Join GETSEA and AIFIS for a workshop on how to conduct research in Indonesia. Learn about research permits, visas, and preparing for fieldwork, and hear from experienced researchers sharing tips, insights, and lessons learned from conducting research across Indonesia.

Join the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support, the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement, and the History Department at Luther College for a talk by Jeffrey Wassertorm, who will discuss how youth activism in Asia has evolved, transnationalizing their common struggles and aspirations, and forging solidarity from the late 2010s to the present.

Join the NYU MA Program in International Relations and NYSEAN for a talk by Professor Michael Oppenheimer and Dr. Hendrik Ohnesorge, who will discuss U.S. soft power and its future during the Trump administration. Please RSVP by Monday, April 14.

Join the Mahindra Humanities Center and the Southeast Asia Initiative at Harvard University for a talk by Catherine H. Nguyen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College, who will discuss the longue durée of Western imperialism from French colonial Indochina to the American War in Vietnam through a comparative study of the writings of Vietnamese mixed-race authors Kim Lefèvre and Kien Nguyen.

Join Sciences Po International Research Center for “Whispers to the Ancestors,” an immersive performance by artist XM Tran. This collective commemoration of 50 years of exile brings together voices, memories, and wishes from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, North America, and Europe.

Join the Columbia University School of Journalism, the Alliance Program, Sciences Po American Foundation, and Sciences Po Centre de Recherches Internationales for a transatlantic dialogue bringing together the voices of Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian exiles in France and the United States, as well as experts, activists, and artists from both sides of the Atlantic. Featured speakers include Ombeline Bois, Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Hélène Le Bail, Khatharya Um, Fabien Truong, Kalyanee Mam, and Krysada Phounsiri.

Join the Center for Khmer Studies for a talk by Derek Richardson, PhD Candidate in Sociology at Indiana University Bloomington, who will discuss his ethnography of three NGOs in Cambodia that provide healthcare services and rely on foreign volunteer healthcare professionals to assist with treating patients and training local staff. Sokro Suong, PhD student at National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilization (INALCO) and Executive Director of Yosothor, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University for a talk by Bilahari Kausikan, Former Ambassador-at-Large in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, who will discuss ASEAN’s post-Cold War evolution and its relations with Russia and China.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a panel exploring how ASEAN policymakers and businesses should respond to competing geopolitical forces, the long-term implications for trade and supply chains, and the policy tools needed to safeguard economic interests while maintaining key partnerships. This discussion features Dr. Rebecca Sta Maria, former Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat; Brendan Kelly, Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology at ASPI’s Center for China Analysis; Maria Monica Wihardja, Visiting Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Media, Technology and Society Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; and additional experts from ASEAN countries. Shay Wester, ASPI’s Director of Asian Economic Affairs and co-author of the report, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Center for Foreign Policy Studies at Seton Hall University for a discussion with Dr. See Seng Tan, President and CEO of International Students Inc., Research Advisor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Senior Associate at the Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  Dr. Tan is the author of 19 books and one of Singapore’s leading experts on foreign affairs. The discussion will focus on Southeast Asia’s engagement with the U.S. during the first Trump administration, and whether engagement with the second Trump administration will differ. Professor Ann Marie Murphy, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UH-Manoa for a discussion on sustainable, community-centric tourism in Southeast Asia. Dr. Huong T. Bui, Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, will discuss governance and tourism development in Vietnam. Boboi Costas, Founder of Grassroots Travel and Former Tourism Officer of Cebu Provincial Government, will discuss lessons from a community-based ecotourism project in Cebu, Philippines.

Join the ASEAN Studies Center at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for an e-Launch and discussion on The State of Southeast Asia: 2025 Survey Report. Michael Jonathan Green, Liu Lin, Peter Varghese, and Yenny Zannuba Wahid will discuss some of the report’s significant findings on the prevailing attitudes of Southeast Asians on regional political, economic, and social issues. Sharon Seah, Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre, will present the key findings of the survey report, and Choi Shing Kwok, Director and CEO of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Center for Humanities at UW-Madison for a panel featuring Tuong Vu (Vietnam in the World Project), Chien-Kai Chen (Conference Group on Taiwan Studies), and Stan Hok-wui Wong and Maggie Shum (Global Research Association of Politics in Hong Kong). They will reflect on what it means to advance “PUBLIC Asian American Studies,” how to uplift subaltern voices and diasporas, their challenges and risks, and communities of solidarity.

Join UC Irvine Libraries’ Orange County and Southeast Asian Archives Center for a half-day exhibit symposium. Professor Nam C. Kim will share how his family’s refugee journey from Vietnam through Guam informs his current anthropological research on Operation New Life. Arielle Taitano Lowe will share a poem about her CHamoru grandfather’s experiences during the Vietnam War. Jana K. Lipman and Trần Hoài Bắc will discuss the Vietnamese repatriate memoir they translated, Ship of Fate by Trần Đình Trụ.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies and the South Asian Studies Council at Yale University for a panel on South Asian and Southeast Asian archival research. Presenters include Aurélie Vialette, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese; Brent Bianchi, Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies; and Aniruddh Sharan, graduate student at the School of Architecture.

