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

This coming January, the Southeast Asia Center will be hosting its third annual installment of the Southeast Asia x Seattle Film Festival, a two-day festival in which we screen and discuss films from Southeast Asia and its diasporas. We receive hundreds of submissions every year, and are incredibly excited to share them with you all.

This coming Thursday, November 14, 2019, UW SEED (Students Expressing Environmental Education) will be hosting a screening of the film, Waste Time, a documentary covering the prevailing waste problem in Saparua, Indonesia. After the screening, they will be holding a discussion on how we can respond locally to these issues that affect people globally. Waste Time

Indonesia Program Director: Amy A. Kim, Asst. Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Program TA: Lysandra Medal, PhD Candidate, Civil and Environmental Engineering Anticipated Program Dates: August 24, 2020 – September 11, 2020 Students will earn 5 credits (CEE and I&S) Language: There is no language requirement, but students will have the opportunity to take a

Next week we will be welcoming Professor Woonkyung Yeo from Seoul National University to speak about the origins and politics of the Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) in Indonesia. To prepare for Professor Yeo’s visit, this week we’ll be featuring the keynote address Sukarno, the first President of Indonesia, delivered regarding the genesis

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

Northern Vietnam: Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, and Ngoum Approximate Program Dates: Summer 2020 A Term (June 22 – July 27, 2020) Learn and practice archaeological skills even if you have no prior experience.  Through hands-on participation in archaeological field work, students will gain insight into migration, adaptation to changing climates, and the social organization of humans

August 10, 2019 Odegaard Library, University of Washington Cambodian American Community Council of Washington (CACCWA) The symposium, designed to provide a better understanding of the history of political developments in Cambodia and its implication for the future of the country and the Khmer people, featured government officials-cum-historians and experts on the region. There were introductory

Dr. Randall Kyes and Dr. Pensri Kyes lead research and field training in conservation biology around the world. They recently shared photos and a video from two July 2019 field courses in Conservation Biology and Global Health. The first took place on Tinjil Island, Indonesia, through a long running collaboration with IPB University in Bogor,