May 12, 2025 – May 30, 2025 Allen Library North Lobby In 2013 the UW Libraries purchased an extensive collection of books, photographs, office files and ephemera curated by a civilian official in the US Embassy in Saigon, Robert Jones III. Reportedly the longest-serving US official in Vietnam, Jones was an avid book collector who

The Center for Southeast Asia & Its Diasporas has been supporting Thai language courses in the Jackson School of International Studies since fall quarter of 2018. The Jackson School’s Thai courses use an online learning system named Moodle, which is managed by the UW Language Learning Center. Students complete lessons, practice exercises, and quizzes in

The Cambodian American Community Council of Washington, in collaboration with the University of Washington (UW), is seeking a temporary, part-time Intern Assistant Program Coordinator to support community engagement, outreach, and program development. The position will start March 31 for a duration of three months; key responsibilities include developing and distributing outreach materials, planning of community

Mary Callahan, an associate professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and affiliate of the Center for Southeast Asia and Its Diasporas, was recently featured on NPR’s Next Chapter podcast. In the episode titled “What Myanmar Looks Like Four Years After the Coup“, Callahan provided insight into the ongoing political and social

This list contains courses explicitly on a Southeast Asian topic and courses with an international or relevant thematic focus taught by affiliated faculty from the Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas. Always double-check the UW Time Schedule for the most current course information.

The Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas recently sat down with Ink Likitsrikarnchana, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) and instructor in Thai for the 2024-25 academic year. What inspired you to apply to the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program? As a language teacher, the FLTA program fits perfectly with my

The Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington in Seattle is seeking to appoint a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor of Vietnamese. The initial appointment, starting Autumn Quarter 2025, is for three years, with the possibility of renewal. The successful applicant will be expected to teach Vietnamese language courses at all levels,

Randall C. Kyes, a Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas affiliate and research professor in the Department of Psychology, has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Primatologists Award by the American Society of Primatologists (ASP). Kyes was recognized for his work in conservation biology and global health in multiple Southeast Asian countries at 46th annual