GO ABROAD! Find out how Asian American Studies majors or minors can study, do research, volunteer, intern, or work in another country. The UC's EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM (EAP) offers opportunities to study abroad at any one of 33 countries in outstanding universities. Courses range from Asian Studies, with focus on language and culture to ethnic or Diaspora Studies. With no previous language study you can study in: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. DEADLINES vary, see www.eap.ucop.edu/eap/discipline/bus-econ.htm

 

Education Abroad for Asian Am Majors and Minors

The merit-based Medellas Scholarship will award $2,000-$5,000 to an Asian-American undergraduate who is committed to study in the field of medicine, dentistry, or law and meets specific requirements. See http://www.fao.uci.edu/awards.php?id=medellas

 

The Humanities Internship Program is looking to place School of Humanities majors with excellent writing and communication skills in paid, part-time internships with local businesses for summer through the 2005-06 academic year. Expected internship sites include: Building Industry Association of Orange County, City of Irvine, Iger & Associates, and South Coast Metro Alliance/Costa Mesa Conference & Visitor Bureau. See http://www.humanities.uci.edu/intern/, or contact Raschel Greenberg at HIB 143, or raschel@uci.edu.

 

The Inter-Disciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ID-SURE) provides up to a $2,400 stipend in support of student's time and efforts conducting research related to health promotion and disease prevention under the guidance of a UCI faculty member.  The program offers students the opportunity to become immersed in a research topic for a full-time eight-week period or the equivalence of 320 hours. Deadline: March 14th. See: www.urop.uci.edu/id-sure.html.

 

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) provides funding for UCI undergraduates from all disciplines who are conducting summer research projects or creative activities under the guidance of UCI faculty members. The program offers students the opportunity to become immersed in a research topic for a full-time ten-week period, or the equivalence of 400 hours. Deadline: April 18th. See www.urop.uci.edu/surp.html.

 

The “In Search of Roots” Program is accepting applications from Chinese American youths between 17 and 26 years old whose families are from the Pearl River Delta area in the Guangdong Province. See www.c-c-c.org.

 

The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, a grassroots, non-profit historical society, announces its 2005 one $1,000 scholarship. Deadline is March 18, 2005. See www.chssc.org.

Scholarship-Grant-Internship Opportunities

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Spring 2005 Courses (cont.)

Asian American Artists (Asian Am 112/Art Hist 163)

             Instructor: Professor B. Winther-Tamaki

Asian American & Politics of Education (Asian Am 131)

             Instructor: Dr. Rowena Robles

Asian American Community Public Health (Asian Am 135/Soc Sci 179)

             Instructor: Dr. Tu-Uyen Nguyen

Muslim Identities in North America (Asian Am 142/Anthro 125Z)

             Instructor: Professor Karen B. Leonard

Ethnic Food & Identity (Asian Am 150/Hist 190)

             Instructor: Professor Yong Chen

Filipino American Women (Asian Am 164/WS 155)

             Instructor: Dr. Rowena Robles

Asian American Gender Studies (Asian Am 164/WS 155)

             Instructor: Dr. Setsu Shigematsu

Queer ID, Race, Representation (Asian Am 164/WS 155)

             Instructor: Professor Glen Mimura

Asian American Psychology (Asian Am 174A/Psych 141)

             Instructor: Dr. N. Tewari

Comparative International Migration (Asian Am 171A/Sociol 179)

             Instructor: Professor John Liu

UCI’s INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (IOP) allows you to choose from a variety of programs where you can do research, intern, volunteer, or work in a wide range of countries. For more information or application materials, come to the Center for International Education, 1100 Student Services II, meet with an International Peer Advisor and explore our resources.  See www.cie.uci.edu.