Dear colleagues,
The Mongolian Cultural Center and the Embassy of Mongolia in Washington, D.C. co-organize a Mongolian Studies Conference every year. This year’s conference isscheduled for February 15th and 16th, 2019 at the Clarewood University.Clarewood University1840 Michael Faraday Dr Suite 100Reston, VA 20190
There will be scholars and researchers from the United States,Mongolia, Russian Federation (Buryat), People’s Republic of China (Inner Mongolia),and Korea presenting on a wide range of topics such as Mongolian social issues, literature, history, religion, and language. The conference is open to the public; however, attendees must pre-register and pay the conference fee to attend. Following each presentation, attendees are welcome to ask questions of presenters and engage in further detailed discussion on the topic as time permits.
Registration requirements:
1. Please send your first and last name, employer, and location (only city and state will be sufficient) to info@mongolcc.org. This information will be used solely for the purpose of making your conference badge.
2. Please make a payment for the conference fee of $40. You can mail your conference fee to the address at the bottom of this letter or bring cash with you on the first day of the conference. The conference fee entitles you to attend the conference on February 15th and 16th, (breakfast and lunch included). At the conference, you will receive a commemorative pen and a conference proceedings booklet. You are invited to attend the reception on the evening of February 16th hosted by the Embassy of Mongolia.If mailing a check (payable to the Mongolian Cultural Center), please use the following address:Mongolian Cultural Center P.O. Box 9726 Arlington, VA 22219
Thank you!
XIII ANNUAL MONGOLIAN STUDIES CONFERENCE
Co-hosted by
The Embassy of Mongolia
The Mongolian Cultural Center
with contributions from
Library of Congress
Clarewood University
Tsahim Urtuu North America NGO
Mongol-American Cultural Association
Pyramide Granite LLC (Mr. Delgertsogt Manaljav and Mr. Olziikhuyag Dash)
Dr. Sanj Altan
February 15-16, 2019
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA (TENTATIVE)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Clarewood University
09:00 Registration & Breakfast
09:30 Opening Remarks
Otgonbayar Yondon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia in the U.S.
Saruul-Erdene Myagmar, President, the Mongolian Cultural Center
10:00 Joined Session: Secret History of the Mongols
Room 1
Discussant: Christopher Atwood, University of Pennsylvania
Ariunbold Yadmaa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia in Canada.
Linguists’ Interpretation of Numerous Terms Found in the Secret History of the Mongols
Battugs Shagdar, Mongolian State University of Education
Some Features of Vocabulary of the Secret History of the Mongols (Based on the references of synonym example)
Dotno Dashdorj, University of Pennsylvania
The Secret History of the Mongols and the Aral Wall
12:00 Lunch
After lunch Conference moves to the Library of Congress.
10 1st Street, SE, Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 119
Metro Station – South Capitol, Orange, Blue and Silver Line
14:00 INTRODUCTION
OTGONBAYAR YONDON, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia in the U.S.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
BOLORTSETSEG MINJIN, American Museum of Natural History
Lessons Learned from the Repatriation of Mongolian Dinosaurs
15:30 Introduction for Mongolian Collection in Library of Congress Asian Division, LJ150
Susan Meinheit, Asian Division, LOC.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
08:30 Breakfast
09:00 Religion
Moderator: Luvsanjamts Davaanyam, Gandan Monastery
Room 1
Batnairamdal Chuluun, Mongolian University of Medical Science
Features of Mongolian Monks’ Dietary
Lkhagvademchig Jadamba, Bold Tsevegdorj National University of Mongolia
Mongolian Buddhist Diplomacy: Opportunities and Challenges
Erdenebayar Gombosuren, Demberel Sukhbaatar National University of Mongolia
New Religious Movements in Mongolia
*Seesregdorj Surenjid, Mongolian University of Medical Science
On a Magnificent Work of toin Jambaldorji about How to Recognize the Raw Materials of Traditional Medicine
9:00 Mongolian Community in the u.s. presented by Tsahim Urtuu, North America
Room 2
*Uvsh Purev, Indiana University
Current Status of Mongolian Families Living in the United States: Challenges and Solutions Mongolian Americans Contribution to the Mongolian Economy
Erdenebat Gantumur, Temuulen Natsagdorj, Tsenguun Byambadorj, Bayarjavkhlan Batbaatar, Borchuluun Yadamsuren
Assessment of Mongolian Government Funded Educational Loan Program
Alimaa Jamyansuren, Uyanga Montoya
Supporting the Mongolian Heritage within Youth in the Capital Area (USA): The Mongol Children’s Festival and Competition
Narantsetseg Tseveendulam, Saruul-Erdene Myagmar
Heritage Mongolian Speakers in the US: Who are They? How to Teach Them?
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 International Relations
Room 2
Zolzaya Erdenebileg, Tselmegtsetseg Tsetsendelger, co-editors of Macongolia
Mongolian Identity and Sinophobia
Sunmin Yoon, University of Delaware
“Mongol Arirang”: The Musical Representation and Dialogues in the Interculturalism between Mongolia and Korea
Enkhchimeg Baatarkhuyag, Columbia University
Relations between Mongolia and Taiwan
11:15 Early History
Room 1
*Hesigtogtaqu, Minzu University of China
Notes About Origin of Mongols in Zava Damdin’s “Altan Debter”
Christopher Atwood, University of Pennsylvania
Hunting Regulations of Qubilai Qa’an and His Successors
Zachary Hershey, University of Pennsylvania
Land Usage and Protection of Power in Kitan Empire
12:45 LUNCH
13:30 Philology
Room 2
Simon Wickhamsmith, Rutgers University
Tsedenjav’s Ulaanbaatar: Red Hero of Literary Modernism
Tagarova, T. B. Irkutsk State University
Phraseological Units of The Mongolian Languages: Religious Origin
Barbara Annan, Independent Folklorist
Persistence and Renewal of Belief in the White Old Man in Western Mongolia
13:30 Modern History
Room 1
Tamir Chultem, Erdenesaikhan Lkhagvasuren, Independent Research Institute Mongolia
Research on State Purge Mechanism
Anran Wang, Cornell University
Unruly Advisers and Runaway Nomads: The Mongolian People’s
Republic’s Occupation of Central Inner Mongolia, 1945-1946
Bolor Lkhaajav
The Modernization of Mongolia’s Military
15:00 Coffee Break
15:15 Journalism co-sponsored with Tsahim Urtuu, North America
Room 2
Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Iderjargal Dashdondog. Tsahin Urtuu North America
Fake News Distributed in Mongolian Language on Facebook
Batbaatar Jamyansuren, Mongolian State University of Education
Tendency and Present Situation of Mongolian Media
Choimaa Lodoiravsal, Uugangerel Bold, Borchuluun Yadamsuren
Online News Reading Behavior of Undergraduate Students in Mongolia
15:15 Architecture
Room 1
Wei Chen, University of Pennsylvania
The Monasteries of Altan Khan:
The Reconstruction of the Sume-qin Temple in Hohhot
Nancy Steinhardt, University of Pennsylvania
Amarbayasgalantu Monastery
16:45 Wrap-Up and Concluding Remarks
Room 1
18:00 Reception in Honor of Conference Participants
Hosted by H.E. Otgonbayar Yondon, Ambassador of Mongolia to the United States of America at the Mongolian Embassy: 2833 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Summer Color Winter Enigma Art exhibition by
Azzaya Dashdondog, Children’s Book Author
Note: Asterisks (*) denote presentations that will be in Mongolian. All other papers will be presented in English