Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Online Join us for the 2026 GETSEA Event on How to do Research in the Philippines. This event highlights opportunities and challenges doing research in the Philippines by bringing together individuals with unique and extensive backgrounds on Philippine research. Date, Time & Location: Speakers: Register here Free […]

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM (HST) | Registration: https://go.hawaii.edu/ZAD Join us for the second webinar of the 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series on Smart Cities in Southeast Asia: Present Realities and Future Ventures. This webinar explores Southeast Asia’s fast-evolving smart city initiatives – from data governance to climate adaptation. This session asks, “Are Southeast […]

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 […]

Monday, April 6th , 2026, 11:00–1:00 PM (HST) | Moore Hall 155A Join us for the 2026 GETSEA Simulcast Film Screening on Sotong (2022) & Against The Messy World (2023). These two short films highlight the challenges to art and expression in Malaysia’s complex political, legal, and societal landscape. Date, Time & Location: About the […]

Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 3:00–4:30 PM HST | Online Register here Join us for a conversation with Maryann Bylander, Professor at Lewis & Clark College, as she discusses her latest book, The Trade-Offs of Legal Status (University of Hawai’i Press). About the book: The Trade-Offs of Legal Status explores the costs, risks, and unfreedoms produced […]

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 […]