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Fresh Dynamics in US-Burmese Relations?

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Donald K. Emmerson
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Several developments have come together to trigger renewed media interest in the "Myanmar problem."  These developments include:  (a) changes in US policy toward the military junta that rules Burma/Myanmar; (b) rumors of possible shifts in the stances taken by the junta and its iconic opponent Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; (c) President Obama's scheduled November 2009 summit with all ten ASEAN leaders including Myanmar's own Senior General Than Shwe; and (d) the prospect of an "election" in Myanmar in 2010.

Of possible interest to SEAF website visitors in this context are remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and by SEAF's own Don Emmerson.  The comments are accessible in both audio and text formats at http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200911/s2740671.htm (Clinton) and http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/connectasia/stories/200911/s2740670.htm (Emmerson).  The transcript of Emmerson's interview, conducted over the phone by Radio Australia's Sen Lam on 11 November 2009, represents spontaneous informal speech, of course, not polished text. 

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Humanitarian Assistance in Vietnam [Physicians and Human Rights Event]

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MED 242: Physicians and Human Rights Winter 2010 Lecture Series
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Stanford Medical School
Alway M104

Dr. Bruce Lehnert Board member and medical team leader for Mission Peace, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing services in Vietnam. Speaker
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Wormholes and Phantom Zones: The History of Photography in Modern Korea, 1871-1971

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The exploration of visual archives related to Korean history has grown at an exponential rate over the past decade.  While photographs ostensibly hold the possibility of tranforming the captured ephemeral moments into the fixity of celluloid perpetuity, they can have profound effects on changing memories of the past, and collapsing time and space.  This lecture examines the history and the meanings of photography in modern Korean history through the two dual prisms of "wormholes" and "phantom zones."

Lynn is the AECL/KEPCO Chair in Korean Research at the Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia.  He is also the editor for the journal Pacific Affairs which has been published continuously since 1928.  His research covers a range of topics relating to modern and contemporary Korea (both South and North), and Japan.  His publications include Bipolar Orders: The Two Koreas Since 1989 (2007); "History of Gendered Migration in the Two Koreas," Harvard Asia Quarterly (2008); "Moving Pictures: Postcards of Colonial Korea," International Institute of Asian Studies Newsletter (2007); and "Vicarious Traumas: Television and Public Opinion in Japan's North Korea Policy," Pacific Affairs (2006).

Lynn received a B.A and an M.A from University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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Hyung Gu Lynn AECL/KEPCO Chair in Korean Research, University of British Columbia Speaker
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Korean Studies Colloquium Series

Joseph Chung-lin Ma

CDDRL
616 Serra St.
Encina Hall
Stanford, CA 94305-6055

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Visiting Scholar 2010

Joseph Chung-lin Ma is a visiting scholar at CDDRL (Jan-Dec, 2010). He is currently serving as the Director at the Passport Administration Division, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to his current assignment in San Francisco, he was Director of Political Affairs at the Taipei Mission in Sweden.

Mr. Ma received his B.A. from the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University and a M.A. from Chinese Culture University.

Reforming Japanese Criminal Justice: Juries, Victims, and a Robust (?) Adversary System

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Over the past few years, Japanese criminal justice has undergone major reform. The most highly publicized change has been the introduction of the "jury" system. Less well known, but of great practical importance, are other reforms, including measures designed to strengthen the adversary system; measures recognizing interests of victims; and significant increases in penalties. Professor Foote has been following Japanese criminal justice for over twenty-five years. His talk will examine the roots of the reforms and the ills they were intended to remedy; the forces that led to their enactment and reaction to them; and the impact to date and future prospects.

This event is co-sponsored with the Center for East Asian Studies.

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Daniel H. Foote Paul I. Terasaki Chair in US-Japan Relations Speaker University of California, Los Angeles
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