South Asian Society Announcements
Week of 2/20/06

Anyone wishing to place an announcement should e-mail tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu and neal.ubriani@yale.edu by midnight on Sunday

Questions/Comments about the SAS Website (www.yale.edu/sas)?  E-mail sharmistha.das@yale.edu

 

Table of Contents:
SAS Announcements/Events:
I: Learn to Cook Indian Food! (South Asian Cooking Series Part II)
II: South Asian Music Night
III:  SAS Women’s Night
IV:  SAS Political Newsletter
V:  Help Create a South Asian Studies Major at Yale
VI:  Volunteer for South Asian Awareness Week

Related Events/Announcements
VII: Islamic Awareness Week
VIII: East Meets West: Insight Study Break
IX:  South Asia Colloquium
X:  Pieces of Heritage:  A Night of African and Caribbean Culture
XI:  Ambassador of KAZAKHSTAN to the US
XII: Discussion with Ken Inadomi, owner and chairman of CIS, Consolidated Information Services
XIII: Achieving Success as a Woman of Color on Wall Street

Summer Internships/Programs/Conferences/Scholarships:
XIV:  AACC Spring Externships
XV:  UPROSE (Job for Graduating Seniors)
XVI: Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing
XVII: Spring Break in New Haven!
XVIII: Education Bill - Help needed!
XIX: Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest
XX: Summer 2007 Science Research Opportunities INFO Session
XXI: Partisans of Allah: The Idea and Practice of Jihad in South Asian Islam

I.
Love Indian Food?  Learn to Cook it!

SAS Regional Cooking Series
This week: Bengali Food
Learn to cook Indian Food from the SAS Board
Thursday, February 22nd, 6:30 pm
Branford Kitchen
6 spots available
RSVP to tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu
No experience necessary!

II.

South Asian Music Night

Saturday, February 24th, 7pm
Branford Common Room
Performances by Undergraduates and Students in the School of Music

Featuring Indian Snacks!

 

III.

SAS Women’s Night
A Discussion Series of Issues Relating to South Asian Women

This Week: The Relationship between Ethnicity and Sexuality

Wednesday February 28th, 7pm
@ The Asian-American Cultural Center

E-mail kalindi.winfield@yale.edu for more information

 

IV.

Vol 1 Issue 4 February 19th 2007

EVENTS

NEWS

V.
Interested in South Asian Studies?
Want more classes on the subject?
Help create a South Asian Studies Major at Yale!
Yale is the only Ivy League School without a South Asian Studies Major!

Sign our letter to Dean Salovey (attached to this e-mail)
Return the letter to the YCDO or e-mail peter.salovey@yale.edu

 

VI.

Interested in South Asian affairs?
Help out during this year’s South Asian Awareness Week!

E-mail kersi.shroff@yale.edu to volunteer

 

VII.

 

Sponsored by: Council for Middle East Studies, MacMillan Center, Asian American Cultural Center, Chaplain’s Office at Yale, Jews for Justice, Yale Hillel, Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, and Yale Friends of Israel
Islamic Awareness Week 2007: From the Holocaust to the Homeland: Muslim Contribution Across the Globe

Monday, February 19:
The Paris Mosque: A Forgotten Resistance
Film Screening and Discussion with Mas’ood Cajee
WLH 116, 7:30 PM
The film tells the story of how, during WWII, the mosque’s director, Si Kaddour Benghabrit, had turned the mosque into a shelter for anyone hiding from the Nazis, including many Jews, especially children.  Directed by a Frenchman of Algerian descent, Derri Berkani, the film was obtained in 2003 by Annette Herskovits.  Following the film, there will be a discussion moderated by Mas’ood Cajee, a Muslim peace activist and interfaith relations advocate.

Tuesday, February 20:
Master’s Tea with Mas’ood Cajee
Former Member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Muslim Peace Activist
Pierson College Master’s House, 4:00 PM
Mas'ood Cajee has written on interfaith relations, current events, and policy issues for various publications including the Fellowship Magazine, The Minaret, and Beliefnet.com. His essay, "My Mom raised me as a Zionist" has been anthologized in two books on Islam.  His research and advocacy interests include interfaith relations (especially Muslim-Jewish relations), disparities in health and society, literacy, and philanthropy.

