, one of (somebody's
list of) Top Ten Hottest Women, an Indonesian living in Malaysia (at least over the
summer). |
| for no particular reason |
Mohammad's
Radio, by Warren Zevon |
| Political Ads in Indonesia |
Rizal
Mallarangeng on YouTube |
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PEMILIHAN UMUM di
INDONESIA! Lihatlah situs di sini Ada juga gambar-gambar kampanye di sini.
Lagu
nasional "Satu Nusa Satu Bangsa" dinyanyikan oleh Cokelat |
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ISLAM AT THE EDGES
COLLOQUIUM
SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Monday, March 30, 2009
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois |
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for something completely different.... |
Two links to examples of Bahasa Indonesia in action: 1)
from Animal Planet (terima kasih,
Kelly!) (Warning: mention is made of snakes eating dogs, although this is not seen.)
2) from
ABC News blog, The Radar (Note: the State Department guy who laid an Apa Kabar on
President Obama was in Peace Corps Malaysia with your very own Ibu Henry back in the day!) |
| Another weird story from
Indonesia (sigh) |
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| Indonesia's
reaction to US election |
 (in English) -- Students in
Obama's old school celebrate (dalam Bahasa Indonesia) --laporan Anton Alifandi; Menteng
gembira
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 Secretary
Clinton in Indonesia: Public Diplomacy
Hillary
Sampaikan Salam Obama dari Kompas; Hillary Clinton Tiba(dari Suara
Pembaruan)Kunjungan Menlu AS ke Indonesia: BBC
(bahasa Indonesia); BBC(bahasa
Inggeris), NYTimes
(bahasa Inggeris)
Demo
Anti-Hillary! (Bahasa Indonesia) |
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An article about
Barack Obama's mother, in Indonesia and elsewhere.
see also hereSome
pictures of Obama fans in Bali, Indonesia.
Other articles about Obama's Indonesian ties:from
(in English) and  (in Indonesian); an op-ed
by Jusuf Wanandi. |
MORE MAPS of Indonesia and Malaysia
see if you can spot the errors in the following story: