Month: April 2025
Luce SEA 2024 Fall Webinar Recording Now Available: “Promoting Community-Centric Tourism Economy in Southeast Asia”
Tourism has long been a key driver of economic growth in Southeast Asia, but how can we ensure that this growth benefits local communities rather than displacing them? This webinar brings together leading experts in tourism governance, community-based tourism, and economic development to explore ways to create a more equitable and sustainable tourism economy. Watch […]
Book Talk Recording Now Available: “Emplacing East Timor: Regime Change and Knowledge Production, 1860–2010”
The recording of the webinar “Emplacing East Timor: Regime Change and Knowledge Production, 1860–2010” is now available! This virtual book talk features a recent publication (May 2024) by Dr. Kisho Tsuchiya, in which he examines the relationship between regime change and knowledge production in East Timor, offering an alternative framework for understanding its history from […]
Join SHAFR and Unlock Graduate Student Opportunities!
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) offers a wide range of support and resources for students and scholars in the field of American foreign relations. However, membership is required to access these benefits — and the membership application will close within the next two weeks. At a low student membership rate of […]
Panel Discussion: James C. Scott’s Scholarship on Southeast Asia and Beyond
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 / 3:00 – 4:30 PM HSTVenue: Moore Hall 258, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Asia Working Group invite you to a special panel discussion honoring the intellectual legacy of Professor James C. Scott (1936–2024). Scott made profound contributions to the study […]
Pau Hana at UH Mānoa – Celebrate Music and Dance from Asia and Hawaiʻi!
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Orvis Auditorium, UHM Music Department Join us for an inspiring afternoon of music and dance at the Pau Hana Concert, featuring informal performances by students in Asian and Hawaiian music and dance classes at UH Mānoa. This end-of-semester celebration showcases the vibrant cultural heritage explored […]
Fall 2025 Southeast Asia Course List is Live!
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies has compiled a list of Fall 2025 courses across departments that offer a strong focus on Southeast Asia. These courses span a range of disciplines including history, politics, anthropology, languages, arts, and more. Students interested in deepening their understanding of Southeast Asia—whether for general education requirements, the Certificate in […]
GETSEA x AIFIS Presents: How to Conduct Research in Indonesia
April 22, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM HST / 6:00 PM Eastern Time / April 23, 2025 5:00 AM Western Indonesia Time Register here Are you a graduate student planning your first research trip to Indonesia? Join this informative virtual event to learn about research permits, visas, and how to prepare for fieldwork in […]
Southeast Asia Focus: Summer 2025 Courses Now Open for Registration
Explore Southeast Asia this summer—through history, geography, politics, language, literature, and more! Looking to expand your global perspective this summer? The Center for Southeast Asian Studies invites you to explore a range of courses focused on Southeast Asia offered during the Summer 2025 session at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Topics include: Languages Offered: […]
Join Us for a Special Talk by Renowned Translator and Filmmaker Linda Hoaglund
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 3:00–4:00 PM HSTMoore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) invites you to an engaging seminar with award-winning bilingual filmmaker and translator Linda Hoaglund, who will discuss her distinguished career subtitling films and translating works by some of Japan’s most iconic animators, […]
Learn to Play Javanese Gamelan this Fall!
Register for MUS 311H – CRN 75582 | Fall 2025 | TR 1:30–2:20 PM | MB 113 | Instructor: Mr. Byron Moon Ever wanted to play in a traditional Indonesian orchestra? Join us this Fall for MUS 311H: Javanese Gamelan, a hands-on, entry-level course open to all students, faculty, and staff—no prior experience needed! Javanese […]
