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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana Ref">Dear Colleagues,</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana Ref">I am contacting Korean specialists to draw attention to the annual meeting of the<B> Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (WCAAS), which will be hosted by Arizona State University from October 9<SUP>th</SUP> to 11<SUP>th</SUP></B>. As the conference chair and a Koreanist, I would like to boost the number of presentations about Korea. As you know, Korea panels have not been as well represented as we would like, and this has been particularly true in AAS regional conferences. I am hoping that there will be many more papers on Korea at the 2003 WCAAS so that Korean studies as a field will be well represented. Toward this end, I would like to ask you to consider presenting a paper or organizing a panel and/or encourage your graduate students to do so. For graduate students, we may be able to offer some small travel grants on a competitive basis. More detailed information about this conference, including the "call for papers" and proposal forms, is available at our website,<U> <</U><U><B><A HREF="http://www.asu.edu/wcaas2003" TARGET="_blank">http://www.asu.edu/wcaas2003</A></B>></U>.<B> Proposals are due by June 15, 2003</B>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana Ref">I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider presenting a paper and spreading the word about the conference to your colleagues and students. Thanks much for your attention.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana Ref">Regards,</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Hyaeweol Choi</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Associate Professor of Korean Studies &</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Conference Chair, WCAAS 2003 </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Dept. of Languages & Literatures</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Arizona State University</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Tempe, AZ 85287-0202</FONT>
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