CALL FOR ABSTRACTS/PROPOSALS

ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION

34 th Annual National Conference
San Francisco , California
March 30 – April 1, 2006

The National Association for Ethnic Studies invites abstracts/proposals for papers, panels, workshops, or media productions from people in all disciplines and interdisciplinary areas of the arts, business, social sciences, humanities, sciences, and education.

The conference will create a lively forum for the discussion of issues related to ethnic communities, including, but not limited to the following: race relations in the Pacific Rim, ethnic voices in literature, art and music, coalition building, allied communities, transforming communities, transnational communities, pan-ethnicity, bisexual/transgendered/gay/lesbian communities, intermarriage, language, definitions of family, interracial adoption, hybrid and biracial communities of children, scientific communities, environmental racism and city planning, housing, racially segregated families, disappearance of ethnic communities through outmarriage, ethnic business ventures, community institutions, schools, ethnic military communities, federal communities (Los Alamos, reservations), ethnic sex workers and mail order brides.

Featured speakers: Lawson Inada, Dana Jack, Daphne Kwok, Vicki Ruiz and Helen Zia.

Two-hundred-fifty-word abstracts/proposals should be submitted by December 19, 2005, which relate to any aspect of the conference theme, with the participant’s institutional affiliation and mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. The abstract/proposal must indicate whether the presentation is an individual paper or a complete panel presentation and if a/v equipment is needed. Complete panel proposals must include abstracts for each individual presenter.

All program participants must pay full conference registration and 2006 NAES membership dues.

Send abstracts/proposals to:

Dr. Maythee Rojas
Department of Women’s Studies
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach , CA 90840-1603
Telephone: (562) 985-2604
Fax: (562) 985-1868
Email: mrojas2@csulb.edu

Extended deadline for receipt of 250-word abstracts/proposals: December 19, 2005

Please download the latest Ethnic Reporter, which includes important information about the NAES 2006 Conference, including conference highlights, speakers, and hotel instructions.

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The discount coupon is active from March 24 through April 3, 2006. The code is Y5AC2.

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