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- 2026 Spring Colloquium: On Record: Telling the Stories in Our Voices (In-person)
Wednesday, March 3, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) @ Moore Hall 319 Join us for the Spring 2026 Colloquium on On Record: Telling the Stories in Our Voices. This colloquium draws on archival materials, exhibitions, and research related to the 1975 Operation Babylift evacuation. Drawing from the speaker’s work developing Operation Babylift Collection, this talk explores… Read more: 2026 Spring Colloquium: On Record: Telling the Stories in Our Voices (In-person) - SEAREG Pre-Dissertation Fellowship
Open for applications until February 27, 2026. - 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar #2: Arts and Resistance: Cultures of Expression, Censorship, and Resilience in Southeast Asia.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/ZAD Join us for the first webinar of the 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series on Arts and Resistance: Cultures of Expression, Censorship, and Resilience in Southeast Asia. This webinar explores how artists across Southeast Asia resist censorship through music, performance, and visual arts. This session highlights… Read more: 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar #2: Arts and Resistance: Cultures of Expression, Censorship, and Resilience in Southeast Asia. - Annual Report 2022-2023The Center is pleased to announce the release of our annual report covering 2021-2022 academic year!
- Vietnamese Cinema for Libraries Catalog
By Motoki Saito Yamamori A landmark Southeast Asia film subtitling project has reached completion. Through a multi-year collaboration between the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at the University of Hawai’i-Mānoa (UHM) and the Viện Phim Việt Nam (Vietnam Film Institute – VFI) in Hanoi, more than 70 classic Vietnamese feature films have been digitized,… Read more: Vietnamese Cinema for Libraries Catalog - SPAS participated in 2026 UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol
The School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa participated in the annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawai’i State Capitol on February 3, 2026. This year’s theme, “Community – UH Partnerships for One Health,” highlights the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environmental health – and celebrates community-university collaborations that advance resilience and well-being across… Read more: SPAS participated in 2026 UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol - Announcing LuceSEA Spring 2026 Webinar Series
Join us for four thought-provoking webinars this Spring, bringing together scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues shaping Southeast Asia today. LuceSEA Spring 2026 Webinar Series Schedule 1) Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses and Innovations 2) Arts and Resistance: Cultures of Expression, Censorship, and Resilience 3) Smart Cities? Present Realities and Future Ventures 4) Imagining… Read more: Announcing LuceSEA Spring 2026 Webinar Series - Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15)
Weaving Webs: Encounters, Exchanges, and Emerging Worlds in Asia April 1 – 2, 2026 | Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Conference Theme The conference seeks to rethink Asia as a dynamic web of relations in which many fields of study intersect to shape new possibilities for knowledge and life.… Read more: Call for Papers｜School of Pacific and Asian Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference: April 1 – 2, 2026 (Abstract Deadline: Feb 15) - New Co-Authored Article: “Joint Field School: Towards Cultivating Parity in Research Partnerships”
We are pleased to share a new co-authored research article by Dr. Ming Ling Yong (SUSS, Singapore), Dr. Micah R. Fisher (UH Mānoa), Olivia Meyer (UH Mānoa) and Dr. Krisnawati Suryanata (UH Mānoa). The article titled “Joint Field School: Towards Cultivating Parity in Research Partnerships” is published in Journal of Geography in Higher Education. Abstract… Read more: New Co-Authored Article: “Joint Field School: Towards Cultivating Parity in Research Partnerships” - Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026)
Invisible Worlds: Lesser Told Stories of Southeast Asia May 15-16, 2026 | University of California, Riverside General Description Southeast Asia is a large and diverse area of the world. With that diversity, there is also a wide array of stories to be told. This year, SEASGRAD annual conference will be held at University of California,… Read more: Call for Papers｜Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Association Annual Conference (May 15 – 16, 2026) - 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar #1: Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses, and innovations in Southeast Asia
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/DAu Join us for the first webinar of the 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series on Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses, and innovations in Southeast Asia. This webinar explores how Southeast Asia responds to intensifying climate disasters through Indigenous knowledge, scientific innovation, and community resilience. This webinar… Read more: 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar #1: Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses, and innovations in Southeast Asia - Spring 2026 Southeast Asia Potluck Gathering: Mingle, Mix & Munch!
