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Southeast Asia Program

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.

News

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Submissions due May 31: Ithaca Asian American Film Festival

Gatty Lecture Recordings Available

Check out the Global Cornell YouTube channel for more!

Registration Open for International Studies Summer Institute Workshop for Teachers (ISSI)

Dates: June 28 and August 26

Events

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Race Matters: Research Questions in International Relations

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Comparative Muslim Societies Program

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American Studies Program

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

May 20, 2021

11:00 am, Virtual

The Einaudi Center’s global racial justice research team presents the inaugural session of Race Matters, a new webinar series that fosters in-depth conversations on colonial questions and racial justice across international relations.

This panel brings together global experts for a candid appraisal of…

Race Matters: Research Questions in International Relations

11:00 am

Virtual

LRC Happy Hour

12:00 pm

Virtual

Academics

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M.A. in Asian Studies

Master's
This program is designed for students who did not major in Asian Studies as undergraduates or who want more work in language and area

Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)

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

Major in Asian Studies

Major
A major in Asian Studies is rewarding for students of all backgrounds, as the global presence of Asia becomes ever more visible. This degree offers students career opportunities in law, business, government, journalism, arts, education, post-secondary education, and more.

Minor in Asian Studies

Minor
A minor in Asian Studies is an excellent way for students of all backgrounds to supplement their main course of study.

Publications

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Uneasy Military Encounters: The Imperial Politics of Counterinsurgency in Southern Thailand

Ruth Streicher

Southeast Asia Program

SEAP Bulletin Fall 2020

Cornell University Southeast Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma: The Soldier and the Teacher

Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera; Stephanie Olinga-Shannon, ed; Martin Smith, intro.

Southeast Asia Program

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