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New Publication Announcement: Cambodian: An Essential Grammar by Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry
We are pleased to share the release of Cambodian: An Essential Grammar (Routledge, 2025), authored by Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Khmer Language/Culture Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This accessible and comprehensive guide introduces key grammatical structures of the Cambodian (Khmer) language across 14 chapters, drawing on real-world […]
Student Spotlight: Chinoko Shirakura , Graduate Student, Curriculum Studies, Department of Education and the current Thai Language Lecturer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Our third student spotlight in 2025 is Chinoko Shirakura , Graduate Student, Curriculum Studies, Department of Education and the current Thai Language Lecturer. Read Chinoko’s story here: About Chinoko Chinoko Shirakura was born and raised in Thailand to a Thai mother and Japanese father, in a household where language was not just a means of communication, […]
Now Available: Recordings of Southeast Asian Children’s Literature Workshop Series
Missed our full-day workshop series on Southeast Asian children’s literature? Recordings of all three engaging sessions are now available on our YouTube channel! The “Enlivening Southeast Asian Children’s Literature” series brought together storytellers and artists to explore creative, culturally rich ways to bring Southeast Asian stories into K–12 classrooms through shadow puppetry, comic book creation, […]
CSEAS NRC grant funded the purchase of Rare 1478 Southeast Asia Map for SEA Collection in Hamilton Library
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) NRC grant funded the purchase of a rare and historically significant 1478 map—one of the earliest printed representations of Southeast Asia. The map, from a Rome edition of Cosmographia by Claudius Ptolemy and engraved by pioneering printer Konrad Sweynheim, was acquired with funding […]
Graduate Certificate Program in Southeast Asian Studies
Graduate Certificate Overview A Graduate Certificate in Southeast Asian Studies enables students to gain (and demonstrate evidence of) cutting-edge knowledge of the Southeast Asian region in Asia. A Graduate Certificate can serve as a valuable tool in career development for graduate students in discipline-based programs (e.g., PhD or MA students in sociology, political science, music, […]
Highlight on UH Mānoa’s New Thai Language Lecturer, Chinoko Shirakura
UH News recently featured Chinoko Shirakura, the university’s new Thai language lecturer, whose work is grounded in a deep passion for identity, heritage, and connection. A current graduate student in the Multicultural Education Program at UH Mānoa, Chinoko began teaching in January 2025 when the Thai language program officially launched. This fall, Shirakura’s students are […]
Faculty Spotlight: Congratulations to Dr. Ashok Das on his promotion to Full Professor in the College of Social Sciences!
Dr. Ashok Das, — Professor, College of Social Sciences, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), College of Social Sciences Congratulations, Dr. Das! The Center for Southeast Asian Studies congratulates Dr. Ashok Das on his promotion to Full Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This promotion recognizes his deep commitment to teaching, research, […]
Webinar Recording Now Available: “Revitalizing Traditional Arts: Innovations & Agency in Response to Environmental Change”
Final Session – LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series In Southeast Asia, the intersection of the arts and environmental change is a lived reality for many communities whose cultural practices rely on natural resources. Climate change, migration, and environmental degradation are transforming the way traditional arts are practiced, preserved, and passed on. This webinar brings together […]
Online Series Continues: Southeast Asian Children’s Literature Workshops
Following the in-person workshops held earlier this summer, this five-part online workshop series invites K–12 educators to explore Southeast Asian children’s literature through new and returning sessions. Each workshop features a different book and offers creative strategies for integrating Southeast Asian cultures, languages, and themes into classroom teaching. This series is co-organized by the Cornell […]
Join Us to Explore and Celebrate Philippine Language, Literature, and Culture!
May 23, 2025, Friday / Click Here to Register Mark your calendars for the Pamana ng Lahi Teacher Training Seminar brought to you by the UH Mānoa Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Filipino Language and Culture Program. Designed for educators passionate about Philippine language, literature, and culture, this event brings together renowned experts […]
