By Lucky Agung Pratama A Brief Description of Autism Care and Management in Indonesia Among developmental disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has unique aspects. People with ASD exhibit differences in their way of learning and have greater challenges with emotional and behavioral control, and communicating with others. According to the Centers for Disease Control and

On October 15, 2019, we held a panel discussion with Brad Adams (executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division) and UW Professors Vicente Rafael (History) and Patrick Christie (International Studies and School of Marine and Environmental Affairs) to talk about human rights issues in Southeast Asia. The full video of the panel is now available. Go

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Southeast Asia Center! While we hope you are all making the most of our winter break, we can’t wait to have you back with us this coming winter quarter to watch all these amazing films from Southeast Asia and its diasporas. Check out our trailer for our

As the academic year begins, we reconnect with friends, familiar surroundings, and favorite diversions (like being the first to correctly answer “Where in SEA?”). At the same time, starting new classes and meeting students and colleagues new to campus provides us the opportunity to expand our knowledge and perspective. In that spirit, we welcome the

UW PhD students Dimas Romadhon (Anthropology) and Abdullah Habibi (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences) organized an event that investigated the geophysical causes of the September 28th earthquake in Central Sulawesi’s Donggala Regency and the ensuing tsunami.  Held on campus in the Pacific Northwest Seismological Netowrk (PNSN) laboratory, speakers included Dr. Harold Tobin, PNSN’s new Director; Dr.

Our Featured Article today is a look both to the past and the future, as well as a meditation on how the former influences the latter.  It is especially relevant as we wind down the academic year and prepare to say farewell to those who are graduating.  It is also especially poignant as the Southeast Asia Center

The largest film festival in the U.S. is back!  The Southeast Asia Center is happy to be partnering with the Seattle International Film Festival to bring films from across the globe into Seattle’s backyard. This year, there seems to be a running theme in the featured films from Southeast Asia, and it’s more than just

On April 27, 2018, first-year MA student Choirun Nisa Ristanty from Banyuwangi, Indonesia gave a speech at the FIUTS Blue Marble Bash. In it, she talked about her experience living and studying in the United States so far. She has graciously allowed us to share the transcript of her speech, as well as the video.

“[N]o empire is sustainable without astute statecraft, both diplomacy to court peers and dominance to control subordinates. Empires exercise much of their authority through alliances with peer states….  Always in flux, these relationships with other powers can elide into conflict through diplomatic breaches, economic competition, or war, thereby weakening the dominant state.”  – Alfred McCoy

The application period for the 2018 Christen J. Grorud Endowed Memorial Fellowship is now open! The Fellowship provides broad-based direct financial support to graduate students in good standing studying Southeast Asia at the University of Washington. Eligibility Current or admitted graduate students at the University of Washington The applicant does not need to be U.S. citizen but must be enrolled