Introduction - SEAsite - Northern Illinois University
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Sunday, May 22, 2005<br />
Conference Schedule<br />
STRAND A<br />
STRAND B<br />
STRAND C<br />
Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />
Moderator: Viengsay Luangkhot, Washington DC, USA<br />
Culture and History I<br />
The Chao Ai-Chao Nong Legend and Tradition<br />
Suksavang Simana, Lao PDR<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
Gerrit Wuijsthoff’s Journey to the Lao Court at Vientiane,<br />
1641-1642<br />
Wouter Feldberg, The Netherlands<br />
The Laos Historiography in the Socialist State Period of<br />
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic<br />
Kitirat Skhabun, Thailand<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
15 Minutes Break<br />
Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />
Moderator: Khammany Mathavongsy, California, USA<br />
Culture and History II<br />
Naming Process of the Tai-m`en: Influences of<br />
Culture on Language<br />
Rattana Chanthao, Thailand<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
Lao Nationalism as Reflected in Primary and<br />
Secondary School Texts<br />
Jaruwan Thammawat, Thailand<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
The Relationship between Differential Acculturation<br />
Levels and Perception of Intergenerational Conflict<br />
and Depression in Lao-American Adolescents<br />
Phoukham Kelly Bounkeua, Washington, USA<br />
15 Minutes Break<br />
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM<br />
Moderator: Toni Philadeng, California, USA<br />
Intercultural Contact & Survival<br />
Intercultural Contact and Exchange: The Philippine-<br />
Lao Nexus<br />
Penelope V. Flores, California, USA<br />
The People Within and Without: Constructing a Pan-<br />
Lue World on the Northwest Coast of North America<br />
Shih-chung Hsieh, Taiwan<br />
Lessons of Refugee Survival<br />
J. Pete Fuentecilla, New York, USA<br />
Time: 12:30 PM CLOSING SESSION<br />
Concert Hall, Music Building. Open to the Public.<br />
Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />
Moderator: Karen Adams, Arizona, USA<br />
Lao Language & Research<br />
Language in Laos: An Agenda for Research<br />
Nick Enfield, The Netherlands<br />
Contemporary Lao Writing<br />
Souksomboun Sayasithsena, Washington DC, USA<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
On-Line Translation Services for the Lao Language<br />
Vincent Berment, France<br />
Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />
Moderator: Nick Enfield, The Netherlands<br />
Historical Linguistics & Lao Tones<br />
Linguistic and Historical Continuities of the Tai Dam<br />
and Lao Phuan: Case Studies in<br />
Boundary Crossings<br />
John Hartmann, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />
Tones in Proto-Lao, Modern Lao, and Future Lao<br />
Phinnarat Akharawatthanakun, Thailand<br />
Acoustic Phonetics of Lao Tones<br />
Marlys A. Macken, Wisconsin, USA<br />
Time: 11:30– 12:30 AM<br />
Moderator: John Hartmann, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />
Linguistics: Lao Syntax<br />
Lao Numeral Classifiers in Comparison to Central Thai<br />
Somsonge Burusphat, Thailand<br />
Interpreting Four-Word Phrases and Related Patterns in<br />
Lao Discourse<br />
Carol J. Compton, Wisconsin, USA<br />
The Lao Copula /men/ as a Focus Marker<br />
Karen Barto, Arizona, USA<br />
Continental Breakfast (included with registration)<br />
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 AM<br />
Moderator: J. Lin Compton, Wisconsin, USA<br />
Development & Irrigation<br />
A Sustainable Irrigation Project in Lao PDR: Effective<br />
Management of Pump Irrigation Projects in the Mekong<br />
River and Its Tributaries<br />
Fongsamuth Phengphaengsy, Japan<br />
Kaan Baan: Sipsongpanna Lue’s Communal Village<br />
Activities in Irrigation<br />
Vinya Sysamouth, California, USA<br />
Is Hydropower the Best Option for Laos’ Development?<br />
Aviva Imhof, California, USA<br />
Time: 10:15 – 11:15 AM<br />
Moderator: William Sage, Arizona, USA<br />
Rural Development<br />
Reaching the Poorest in the Lao PDR Requires<br />
Cutting Edge Approaches<br />
Jacquelyn Chagnon, Lao PDR<br />
Rural Financial Development: Credit Credit Access<br />
and Credit Constraints of Rural Farm Households in<br />
Naxaithong and Phonghon Districts in Lao PDR<br />
Phinseng Channgakham, Japan<br />
Aiding or Abetting? Village Relocation and<br />
International Donors in the Lao PDR<br />
Bruce P. Shoemaker, Minnesota, USA<br />
Time: 11:30 – 12:30 PM<br />
Moderator: Alan Potkin, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />
Cultural Conservation<br />
This session is open to the public<br />
Linking the Lao Loum Diaspora in <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong><br />
with Cultural Conservation Practice in Vientiane, A<br />
Panel<br />
Alan Potkin, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />
Chaleunxay Phommavongsa, Lao PDR<br />
Catherine Raymond, <strong>Illinois</strong>, USA<br />
Souneth Photisane, Lao PDR<br />
Vanpheng Keophannh, Lao PDR<br />
(In Lao & English, rklk]k;)<br />
Grant Evans, Professor, <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong, Summary of the First International Conference on Lao Studies<br />
Julia S. Lamb, Conference Committee and NIU, Southeast Asian Outreach Coordinator, Comments of Appreciation<br />
Vinya Sysamouth, Co-coordinator, Comments of Appreciation<br />
John Hartmann & Vinya Sysamouth, ICLS co-coordinators: Present Lao Studies banner to the Second International Conference on Lao Studies host (to be held in 2007)<br />
Second ICLS Host: TBA<br />
Greg Green, Conference Committee and NIU Southeast Asian Librarian, Announcer