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Deconstructing Indonesia is a student-led group that organizes classes on Indonesian history, particularly the periods spanning the Indonesian National Awakening and Revolution. As our name suggests, the focus is on tracing the birth and development of Indonesian identity: its origins, its moral and political impetus, as well as how it was contested amongst the very people who birthed it in the first place. We conduct our sessions every Thursday on Columbia University’s campus.

The Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank in Cambodia. CCRS has the vision of becoming an excellent center in Cambodia where high-quality research for public purposes can be conducted, recycled, nurtured and shepherded in a dynamic context aiming at not solely to advance the theoretical debate but solving policy problems faced by Cambodia and the region. We aspire to become a research institute that produces research and public policy support concerning topics such as international relations, political and security strategy, economics, environment, technology, social policy, and culture. We endeavor to achieve this vision through a coalition of like-minded actors to combine knowledge-based research and policy-making to impact future policy processes.

Established in 1978, the Department of Political and Social Change (PSC) at the Australian National University in Canberra is a centre for teaching and research on the study of Asian politics and society. Our faculty include leaders in their field on the political and social dynamics of Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and China, and we have the highest concentration of academic staff and PhD students specialising in Indonesian politics outside of Indonesia itself. The Department offers world-class graduate research programs focusing on political science but also drawing upon the diverse disciplinary backgrounds of our academic staff, including sociology, history and anthropology.

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at NIU, founded in 1963, promotes knowledge of Southeast Asia through research, education, and outreach. As a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center, it provides FLAS fellowships, teacher training, and faculty support while collaborating with government and international partners on academic and leadership programs.

The NYU Master's Program in International Relations trains degree candidates for careers in the field of international affairs with a rigorous curriculum rooted in world-class scholarship. The Program emphasizes interdisciplinary study, believing that a multifaceted education best equips students to understand the complex nature of contemporary international affairs. Our graduates have gone on to find success in myriad fields, pursuing careers in government and diplomatic roles, NGO's, IGO's, and the private sector, or continuing their studies in PhD programs and law schools around the world. In addition to our flagship program we also offer a joint Master's degree in Journalism and International Relations with the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, as well as a Dual-Degree Master in Public Administration in International Development Policy and Management and Master of Arts in International Relations with the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies is a university research institute and the academic home of the Asian Studies Program of the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. Its mission is to increase the quality and broaden the scope of scholarly research and publication on Asia, promote US-Asian scholarly interaction and educate a new generation of students, scholars, analysts, and policymakers.

Words Without Borders is the premier destination for a global literary conversation. Founded in 2003, our mission is to cultivate global awareness by expanding access to international writing and creating a bridge between readers, writers, and translators.

Established in 1991, AAWW is a national not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the creating, publishing, developing and disseminating of creative writing by Asian Americans–in other words, we’re the preeminent organization dedicated to the belief that Asian American stories deserve to be told.

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region addresses five overarching goals—strengthen governance, empower women, expand economic opportunity, increase environmental resilience, and promote international cooperation.

American Jewish World Service is an international grantmaking and advocacy organization. Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, AJWS works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. Within Southeast Asia, AJWS works in Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.

Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.

Where does one go for guidance on the great moral issues of war, peace, and social justice? Religious institutions, schools, and moral leaders all play their indispensable roles. Yet there is no hub, no focal point, and no single place of reference to send an inquiry or consult with the world's experts. Carnegie Council answers this call. Through our programs, our publications, and our websites, we aim to be the world's central address for ethics in international affairs.

For nearly 170 years, CCSU has been a leader in public higher education, driven by the strength of our connections. We strive to be connected to our past, to our community, and to each other in our effort to be of better service to our communities and the state of Connecticut. By teaching and embracing the value of connection, we cultivate a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful academic environment.

The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) was founded in 1950 to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about countries, cultures and languages of the region. Its twenty core and eight emeritus faculty members have collective knowledge of Southeast Asia, which amounts to one of the world’s greatest concentrations of expertise on this region. Six language lecturers teach 4 levels of study in Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.

The Council aims to facilitate training of graduate and undergraduate students, and to promote education, research, and intellectual exchange on the cultures, politics and economies of Southeast Asia, (primarily Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), both historical and contemporary.

Eastern Connecticut State University engages students from diverse backgrounds in a transformative liberal arts learning experience that provides knowledge and skills to lead enriching, purposeful lives.

Eastern Connecticut State University is a residential campus of 5,300 students, with almost 4,300 full-time undergraduates. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut’s 169 towns, Eastern draws students from 29 other states and more than 20 other countries. Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities, with 41 majors and 59 minors.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and interpreting art in ways that deepen our collective understanding of Asia and the world. Home to more than 45,000 objects, the museum stewards one of North America’s largest and most comprehensive collections of Asian art, with works dating from antiquity to the present from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Islamic world. Its rich holdings bring the arts of Asia into direct dialogue with an important collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American works, providing an essential platform for creative collaboration and cultural exchange between the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.