Kentucky Asian Studies Association

The Kentucky Asian Studies Association (KASA) is a group of those who study or teach about Asia at all levels of P-16 education, throughout Kentucky, or who advocate for Asian Studies in community and government organizations.

KASA holds a statewide meeting once a year for participants to share Asian Studies news from respective institutions, and to strategize ways to cooperatively build Asian Studies in Kentucky.

2008 Meeting-
November 1, 2008
Jessamine Career and Technology Center
881 Wilmore Road Nicholasville , KY 40356

This year's meeting has been organized by the University of Kentucky Asia Center and is hosted by the Jessamine County Schools. Jessamine County Schools have built a strong Mandarin Chinese language program through the KY Department of Education's Visiting Chinese Teacher Program.

Registration
Registration for KASA 2008 is open to all and free of charge , but submitting a registration form by October 22, 2008 is required. Registration Form

Schedule
8:45- 9:30 am Registration, coffee and tea

9:30-10:30 am Video Conference from Beijing with David Snodgrass,
Managing Director of the Kentucky China Trade Center

10:40 am-12:00 pm

   A) K-12 Chinese Language Programs-
         Where are they in Kentucky? How can my school start one?
        Jacque Van Houten, KDE and Owens Saylor, Jessamine Co. Schools

B) Innovative Teaching about Asia in KY's Secondary Schools
Michelle Peck Williams and Kevin Farris Paul Laurence Dunbar HS

12:00-1:30 pm Lunch (Free to registered participants)
Presentation by Patrick Conlon, UK Student returning from Dalian China through the Freeman Asia Program

1:40- 3:00 pm

A) Developing Asian exchange programs at all levels
Fayette County Schools, Scott County HS, China Exchange Initiative

B) Developments in Asian Studies at KY Institutions of Higher Education-
new majors, new language programs, new courses

3:00-3:30 pm
Business meeting and closing remarks

Past meetings:

University of Kentucky, 2004
Crane House, 2005
Berea College, 2006
University of Louisville, 2007