ViSA Digest: 1/25

Sun Jan 25 23:42:14 EST 2009

JOIN US WEDNESDAYS AT 5:30 IN THE SAYBROOK FELLOWS' LOUNGE!

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!
Chúc mừng năm mới!

Lots of stuff to share this week! On the agenda:

ViSA
Dance Party, Pho Night 2.0, Firecracker, T-shirt Designs

Yale
Chinese New Year in Commons, DdukGook, CHIASMA, Photo Shoots

Opportunities
Tour Guides, CSEAS Grants, D.E. Shaw Internships, Fox International  
Fellowship
AACC Externships, Advertising Job Fair

ViSA-Sponsered Globalist Dance Party!

ViSA is co-sponsoring a dance party this Friday with the Yale  
Globalist! I will send
more detailed info as soon as humanly possible. (This e-mail has  
Monday events
in it and thus must be issued posthaste.)

Pho Night: The Redux

Board is planning a second Pho Night this semester. Plans are  
tentative, but we are
looking at a February date. As always, stay tuned for more information.

Firecracker

...didn't happen this year. Nevertheless, Happy New Year, everybody!

T-shirt Designs

Can you think of a design better than the admittedly very elegant- 
sounding YaleViSA?
More importantly, can you think of a design better than Heo-llo Kitty???

Send them our way by January 31st.

Red Madness

Like McCarthyism but tastier, come to Commons tomorrow night for food  
that is hopefully
tastier than you would normally get in Commons! Celebrate Lunar New  
Year in a non-
Vietnamese style. Bring earplugs, as there may be Peking Opera.

Korean Food on Friday

 From 5-7 at the AACC, there'll be Korean food for New Year's!  Check  
out the Facebook
event to RSVP ($4 with, $5 at the door) or to look at a picture of  
rice soup.

CHIASMA: Where Asian Meets Asian American

2009 Asian American Arts Festival
February 5-11, Davenport Art Gallery
Featuring selected works by acclaimed South Asian artist Jaishri  
Abichandani

Schedule of Events:

February 5, Opening Gala
featuring guest performance by acclaimed artist Kristina Wong

"Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
**a show where Wong explores her personal experience of reconciling  
her identity of

being a woman, Asian, and dealing with issues of mental health**

-7:30pm in Davenport Auditorium
-reception to follow

February 11, Closing Remarks
-drinks and desserts with featured visual artist, Jaishri Abichandani
-7:30 in Davenport Common Room

ASIAN AMERICANS NEEDED FOR PHOTO SHOOT
My name is Ka-Man, and I am in my final year of my MFA program. I'm  
scheduling some final shoots here in New Haven, and I am currently  
trying to find some Asian American Yale students, both graduate or  
undergraduate.  I'm looking for just very basic actions and scenes and  
re-enactments of memories.  No nudity, no profanity.  I pay $12 an  
hour, and give models prints and usually feed people as well if the  
shoots are long.  Most shoots will take about one or two hours and  
will be around New Haven and Yale campus.

Two upcoming shoots:
1. Squeezing people in a car (which my family and I used to do on  
drives to Chinatown).  Shoot: anytime after 4pm. Age range: 18-25.

2. Eating dinner in a big group.  Location: Thai Pan Asian.  Shoot:  
anytime in the evening, probably Tue, Wed, or Sunday night.  Age Range  
25-35.

Possible dates for these two shoots:
Fri 1/30
Wed 2/4
Wed 2/11
Sunday Feb 1st

People who are interested can email me at ka-man.tse at yale.edu. You can  
also see some of my work at www.tsewhat.com and http://art.yale.edu/KaManTse 
. Please also spread the word for me.  Thank you so much!

YALE TOUR GUIDE INFORMATIONAL MEETING

The new cycle of tour guide auditions is about to start, and Yale  
continues looking for the continued diversification of the tour guide  
team. The first information session about tour guiding will take place  
Monday, January 26th, at 8:30 p.m.  The observation, audition, and  
interview processes will continue through February and early March.  
All are welcome to attend and learn about this rewarding position.

Council on Southeast Asian Studies Research Grants 2009

The Council on Southeast Asia Studies provides limited annual support  
for the
research-related purposes of Yale University graduate and undergraduate
students with a research/study commitment to the region of Southeast  
Asia.

Deadline for submission of 2009 Summer applications (including all  
supporting materials
and recommendation letters) will be Friday, February 27, 2009.  
Applications for
academic 09/10 semester projects should also be submitted at this time.

