Tonight is a night for the Khmer community. I’m eternally grateful for the many of you who have come to stand in solidarity with the Khmer community, to learn and understand history that has been silenced. We’re here to remember April 17th, 1975–the day when the destruction of millions of lives was the price for

Last week Vietnamese-American artist Trinh Mai visited UW for a residency as a Walker Ames scholar.  While at UW, Mai participated in a number of events, including collaborative arts projects with students and community members.  Notably, she held a writing workshop at the Mt. Baker Community Center where residents, most of whom had come to

A first-time traveler usually expects to see stupas and traditional houses with unique roof when visiting Thailand. However, one would be surprised that the country has an abundant source of European architecture. How did the European colonial style building found their way into Thailand? To answer that, our staff interviewed a PhD candidate Supasai Vongkulbishal

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Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) launched a platform for overseas voters to learn more about their legislative candidates through Know Your Caleg (legislative candidate) program, which can be accessed through the calegdiaspora.org website. Through this website, voters can learn about the legislative candidates’ profiles including their track records, campaign promises and programs. In addition

Please note that these translations from the original Indonesian were made by Southeast Asia Center staff for the educational benefit of our readers but without official approval from the news outlets.  The original articles, with attribution, are also included on this page.  While the translations were made by bilingual staff, thus minimizing the chance for

An article by UW Historian Vicente Rafael on the Necro- and Narco-Politics of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was published in the latest edition of the Journal of Asian Studies.  Rafael’s article explores the origins of Duterte’s powers as an authoritarian figure and how death dominates his governing style while he also attempts to monopolize laughter,

Please note that these translations from the original Indonesian were made by Southeast Asia Center staff for the educational benefit of our readers but without official approval from the news outlets.  The original articles, with attribution, are also included on this page.  While the translations were made by bilingual staff, thus minimizing the chance for

Please note that these translations from the original Indonesian were made by Southeast Asia Center staff for the educational benefit of our readers but without official approval from the news outlets.  The original articles, with attribution, are also included on this page.  While the translations were made by bilingual staff, thus minimizing the chance for

Who are the candidates? JOKO WIDODO, presidential candidate The 57-year old incumbent is the first Indonesian leader without links to the military, political, or religious elites. He served as mayor of Solo and governor of the capital, Jakarta. He won the 2014 presidential election on a platform of tackling corruption and investment in infrastructure. During