Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00–4:00 PM (HST) | Registration: Join us for the second webinar of the 2026 Fall LuceSEA Webinar Series on Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges. Tourism is a growing industry in Southeast Asia.…
Join us for three thought-provoking webinars this Fall, bringing together scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues shaping transitions in Southeast Asia today. 1) Music and Theatrical Arts Traditions in the Southeast Asia and Diaspora 2) Tourism in Southeast Asia:…
Please join us for our Fall 2026 LuceSEA Transitions Webinar #1 on October 7, 3:00pm – 4:00pm HST! Upcoming webinars in this series: Webinar #2 | November 4, 2026 | 3:00pm – 4:30pm | Tourism in Southeast Asia Webinar #3…
Congratulations to two student groups from our Summer 2025 Environmental Transitions in Southeast Asia Field School! Both groups, consisting of graduate students and early career researchers from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, University of Malaya, Hasanuddin University and Chiang…
Join us for four thought-provoking webinars this Spring, bringing together scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues shaping Southeast Asia today. 1) Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses and Innovations 2) Arts and Resistance: Cultures of Expression, Censorship, and Resilience 3)…
A new research article by Ming Li Yong, Micah Fisher, Olivia Meyer, and Krisnawati Suryanata examines the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) field schools in Thailand and Indonesia, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation’s LuceSEA Transitions grant. Rather than…
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is pleased to highlight a new exhibition, Environmental Biographies of Southeast Asia: Collaborative Learning in the Field. This exhibition brings together stories from forests, rivers, paddy fields, and fish ponds in Chiang Mai…
We’re pleased to share a new article, “Collaboration as Method: Field Lessons from South Sulawesi, Indonesia and Khon Kaen, Thailand”, published in the June 2025 issue of Forest and Society (Vol. 9(1): 358–375). This insightful work, co-authored by faculty and…
We are pleased to announce that the recording of “Lutung and the Storm”, a Balinese shadow puppet play performed at UH Mānoa is now available on our website. This unique performance, created by the Jaga Alam Ensemble, blends the traditional…
We are excited to announce that the full recording of Lutung and the Bees is now available on our website! This engaging Balinese shadow puppet play (wayang kulit), performed by the Jaga Alam Ensemble and directed by master artist Made…