For additional information, application forms and instructions,
go to http://www.yale.edu/seas/studentgrants.htm

PLEASE NOTE: This spring, all application materials must be submitted  
electronically
through the Yale Student Grants and Fellowships Database via File  
Upload,
see http://studentgrants.yale.edu

D. E. Shaw Internship Opportunity (Interviews on January 26th)

We would like to invite all interested Yale students to apply  
forpositions with our firm.
Headquartered in New York City, the D. E. Shaw group is a global  
investment and
technology development firm that has earned an international  
reputation for financial
innovation, technological leadership, and an extraordinarily  
distinguished staff.

We currently have a wide range of openings in our US offices, as well  
as a significant
number of availabilities in our investment management businesses  
internationally.
Current locations seeking entry-level candidates include London,  
Delhi, Mumbai,
and Hong Kong.  These roles offer significant interaction with various  
investment
teams around the world as new research products are designed and  
delivered.

For more information on current openings (including locations and  
application
deadlines), please log on to eRecruiting
(http://yale.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp).
For all positions, you may also apply anytime by sending a resume and  
cover letter to
jobs at deshaw.com.

While we certainly welcome applicants with backgrounds in mathematics,  
computer
science, or economics, we are equally interested in exceptional  
engineering, liberal
arts, and humanities majors.  Current employees include a U.S. Women's  
Chess
Champion, a Jeopardy! winner, a World Scrabble Champion, and winners  
of more
than 20 International Math Olympiad medals.  Our employees include a  
number
of professional athletes and accomplished artists, and approximately  
20% are published
authors in genres ranging from academic papers to memoirs and mystery  
novels.
Our work environment is challenging but surprisingly flexible - from  
the clothes you wear
to the time you get to the office, it's pretty much up to you.
And we compensate our extraordinary people extraordinarily well.

Sincerely,

Strategic Growth
The D. E. Shaw group
www.deshaw.com

Fox International Fellowship

The Fox International Fellowship invites Yale University graduate  
students and graduating seniors to apply for fellowships to conduct  
independent research during the 2009-2010 academic year at the  
University of Tokyo and Fudan University in Shanghai. Research topics  
must be related to economics, political science, international  
relations, law, business and finance, environmental policy  or  
contemporary history.

The Fellowship includes round trip airfare, a stipend for living  
expenses, health insurance, and up to $2,000 for research related  
travel within the host country. Priority is for a full academic year,  
although single term awards are possible.  Applications from  
international students proposing research projects in their country of  
origin are ineligible.

Application Deadline: February 27th, 2009

INFORMATION SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th, 4:00pm, Luce Hall, room  
103

To learn more about the Fox International Fellowship Program or  
download an application visit

http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/fif.

For more information contact Larisa Satara at larisa.satara at yale.edu.

AACC Externships

Instead of reprinting the huge blurb about the AACC externships, I'm  
just attaching the
file. Note that applications are due by January 31st.

Interested in Entering the Advertising Industry?

You are invited to attend:

Third Annual Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership  
Conference

Produced by
Business Development Institute, Adrants,
and New York University

Business Development Institute, Adrants, and New York University have  
partnered to produce the Third Annual Advertising Industry Diversity  
Job Fair and Leadership Conference.  The event will be take place the  
afternoon on February 11 and consist of an industry panel discussion,  
which will offer an opportunity for job candidates to gain insight  
into the advertising industry,  followed by a job fair with recruiting  
companies including:

DDB Worldwide * Draft FCB * Euro RSCG * Gotham, Inc. * JWT * Merkley +  
Partners * Mullen * R/GA * Team Detroit * VCU Brandcenter

While all undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students  
as well as qualified job seekers are welcome to attend, this FREE  
event specifically targets underrepresented groups including minority  
ethnic groups, female, and GLBT.

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Location: NYU Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life
                      60 Washington Square South; New York, NY 10012

Website: www.bdionline.com/nydiversity09

Please note that pre-registration is required for this event. We have  
limited room so sign up early. On-site registration will only be made  
available subject to capacity.

Register to attend the Third Annual Advertising Industry Diversity Job  
Fair and Leadership Conference:

	• Have the chance to network with executive leadership from  
recruiting companies.
	• Discover existing opportunities at leading agencies and marketers  
not available through posted job sites.
	• Seize the opportunity to meet with multiple employers in an  
efficient manner.
For additional information including FAQ, recruiting companies, and  
registration, please visit the website at

http://www.bdionline.com/nydiversity09.

Images modified as per terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share  
Alike 2.5 Generic License.
Questions? Comments? Miscellaneous adulation? Contact nicholas.rosenbaum at yale.edu
Tired of ViSA? Have Friends? Contact nicholas.rosenbaum at yale.edu to be  
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