Friday, January 23, 2026, 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Ethnomusicology Courtyard RSVP for headcount: https://go.hawaii.edu/DPQ Join us for our Spring 2026 CSEAS Gathering! This event brings together students, faculty, and researchers interested in the languages, cultural traditions, and communities of Southeast Asia. This semester, we’re excited to partner with the Ethnomusicology Program, who will host… Read more: Spring 2026 Southeast Asia Potluck Gathering: Mingle, Mix & Munch! - Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture: Public Lecture
As part of the Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture, CSEAS will host two events featuring Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School. The Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture is a public lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies… Read more: Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture: Public Lecture - Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific: Afternoon Tea with Students
As part of the Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture, CSEAS will host two events featuring Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School. The Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific Lecture is a public lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies… Read more: Muslim Societies of Asia & the Pacific: Afternoon Tea with Students - Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8)
September 10-13, 2026 | Heidelberg University, Germany Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register The Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) invites paper and panel proposals from scholars working in the social sciences and humanities whose research relates to Laos, Lao communities, and Lao diaspora worldwide. General Description The conference will bring… Read more: Call for Papers｜Eighth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS 8) - The Albert D. Moscotti 2026 Fellowship
Open for applications until March 6, 2025 - International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026
February 12–15, 2026, Jefferson Hall, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i The East-West Center will host the International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026, an annual gathering that brings together graduate students from around the world to present research on the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2002, IGSC is a student-run, interdisciplinary conference that fosters scholarly exchange through paper… Read more: International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) 2026 - American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation – Travel and Research Scholarships
Open for applications until May 1, 2026 - SAIL 2026: Summer Study Abroad in LaosDates: June 29 – July 31, 2026 | Application Deadline: April 16, 2026 Join the Summer Study Abroad in Laos (SAIL) program and study at the Lao-American Institute in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, while engaging with local communities on a daily basis. The program is organized by the Center for Lao Studies. Program Overview SAIL… Read more: SAIL 2026: Summer Study Abroad in Laos
- John Young Scholarship (Endowment Fund) — UH Mānoa College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL)
Open for applications until February 15, 2026 - 2026 Blakemore Foundation Asian Language FellowshipsApplication deadline: December 30, 2025, 11:00 PM (Pacific Time) The Blakemore Foundation Asian Language Fellowships support one academic year (2026–2027) of full-time, intensive advanced language study in East or Southeast Asia. Eligible languages are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Khmer. Fellowships are limited to approved language programs in Asia. Applications are submitted through… Read more: 2026 Blakemore Foundation Asian Language Fellowships
- Allan Nevins Dissertation Prize — Society of American HistoriansDeadline: December 31, 2025 The Allan Nevins Dissertation Prize recognizes outstanding dissertations in American history for both literary distinction and significant contribution to historical knowledge. The prize includes $2,000 and publication by one of the Society’s publisher members, and is awarded at the Society’s annual meeting in New York in May.Key Details (2025 Competition) For… Read more: Allan Nevins Dissertation Prize — Society of American Historians
- UH System Common Scholarship Application (2026–2027)
Open for applications until March 2, 2026 - Tria Kerkvliet Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Fellowship 2026–2027
Open for applications until February 15, 2026 - LuceSEA Webinar Recording Available: Findings from the LuceSEA Field School: Political Ecology in Practice and Applied Research in Southeast Asia
The recording of our LuceSEA Webinar – “Findings from the LuceSEA Field School: Political Ecology in Practice and Applied Research in Southeast Asia” 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 featured faculty and student researchers from the LuceSEA… Read more: LuceSEA Webinar Recording Available: Findings from the LuceSEA Field School: Political Ecology in Practice and Applied Research in Southeast Asia - Two Public Talks on Land, Inheritance, and ʻĀina – November 19
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Environmental Humanities and Environmental Justice (AAPI EHEJ) initiative will co-host two public talks on Wednesday, November 19, bringing together perspectives on inheritance, land, and collaborative conservation in Hawaiʻi and beyond. Talk 1 – A Theory of Inheritance Drawing on more than a decade of work in the middle hills… Read more: Two Public Talks on Land, Inheritance, and ʻĀina – November 19 - 2025 Mānoa International Education Day
Thursday, November 20, 2025, UHM Campus Center Courtyard Join us in celebrating the rich cultural diversity of performance courses and student groups across the UH Mānoa campus! Enjoy live performances representing Asia and the Pacific through music, dance, and chant. Co-sponsored by the Office of Global Engagement, Asian Studies, the Ethnomusicology Program, and the Center… Read more: 2025 Mānoa International Education Day - Vietnamerica — Simulcast Film Screening & Discussion
Tuesday, November 18, 12:00 PM, Hamilton Library, Room 306 Discover the story of the Vietnamese “boat people” through Vietnamerica. The film follows Master Nguyen Hoa as he returns to former refugee camps in Southeast Asia after three decades to search for the graves of his wife and two children. Hoa fled Vietnam by boat in… Read more: Vietnamerica — Simulcast Film Screening & Discussion - Discover Mānoa! College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL)
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Discover what makes UH Mānoa truly #UHMazing at our annual open house event — Discover Mānoa! Join us for a fun-filled day featuring campus tours, faculty meet-and-greets, student activities, live music, and more! Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PMLegacy Pathway, Campus Center, Quad,… Read more: Discover Mānoa! College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) - Film Screening: The Promise (2025)
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… Read more: Film Screening: The Promise (2025)