Pacita Abad
Apr
4
to Sep 2

Pacita Abad

Join the MoMA PS1 for an art exhibit from Filipino American artist Pacita Abad, which will posthumously celebrate the multifaceted work of the artist whose vibrant visual, material, and conceptual concerns push forward salient conversations around globalization, power, and resilience.

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Elections and Political Change in Southeast Asia Conference
Apr
26
10:00 AM10:00

Elections and Political Change in Southeast Asia Conference

  • Rudin Conference Room, Puck Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join NYSEAN for a discussion of recent elections and political change in Southeast Asia with: Sheila Coronel, Amy Freedman, John Gershman, Allen Hicken, Sidney Jones, J.M. Lanuza, Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, Ann Marie Murphy, Nava Nuraniyah, Jonathan Corpus Ong, Margaret Scott, and Meredith Weiss.

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Cancelled! Dearest Gratiya: Reflections on Living with a Sama-Bajau Family in the Southern Philippines in the Late 1990s
May
2
8:00 AM08:00

Cancelled! Dearest Gratiya: Reflections on Living with a Sama-Bajau Family in the Southern Philippines in the Late 1990s

The Harvard University Asia Center will host Waka Aoyama, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo, for a presentation that will narrate the fictional livelihoods of Sama-Bajau migrants moving across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

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The Third Indochina War and the Making of Present-day Southeast Asia
May
6
4:00 PM16:00

The Third Indochina War and the Making of Present-day Southeast Asia

Join NYSEAN and the Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Seton Hall University, for a discussion

of Vietnam’s efforts to integrate itself into the global economy and forge ties with its ASEAN

Join NYSEAN and the Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Seton Hall University, for a discussion of Vietnam’s efforts to integrate itself into the global economy and forge ties with its ASEAN neighbors that were interrupted by the outbreak of the Third Indochina War but ultimately successful after its conclusion with Vu Minh Hoang, Associate Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute. The talk will be moderated by Jacob Weger, Lecturer and Ann Marie Murphy, Professor, Seton Hall University and NYSEAN co-founder.

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Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier Book Talk
Apr
24
6:00 PM18:00

Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier Book Talk

  • Georgiou Library, NYU East Building 5th Floor (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU and NYSEAN for a book talk with author Kristian Karlo Saguin which will explore the multiple, paradoxical stories of urban provisioning through the example of Manila’s socio-ecological relations with nearby Laguna Lake.

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Evacuation Campaigns in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and the Case of Children in Vinh Linh Special Zone
Apr
24
12:00 PM12:00

Evacuation Campaigns in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War and the Case of Children in Vinh Linh Special Zone

  • Chung-wen Shih Asian Studies Conference Room (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University for a discussion with Vietnamese historian Dr. Lê Nam Trung Hiếu who will analyze the effects of evacuation campaigns on children during and after the Vietnam War.

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Extracting Religion in Myanmar
Apr
24
12:00 PM12:00

Extracting Religion in Myanmar

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Alexandra Kaloyanides, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, which will discuss Myanmar’s natural resources in relation to national political and religious institutions.

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Diplomatic Ties and Community Engagement: A Dialogue with U.S. Ambassadors
Apr
23
4:30 PM16:30

Diplomatic Ties and Community Engagement: A Dialogue with U.S. Ambassadors

  • School of International and Public Affairs, Room 1219 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS


Join Weatherhead East Asian Institute and NYSEAN for a panel discussion with Edgard Kagan, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, Marc E. Knapper, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, and Heather Roach Variava, U.S. Ambassador to Laos, who will explore the multifaceted diplomatic relationships between the U.S. and The Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The talk will be co-moderated by NYSEAN Co-Founder Ann Marie Murphy and Weatherhead Director Lien-Hang T. Nguyen

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Delikado Film Screening
Apr
19
6:30 PM18:30

Delikado Film Screening

  • The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU and NYSEAN for a film screening with director Karl Malakunas and speaker Leni Velasco which will explore four environmental crusaders attempting to protect the natural resources of the ecologically diverse islands of Palawan.

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Mainline Islam: Islamic Associational Life in Indonesia
Apr
16
12:00 PM12:00

Mainline Islam: Islamic Associational Life in Indonesia

  • School of International and Public Affairs 918 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute in discussion with Kevin Kogg, Associate Director of the Carolina Asia Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he will discuss a category of Islamic organization specific to Indonesia through a comparative study of three regional religious organizational tactics within the country.

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Monsoon Marketplace: Capitalism, Media, and Modernity in Manila and Singapore
Apr
11
4:30 PM16:30

Monsoon Marketplace: Capitalism, Media, and Modernity in Manila and Singapore

Join the Media Studies and the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a book talk with author and Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Elmo Gonzaga, which explores the changing vernacular cultures of capitalist modernity in Manila and Singapore.

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 Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives
Mar
27
9:00 PM21:00

Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa for a talk by Barbara W. Andaya and Leonard Y. Andaya, Professors of Asian Studies at the University, which will identify and discuss the major changes that have occurred in Southeast Asian Studies over the last five decades. 

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The Impact of the Military Coup in Myanmar Globally and Locally
Mar
25
12:00 PM12:00

The Impact of the Military Coup in Myanmar Globally and Locally

Join the Center for Global Health at University of Albany for a talk with Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd, Professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, and Dr. Hnin Wai Lwin Myo, Research Specialist at the New York State Department of Health, who will discuss global health security and refugee health challenges.

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