We’re hiring! POSITION: STUDENT ASSISTANT EMPLOYMENT TYPE: ON-CAMPUS HOURLY HOURLY RATE: $25.00 PER HOUR HOURS: 8-10 HOURS PER WEEK START DATE: December 15, 2023 The Center for Southeast Asia & its Diasporas in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies seeks a student assistant to support a range of administrative, communications, and event planning

Andrew Hollister (AH), UW second-year MA in Southeast Asian Studies student, sits down with fellow student colleague, John Tran (JT), to discuss his research travels during the summer of 2022 in Cambodia. Andrew received funding for the trip from the Henry Luce Foundation through the Southeast Asia Center and was also a recipient of the

In the summer of 2022 Jackson School M.A. student Teshan Laucirica traveled to Thailand and Laos, where she visited the former homes of the Emerald Buddha, learning local histories of the Emerald Buddha along the way. In this interview John Tran speaks with Teshan about her experience, and what its done for her research. Teshan’s trip

In the summer of 2022 John Tran traveled to Vietnam for an intensive Vietnamese language program. John received funding for the trip from the Southeast Asia Center’s Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship program. Below, John reflects on his experience as a FLAS Fellow, volunteer, and study abroad participant. It is 11 pm Sunday, my final

  Jackson School Alumna Elizabeth Becker has received the Harvard University Goldsmith Book Prize: Trade category and Fordham University Sperber Prize for her recent book You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. The book tells the stories of three female journalists reporting on the Vietnam war from the field. From the publisher,

The Southeast Asia Center and Viet Nam Studies community in Seattle is mourning the passing of our dear friend and cherished colleague Joseph “Joe” Hannah, at 61, after a courageous battle with cancer. Joe is survived by his loving wife, Dr. Hoàng Thị Diệu Hiền and their two sons, Ian and Bảo-Ân, as well as

The Cambodian American Community Council of Washington (CACCWA) is currently recruiting volunteers for their board of directors, including youth advocate board members that are current high school and college students. ABOUT CACCWA The CACCWA is a nonprofit organization that partners with a coalition of 12 Cambodian-American organizations within Washington State to serve the community. CACCWA’s mission

The Southeast Asian Studies community has suffered two major loses in recent months with the passing of Charles “Biff” Keyes and Thomas Gething. Professors Gething and Keyes both leave long legacies of research, teaching, and mentorship that shaped generations of students. Obituaries provided by their families are below. Thomas Gething Thomas Wilson (Tom) Gething, age