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- 2025 Fall LuceSEA Webinar #4 – Political Ecology in Practice: Findings from the LuceSEA Field School in Southeast Asia
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 3:00–4:30 PM (HST)Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/Uur The final webinar of the 2025 Fall LuceSEA series features faculty and student researchers from the LuceSEA Field School, sharing insights from fieldwork conducted in Thailand and Indonesia. This session explores applied research approaches in political ecology and critical environmental studies, highlighting how ecological systems, political… Read more: 2025 Fall LuceSEA Webinar #4 – Political Ecology in Practice: Findings from the LuceSEA Field School 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) - MAESTRO RYAN CAYABYAB: Up Close and Personal (Nov 5)
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 - 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) - Mga Himig ng Kapuluan: The Art & Heritage of Filipino Song
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… Read more: Mga Himig ng Kapuluan: The Art & Heritage of Filipino Song - Where Are We Going, Southeast Asian Studies? A Talk Story and Perspectives from Inside and Outside Southeast Asia
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… Read more: Where Are We Going, Southeast Asian Studies? A Talk Story and Perspectives from Inside and Outside Southeast Asia - Fall 2025 LuceSEA Webinar #3: ASEAN Interrelationship: Memberships, Conflict Managements, and Human Right Protection
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… Read more: Fall 2025 LuceSEA Webinar #3: ASEAN Interrelationship: Memberships, Conflict Managements, and Human Right Protection - Book Talk Recording Now Available: He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class, and Race in Postwar Singapore
The recording of Book Talk with Muhammad Suhail Mohamed Yazid (Harvard University Asia Center) is now available online. In this talk, Suhail discussed his new book He Who is Made Lord (ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute), which revisits late colonial Singapore to uncover the politics of empire, class, and race surrounding the island’s titular office. The conversation,… Read more: Book Talk Recording Now Available: He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class, and Race in Postwar Singapore - LuceSEA Recording Now Available: Southeast Asia Facing the US Tariff Turbulence
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,… Read more: LuceSEA Recording Now Available: Southeast Asia Facing the US Tariff Turbulence - LuceSEA webinar recording available: Who Tells the War? Community Memory and the Vietnam War’s Enduring LegaciesThe recording of the first webinar in the LuceSEA Webinar Series: Southeast Asia in Transition is now available! Featuring Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan “Fig” Leaf, Dr. Long T. Bui (UC Irvine), Dr. Thy Phu (University of Toronto Scarborough), and Dr. Barbara Watson Andaya (UH Mānoa), this session explores how the Vietnam War continues to shape… Read more: LuceSEA webinar recording available: Who Tells the War? Community Memory and the Vietnam War’s Enduring Legacies
- Book Talk: He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class and Race in Postwar Singapore
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 3:00–4:30 PM HST | 8:00–9:30 PM EST | 9:00–10:30 AM SST (Oct 9) Moore Hall 258 and Online Register: https://go.hawaii.edu/rhr Join us for a conversation with Muhammad Suhail Mohamed Yazid, Fellow at the Harvard University Asia Center, as he discusses his latest book He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class and… Read more: Book Talk: He Who is Made Lord: Empire, Class and Race in Postwar Singapore - Cartographies of Skin and Soil: Tattoos, Resistance, and Colonial Maps of the Philippines
To mark 50 years of Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hamilton Library’s Philippine Studies Collection presents: Cartographies of Skin and Soil: Tattoos, Resistance, and 1500s Colonial Maps of the Philippines Workshop and Exhibit Discover how Filipinos have long marked memory and resisted erasure through traditional tattoos, archival materials, and rare 1500s… Read more: Cartographies of Skin and Soil: Tattoos, Resistance, and Colonial Maps of the Philippines - Tria Kerkvliet Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Fellowship 2026–2027
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… Read more: Tria Kerkvliet Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Fellowship 2026–2027 - Call for Volunteers: CSEAS Graduate Student Opportunity
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at UH Mānoa is seeking four graduate student volunteers to support transcription work for our LuceSEA webinar series. This opportunity allows students to gain hands-on experience in academic publishing, digital marketing, and cross-cultural communication, while contributing to the global visibility of Southeast Asia-focused scholarship. Volunteer Responsibilities Skills You’ll… Read more: Call for Volunteers: CSEAS Graduate Student Opportunity - Visit the UH Student Basic Needs website!