Wednesday, February 21: THREE events
Tempered Stillness by Ayesha Khan
Artists’ Reception: Davenport Art Gallery, 4:30 PM
Exhibit: Davenport Art Gallery, February 10-24, 2004
The paintings on display are a reflection of the artist's curiosity about the mystical dimensions of Islam.  Much of the content and imagery is a response to selected verses from the Holy Quran.

Dinner with the Yale MSA
Commons Dining Hall, 5:30 PM
Come meet the members of the Yale MSA at our weekly Halal dinners.

Muslims – A Walk in Your Shoes
Film Screening and Discussion Panel with Mehdi Eliefifi, Mariam Eliefifi and Siraj Hassan
WLH 208, 7:30 PM
This documentary follows two teens, a Muslim from New Jersey and a Christian from near Boston, learning about each other in the post 9/11 world.  Following the film, there will be a discussion panel with time for questions and answers for the participants in this documentary.

Thursday, February 22:
Islam in America: Past, Present, and Future
Speaker Panel and Q & A, moderated by Mahan Mirza, Muslim Fellow at Chaplains Office
LC 101, 7:30 PM
Come learn about Islam’s long roots in America and its present and future roles in American political and cultural discourse.  The panel will feature Prof. Zareena Grewal, an assistant professor in the American Studies Dept., Sarah Aziz, a member of the North Haven Community Services Commission, and Yasir Kazi, a PhD student in the Religious Studies Dept.  Following the speakers’ presentations, there will be time for discussion and question and answer.

Friday, February 23: TWO Events
TGIJ (Thank God It’s Jum’aa)
Open Friday Services
LC 211, 12:45 PM
Come join Muslims in our weekly religious services.

Master’s Tea with Farid Esack
Visiting Professor at Harvard Divinity School
Branford College Master’s House, 4 PM
Farid Esack has delivered lectures at a number of universities across the world, included Amsterdam, Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Temple, Cairo, Moscow, Karachi, Birmingham, Makerere (Kampala) Cape Town and Jakarta on various issues relating to Islam and Muslims in South Africa, Islamic theology, politics, environmentalism and gender justice. After serving as Commissioner for Gender Equality in the South African government for four years, he is now Visiting Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Hamburg.  In addition to a number of articles published in different parts of the world, he is the author a major work on Islamic Liberation theology, Qur’an, Liberation and Pluralism (1996).

VIII.

IX.

 

Please join us for the South Asia Colloquium on Friday, February 23, 12:30-1:30pm, at Brewster Hall (124 Prospect Place), Room 102. Ashish Chadha (Anthropology, Stanford University) will be presenting a paper on "Postcolonial
Pasts: Archaeology, Governmentality and Scientific Method in India." Lunch will be served.

The South Asia Colloquium is an interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to present their work, and to receive feedback from fellow students and faculty members. It is also an opportunity to meet people working on South Asia outside one's own department. We will meet every Friday over lunch from 12.30-1.30pm at
124 Prospect Place, Room 102.

 

 

X.

XI.

Is Kazakhstan really the number one exporter of potassium?

And do all other Central Asian countries have inferior potassium?

For answers to these questions and more, come see Kazakhstan's ambassador to the U.S. and Canada, Kanat B. Saudabayev who will be visiting Yale this Tuesday to contradict many of the rumors about his country and talk to Yale students about the real Kazakhstan.

Ambassador of KAZAKHSTAN to the US
Tuesday, February 20
4:00 PM
Luce Hall Auditorium
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

 

XII.

Talk next week by Ken Inadomi, class of '76
Owning Your Own Business:  Beyond the Numbers  
The Challenges and Rewards of Business Ownership

Tuesday, Feb. 20,   7:00pm  WLH 120
*   Where are the Hot Ideas for New Business -- tools for looking at the market.
*   The Curve Balls -- the obstacles business owners face and ways to overcome them.
*   John K Inadomi (1897--1979) -- a brief bio on my granddad, an immigrant from Japan who arrived in the US in 1914 with nothing, only to become an entrepreneurial success story.  
Bio:  Ken Inadomi is owner and chairman of CIS, Consolidated Information Services, based in New Jersey.  CIS is one of the nation's leading providers of credit and real estate information to the $2.4 trillion residential mortgage industry.  Mr. Inadomi joined a distressed CIS in 1992 as a turnaround specialist and succeeded in guiding the operation to profitability within 3 months. Mr. Inadomi continues to be involved in various entrepreneurial start-ups and business turnarounds.  His corporate experience includes sales and marketing at HBO and sports programming at Warner Communications.  During his formative years he took on every job imaginable including shining shoes, box boy, grocery clerk, snow cone sales, telemarketer, collections manager, and radio DJ.  He received degrees from Yale BA '76 and Stanford MBA '80.

