Join the Thailand Studies Program at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a webinar by Dr. Veerayooth Kanchoochat about Thailand’s industrial policy and its evolution, from the Thailand 4.0 initiative to current efforts supporting electric vehicles and semiconductor production. The webinar will discuss Thailand’s policy in comparison to Korea and Taiwan, China’s role in reshaping its model, and whether Thailand should adopt its strategy in response to shifting geopolitical dynamics.

Join the ASEAN Studies Center and the Regional Economic Studies Program at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a panel on the current state of play in the US trade policy and its impact on multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in Southeast Asia as the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs lapses in early July 2025. Featured speakers include Marc Mealy, Isamu Wakamatsu, and Dr. Dan Wang.

Join Book Culture and the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium on Wednesday, July 9th at 7pm for a conversation with Benjamin Tausig, author of Bangkok after Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies, and Rianne Subijanto, author of Communication against Capital: Red Enlightenment at the Dawn of Indonesia. 

Join the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Senior Fellow Dr. Ian Storey, who will discuss his new book on Russia’s role in Southeast Asia. Dr. Jittipat Poonkham, Vice Dean for Academic and International Affairs and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Asia Society for a film screening of R.D. Pestonji’s surreal, freewheeling comedy Country Hotel (1957). The screening will be followed by a discussion with Palita Chungsaengchan, film scholar and Assistant Professor of Southeast Asian cinema and media cultures in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at University of Minnesota.

Join the LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre’s annual Southeast Asia Forum in 2025, which brings together leading specialists worldwide to discuss the implications of global trends and ongoing geoeconomic contestation for Southeast Asian economies, polities, and societies. Featured speakers include Evelyn Goh (Australian National University), Henry Wai-chung Yeung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Selina Ho (National University of Singapore), and Alvin Camba (Association of Universities, Inc.).

Join ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Dr. John Lee, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, for a talk on Trump’s policies and their far-reaching global consequences. He will explore their impact on the US Indo-Pacific strategy and security alliances in Asia, the potential for strategic realignments among Asian nations, and how countries can navigate the uncertainties and challenges in the turbulent years ahead.

Join New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and fellow Council Members for a vibrant celebration of Songkran (Thai New Year) and Thingyan (Burmese New Year). These joyous holidays, traditionally observed in mid-April, are renowned for their water festivals symbolizing renewal and fresh beginnings.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 25, 2025.

Join Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Apicha Community Health Center, OCA-NY, and Thai Community USA-NYC in celebrating the 2025 Songkran Festival. Come together to welcome the Thai New Year and honor Queens’ vibrant Southeast Asian communities with an evening of cultural performances, delicious food, and more.

Join the Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University for a talk by Benjamin Tausig, Associate Professor of Critical Music Studies at SUNY-Stony Brook University, who will discuss his forthcoming book on Maurice Rocco, a queer Black American jazz pianist murdered in 1976 Bangkok. The talk explores how Rocco’s life and death reflect profound shifts in the definitions and valuations of race, sex, and gender identity in Cold War-era Thailand.

Join the the Southeast Asia Initiative at Harvard University Asia Center for a talk by Cheeno Mario M. Sayuno, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and Associate Professor at University of the Philippines Los Baños. Dr. Sayuno will analyze discuss water- and forest-themed children's storybooks from Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia alongside the experiences of long-term expatriates from Southeast Asia, in order to explore how both narratives negotiate concepts of home, belonging, and cultural identity in foreign lands

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Micah Morton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, who will discuss his book on the Indigenous Akha community’s work to decolonize and reclaim their collective ancestral identity.

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 Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University for a talk by Karla Findley, Independent Researcher for the Karen Refugee Project, who will discuss Karen refugees’ experiences in the greater Chicago area.

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 Southeast Asia Research Group at UW-Madison for a lecture by Paul Chambers, Lecturer and Advisor to the Center of ASEAN Community Studies, Naresuan University in Thailand, and Visiting Senior Fellow in the Thai Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His lecture will discuss the facade of democracy under the partnership between Thailand’s monarchy and military.

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.

Join NYSEAN for a book talk by Merlyna Lim, Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Global Network Society, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, and Director of the ALiGN Media Lab at Carleton University. Social Media and Politics in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2025) highlights the dual role of social media in both fostering grassroots activism and enabling autocratic practices of algorithmic politics, notably in electoral politics.

Join the Regional Economics Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Archanun Kohpaiboon, Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Thammasat University, who will discuss the impact of the rise of electric vehicles on Thailand’s automotive industry. This lecture explores how the industry and government are responding to the shift from internal combustion engine vehicles to electronic vehicles, as well as potential gaps in current policies.

Join the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Paul Chambers, Visiting Fellow; and Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Lecturer and Research Associate at the Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity (CSCD), Prince of Songkla University–Pattani Campus. This webinar will examine the current situation in the Deep South, the role of security forces, potential pathways to resolving the crisis, and its implications for national politics.

Join the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute for a talk by Suthikarn Meechan, Associate Professor of Politics and Governance at Mahasarakham University, and Viengrat Nethipo, Associate Professor of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University. In light of Thailand’s upcoming local elections, this webinar will explore the significance of these elections in revealing local electoral dynamics and influencing Thai national politics.

Join the Southeast Asia Program and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University for a talk by Emi Donald, a PhD candidate in the History Department. Their talk will explore how the words “tomboy” (thom in Thai) and “transman” came to constitute two distinct but bounded modes of embodiment in contemporary Thailand.