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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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This Week: Covid-19 in Indonesia

Register Now for "Polarized" on Oct. 30

Democracy 20/20 Pre-election Virtual Event

The King's Money: Thailand Divided Over the $40 bn Question

Tamara Loos, SEAP

Events

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Indonesia's Im/moral Turn: Drivers and Consequences, Especially in a Covid-19 World

8:00 pm

Virtual

20th Northeast Conference on Indonesia: "Public Health and Well-Being in Indonesia: COVID-19 and Beyond"

9:00 am

Virtual

The Ecology of State-Building: Moving Capitals in Indonesia

3:00 pm

Virtual

Beauty Regimens: Disciplining Filipina Labor Under U.S. Empire 

12:40 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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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

The Republic of Vietnam, 1955–1975: Vietnamese Perspectives on Nation Building

Tuong Vu and Sean Fear, eds.

Southeast Asia Program

Activists in Transition: Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia

Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford, eds.

Southeast Asia Program

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