XIII. 

"Achieving Success as a Woman of Color on Wall Street" 

Lehman Brothers in conjunction with the Cultural Centers at Yale

University invites you to attend a panel discussion on "Achieving

Success as a Woman of Color on Wall Street" on Tuesday, February 20,

2007 at La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown Street, New Haven, CT.  To view your

invitation and register for the event please click on the link below.

http://www.lehman.com/events/2007Receptions/YaleUniversityPanel/

XIV. 

Spring Externship Program
Looking for alternative spring break plans?  Does the prospect of staying at home (or in New Haven) not sound so exciting anymore?
APPLY for an EXTERNSHIP with a Yale alum in NYC and spend 5 days learning about a potential career.
You could get involved with...

• Corporate Banking at ING Capital LLC
• Museum operations at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA)
• Legal work at The Church Pension Fund
• Community/Nonprofit work at Korean Community Services (Korean language skills required)
• Clinical Research and Data Analysis at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research/Biostatistics Department
• Marketing/Public Relations at instant NEWYORKER, a Real Estate Firm
• Business Development at instant NEWYORKER

Sponsored by the Yale Asian and Asian-American Alumni Association of New York and coordinated by the AACC (Asian-American Cultural Center), the externship program allows a student to briefly experience a Yale alum's line of work. The program is from MARCH 12-16, and the externship is UNPAID. NO housing will be provided and interns would need to find their own housing.
For more information, a full description of each externship and the application form, see attachment or visit www.yale.edu/aacc or e-mail avanti.verma@yale.edu or yvonne.chung@yale.edu  Interested applicants will need to submit a resume and a short application form.  Applications will be considered on a first come-first serve. The final deadline is Feb. 19th

XV. 

UPROSE (Job for Graduating Seniors)
Environmental Justice Programs Coordinator

UPROSE seeks a full-time EJ Programs Coordinator. Based in Brooklyn, UPROSE is an intergenerational community based organization that builds the power of lower income communities and communities of color  to achieve environmental and social justice. We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and to be decision makers in issues affecting our communities. UPROSE organizes residents, provides technical support, develops youth leadership, and coordinates campaigns on critical environmental justice issues.

The EJ Programs Coordinator will be responsible for outreach to and building relationships within the community and the New York City Environmental Justice Movement. The Coordinator will work closely with UPROSE’s Executive Director, and  the Director of Youth Leadership and Organizing.


Qualifications
·         3-5 years experience in providing assistance, training, and/or other relevant experience in low income communities of color
·         College or advanced degree in field related to environmental or social justice, public health, law or community development – or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
·         Strong commitment to social/environmental justice and community empowerment
·         Experience in popular education, capacity building and training
·         Experience in environmental or social justice advocacy or community organizing
·         Good listener and facilitator
·         Good written and oral advocacy
·         People person with good interpersonal skills
·         Well-organized
        Good Sense of Humor
·         Team player, self-starter, quick learner, and ability to work in an ever changing environment
·         Flexibility to work weeknights and weekends as needed.
·         Driver’s license and access to an automobile as needed.
·         Spanish language fluency a plus
·         Solid computer skills (familiar with Word, Excel, Internet, and database)and fundraising experience.

Salary: $35,000-$45,000 depending on experience.

Please send resume with cover letter by March 1, 2007 to:
Selection Commitee, 166A 22nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
 Email: info@uprose.org

People of color strongly encouraged to apply.

XVI. 

Find the World in Beijing:
 
Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program in Beijing
 
Apply for Fall 07
Deadline:  Monday, February 19, 2007

 
Beijing is a hotpoint of globalization and a repository of an ancient history.  This innovative program, begun in fall 2006, allows Yale sophomores, juniors and first-semester seniors to live and study for one or two semesters with Chinese undergraduates at Peking University in Beijing, the highest ranked university in China.   No prior Chinese language experience is required.  All courses are taught in English by Yale and Peking University faculty members.  All credit will be Yale credit rather than transfer credit.  For students on financial aid, the whole aid package transfers and applies to this program.  Trips and extracurriculars included.
For more information, visit the Program website: www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale
For questions or advising, contact Cameron Gearen: cameron.gearen@yale.edu

XVII. 

