Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a book talk by Chiara Formichi, H. Stanley Krusten Professor of World Religions in the Department of Asian Studies. Domestic Nationalism argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia’s progress as guardians and promoters of health and piety through gendered activities of care work.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii-Mānoa (UH Mānoa) for a webinar about the influence of community narratives on the memory and ongoing legacies of the Vietnam War. Barbara Watson Andaya of UH Mānoa will moderate the discussion with a panel that includes: Long T. Bui (UC Irvine), Dan “Fig” Leaf (Honorary Consul for Vietnam in Hawaii), and Thy Phu (University of Toronto Scarborough).

Join the Thailand Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar by Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Associate Professor of Economics at Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand. Dr. Durongkaveroj will assess the impact of the U.S. administration on Thailand’s exports, GDP, and other development outcomes such as employment and poverty.

Join the Malaysia Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Visiting Senior Fellow and Professor in International Relations at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). This webinar unpacks Malaysian neutrality, assesses the impacts of the emerging trends, and analyzes factors determining the feasibility of hedging for Malaysia and similarly situated states in the years to come.

Join the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. Miao Ji, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS and Associate Professor of the Institute of Asian Studies at China Foreign Affairs University. His webinar examines how Beijing perceives and navigates dynamics with the United States and Southeast Asia.

Join ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar by Donghyun Park and Shu Tian of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). They will examine interesting new empirical research on the links between digital transformation, climate change and inclusive development, drawing from the second edition of the Asian Development Policy Report 2025.

Join the Stimson Center for a panel on the influence of the Arakan Army’s continued movements, priorities, and constraints on the civil war in Myanmar. Panelists include Drake Avila, Su Mon Thant, and Steve Ross.

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of Rooftop Lempicka; Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities; Clementine; They Call Me the Tattoo Witch; OK/NOTOK; and Zari as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. These are films by and for the girl with an emphasis on platonic love, self-affirmation, and healing through art and expression. They celebrate femininity in all its forms, from the tenderness of youth to the antics of young womanhood and beyond. The screenings will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Year of the Cat (2025) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director Phạm Tony Nguyen.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Cu Li Never Cries / Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director Phạm Ngọc Lân.

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of Vox Humana, Funeral of the Earth, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, Vic and His Nanay, We Used to Take the Long Way Home, and Across the Waters as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. These films entail liminal places, bodies in motion, borders of life and death. They explore the intermediate, indeterminate spaces between one another, the world around us, and even the worlds beyond. The screenings will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo (Dahil Sa 'Yo: Ang Storya Ng Kilawin Kolektibo) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be preceded by the short film, Two Travelling Aunties, and followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join NYSEAN and Deconstructing Indonesia for a seminar on the history of Indonesia; how the allure of nutmeg, coffee and sugar drew a storm from the West that transform this archipelago into an extractive colonial state.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a conversation with regional experts on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict. The panel will include Sophal Ear, Associate Professor and former Senior Associate Dean in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, Supalak Ganjanakhundee, advisor to the Thai House of Representatives Military Committee, former Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and former editor of The Nation, and Benjamin Zawacki, senior program specialist at The Asia Foundation. Bryanna Entwistle, Press and Program Officer at ASPI, will moderate the conversation.

Join Asian CineVision for the New York City Premiere of Softshell (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join GETSEA and SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium for a virtual panel discussion exploring informal labor, waste flows, and the politics of waste governance in the Philippines. Panelists include Debs Bartolo, Liz Fumar, Miguel Antonio Santos, and the Muntinlupa Waste Workers Association.

Join the Indonesia Project at Australia National University for their PhD student seminar exploring the theme of policy making in Indonesia as part of the Indonesia Project’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. Gita Putri Damayana examines the regulatory framework that shapes policy making in Indonesia, Joshua Walker offers a sociological perspective on the country’s energy transition and electric vehicle (EV) policy, and Dyah Pritadrajati discusses social policy from an economic standpoint.

Join the New York Asian Film Foundation for the international premiere of Flower Girl (2025) as part of the New York Asian Film Festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Fatrick Tabada and actress Sue Ramirez.

Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Asian American Journalists Association for an enlivening conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling, featuring Vicky Nguyen and Youngmi Mayer. The panelists will reflect on the challenges of shifting from the fast-paced, fact-driven world of journalism to the slower, more introspective craft of writing books.

Join the Association of Filipino Scientists in America and the Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine for free health screenings, community resources, educational talks on Filipino health issues, and cultural performances.

Join the Thailand Studies Program at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar by Dr. Veerayooth Kanchoochat about Thailand’s industrial policy and its evolution, from the Thailand 4.0 initiative to current efforts supporting electric vehicles and semiconductor production. The webinar will discuss Thailand’s policy in comparison to Korea and Taiwan, China’s role in reshaping its model, and whether Thailand should adopt its strategy in response to shifting geopolitical dynamics.

Join the Center for Khmer Studies for a talk by Dr. Téphanie Sieng, postdoctoral scientist in Social Science at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC). Dr. Sieng’s presentation will explore healthcare behaviors and the interaction between formal and informal healthcare access, cultural representations of disease, and community dynamics in Cambodia. Andrew Mertha, Professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for a special program of conversation, community, and a film screening of Skin of Youth (2025). Panelists include Tony Bui, Kiều Chinh, Catherine T. Nguyễn, Việt Hương, Công Dương, and Nguyen Lam Thao Tam.

Join Deconstructing Indonesia for a film screening of Mother Dao, the Turtlelike, a compilation of clips from a Dutch cameraman between 1912 and 1932 in their former colony of Indonesia.