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by Gregory Green, curator, John M. Echols Collection

As featured in the Spring 2021 SEAP Bulletin, Giok Po Oey (1922-2010) was hired to work at Cornell in 1957 and successfully built a world-class...
The Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL) is excited to host its inaugural Undergraduate Paper Award! Students may submit term papers they've already...

Tom Pepinsky, SEAP

"Once the military is involved in politics, it's hard to get them out if they don't want to get out," says Tom Pepinsky, professor of government. 

Roundtable on Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia

April 15 (8:00 p.m. ET): Experts on the politics of Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines discuss rising authoritarianism. Register now!

by John Wolff, professor emeritus, linguistics and Asian studies

As featured in the Spring 2021 SEAP Bulletin, John Wolff, professor emeritus of linguistics and Asian studies, writes a history on the study of...
Summer 2021: Online Course, Dr. Chiara Formichi
The stories in this issue serve as a tribute to SEAP’s strength and vitality over the past seventy years. Read about the history of Southeast Asian...

Discover languages, win prizes

Throughout the month of April we'll be celebrating the teaching and study of Southeast Asian languages at Cornell, and Cornell students can...

Thursday, April 1, 6:30pm EDT

What is the human impact of U.S. war and foreign policy in Southeast Asia? How do refugees continue to make sense of war, empire, and national...

Tom Pepinsky to serve as inaugural Walter F. LabFeber Professor

A professorship has been established in the College of Arts & Sciences to honor Walter LaFeber, the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished...