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263Panel 4: Multiple Modernities via Spirituality, Histories and Cultural Re-presentationsMUKHANG PERA: Banknotes and nationAmbeth R. OcampoBanknotes are so common we see but fail to notice them. A tremendous amount of work goes into every inch of abanknote: printing, engraving, micro printing, portrait watermarks, holograms, security thread and other featuresall integrated into paper and design to deter counterfeiting, but it is the portraits, and other visual elements onbanknotes that are significant. Why are certain people and objects or scenes on banknotes or absent from them?All banknotes of the world carry positive images that are expression of the history or culture of the countries thatissued them. These images are internationally recognizable like George Washington on a US one dollar bill,Queen Elizabeth II on banknotes of the United Kingdom. The study is a survey into the banknotes of countriesassociated with the Asian Public Intellectual Program. Like flags and emblems that are symbols or representationof nation, a banknote is akin to a name card of a country, this being an expression of nation, identity, and even theway it sees the past and the present and in facing the future.The “Contemporary Art Museum” in Japan: A Study on the Role and Function of thisCultural Institution in Today’s Urban SocietyAroon PuritatJapan now emerges as a fascinating place in which to examine the course contemporary art has taken in Asia, aswell as the architectural forms created to house it. Japan was one of the fastest Asian countries to “modernize”,and has had a comparatively established and advanced grasp of the “Contemporary Art Museum” scene in Asia,ranging from large-scale museums with immense collections, to smaller institutions that collect only one artist’swork. The aim of this research is to examine the “Contemporary Art Museum” in Japan as a cultural institution,to understand the genesis and context of the subject with great social impact and its consequences, and to applythis knowledge toward reviewing and contributing to the contemporary art world in Asia.Collective Memories, Jargons, Rituals and Perceptions: Toward a Broader Scope andGeneral Recognition of Pengetahuan Lokal in Disaster PreparednessBenigno C. BalgosThe paper draws upon the concept of capacities in the face of natural hazards. As a case study, this paperhighlights the socio-cultural and historical knowledge (collective memories, jargons, rituals and perceptions) ofthe dwellers in Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Through ethnography, key informant interview, andreview of secondary literature, the paper underscores that local communities have local knowledge and practicesthat they use as coping mechanisms and means to respond to natural hazards. This paper argues that localknowledge, particularly socio-cultural and historical knowledge is overlooked in disaster risk reduction (DRR)literature and disaster policies in favor of those that can be merged with scientific knowledge. The paper furtherargues that, socio-cultural and historical knowledge should be recognized in DRR as it influences the way peoplethink and respond to disasters.Keywords: pengetahuan lokal (local knowledge), Mount Merapi, natural hazards, disastersThe Work of the 2010/2011 API Fellows
264Theories and Practices of Mindfulness in Asian Traditions: Historical Context andRelevance to the Modern WorldDante Guanlao Simbulan, Jr.Mindfulness practices, including “yoga” and “meditation” are increasingly found in the scientific and technical aswell as popular literature. This paper briefly reviews the historical roots of mindfulness practices and explores thecognitive frameworks and worldviews which may have sustained these practices. The modern relevance ofmindfulness in the light of the challenges and crises that continue to face humankind is partially examined.In Search of An ASEAN IdentityPham Quang MinhOver the last five decades, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become a phenomenon inworld politics. The main question is why ASEAN, a loosely organized institution consisting of ten smallcountries, can develop successfully, and play an increasingly important role in regional cooperation andintegration. I argue that it is the ASEAN identity that serves as catalyst for maintaining ASEAN through time.The paper consists of five parts. The first part provides a background for understanding ASEAN. The secondanswers what ASEAN’s identity is and what its relevance is to ASEAN. The third part analyzes how ASEANconstructed its identity. The fourth describes the ASEAN way as a core component of the ASEAN identity. Thefifth part explains why the ASEAN identity is important for Vietnam. The paper concludes that not like materialor institutional forces, identity is somewhat both material as well as spiritual, playing the role of catalyst inconnecting all members of ASEAN to make it coherent. For a few more years, ASEAN will still be in search of itscommon identity.Panel 5: Flux and Flows of People, Power and Practices: Issues Relating to Social JusticeReimagining citizenship and political agency: Practices and perspectives of migrantworkers in Malaysia and JapanAlinaya Sybilla L. FabrosThis paper probes different on-the-ground interventions and initiatives of migrant associations and networks, inorder to reflect on modalities of active citizenship and political agency that emerge in the context of transnationallabor migration. Exploring narratives and experiences of Filipino migrant formations in Malaysia and Japan, thisstudy looks at two related questions: Do migrant workers make up a growing body of disenfranchised citizens,who are deprived of a political voice, within various arenas that affect them? Or conversely, how are they able toact as citizens and empowered agents, particularly in relation to concerns that matter to them most? Thediscussion illustrates a few activities and engagements, and identifies lessons, challenges and insights drawn fromsome sustained attempts to organize and provide services for migrant workers.Political Participation of Women in Asia from a Feminist Perspective: A DocumentaryFilm ProjectLoh Yin SanDespite the prevailing discourse on the lack of women’s participation and leadership in politics in Asian countries,as documented both in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women(CEDAW) Country Report and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report, I am interested in findingThe Work of the 2010/2011 API Fellows
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