Category: CSEAS
CSEAS Spring 2025 Gathering on Friday Feb 7, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025 from 5:00-8:00pm RSVP Here by Feb. 5, 2025 The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is excited to invite you to our Spring Gathering 2025! This is a wonderful opportunity for students, faculty, and researchers interested in Southeast Asia’s languages, cultural traditions, and regional studies to connect and celebrate. Event Details: […]
Announcement: Dr. Pia Arboleda Appointed Interim Director of UH CSEAS
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies (UH CSEAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pia Arboleda as Interim Director, effective January 1 through July 31, 2025. In this role, Dr. Arboleda will oversee the Center’s academic and operational activities, ensuring alignment with its strategic goals, supporting research initiatives […]
Announcement: Center Director and Staff Featured on KHON2 News
We are proud to share that our Center’s Director, Dr. Miriam Stark, Saveun Nhim, CSEAS Graduate Assistant and PhD student in Political Science, and Virginia Prak, AY 24-25 FLAS awardee (Khmer), were featured in a recent KHON2 News segment titled, “Art Returned: How Cambodian Art is Being Repatriated.” This compelling news story highlights the efforts […]
Spring 2025 Southeast Asian Course List Available
The courses with a Southeast Asia focus or relevance offered during the Spring 2025 semester at UH Mānoa
Center for Philippine Studies Initiative Featured in Local News Media
We are thrilled to share that Center for Philippine Studies Initiative has been recognized in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser! The article highlights the remarkable journey of the Filipino Curriculum Project which has successfully launched the first Filipino Studies Course in the United States within a statewide public school system. Dr. Patricia Espiritu Halagao, Co-director of the Center for Philippine Studies […]
What’s Wrong With Philippine Studies?
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm HST Speaker: Dr. Patricio Abinales, Professor, Department of Asian StudiesVenue: Moore Hall 258, University of Hawai’i at MānoaReception: Tokioka Room, Moore Hall 319 from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Zoom Registration Link: Register here In the last decade, several senior “nationalist” historians in the Philippines […]
UH CSEAS Initiative Empowers Rural Development Leaders in Bangladesh
We’re thrilled to announce that our center, the UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), has been highlighted in UH News. UH Mānoa Geography Professor Brian Szuster recently brought his expertise to Bangladesh, inspiring young professionals in rural development. This initiative, funded by an $86,600 LuceSEA Transitions grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, was hosted […]
Upcoming Webinar: How to Conduct Research in Malaysia & Singapore Presented by GETSEA
Date: November 13, 2024Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm HST, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ETLocation: Online via ZoomRegister here for the Zoom link Are you a graduate student preparing for research in Malaysia and/or Singapore for the first time? Join GETSEA for a valuable roundtable and Q&A session with Dr. Meredith Weiss (University at […]
Upcoming Movie Event: Khmer Traditional Ceramic Artist: Yary Livan
Join us on November 20, 2024, for a special screening of the documentary film “Khmer Traditional Ceramic Artist: Yary Livan.” This film offers an inspiring look into the life and work of Yary Livan, a master ceramist dedicated to sharing Cambodian art and cultural heritage with audiences in the United States. Through his journey, the […]
CSEAS Program Featured in UH News: $64K Grant Awarded to Expand Filipino Youth Cultural Program
We are thrilled to share that our Pamana ng Lahi: Philippine Language and Culture Workshop has been featured in UH NEWS The program, led by Professor Pia Arboleda, was recently awarded a $64,648 National Resource Center grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand its reach and impact. Pamana ng Lahi, which means “heritage […]