Join NYSEAN, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Columbia-Harvard China and the World program for a conference featuring Walden Bello, Pongphisoot Busbarat, Thomas Christensen, Sophal Ear, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Derek Mitchell, Ann Marie Murphy, Hong Hai Nguyen, Lien-Hang Nguyen, Elina Noor, Praslhant Parameswaran, Gregory Poling, Yohanes Sulaiman, and Ayumi Teraoka. These leading experts will examine the implications of a second Trump administration for US-Southeast Asian relations at this critical junction in global politics.

Join the Singapore APEC Study Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a seminar by Eduardo Pedrosa, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat; Dr. Kaewkamol (Karen) Pitakdumrongkit, Interim Secretary General of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council’s (PECC) International Secretariat; and Stephen Olson, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This panel will examine APEC 2025 conference priorities and the PECC State of the Region Report 2024 - 2025 while addressing challenges such as supply chain disruptions, AI’s impact, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the implications of Trump’s tariff policies on APEC economies.

Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University for a talk by Dr. Quingfei Yin, Assistant Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, who will discuss how China and Vietnam collaborate and compete along their shared border.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Ernest Plange Kwofie, PhD student in Political Science at NIU, who will explore pressing issues of governance and emerging security challenges within ASEAN.

Join the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar featuring Matthew P. Goodman, distinguished fellow and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR; Dr. Inu Manak, CFR Fellow for Trade Policy; Stephen Olson, Visiting Senior Fellow for the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore; Henry Gao, Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University; and Dr. Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This panel will analyze current US trade policy and economic engagement in Southeast Asia.

Join the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC) for an information session facilitated by Michitake Aso, Peter J. Marcotullio, and Vida Vanchan, who will provide details on the consortium, including upcoming online courses and field school opportunities. At this session, students can learn about eligibility, the application process, and how they can get involved in these exciting opportunities for global engagement.

Join SUNY/CUNY SEAC and the Southeast Asia Program at Stanford University for a webinar featuring Scot Marciel, Alice Ba, Kyaw Htet Aung, and Su Mon Thazin Aung. Moderated by Meredith Weiss, this panel discussion will discuss the context behind USAID and US foreign aid in Myanmar along with the nature and implications of the abrupt change in US policy.

Join NYSEAN for a talk by Taomo Zhou, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore, on the life and legacy of Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej (1925–2013)—a left-wing Indonesian activist in the Afro-Asian movements, a mother of seven, and a woman who endured decades of forced separation from her family. Through Fanggidaej’s story, Taomo explores how Indonesia and China shaped notions of motherhood and how a transnational figure like Fanggidaej navigated her role within revolutionary anticolonialism in Indonesia, state socialism in China, and the global shift toward capitalist neoliberalism—ultimately displacing the Third World internationalist vision both nations once championed. The discussion will be moderated by Rianne Subijanto, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Baruch College, CUNY.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Hawaii - Mānoa for a webinar featuring Dr. M. Alif Sahide, Professor of Forestry at Universitas Hasanuddin; Dr. Yingshan Lau, Research Fellow at National University of Singapore; and Enrique Nunez, Senior Advisor of Biodiversity at the International Land Coalition. This webinar will highlight pioneering initiatives that are transforming how Southeast Asian nations address issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource scarcity.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a panel discussion featuring Iman Pambagyo, former Chief Trade Negotiator for Indonesia; Jayant Menon, Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; Yasuyuki Todo, Professor of Economics at Waseda University; Wendy Cutler, ASPI Vice President. These experts from the Indo-Pacific and the U.S. will explore the impact of U.S. friendshoring policy, discussing its challenges, lessons learned, and how it can be enhanced to strengthen supply chains and boost economic prosperity.

Join the Vietnam Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar featuring Vu Minh Khuong, Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Jaya Ratnam, Singapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam; and Tran Phuoc Anh, Vietnam’s Ambassador to Singapore. This panel will explore the evolution of Vietnam-Singapore relations, analyze the opportunities and challenges of their upcoming Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), and discuss strategies to strengthen and deepen bilateral ties for a more substantive and impactful future.

Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a talk by Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Thailand’s dissolved Move Forward Party, who will discuss Thailand’s political and economic landscape, social inequality, and democratic movements. The discussion will also explore Thailand’s evolving relationships with ASEAN, BRICS, and major global powers, as well as broader regional and global democratic challenges.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Thailand’s dissolved Move Forward Party, who will discuss Thailand’s political and economic landscape, social inequality, and democratic movements. The discussion will also explore Thailand’s evolving relationships with ASEAN, BRICS, and major global powers, as well as broader regional and global democratic challenges.