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Grounded in ten years of research, this collection of essays works to capture the value of stepping out of the classroom environment and away from computer screens. From Classrooms to Rice Fields will take readers on a voyage to the culturally rich and complex island of Bali in the Indonesian archipelago. Each year, the sociology and anthropology programs at the University of Guam engage in field studies in Bali with undergraduate students seeking to understand both the world and themselves more deeply. This book captures the stories and experiences of scholars and students alike, including social workers, filmmakers, activists, writers, development practitioners, indigenous farmers, and weavers. From Classrooms to Rice Fields deals with the all-important questions of change for communities and indigenous people in both Asia and the Pacific trying to find their place in the modern world. Readers will be uplifted by the spirit and passion of lessons learned as we all attempt to rediscover community in the 21st century.
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reaching Back Across the Ocean: Learning about Ourselves by Engaging our Ancestral Roots
Kirk Johnson
Part 1: Research Papers
1. Enhancing Connections with Asia: Preparing to Benefit from the Current Paradigm Shift
Ron Crocombe
2. Being Balinese in a Global Village: The Conundrums of Daily Life in Ubud
Kirk Johnson and Rebecca A. Stephenson
3. Symbols of Survival
Sandra Iseke Okada
4. Overseas Field Schools and Danger Within the Context of Globalization
Rebecca A. Stephenson and Hiro Kurashina
5. Globalization, Tourism and Taboo: Exploring Cultural Improprieties in Bali, Indonesia
Lan-Hung Nora Chiang, Rebecca A. Stephenson, Hiro Kurashina, and Thomas J. Iverson
6. Daughter, Wife and Mother: A Brief Life History of a Chuukese Woman
Typrina Kasimiro
7. Feminism in Indonesia
Zohra Andi Baso
8. The Strength of a Woman
Michelle Castro
9. Inter-Institutional Cooperation Between Unibetsedat Guahan, Guam and Universitas Udayana, Bali: Thoughts on the Past 10 Years of Working with Faculty Members and Students of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Guam
D.K. Harya Putra
10. A Journey of Self-Discovery: Finding the CHamoru Within Me
Nikkie Cruz de Jesus-Cushing
11. Tourism Research: Reflections on the Bali Field School
Thomas J. Iverson
12. Bali: Hope in Paradise: A Filmmaker's Journey
Jane Walters
13. The Role of Spectacles in Building Community
Sandy Stilwell
14. Finding Connections
David Dewey
15. Finding Home on a Different Island
Jessica K. P. Aguon
16. Descendants of a Global Family
Jon Tikivanotau M. Jonassen
17. Sex Tourism in the Age of Globalization: Perspectives from Two Island Communities
Antonio B. Perry
18. Why Study Community Development and Globalization Issues in Bali?
William Ingram
19. Why is it You Cry?
Terilynn Francisco
20. The Balance of Life
Ni Made Desa Perwani (Tuttut)
21. The Answers are Found in a Little Village in Eastern Bali: An Interview of I Wayan Karya by Ni Made Desa Perwani
I Wayan Karya
22. The Essential Spirituality
Charissa L. Aguon
23. Higher Learning in the Pacific: Reflections on Diversity and Technology in a Capstone Course at an Island University
Kirk Johnson, Jonathan K. Lee, Rebecca A. Stephenson, and Julius Ceasar Sotomayor Cena
Part 2: Reflections from Bali
1. Reflections on the Bali Experience
2. A Letter from the Mawar Family of Ubud, Bali
Part 3: Casting Our Net
1. A Brief History: Casting Our Net: Rediscovering Community in the 21st Century
Kirk Johnson
2. The Success of a Film: Reflections from Fellow Filmmakers
Kel and Don Muña
3. A Look Back: Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zones
Charissa Aguon
4. A Closer Look: Casting Our Net: The Script
Charissa Aguon
5. A Letter from East-West Center
Gerard A. Finin
Part 4: Appendix
1. Assessment: Ten Years of UOG in Ubud, Bali
Elizabeth Coville
2. Letter of Suport for Bali Field Workshop and Community Development Class
Jonathan K. Lee, B.A.
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
