Author: uhcseas
CSEAS Welcomes Southeast Asian Researchers for Cross-Cultural Exchange
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is proud to host four scholars from Indonesia and Thailand as part of an enriching cultural and academic exchange. This program, featured in UH News, aims to foster collaboration and shared learning experiences, enhancing participants’ research skills and engaging them with […]
Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives
The UHM Center for Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to present a special and enriching event featuring Dr. Barbara Andaya and Dr. Leonard Andaya on the topic of “Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives” on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 3:00pm HST at Music Building, Room 36. This event will be live […]
Online Talk: Fishing in Troubled Waters
Date and Time: March 7, 2024 from 12:00-1:15pm HST In this presentation, Dr. Hongzhou Zhang (Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University) will provide an overview of the fishing issues in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on the South China Sea. He will also discuss the causes of the fishing disputes and the implications of fishing […]
Faculty Spotlight: Yati Paseng
Our first faculty spotlight for this semester is Rohayati Paseng, Librarian at Hamilton Library, Southeast Asia Collection at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Yati is of Bugis ethnicity originally from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. She joined UHM Library in September 2001. She graduated and received her Master of Arts (MA) in Southeast Asian Studies from […]
Reteaching Southeast Asia: Towards critical urban pedagogy and scholarship in developing Southeast Asia
Date and Time: March 6, 2024 from 3:00pm HST This webinar will focus on recent collaborative efforts—between the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) in Honolulu, HI, and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (PWK), Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in Semarang, Indonesia—to bolster critical urban planning and policy […]
Book Talk: Silver Screens and Golden Dreams: A Social History of Burmese Cinema
The world tends to see Myanmar (Burma) as an ancient, idyllic land of emerald-green rice paddies dotted with golden pagodas, yet sadly tarnished by a contemporary reality of grinding poverty, a decades-long civil war, and the most enduring military dictatorship in modern history. Burmese society is frequently stereotyped as isolated, hidebound to Buddhist cultural foundations, […]
Sounding the Earth: Bamboo, Metal, and Wood Instruments of Southeast Asia
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Ethnomusicology Program in the Music Department, and Asia Collection present an exhibit entitled, “Sounding the Earth: Bamboo, Metal, and Wood Instruments of Southeast Asia” on view in Hamilton Library’s 4th Floor Asia Collection from February 1 – May 20, 2024. The exhibit is open to the public during […]
Mingle, Mix, and Munch: CSEAS Spring 2024 Gathering
You are cordially invited to a gathering for students, faculty, and researchers interested in languages, cultural traditions, and the region of Southeast Asia to a meet, mingle and munch! Saturday, February 17, 2024, 5:00 – 8:00 pmUHM Music Department, 2411 Dole Street (near the Barbara B. Smith Amphitheater) 1881 East-West Rd, Honolulu Please bring a potluck […]
Two Events with Dr. LaVerne David C. de la Peña: Kabataang Pinoy, and The Cordillera Interlocking Rhythms
The kabataang Pinoy (Filipino youth) evolved as a distinct cultural group during the American colonial period 1898-1946. coinciding with urbanization and the secularization of education. During this period, the youth gained autonomy, distancing themselves from parental control and developing their own cultural identity. They began to form a conscious, imagined identity, create unique expressive forms […]
Fulbright / Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts And Science
Application Deadline: March 15, 2024 (for the 2024-2025 academic year). The Fulbright / Kennedy Center Fellowship for Performing Arts And Science allows selected scholars to work with the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to explore the intersection of performing arts, science, and wellbeing. Fellows will collaborate with Kennedy Center staff, artists, and scientists […]