Welcome

Welcome to the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies! Since 1999, CSEAS has been critical to sustaining and expanding Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA, serving to strengthen the discussion and dissemination of scholarly work on this important region.

UCLA CSEAS staff are currently working remotely. Please contact us at cseas@international.ucla.edu for virtual office hours.

For latest updates on CSEAS activities:

CSEAS Announcements 10/7/24

CSEAS 2023-2024 Year-in-Review


Upcoming Events

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The 'Arabicate' World: Arabic in the Making of African, Asian, and Mediterranean Literatures

Friday, October 18, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Royce Hall, Rms 306 & 314 and 0nline

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Animating figures of politics in Indonesian broadcast news interviews

Thursday, October 24, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Royce Hall, Rm 243

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Symposium on Integrating Pragmatics into Asian Language Instruction

Friday, October 25, 2024
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 & online

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News & Announcements

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The Banaue Declaration: Guidelines for Engaged and Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities

This declaration, developed at the Global Indigeneity Conference in Banaue, Ifugao in August 2024, will guide academics and researchers aiming to engage meaningfully with Indigenous communities.

Monday, October 7, 2024

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His Excellency Notonegoro of the Yogyakarta Sultanate host CSEAS for partnership discussions

UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies met with His Excellency Notonegoro, Prince of the Yogyakarta Sultanate, to discuss potential collaborations.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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Supeena Adler wins Hugo and Christine Davise Fund for Contemporary Music grant

The grant will invite Thai musicians, descendants of Mon music families, to the UCLA to teach Mon techniques, traditions, and contemporary repertoire to UCLA students and community practitioners.

Monday, April 1, 2024

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UCLA students undergo cultural immersion experience in Bali

During summer 2023, three UCLA undergraduate students took part in an immersive study abroad and volunteer program in Bali, Indonesia, funded by the Julia and Ken Gouw Centennial Scholarship.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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