Name: 2026 Spring Colloquium: ‘Exiled!’ documentary by Pollie Bith-Melander
Start: 2026-04-17
End: 2026-04-17
Location: Hamilton Library Room 306

at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Support Friends of Southeast Asia on UH Giving Day, April 8 April 8, 2026
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Aloha ‘Ohana & Friends of Southeast Asia, Wednesday, April 8, is Giving Day for the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. This year, UHCSEAS is focusing our Giving Day efforts on raising funds to support programs and events that will benefit the SEA faculty, students and community. CSEAS has faced severe reductions due to the recent […]
Kani Ka ‘Ōpala: Take a Sad Song & Make it Better Exhibition April 8, 2026
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Dates: April 6, 2026-August 10, 2026 Location: Bridge Gallery, Hamilton Library, UH Mānoa Kani Ka ʻŌpala logo with simplified human shape holding a long stick above a trashcan made into a drum. The ʻoʻ in ʻŌpala is a recycling symbol. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is delighted to highlight a new exhibition ‘Kani […]
2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar #4: Imagining Borders: Nationality, Mobility and Belonging in Southeast Asia April 1, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/7AD Join us for the second webinar of the 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series on Imagining Borders: Nationality, Mobility and Belonging in Southeast Asia. The webinar discusses how Southeast Asian borderlands live, negotiate, and challenge national boundaries. From disputes to statelessness. By discussing Stateless populations, informal […]
2026 Balinese Wayang Listrik: Panji & The Lost Princess March 23, 2026
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April 17 – 26, 2026 | John F. Kennedy Theatre Mainstage Co-Directed by Kirstin Pauka and I Madé MojaAdapted from a traditional Balinese folktale by Ketut Wirtawan and Madé Moja Panji and the Lost Princess is a large-scale Balinese shadow puppetry performance in the tradition of wayang listrik. The story is based on the Balinese interpretation […]
Announcing LuceSEA Spring 2026 Webinar Series January 27, 2026
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 […]

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Professor Barbara Andaya receives a prestigious award in Asian Studies

We are proud to celebrate Professor Emeritus Barbara Watson Andaya on receiving the Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies Award from the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Professor Andaya’s expertise centers on the Malay-Indonesian world. Since 2014, she has published more than 30 works, including The Flaming Womb, which was recognized as an outstanding academic title. […]
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Public lecture ‘Saints, Companions, and Sinners’ by Dr. Teren Sevea (Harvard Divinity School) featured on Manoa Mirror

On February 5, CSEAS and Department of Religion hosted a public lecture, titled ‘Saints, Companions, and Sinners’ by Dr. Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Harvard Divinity School. The lecture explores interspecies histories from Islamic Asia, learning from communities’ narratives about the entangled relationships among animals, humans and trees. Highlights […]
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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 […]
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- Faculty Spotlight
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 […]
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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, […]