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Southeast Asia Program

Cornell University

The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) was founded in 1950 to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about countries, cultures, and languages of the region. Since 1958, the U.S. Department of Education has continuously recognized SEAP as a Title VI National Resource Center. It is one of the world’s greatest concentrations of expertise on Southeast Asia.

Highlights

Global Internships in Southeast Asia

Join a project with a global practitioner through the Southeast Asia Program. Global Interns receive an award totaling at least $3,000.

Fall 2024 Gatty Lecture Series

More details here.

News

All news in this program

Gatty Lecture Recordings Available

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South Korea’s Democracy Held After a 6-hour Power Play. What Does it Say for Democracies Elsewhere?

Tom Pepinsky, SEAP

Postdoctoral Associate Opportunities with SEAP

Two positions available

Events

All events in this program

Food Streets as Catalysts for Urban Development: Insights from Bangkok

12:00 pm

Sibley Hall, 208

Cornell Gamelan Ensemble with Wakidi Dwidjomartono

3:00 pm

Lincoln Hall, B20

Information Session: Global Internships

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

The Making of Barkcloth: Place, Gender, and Trans-Local Community

8:00 am

Human Ecology Building (HEB), Rachel Hope Doran '19 & HEB Level T Display Cases

Academics

All academics in this program

Junior Resident Fellows Program: Summer in Cambodia

Study Abroad Opportunity
Engage in advanced research and cultural exchange in Cambodia with the Junior Resident Fellows Program.

Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)

Program
Earn two semesters of language credit at SEASSI this summer!

Teaching of Indonesian (COTI) Summer Intensive Language Program

Study Abroad Opportunity
Study Indonesian language and culture in Salatiga, Indonesia.

Minor in Asian Studies

Minor
A minor in Asian studies is an excellent way for students in any major to supplement their main course of study.

Publications

All publications in this program

Communication against Capital - Forthcoming

Rianne Subijanto

Southeast Asia Program

For the Sake of Forests and Gods - Forthcoming

Wolfram H. Dressler

Southeast Asia Program

Chasing Archipelagic Dreams - Forthcoming

David R. Saunders

Southeast Asia Program

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