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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

Spring 2025 Gatty Lecture Series

The Spring 2025 Gatty Lecture poster is now available here.

Applications open for the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)

Priority deadline March 15, 2025, and funding is available from SEAP!

News

All news in this program

Meet the Director Q&A

Ellen Lust Leads Einaudi as New Director

Funding Deadlines Approaching 

Opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students

Inter-Asian Intimacies: Southeast Asian Marriage Migration to East Asia

GETSEA's free, virtual Spring 2025 mini-course

Events

All events in this program

Information Session: Fulbright U.S. Student Program for Undergraduates

4:45 pm

Virtual

The Future of Thailand: A Fireside Chat with Pita Limjaroenrat

3:00 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 203

Across the Archives: Hán-Nôm Heritage in the Era of Digital Humanities

7:00 pm

Virtual

AASP Wednesday Lunch Series with William Noseworthy

12:00 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 429

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

Arms Politics - Forthcoming

Francesco Buscemi

Southeast Asia Program

Reproducing Revolution - Forthcoming

Jenny Hedström

Southeast Asia Program

For the Sake of Forests and Gods

Wolfram H. Dressler

Southeast Asia Program

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