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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

Bahasa Indonesia Pedagogy: State of the Field International Conference

Abstracts due May 19.

Spring 2025 Gatty Lecture Series

The Spring 2025 Gatty Lecture poster is now available here.

News

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Reflection on Volunteering Experience at Lansing High School

Xintong Chen, SEAP

Thailand, Uyghurs, and a Shifting Foreign Policy Toward China

Magnus Fiskesjö interviewed by The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Earthquake Exposes Political Fault Lines

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, SEAP

Events

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International Relations Minor Career Paths

4:00 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 105

Vietnamese Conversation Hour

4:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

The Names of Water: China’s Nanyang Project and Other Vernacular Imaginaries of the Southern Seas

6:00 pm

Virtual

Ezra Systems Seminar: Vincent Woon Kok Sin (Xiamen University Malaysia)

12:20 pm

Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall, 253

Academics

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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

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Arms Politics - Forthcoming

Francesco Buscemi

Southeast Asia Program

Reproducing Revolution - Forthcoming

Jenny Hedström

Southeast Asia Program

Communication against Capital

Rianne Subijanto

Southeast Asia Program

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