{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas","provider_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead","author_name":"Justin Tran","author_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/news\/author\/jtran18\/","title":"Meet the New Director of CSEAD: Christian Novetzke - Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aPFNcxtDMv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/news\/meet-the-new-director-of-csead-christian-novetzke\/\">Meet the New Director of CSEAD: Christian Novetzke<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/news\/meet-the-new-director-of-csead-christian-novetzke\/embed\/#?secret=aPFNcxtDMv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Meet the New Director of CSEAD: Christian Novetzke&#8221; &#8212; Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas\" data-secret=\"aPFNcxtDMv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/csead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/Christian-Novetzke-photo-by-Dennis-Wise-600x400-1.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Over the summer, Christian Novetzke, professor in the Jackson School, became the director of the Center of Southeast Asia and its Diasporas. We recently spoke with him to get an insight into his background and hopes for the upcoming school year. What sparked your interest in religion in South Asia? I was an undergraduate at"}