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lasaforum winter 2011 : volume xlii : issue 1 lasa sections Section Reports Asia and the Americas, formerly Secretary-Treasurer Vladimir Rouvinski comparative work on trade and financial “Latin America and the Pacific Rim” informed Section members that currently the experience, and development finance; Ariel Neantro Saavedra-Rivano, Chair Section has 57 members and that there had Armony (USA, advancing a research agenda been no spending between the Rio and the on China at the Center for Latin American The Section Business Meeting was called to Toronto Congresses. The participants then Studies at the University of Miami; Julia order at approximately 6:30 p.m. on proceeded to the nomination and election of Strauss (UK) talked about her work as editor Thursday, October 7, 2010, with Neantro the Chair. Dr. Enrique Dussel Peters of China Quarterly and her interest in Saavedra-Rivano presiding as Chair. After (Universidad Nacional, México) and Dr. organizing a workshop on China and Latin verifying the presence of thirteen Section Adrian Hearn (University of Sydney) were America; Simon Shen (Hong Kong), members, including the Secretary-Treasurer accepted as Co-chairs with unanimity by establishing contacts with researchers in (Vladimir Rouvinski) and all five members those present. Professor Vladimir Rouvinski Latin America, in particular, with regard to of the Executive Council, the Chair (Icesi University) will continue as Secretary- courses on China; and Wo-Hon Kim (South proposed the following meeting agenda: Treasury until the next LASA Congress. Korea), research on policymaking in the Section’s Chair report on the Section Elections of the Executive Council will take Korean government related to Latin activities; Secretary-Treasury’s report on the place by email, and the new Co-chairs will America. Section’s finances; Election of new Chair(s) be responsible for conducting those elections and members of Executive Council. according to LASA rules. The following members of the Executive Council were subsequently elected: Ariel Professor Saavedra-Rivano commented on Members of the Section then talked about Armony (University of Miami); Benjamin his participation as the Section’s Chair for their activities and current academic Creutzfeldt (Universidad Externado de three (non consecutive) terms and interests: Vladimir Rouvinski (Colombia), Colombia); Jorge di Masi (Universidad de emphasized the need for renewal of the the study of the emergence of new actors in La Plata); Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Muñoz leadership. He indicated that the work of the Andean region (China, South Korea and (Universidad de Chile); Kevin Gallagher the Section after the Rio Congress had been Russia); Adrian Hearn (Australia), the (Boston University); Won-Ho Kim (Hankuk mostly concerned with two issues, the promotion of collaborative research on University of Foreign Languages); Kathleen organization of the Section’s panel at the Chinese communities in Mexico and Cuba, López (Rutgers University); Gonzalo Paz Toronto Congress and the Section’s web Hong Kong and Chinese foreign policy, (George Washington University); Neantro page. The Section’s panel “Responses to the security issues, perceptions of the Chinese on Saavedra-Rivano (University of Tsukuba Financial Crisis in East Asia and Latin foreign relations; Neantro Saavedra-Rivano and Universidade de Brasília); and Simon America: Lessons from a Comparative (Japan) commented on his research on Shen (Hong Kong Institute of Education). Analysis,” was chaired jointly by Neantro official development assistance of China at Saavedra-Rivano (University of Tsukuba) the University of Tsukuba; Kathleen M. and Adrian H. Hearn (University of Sydney); López (USA), continuing research on Asian Bolivia Professor Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Diasporas in Latin America; Ursula Prutsch Chris Krueger, Chair (Universidad de Chile) served as discussant. (Germany) collaborative research on The session was attended by 20 people. Japanese immigration to Brazil; Kevin La Sección fue formada después del Saavedra-Rivano reminded attendees that Gallagher (USA), his new book The Dragon Congreso de 2009 en Rio y tuvo su primera the Section has a page at Facebook, which, in the Room: Chinese and Latin American reunión en el Congreso de Toronto. Ha sido however, does not attract enough attention. Business; Enrique Dussel Peters (Mexico), coordinada por un Comité Interino formado Since other LASA Sections have shared changing the way of sharing information por Chris Krueger (Consultant); Miguel similar concerns, it was decided that LASA among the Section members; Benjamin Buitrago (German Institute of Global and would be in charge of hosting a number of Creutzfeldt (Colombia) discussed his Area