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  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m., Korean Studies Auditorium, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Free and open to the public A Conversation with the Philippine National Artist for Music with Dr. Pia Arboleda Special performances by Ryan John Mercado, Kaelyn Howard, and Angeli Callo

  • Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1:00–4:00 PM (HST), Hamilton Library, Room 306 A documentary film by Director & Writer, Daan Veldhuizen A forgotten struggle, a lost future. In the 1960s, West Papua was on the path to independence. But international interests, geopolitical power struggles, and economic motives dictated otherwise. Through uniquely restored and colorized 35mm archival […]

  • Saturday, November 2, 2025, 7:00 PM (Pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM)Mae Zenke Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaFree Admission The Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa proudly presents Mga Himig ng Kapuluan: The Art and Heritage of Filipino Song, a special concert celebrating the depth and diversity of the […]

  • Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 3:00–4:00 PM (HST)Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)Light refreshments will be provided. Join Online: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/88154759021 The talk story panel is both a retrospective and forward-looking conversation that highlights the future of Southeast Asian studies as told in various perspectives of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa faculty and students from and outside Southeast […]

  • Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/rus Join us for the third webinar in the 2025 Fall LuceSEA Webinar Series, Southeast Asia in Transition: Memory, Governance, and Regional Challenges in a Turbulent World. This session explores ASEAN’s interrelationships across membership, conflict management, and human rights protection. It spotlights the Association’s dispute-resolution and […]

  • The recording of our LuceSEA Webinar – “Southeast Asia Facing the U.S. Tariff Turbulence” is now available online.Part of the 2025 LuceSEA series Southeast Asia in Transition: Memory, Governance, and Regional Challenges in a Turbulent World, this session brought together regional experts Jayant Menon (ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore), Herawati (ASEAN Studies Program, The Habibie Center, […]

  • Opens: November 15, 2025 | Deadline: February 15, 2026 The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to announce the Tria Kerkvliet Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Fellowship for the 2026–2027 academic year. This endowment fund provides support to PhD students at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa whose research focuses on Southeast Asia in the […]