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Southeast Asia Program

Cornell University

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. Since 1958, the U.S. Department of Education has continuously recognized SEAP as a Title VI National Resource Center. It is one of the world’s greatest concentrations of expertise on Southeast Asia.

Highlights

Fall 2025 Gatty Lecture Series

Thursdays at 12:15pm, Kahin Center.

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News

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Global Zomias: Highland Southeast Asia

Applications open for GETSEA's fall mini-course

GETSEA Receives $1 Million Luce Grant

Led by Southeast Asia Program

New Book on Global Democratic Erosion

Inspired by Einaudi Conferences

Events

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International Fair

11:00 am

Uris Hall, Terrace

Peace, Security, and U.S. Presence in the World

12:00 pm

Clark Hall, 700

Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health and Modernity in Indonesia

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars

5:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Academics

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Junior Resident Fellows Program: Summer in Cambodia

Study Abroad Opportunity
Engage in advanced research and cultural exchange in Cambodia with the Junior Resident Fellows Program.

Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)

Program
Earn two semesters of language credit at SEASSI this summer!

Teaching of Indonesian (COTI) Summer Intensive Language Program

Study Abroad Opportunity
Study Indonesian language and culture in Salatiga, Indonesia.

Asian Studies Minors

Minor
Minor in East Asian studies, South Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, or Sanskrit studies—with support from Einaudi's programs.

Publications

All publications in this program

Indigenous Dialectics - Forthcoming

Timo Duile

Southeast Asia Program

Small Revolutionaries - Forthcoming

Mai Anh Nguyen

Southeast Asia Program

Desiring Thai Men - Forthcoming

Narupon Duangwises and Peter A. Jackson

Southeast Asia Program

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