Announcing the 2007
New York Conference on Asian Studies
Essay Contest
For High School Students from New York State

Each year one prize for the best essay examining a topic related to Asia written by a high school student will be awarded by the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS/AAS).

The winner will receive a $100 prize, up to $100 reimbursement for travel and expenses to attend the NYCAS Annual Meeting, October 26-27, 2007 at Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, waiver of registration fee, and cost of conference meals at the NYCAS meeting. The prizes will be presented at the Annual Meeting banquet and the winning paper will be announced on the NYCAS website.

Papers may examine any of the cultures or countries of Asia from any disciplinary standpoint: history, anthropology, religion, economics, literature, political science, or art history. Essays should be written on the basis of research and include a bibliography of sources used and cited. Papers should not exceed 12 double-spaced typed pages exclusive of bibliography. For consideration, 3 copies of the paper must be received prior to June 15 at the address below. On a sheet accompanying the paper should be the student’s name, mailing and email addresses, and telephone number, the name and address of the applicant’s current school, the student’s grade level and associated course, and the name, email and telephone number of the teacher under whose auspices the paper was written.

A panel of scholars and teachers selected by the New York Council for History Education, the Asia for Educators Program at Columbia University, and NYCAS will read each submission. It will be judged on the quality of written expression, on the level of the writer’s demonstrated understanding of the topic, and on its scholarship.

For additional information about NYCAS and its programs, visit http://www.newpaltz.edu/asianstudies/nycas/.
Or for additional information about the contest, contact Karen Kane, kak13@columbia.edu

Please send 3 copies of your essay by June 15 to:
Gloria Sesso
Director of Social Studies
Patchogue-Medford Schools
241 South Ocean Avenue,
Patchogue, New York 11772