Program Dates: June 16 – August 8, 2025Priority Application Deadline: March 15, 2025 The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) is now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 program. This is an exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in intensive language study equivalent to one academic year’s worth of coursework. Program Highlights Funding Opportunities SEASSI offers […]

Deadline: January 3 at 11:59 PM (HST) Are you ready to step out of the classroom and into the field? The 2025 LuceSEA Environmental Transition Field School offers a unique, expenses-paid opportunity to gain hands-on research experience in Southeast Asia. Where: Chiang Mai, ThailandWhen: May 24 – June 27, 2025 (exact dates subject to change)Who: […]

We are pleased to announce that the recording of “Lutung and the Storm”, a Balinese shadow puppet play performed at UH Mānoa is now available on our website. This unique performance, created by the Jaga Alam Ensemble, blends the traditional art of Wayang Kulit (Balinese shadow puppetry) with an environmentally focused theme. Directed by visiting […]

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hamilton Library invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Librarian II, III, or IV (Pacific and Southeast Asian Materials Cataloger) position. This exciting opportunity focuses on cataloging library resources in Southeast Asian and Pacific languages, supporting world-class collections that serve students, faculty, and scholars globally. Position Details About the Role […]

We are pleased to share a new creative work by Dr. Benjamin Fairfield, an affiliate of the UH Mānoa Music Department and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. He has published a fictionalized ghost story titled Dry Falls, now featured in the latest issue of Bamboo Ridge Journal. We invite you to explore Dry Falls […]

We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent LuceSEA Webinar: Harnessing Transformative Potentials of Southeast Asian Urbanization held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel. This webinar, Fall 2024 LuceSEA series, focused on the ways in which the transformative potentials of urbanization can be harnessed […]

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025 The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is excited to announce two scholarship opportunities for undergraduate students! 1. PPSEAWA Hawaii Scholarship 2025 2. PPSEAWA-Hawaii Miriam Deisseroth Scholarship 2025 Application Deadline: February 15, 2025 Questions? Contact Chizuko Allen at chizuko@hawaii.edu. Don’t miss your chance to […]