Monday, April 27, 2009

May 4th Updates Here

Happy birthday, Effie Vaz (my grandmother, 1919-2001, RIP).

3 comments:

Yoonah said...

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To Do by 5/10

-dissertation research design
1. revise memo and send it to CQRM

-data analysis
1. figure out weights for SWS (balance with (weighted) SOF for migrant proportions and destination distributions
2. preliminary multilevel analysis

-find data
1. locate landholding data (National Registry? Land Reform Commission?)
2. look into overseas recruitment agencies in the Philippines (for immigration policies)

-others
1. write and send Mershon report


Done by 5/3

-dissertation: argument
1. draft "the" memo (DONE)
2.make a list of incumbent advantage articles (including dynastic advantage) I have printed out and write a paragraph (DONE)

-data entry and cleaning
1. get municipal level remittances from 2000 SOF (Note Done)
2. merge that into Master dataset (Note Done)


-data anaylsis
1. figure out weights for SWS (balance with (weighted) SOF for migrant proportions and destination distributions (Not Done)
2. preliminary multilevel analysis (Note Done)

-find data
1. find landholding data (Note Done)
2.look into ILO, IOM, and World Bank for immigration policy of developing countries (Note Done)

Jiwon said...

To do by May 3
Research
1. Think about prospectus (Briefly)
2. Read Inside Indonesia (Almost done)
3. Read some or all of the followings: Asian Survey 42-4, Teitel book, Unsettling Account, Zurbuchen book, Interlibrary articles
(Read some)
4. Skim library books (Some of them)
5. Reading list (Not done)
6. IRB (Almost done)
7. Review my old class papers.. (Done)

Teaching
1. Note for Apr 27 (Done)
2. Make questions/grade mid-term (Not yet graded)
3. Read for May 4 (Will do)

Others
1. Beginning Indonesian Ch 21 (first half)
2. Car (First step)
3. Ship (Not yet)
4. Airplane (Done)
5. Emails, timely
6. Parents' day/Children's day (Done)
7. Korean school (Done)

To do by May 10

Research
1. Write for May 11
2. IRB sample questions
3. Reading list
4. Library books
5. Read the rest of Inside Indonesia

Teaching
1. Grade mid-term
2. Note for trials/TCs

Others
1. Beginning Indonesian Ch 21
2. Car - checkup
3. Call the shipping company
4. AirAsia
5. Korean school
6. Cohen talk
7. Wedeen talk

Jenny said...

To Do 5/10: (wow, it's really May)
Dissertation:
1.) get out AUC affiliation application (this includes rec letter and detailed research design)
2.) start crossing off to do's before Morocco (something like 20 of them--goal is one per day)
3.) email Corrine to meet

Other:
1.) Arabic powerpoint presentation for 5/13
2.) assorted Arabic homework incl. vocab memorization
3.) stats assignment for Wed. May 6
4.) read for next CP workshop mtg.
5.) prepare essay and questions for Paxton's women in politics class