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<p>Conference recommendation from Eric Kendrick - see below<br>
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<div><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Eric Todd Kendrick <ekendrick@gsu.edu><br>
</font> Most the cities on the west coast have nice Japanese Gardens, but the one is Portland is widely considered the BEST outside of Japan. There is also an excellent Classical Chinese Garden – much more a rarity than Japanese Gardens in the U.S. – and
it’s fantastic. The Oregon Legacy Nikkei Center is also worth seeing. In addition to Asian sites, there’s Powell’s City of Books (maybe the best in the world; definitely the largest), and just outside Portland, the iconic Columbia River George and Multnomah
Falls. If other faculty from the Asia Council go, perhaps I can take them around, too.
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<div>I’ve emailed the conference director for electronic flyers of the conference that she gave out in March, and I’ll bring those to the Asia Council to distribute. In the meantime, you can forward the message below. I’m including the program from the 2016
conference in case people unfamiliar or who’ve never been want to get a better idea of what the conference is like.</div>
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<b>The Asian Studies Development Program</b><b> </b></span></font></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="left"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> Twenty-Third Annual National Conference 2017</b></span></font></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify" align="left"><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> Asia Connections: Confluences and Contradictions</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">This year, the ASDP National Conference will be hosted by Portland Community College and held at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower in downtown Portland, Oregon. The ASDP National Conference is an annual event
that provides an opportunity for ASDP alumni and other interested college and university faculty members to share research related to Asian cultures and societies, as well as strategies for effectively infusing Asian content into undergraduate humanities,
social science, business, and science curricula.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Conference Information:</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Dates: March 2-4, 2017</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Conference Fee: $250</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Conference Registration Deadline: February 1, 2017</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Location:</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Hilton Portland Downtown & Executive Towers</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> 921 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204</span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Telephone: 503-226-1611</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Room Rate: $179 (single/double occupancy, if booked by February 7th, 2017)</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">For more information see the National Conference webpage:</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u>Theme:</u></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">To study Asia is to study connections. Whether from a broad historical lens that examines the movement of peoples and ideas or an analysis of a narrowly-defined contemporary issue, connections can be found as
causes that explain and contrasts that inform. The 2017 ASDP National Conference invites papers from faculty and students in the humanities and social sciences that explore this theme of Asian connections. Beyond seeking diverse views that illuminate connection
within Asia and beyond, we welcome proposals that explicitly address approaches to connecting presented knowledge in Asia with students.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="red" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Call For Proposals Deadline: November 1, 2016</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Email Proposal Information to Kathleen Doss:
<a href="mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu<mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu">Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu<mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu</a>>.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Any questions regarding the conference, please email
<a href="mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu<mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu">Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu<mailto:Kathleen.doss@pcc.edu</a>>.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Kathleen Doss</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tel: 971-722-3790<<a href="tel:971-722-3790">tel:971-722-3790</a>></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies</span></font></div>
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