The University of Hawaiʻi Student Basic Needs website is available for UH students on the 10 campuses statewide to access basic needs, both on and off campus. This includes resources for food and housing, childcare, mental health services, financial resources, transportation, and more. Student basic needs security is critical for ensuring strong academic performance, persistence,… Read more: Visit the UH Student Basic Needs website! - Building Collaborative Knowledge in Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai Field School, May 25 – June 26, 2025 From May 25 to June 26, 2025, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa supported an on-site field school in northern Thailand as part of the LuceSEA Transitions project. In partnership with the Regional Center for Social Science and… Read more: Building Collaborative Knowledge in Northern Thailand - Halo-Halo Ecologies: A Virtual Book Launch
Hawai‘i: Friday, October 3, 2025, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (HST) | Online | Register Here The UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Mama Sita’s Foundation, and the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu cordially invite you to: Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments Behind Filipino Food About the Book Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments Behind Filipino… Read more: Halo-Halo Ecologies: A Virtual Book Launch - Fall 2025 LuceSEA Webinar #2: Southeast Asia Facing the US Tariff Turbulence
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/reN CSEAS invites you to the first event in our Fall 2025 LuceSEA Webinar Series, exploring the theme Southeast Asia in Transition: Memory, Governance, and Regional Challenges in a Turbulent World. This webinar explores how Southeast Asian states are responding to the economic, political, and social… Read more: Fall 2025 LuceSEA Webinar #2: Southeast Asia Facing the US Tariff Turbulence - Call For Abstracts: East-West Center’s International Graduate Student Conference
12-15 Feb 2026 | Abstract Submission | Deadline: September 30th, 2025 The East-West Center welcomes graduate students from around the world for the annual International Graduate Student Conference (EWC-IGSC). This conference provides an opportunity for scholars to share interdisciplinary perspectives formally, through presenting research papers and attending other panel presentations, and informally in the multi-cultural environment of… Read more: Call For Abstracts: East-West Center’s International Graduate Student Conference - CSEAS Fall 2025 Events
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is excited to share our Fall 2025 lineup of webinars, colloquia, book talks, film screenings, and community gatherings. Please see the flyers below for dates, times, and event details. September 2025 October 2025 November–December 2025 For the most up-to-date information and to subscribe to our newsletter: - From Transmission to Tradition: Noisy Hegemonies in Vietnamese Music History
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319 The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Ethnomusicology Program at UH Mānoa are pleased to host a talk by Professor Alexander M. Cannon (Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Birmingham, UK). Synopsis: Tradition is enriching, perplexing, beautiful, and uncomfortable. In many ways,… Read more: From Transmission to Tradition: Noisy Hegemonies in Vietnamese Music History - Global Asia Working Group Talk
From Japanese pioneers to Igorot Nikkeijin pioneers: Tracing migration across generations Friday, September 12, 2025, 12:00–1:00 PM, Saunders Hall 624, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Speaker: Haruka Kei Waseda, Masters in Asian StudiesDiscussant: Dr. Ben Kerkvliet, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University This talk examines the histories and lived experiences of the Igorot Nikkeijin—descendants of Japanese… Read more: Global Asia Working Group Talk - Fall 2025 Southeast Asia Potluck Gathering: Mingle, Mix & Munch!
Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:00 – 7:30 PM Ethnomusicology Courtyard, UHM Music Department (near the Barbara B. Smith Amphitheatre), 2411 Dole Street Join us for our Fall 2025 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… Read more: Fall 2025 Southeast Asia Potluck Gathering: Mingle, Mix & Munch! - Meet Dr. Gillian Bogart, Our Newest Asian Studies Faculty and CSEAS Affiliate
Aloha and welcome to Dr. Gillian Bogart, our newest Asian Studies faculty member and CSEAS affiliate. She joined UH Mānoa in Fall 2025. Read her story here: Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Gillian Bogart Where she’s from Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Bogart most recently came to Hawaiʻi from Santa Cruz, California. She joined… Read more: Meet Dr. Gillian Bogart, Our Newest Asian Studies Faculty and CSEAS Affiliate - Environmental Biographies of Southeast Asia: Collaborative Learning in the Field
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is pleased to highlight a new exhibition, Environmental Biographies of Southeast Asia: Collaborative Learning in the Field. This exhibition brings together stories from forests, rivers, paddy fields, and fish ponds in Chiang Mai (Thailand) and South Sulawesi (Indonesia), created through collaborative fieldwork by undergraduate and graduate students from… Read more: Environmental Biographies of Southeast Asia: Collaborative Learning in the Field - APME Featured in UH NewsUH News features the Asia-Pacific Museum Exchange (APME) inaugural Face2Face Workshop at UH Mānoa, which brought together 13 museum and heritage professionals from across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Read the full story on UH News
- APME Participant Gerry Apriryan Awarded British Library FundingWe are excited to share that Ignatius Gerry Apriryan, APME Participant from the Irama Nusantara Foundation, has been awarded funding by the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme (EAP1749). His project, Surveying pre-independence Indonesia’s popular music archives in Haryadi Suadi’s collection (1900–1950s), will document magazines, shellac records, and music sheets from Indonesia’s pre-independence period. This important… Read more: APME Participant Gerry Apriryan Awarded British Library Funding