Minutes of the VSG Meeting 2002
VSG Meeting Minutes
April 5, 7pm
Washington, D.C.
Present:
Chair: Nora Taylor; Executive Committee: Ann Marie Leshkowich; Steve Graw, Kim Loan Hill
VSG Members: 25
Meeting convened at 7pm.
Announcements: At this year’s 2002 AAS there were 7 panels relating to Vietnam. Vietnam Studies Group sponsored 2 panels: panel 109: Locality and Practice: Reinterpreting Vietnamese Christianity, organized by Michelle Thompson and panel 128: Ethnic Dynamics and Policies in Vietnam.
Research in Vietnam Round-Table data base: Ann Marie Leshkowich announced a data base being created for graduate students to learn about research in Vietnam based on last year’s VSG sponsored round table. Participants are encouraged to submit information relating to their field research in Vietnam, i.e. topic, sponsoring institutions, visa problems, and any other information pertaining to conducting research in Vietnam to help graduate students in their preparations for field work. Contact Ann Marie Leshkowich or visit the VSG web site for details: aleskow@holycross.edu
The Chair gave a summary of the SEAC meeting on Thursday and the meeting with the AAS officers. This was the last year for Border Crossing subventions but incoming president David Ludden emphasized the need to “internationalize AAS” and encourage Asians to participate in the meetings. AAS will continue to offer travel subsidies for Asian nationals on a select basis. The Border Crossing portion of the AAS program will continue but without subventions. The AAS also encourages country groups to propose panels for the ICAS which will be held in Singapore August 19-22, 2003. SEAC will sponsor two panels and receive funds for participants from the region.
SEAC sponsored a shipment of books from Hy Van Luong’s office to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.
Budget: VSG currently has $2,067.64 in its budget. This sum was not reported at the VSG meeting because of change over in leadership and miscommunication from AAS. AAS has now sent the financial statement to the current chair. Any suggestions for use of VSG funds are welcome.
Elections:
Two Executive Committee members’ terms ended in 2002:
Carl Thayer, Political Science, University of New South Wales
Ann Marie Leshkowich, Anthropology, College of the Holy Cross
VSG members present at the meeting nominated two additional members: Frank Proshan, Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution and Oscar Salemink, Anthropology, Amsterdam. The nominations were seconded and audience voted “aye” for their election.
Current Executive Committee is as follows:
Nora Taylor, Art History, Arizona State University (Chair) term ending in 2005
Hy Van Luong, Anthropology, Toronto, (Outgoing Chair) term ending in 2005
Helen Chauncy, History, U of Victoria, 2004
Martin Grossheim, History, Germany, 2004
Steve Graw, Rural Sociology, Cornell, 2004
Shaun Malarney, Anthropology, Tokyo, 2004
Michael DiGregorio, Geography, Ford Foundation, Hanoi, 2004
Kim Loan Hill, History and Language, San Diego, 2003
Oscar Salemink, Anthropology, Amsterdam, 2005
Frank Proshan, Anthropology, Smithsonian, 2005
Judith Henchy, Editor VSG homepage and manager of listserve, ex-officio
Andrew Wells Dang and Susan Hammond of the Fund for Reconciliation announced the presence of Mac Duong, former head of the Institute of Social Sciences in Ho Chi Minh City, and Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai formerly head of ISSHO's International Cooperation Department at the AAS meetings.
Discussion:
The Chair proposed a discussion over the role of the VSG and Shawn McHale proposed that there be more annoucements of publications and book reviews on the web site.
Proposals for 2003 meeting were not discussed.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm
Nora Taylor
Assistant Professor
Southeast Asian Art History
Interdisciplinary Humanitities Program
Arizona State University
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Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
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