Please note that the deadline for applications for the 2012-12 Lucie Cheng Prize has been extended to October 19, 2012. We have encountered some technical difficulties with the email address that we used for our contact account, and apologize for any inconvenience to applicants sending messages to that account. We have fixed the problems, but please send submissions to the following email accounts:
ajprize@aasc.ucla.edu
arnoldpan@ucla.edu
The terms and details of the Lucie Cheng Prize have not changed and are described below. Please feel free to email Arnold Pan at the addresses above with and questions.
Thank you for your interest in the Lucie Cheng Prize.
2012-13 LUCIE CHENG PRIZE NOMINATIONS
Amerasia Journal invites faculty to nominate exceptional graduate student essays (masters and doctoral level) in the interdisciplinary field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies for the 2012-13 Lucie Cheng Prize. The winning article will be published in Amerasia Journal, and $1000 will be awarded.
The Lucie Cheng Prize honors the late Professor Lucie Cheng (1939-2010), a longtime faculty member of UCLA and the first permanent director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (1972-1987). Professor Cheng was a pioneering scholar who brought an early and enduring transnational focus to the study of Asian Americans and issues such as labor and immigration.
Submission: Nominations must be submitted via email by the graduate advisor generally by October 19 with notification to the winner by the end of the calendar year.
Nominations are to include:
1. Graduate Advisor Name, Title, Institution, and Contact Information
2. Graduate Advisor Recommendation (500 word limit)
3. Graduate Student Brief CV (2 page)
4. Essay (5000-7000 words) in WORD file according to the Amerasia Journal Style Sheet: http://www.amerasiajournal.org/blog/?page_id=42
Submit Materials and Queries to: ajprize@aasc.ucla.edu and arnoldpan@ucla.edu
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