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Imagining Borders: Nationality, Mobility and Belonging

Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Join us for the second webinar of the 2026 Spring LuceSEA Webinar Series on “Imagining Borders: Nationality, Mobility and Belonging in Southeast Asia.”

The webinar discusses how Southeast Asian borderlands live, negotiate, and challenge national boundaries. From disputes to statelessness. By discussing Stateless populations, informal crossings, and temporary migrations, this session rethinks nationality and belonging through the lived realities of border communities.

About the Speakers:

  • Gading Gumilang Putra – National Information Advocacy Officer, Jesuit Refugee Services Indonesia.

  • Lian Bawi Thang – PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UH Mānoa.

  • Prista Ratanapruck – Chiangmai University in Thailand and Singapore University of Social Science, Singapore.

  • Moderator:Ariel Mota Alves – PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UH Mānoa.

Registration:

To attend the event virtually, please register here.

 
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