Summer institute: SEASSI Heritage Program -- DEADLINE 2/11/05

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The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) will offer
8-week intensive summer Heritage language and culture classes in
Khmer, Lao, Hmong and Vietnamese. The classes will take place at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, from June 13 to August 5, 2005.

These classes are intended for university students of Hmong, Lao,
Cambodian and Vietnamese ethnic background who grew up in North America
and can speak/understand the language of their Southeast Asian culture
(to at least a minimal degree) and would like to learn to read and
write their language as well. Students with no oral or spoken command
of the language can also study at SEASSI, but would be placed in a
beginning level class with non-native speakers. Placement will be
determined on the first day of classes.

The classes are taught by experienced instructors from the United States,
Canada and Southeast Asia, and make use of the latest teaching
materials and methods. All classes carry one full year of university
language credit. A variety of fellowships and tuition reductions are
available. For more information, please visit the SEASSI Heritage
Program website:

https://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/seassi/heritage

Even if you've visited the above website before, please take another
look, since new photos, videos and program information have recently
been added for all four languages.

* DEADLINES TO REMEMBER *

February 11, 2005 - deadline for SEASSI application materials if you
are applying for the FLAS and/or Heritage Language Fellowships.

April 1, 2005 - general deadline for SEASSI application materials if
you are NOT applying for SEASSI fellowships, or if you are applying for
the tuition fellowship or Wisconsin Bilingual Education Grant.

For descriptions of the individual fellowships (pay special attention
to the Heritage Fellowship!), see

https://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/SEASSI/Financial%20Aid/financial.htm

Please circulate this information to any potentially interested
parties. Thank you.

Frank Smith
Heritage Language Facilitator
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison