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Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua
Patsy Spier tells of campaign to investigate Indonesia's role in her husband's murder; John Rumbiak calls for independence for the island peoples.
Posted: 6/25/2004
Forgiveness in East Timor, But Where Is the Justice?
Five years after the Indonesian massacres in East Timor, reconciliation meetings in many villages have tried to restore the broken bonds between the two sides, but the Indonesian generals who ordered the killings have never been brought to trial.
Posted: 5/28/2004
ASEAN and Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Some Islamic extremists envision a new pan-Islamic state in Southeast Asia, Chinese scholar tells UCLA audience.
Posted: 5/20/2004
The Near Extinction of Cambodian Classical Dance
Cambodian classical dancer and teacher Sophiline Cheam Shapiro speaks about the dance's political and cultural roles, how it was almost destroyed by Pol Pot, its politicization under the Vietnamese communists, and its revival today.
Posted: 5/7/2004
The Southeast of Asian Languages and Cultures
How Southeast Asian languages joined the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department
Posted: 3/9/2004
Vietnamese Artist Tran Trong Vu -- Torn between Two Worlds
Looking back at his homeland from Paris his cartoonlike images explore bureaucracy and entrepreneurial conformity in a burlesque of socialist realist style.
Posted: 3/4/2004
The Machinery of Vietnamese Art and Literature in the Post-Renovation, Post-Communist, and Post-Modern Period
Pham Thi Hoài, one of contemporary Vietnam's most influential writers, analyzes literature in Vietnam today
Posted: 2/11/2004
Transition to Crisis in the Indonesian Countryside
Anna L. Tsing (Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz) discusses connections between globalism, rural chaos, and environmental destruction.
Posted: 1/23/2004
Reflections on East Timor after Independence: An Opposition Leader’s Perspective
Fernando de Araujo describes the problems of constructing a democratic infrastructure in the wake of the devastation wrought by Indonesia on his island nation.
Posted: 12/18/2003
Philippines' Prof. Walden Bello Wins Right Livelihood "Altermative Nobel Prize" for 2003
Prize awarded in the Swedish Parliament is "for Outstanding Vision and Work on Behalf of Our Planet and Its People."
Posted: 10/8/2003
Malaysia Is a Peaceful, High Tech Muslim State, Cabinet Minister Tells UCLA Audience
Malaysian Minister of Women and Family Development Shahrizat Abdul Jalil says her country is modern, multiracial, and eager to get past stereotypes.
Posted: 9/23/2003
UCLA Thai alum narrates reign as royal filmmaker
Thai prince unleashes historical battle epic; strives to delight westerners, alma mater.
Posted: 6/24/2003
Preservation Efforts in the Philippines: UC students work outside the classroom with NGOs
Exciting internships for U.C. students studying in the Philippines.
Posted: 5/15/2003
Vietnam: First Impressions of U.C. Students
Fifteen UC students attended the fall semester of the Education Abroad Program in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2002. Below are some of their impressions, captured during the first two weeks of the program.
Posted: 5/15/2003
Historic Gathering of Southeast Asian Language Teachers at UCLA
The largest group of U.S.-based teachers of Southeast Asian languages met at UCLA January 30-February 1, 2003, to improve their teaching skills and to develop new materials.
Posted: 2/26/2003
Filipino Film Festival at UCLA a Big Success
Five classic films provide Los Angeles restrospective of the best of Filipino filmaking from the early 1960s to the end of the 1980s.
Posted: 11/14/2002
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