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Welcome to the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies! Since 1999, CSEAS has been critical to sustaining and expanding Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA, serving to strengthen the discussion and dissemination of scholarly work on this important region.

UCLA CSEAS staff are currently working remotely. Please contact us at cseas@international.ucla.edu for virtual office hours.

For latest updates on CSEAS activities:

CSEAS 2024-2025 Year-in-Review


Upcoming Events

Living within a Moroccan Oasis: Forty Years of Research on Sustainability Issues in Figuig

Monday, March 9, 2026
12:00 PM
Fowler Museum, Rm A222 & Online

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Repatriation Event with National Museum of the Philippines

Friday, April 10, 2026
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Fowler Building A222

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Opening: Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines

Saturday, April 11, 2026
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fowler Museum at UCLA

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Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines

Join us for the exhibit opening celebration on April 11, 2026 from 6pm to 9pm at the Fowler Museum at UCLA!

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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Chinese diasporas in Southeast Asia have endured for centuries

When the end of monsoon season first left unaccompanied Chinese merchants in Southeast Asian ports for months at a time, they formed local diaspora communities in a process that has spanned at least 18 centuries.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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PEMSEA Archaeological Field School in Taiwan 2026

Students are invited to apply for the Program for Early Modern Southeast Asia Archaeology Field School in Taiwan, scheduled for June 25-July 13, 2026. Deadline: February 28, 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026

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In Memory of Professor Anthony Reid (1939–2025)

Founding Director and Professor, UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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