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Conference on Environmental Issues in China: Coming Up!

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The University of Puget Sound Program in Asian Studies is pleased to announce an upcoming symposium on environment in China: Resilience, Response, and Reclamation in the Ecology and Environment of Greater China, to be held on April 5 (evening) and April 6 (all day), 2019.

Recent years have seen both extreme environmental degradation and diverse efforts at mitigation and adaptation all over the Sinophone world.  As air pollution dominates headlines, the Chinese government shuts down steel and cement mills and launches huge renewable-energy projects.  In a land that was severely deforested in mid-century, China has doubled its forest cover in the past three decades. Protests and local environmental movements put constant pressure on governments in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Green becomes fashionable among urbanites.

Presentations in the symposium will capture the trajectory of environmental degradation and remediation, and assess just how resilient the varied environments of Greater China are. There will be a particular focus on the theories of Resilience in Social-Ecological systems, founded by C.S. Holling and developed by a large number of researchers, as embodied in the Resilience Alliance and its online journal, Ecology and Society.  How has whirlwind modernization and urbanization affected the ability of ecosystems to respond to disturbances and continue functioning?  What is recoverable and what is irrevocably lost in the land, air, and water of the Sinophone world?

List of presenters and titles can be found on the conference website:

https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/asian-studies/chinasymposium/

There will be an opening reception on the evening of Friday, April 5, open to all of the campus community. Saturday, April 6 will consist of morning presentations (open to the campus community), as well as afternoon workshops for presenters (and by invitation).

For further information please contact Professor Glover ([email protected])

Conference organizers:

Denise M. Glover, University of Puget Sound
Jack Patrick Hayes, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Stevan Harrell, University of Washington

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SoAn Senior Lee Nelson Interviewed for Puget Sound Podcast

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Hi folks,

If you have a moment, check out this interview of graduating SoAn senior Lee Nelson, conducted by recent SoAn graduate, Elena Becker (’17) for PS: The Puget Sound Podcast.

In it, Lee talks with Elena about what drew him to anthropology and sociology, his experiences in the department, and his time as a participant in the Pacific Rim Study Abroad Program. Worth a listen:

 

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Lee in Mongolia, on PacRim

Internship Opportunity for SOAN Students

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Hi students,

Here’s an internship opportunity directly pertinent to many SOAN students’ interests. The Colibri Center for Human Rights is highly regarded, and director (and anthropologist) Robin Reineke spoke on our campus a few years ago. If you have an interest in pursuing this opportunity, please drop by and talk with me as well!

Andrew

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Dear Colibrí Community,
The Colibí Center for Human Rights is excited to announce our Summer 2019 internship opportunities! If you’re passionate about defending human rights and have skills that will help us fulfill our missing, we invite you to apply!
Querida Comunidad Colibrí,
El Centro Colibrí de Derechos Humanos esta emocionado por anunciar nuestras pasantías para el verano de 2019! Si sientes pasión por la defensa de los derechos humanos y tienes habilidades que nos ayudaran a cumplir con nuestra misión, te invitamos a entregar una solicitud!

Colibrí Center for Human Rights
Summer 2019 Internships
(Español abajo)

The Colibrí Center for Human Rights is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that seeks truth and justice for families of those who have died or disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. We are a committed and compassionate community comprised of people dedicated to defending the human rights of immigrants and their families.

Colibrí has hosted an internship program since it was founded in 2013, and we are seeking several interns for the summer of 2019. All internships will last at least eight weeks, though we will consider shorter internship on a case-by-case basis. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Those interested in social sciences, human rights, Latin American studies, Mexican American studies, anthropology, social work, art, and public administration are especially encouraged to apply.

Please note: All interns must work in person at one of Colibrí’s two offices in Tucson, Arizona. Colibrí is unable to accept remote interns, and all internships are unpaid. We are happy to coordinate so that the internships can count for academic credit.

For the summer of 2019, Colibrí is seeking interns for the following 8-10 positions:

  1. Missing Migrant Project Intern (3-5 people)
  2. Communications & Social Media Intern (1-2 people)
  3. Business Development Intern (1 person)
  4. Fundraising Intern (1 person)
  5. Family Network Intern (1 person)
Please read the brief internship descriptions for each position linked below. To apply, please fill out this application form by March 25, 2019. Please do not email Colibrí separately unless you are unable to use the form.
Click here for internship job descriptions.

Centro Colibrí de Derechos Humanos.
Pasantías para verano 2019

El Centro Colibrí de Derechos Humanos es una organización no gubernamental sin fines de lucro que busca la verdad y la justicia para las familias de migrantes quienes murieron o desaparecieron a lo largo de la frontera de EE. UU. y México. Somos personas dedicadas a defender los derecho humanos de los inmigrantes y sus familias que creamos una comunidad comprometida y compasiva.

Colibrí ha organizado un programa de pasantía desde que se fundó en el 2013, y estamos buscando varios pasantes para el verano de 2019. Todas las pasantías durarán al menos ocho semanas, aunque consideraremos pasantías más cortas según cada caso. Aceptamos solicitudes de personas de todos los ámbitos de la vida. Los interesados ​​en las ciencias sociales, los derechos humanos, los estudios latinoamericanos, estudios mexico-americanos, antropología, obra social, el arte y la administración pública son especialmente alentados a entregar una solicitud.

Tenga en cuenta: Todos los pasantes deben trabajar en persona en una de las dos oficinas de Colibrí en Tucson, Arizona. Colibrí no puede aceptar pasantes remotos, y todas las pasantías no son remuneradas. Estamos dispuestos a coordinar para que las pasantías puedan contar para obtener créditos académicos.

Para el verano de 2019, Colibrí está buscando pasantes para los siguientes 8-10 puestos:

  1. Pasante del Proyecto de Migrantes Desaparecidos (3-5 personas)

  2. Pasante de Comunicaciones y Redes Sociales (1-2 personas)

  3. Pasante de Desarrollo de Negocios (1 persona)

  4. Pasante de Recaudación de Fondos (1 persona)

  5. Pasante de la Red de Familiares (1 persona)

Lea las breves descripciones de trabajo para cada puesto en el link abajo. Para aplicar, complete este formulario de solicitud antes del 25 de marzo de 2019. No envíe correo electrónico con su solicitud a Colibrí a menos que no pueda utilizar el formulario.