Spring Break in New Haven!
March 10-16, 2007
Have you been to West Rock, Long Wharf Theatre, Libby's?
Do you know the history of the city and the issues that face it today?
Would you like to learn, have fun, make a contribution to the community?
To do all of this and more, join the first annual Spring Break in New Haven.
Sign up by February 20.
To sign up or for more info, contact rabbi.lina@yale.edu. 
Spring Break in New Haven is sponsored by Dwight Hall, Slifka Center, and the Office of New Haven and State Affairs.

XVIII. 

Hi all,

So the group that I am in, Our Education, is really close to passing a bill for

student representation on local boards of education for the state of CT.  I was

wondering if you would forward this email to the CASA email list.

We tried to pass this bill 2 years ago, and it passed both the Education

Committee and the House of Representatives for CT, but unfortunately fell

through the cracks since school ended before another hearing for the bill.

Basically, we need ALL or ANY help we can get lobbying.  It is literally one

afternoon out of your day to be in Hartford.  Right now, we have a lot of

support from CT high school students, but it is really important that we get

college students out as well.  Again, it's very little commitment -- just one

day to go to the Bill Hearing.

I think we're really close to getting this bill passed!  Anyone who is

interested can just email me at Xieyue.fan@yale.edu, and I can give further

details.  The earliest dates for the Bill Hearing would be Feb. 20th or Feb.

23rd.

Thanks a bunch,

Pan Pan

Our Education Co-coordinator 

XIX. 

Iris Chang

Memorial Essay Contest

2007 

Three best essays will be selected from all entries. The awards for 1st,

2nd and 3rd prize winners are $1,000, $500 and $300, respectively. In

addition, several honorable mention winners will be awarded with $50

each. Iris Chang Youth Award - a special award is added this year. An

award of $200 each will be given to the top three essays submitted by

high school students. 

2007 Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest Topic (Please check our website

www.irischangmemorialfund.org for details) : 

The Denial and Its Cost 

     - Reflections on Nanking

Massacre 70 years ago and beyond

2007 marks the 70 th anniversary of the Rape of Nanking.  The

Nanking Massacre was but one of the massive atrocious genocide the

Imperial Japan committed during their aggression to China in

WWII.   From 1931 to 1945, Imperial Japanese military committed

innumerable atrocities throughout Asia.   But, up to this date,

Japan continues to evade the responsibility of its heinous war

crimes.  The tension and animosity between Asian countries and Japan

stem from this unresolved past; and that undermines the stability and

peace in the Asian region,  and beyond.  

70 years have elapsed, one wonders how Japan has been able to escape the

responsibility for its horrific war crimes committed against its Asian

neighbors for so long.   How can Japan regain the trust and

respect of its brutally victimized neighbors during World War II? 

What can you do to bring forth the awareness of the Japanese atrocities

committed in Asia during the Pacific War?   How has the world

learned from man's inhumanity against man and how has it been affected by

the aggressor's post-war denial?  And what can you do to help bring

this tragic chapter of history to a proper closure?

 "Japan  must  apologize  for  its 

aggression  and  offer  compensation.  This is 

   the basic condition, and most Japanese with a good

conscience have been for

   it.   But a coalition of  conservative 

parties, bureaucrats  and business leaders 

   opposes." 

-Kenzaburo Oe

Japanese novelist

Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature, 1994

(From “Denying History Disables Japan”

the New York Times Magazine, July 2, 1995) 

XX. 

Summer 2007 Science Research

Opportunities INFO Session

Monday, February 19, from 7:00-8:00 PM in SSS 410,

Question & Answer session about the Yale College Dean's

Research Fellowship, the Yale-HHMI Future Scientists Program, and other

programs that provide support for summer 2007 undergraduate research

experiences in the sciences at Yale.

Information about fellowships is available online at

http://www.yale.edu/yser .

If you would like to receive notification of future

events, fellowship announcements, and other information relevant to

undergraduate research in the sciences, please send an email to

yser@yale.edu to subscribe to the YSER (Yale Science and Engineering

Research) mailing list.

 

 

 XXI.

Friday, March 2, 2007
4:00 p.m.

Yale University
Department of History

presents

Ayesha Jalal
Professor of History
Tufts University

Partisans of Allah:
The Idea and Practice
of Jihad
in South Asian Islam

Hall of Graduate Studies
Room 401