Outreach > Brown Bag Series > Fall 2009
The Fall 2009 Brown Bag Series has arrived! Eventually, all Fall 2009 talks will be online. Click here to download the audio portion of the lectures via the CSEAS Podcast.
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October 23 - Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance in Asia - Jessica Ear Adler
October 13 - Vietnam: from an "Universal Country" Representing the Chinese Civilization to a "Regional Country" in Southeast Asia - Mooto Furuta
Friday, October 23, 12:00., Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance in Asia
Presented by Associate Professor Jessica Ear Adler, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
Each year an estimated 43% of the world's disasters occur in Asia resulting in 82% of the world's disaster deaths, 84% of the world's total affected population and 75% of the world's disaster damage (IFRC Report 2009). Such alarming statistics raises questions of why, how and most importantly, what can the local and global community do about it?
This SEA Speaker Series lecture will focus on understanding the background and types of disasters that occur in Asia. We will discuss developmental shifts and trends that cause disasters in the region. Lastly we will analyze the disaster management cycle and examine country case studies to identify challenges and opportunities in international disaster management and humanitarian assistance.
Jessica Ear Adler joined the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in November 2008. Prior to her arrival she was a Humanitarian Operations Advisor at the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ms. Ear Adler has had overseas field experiences that included serving as the Regional Deputy Refugee Coordinator at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, where she helped shaped U.S. policy on refugees, advocated for better refugee treatment with host countries, and oversaw humanitarian assistance to refugees in Asia.
Ms. Ear Adler holds a Juris Doctorate with concentration in Pacific Asian legal studies from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Ms. Ear Adler was awarded the U.S. Department of State Superior Honor Award and two Meritorious Awards for her service. She is a member of the California State Bar, a certified mediator in Australia and has completed the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Civil Military Coordination course.
Tuesday, October 13, 12:00., Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
Vietnam: From an "Universal Country" Representing the Chinese Civilization to a "Regional Country" in Southeast Asia
A historical conversation about Vietnamese identity as Southeast Asian
Today Vietnam is a member of ASEAN. For Vietnamese people, however, this issue becomes a matter of historical questioning from the origin of when they considered themselves members of Southeast Asia. A historical investigation of this circumstance does not provide an immediate answer, but nevertheless it is important. Pre-modern Vietnam was a member of the East Asian World, seeing herself as an "universal country" representing Chinese civilization. This talk explores how Vietnam could become a "regional country" in the Southeast Asian framework.
Dr. Motoo Furuta received a Ph.D in International relations from the University of Tokyo. Dr. Furuta is now Professor of Area Studies at Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo (from 1995). Dr. Furuta served as the Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo (2001 - 2002) and Vice President of the University of Tokyo (2004 - 2006). Dr. Furuta is the author of Vietnam in the Context of World History: From Chinese World Order to Joining Southeast Asia.
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