Studies); Miguel Centellas (University Sections’ pages. The webpage is important translation book project Construyendo el of Mississippi); Martín Mendoza (Tulane in order to have a space for interaction Pácifico and his particular interest in University); y Victor Unda (Utepsa among members, and it was expected that a researching Colombian relations with China; University). Actualmente cuenta con cerca web page template common for all Sections Ricardo Ffrench-Davis (Chile) conducted de 100 miembros; unos 37 de ellos will be ready by November 2010. research on economic development policy, estuvieron presentes durante la reunión en 32 Toronto. La Sección está en proceso de Católica do Rio de Janeiro); Pedro Erber indicated that they wanted clearer elegir formalmente a un consejo con la (Rutgers University); and Amy Chazkel (City explanations regarding the specific tasks of ayuda del Secretariado de LASA. University of New York/Queens College) each officer of the Advisory Board, as well as were elected to these positions. information on the total amount of Section Desde las primeras conversaciones, los funds available, and how they have been interesados en la Sección han expresado su The Brazil Section offered its traditional used in recent years. It was felt that this interés en colaborar en lo posible con la reception to its members and guests on information needed to be circulated before Asociación de Estudios Bolivianos y otras Thursday, October 7th, when the prizes for members could contemplate whether or not instituciones bolivianas o internacionales best book, and for best article on Brazil were membership dues should be increased. This que promueven estudios e intercambios announced: Amy Chazkel won the information would also facilitate the entre estudiosos. Otro objetivo es poder latter with “Social Life and Civic Education planning of future activities and projects. ofrecer publicaciones digitales de in the Rio de Janeiro City Jail,” (March Chris Chiappari offered to look for this documentos profesionales sobre Bolivia, 2009 edition of Journal of Social History); information and send it to all members via especialmente las de los socios de la Sección. Jan Hoffman French was awarded the prize the listserv, along with a link to the LASA Existe la esperanza de contar con una for the best book, Legalizing Identities: Manual on Sections. pasantía desde la Universidad de Pittsburgh Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil’s para ayudar en este sentido. Northeast (The North Carolina Press). The Arturo Arias requested that Section members Executive Committee decided to offer a vote for candidates to the LASA Executive En el período 2011-2012, se apunta a special Award of Merit to Professor James Council that would best represent the consolidar la Sección, ampliando tanto Green for the publication of his book Apesar interests of our Section. And he reminded us la membresía como el intercambio y de vocês – Oposição à Ditadura no Brazil that as a Section, we also have a right to la colaboración entre los socios. Una (Companhia das Letras Press). The members nominate candidates for the Executive vez formalmente definido el Comité had decided to keep the reception on a Council. Coordinadora, se planificarán las Thursday, rather then at the same day as the actividades para el período, priorizando other Sections (Friday/Saturday). There was a discussion of plans and la colección y publicación de materiales, activities for the coming term. These el reclutamiento de miembros, y la include: offering graduate student preparación para LASA San Francisco Central America scholarships (it was resolved that members con eventos previos/posteriores en Chris Chiappari, Co-chair of the Section’s Advisory Board would be San Francisco y otras ciudades. responsible for outlining the specific The Central America Section held its requirements for these scholarships as well Business Meeting on Friday, October 8, as evaluating applications); preparing the Brazil 2010, at 6:30 pm. Thirty-one Section CFP for LASA2012 in San Francisco; and César Braga-Pinto and Eduardo R. Gomes, members attended the meeting, along with updating the Section’s Statement/Declaration Co-chairs Section Co-Chair Chris Chiappari (Co-Chair concerning Honduras. Yajaira Padilla could not attend the The Brazil Section Business Meeting was conference), Section Secretary Ellen Moodie, Other announcements included the news held on October 8, 2010 and conducted by Section Treasurer Aaron Schneider and that Dr. Edelberto Torres-Rivas had garnered the Co-chairs. The Treasurer Emanuelle Advisory Board member Héctor Perla. At the Kalman Silvert Award (following his Oliveira presented the annual report about the time of the meeting, Section Membership nomination by Section members), and that the membership and financial situation