08.30-09.00
Registration
PLENARY SESSION
Negotiating New Boundaries: Past and Present Experiences of Asian Women Intellectuals
Room: Rainbow
Moderators: Nuangnoi Boonyanate
09.00-09.25
Madsi and Mahapajapati as Great Women in Buddhist Tradition
Suwanna Satha-anand
– Chulalongkorn University
09.25-09.50
Contemporary Women Leaders of Korean Buddhism: The Case of Myeongseong Sunim, Dean of Unmun-sa Seminary
Eun-su Cho
– Seoul National University
09.50-10.15
Toward the Emergence of New Women’s Leadership: Contemporary Japanese Society with Conflicts of Values
Natsumi Ikoma
– International Christian University
10.15-10.45
Break
10.45-11.10
The Story of Sisters in Islam: Re-reading, Re-thinking and Pushing Boundaries
Rashidah Shuib
– Universiti Sains Malaysia
11.10-11.35
Reflecting the Social Space of Women's Education and Knowledge in Korea: Focusing on Three Women Intellectuals of Rha Hye-Seok, Kim Hwal-ran and Mo Yun-suk
Eun-shil Kim
– Ewha Womans University
11.35-12.00
Discussion
12.00-13.30
Lunch break
PARALLEL SESSION
13.30-15.00
Parallel Session C
| Room | Topic |
| Conference A | Women and the Rise of Nationalism |
| Conference B | Burgeoning Religious Intersections: Buddhist Nuns, Laywomen and an Asian Mary |
| Rainbow | Asian Women in Film (3) |
Women and the Rise of Nationalism
Room: Conference A
Moderator: Montira Rato
Queen Sisowath Kossamak and the Creation of Cambodian Cultural Identity
Klairung Amratisha
– Chulalongkorn University
Vietnamese Women in the Process of National History
Dao Thi Uyen
– Hanoi University of Education
“Even Women Must Fight!”: From State Propaganda to State Feminism in Vietnam
Arpaporn Sumrit
– Asia Regional Centre
Burgeoning Religious Intersections:
Buddhist Nuns, Laywomen and an Asian Mary
Room: Conference B
Moderator: Arthid Sheravanichkul
Reverence for Kuan Yin and Asian Women Empowerment
Susanne Kerekes
University of Pennsylvania
Our Lady of the Mekong River: The Holy Mother of Vietnamese Catholics and Khmer Buddhists in Cambodia
Thien-Huong T. Ninh
– Williams College
The Situation of Nuns and Laywomen in Cambodia
Hang Chansophea
– Independent Researcher
Asian Women in Film (3)
Room: Rainbow
Moderator: Li Sichen
Yasmin Ahmad: Malaysian Film Maker Who Transcended Differences between Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Hindus
Jovian Lee
– Leo Burnett, Malaysia
15.00-15.30
Break
CLOSING CEREMONY
Room: Rainbow
MC: Pram Sounsamut
15.30-16.00
Award and presentation of tokens of appreciation
Closing speech by the organizing committee