What happens when a grassroots Vietnamese art archive meets an international digital library? Join us for "Hanoi Grapevine’s Finest: Audience-led Archives and Contemporary Vietnamese Art." 🗓️ Friday, 19 June 🕤 9:30 AM (ET) 🔗 cornell.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

CFA: The Association for Asian Studies (@asianstudies.org) is currently accepting nominations for multiple book prizes! First book, 2nd+ book, & book translated from a SEA language to English. More details at the link below. App Deadline: June 30 tinyurl.com/yc4wezfv

Join us next week for a seminar with Ven. Pandita (Burma) on the topic of "𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙫𝙨. 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮" Register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The @cseasi-icesea.bsky.social is offering two awards of $3,250 each for students from Southeast Asian countries currently studying in Canada. For eligible grad students, don't forget to apply by April 30:

Ready to learn Filipino🇵🇭or Indonesian🇮🇩? Applications are open for @cseasi-icesea.bsky.social's 2026-27 language courses, for students across Canada via @uvic.ca. Synchronous, instructor-led, and fully online. Students enrolled for credit can apply for $300 bursary per course!

🚨 Call for Applications! CSEASI is seeking a 2025–26 Visiting Scholar with a focus on Southeast Asia to be hosted at the University of Toronto. Open to researchers in history, politics, arts & more. Apply by June 26! 🇨🇦📚 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/p/16gB...

Final chance to be part of an incredible opportunity! Climate Change, Community Resilience, and Sustainable Futures in Timor-Leste and Indonesia April 30 – July 9, 2025 Students can enrol via the website: cseasicoil.wordpress.com

Collaborative Online International Learning

Seminar Series 2025

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The SEADL Paper Award invites undergraduates to submit original research on Southeast Asia. Winners receive books from Cornell University Press. Open to students at SEADL-affiliated institutions. Email submission packets to seadl@cornell.edu by July 31, 2025.

In a December 2024 interview, SEADL Librarian Emily Zinger discusses the Southeast Asia Digital Library's mission to digitize rare Southeast Asian materials. Read more: cseasi.ca/2024/12/23/a...

A conversation with SEADL Librarian Emily Zinger

with Yuri Frolov AbstractThis talk explores the Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL), its mission to digitize and provide open access to rare Southeast Asian materials, its evolution, and funding…

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The new project explores how societal perceptions shape the stigma around Thai massage parlours and female massage therapists in Victoria, BC. It challenges stereotypes, promotes cultural sensitivity, and advocates for respect. Check this out: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a32e...

From Tradition to Taboo:

Challenging Perceptions and Stereotypes of the Thai Massage Industry and Female Massage Therapists

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From October 17-19, 2024, Canadian PhD students and Southeast Asia scholars joined a fully-funded CSEASI workshop in Toronto. They built networks, gained feedback, and improved their research. Stay tuned for more events!

Call for Papers is open! Join the International Burma Studies Conference, Oct 3-5, 2025, at NIU, DeKalb, IL. A leading event on Burma/Myanmar, it’s hybrid next year! Learn more and submit: centerforburmastudies.com/ibsc.html

Explore the perspectives of Dr. Yuyun Sunesti on niqabi women in Indonesia and the cultural experiences of Indonesian Muslim immigrants in Canada. Don’t miss this engaging dialogue on identity and tradition. Details: cseasi.ca/2024/11/22/a...

A conversation with Indonesian scholar Yuyun Sunesti

with Yuri Frolov University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada Abstract The following text presents a conversation withDr. Yuyun Sunesti, who is an Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion and G…

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On Nov 18, Dr. Yuyun Sunesti visited CAPI at UVic to share insights from her research on the Indonesian Muslim community in Saskatoon. An interview on Canada-Indonesia ties, the Indonesian diaspora, and niqabi women’s experiences will soon be on the CSEASI website. Stay tuned!

Dear CSEASI community, join us on Nov 22 for Dr. Yuyun Sunesti’s lecture, "Negotiating between Tradition and Modernity: Niqabi Women in Contemporary Indonesia." Explore how niqabi women balance faith and modernity. Attend in person at the University of Saskatchewan!