Welcome to relevant resources for Southeast Asian & ASEAN Studies. While these reseources are not an exhaustive list of all resources for the program of Southeast Asian & ASEAN Studies, it may serve as a starting point to know more about languages and cultures in Southeast Asian countries.
Association for SEAS Studies
Expand your knowledge and professional network related to Southeast Asian and ASEAN Studies (SEAS) by visiting the resources in the SEAS programs worldwide below.
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North America
Association for Southeast Asian and ASEAN studies in North America:The Southeast Asian and ASEAN Studies (SEAS) at Indiana University (IU) is rooted in IU's rich tradition of international outreach and educational exchange in the region. The SEAS program at IU is developing a variety of academic opportunities that capture the vitality and diversity of Southeast Asia, focused on a wide range of disciplines. SEAS is dedicated to fostering a greater and more comprehensive understanding of Southeast Asia, their people, languages, and cultures.
The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) at Cornell University 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.
At Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), you can explore Southeast Asia with award-winning faculty associates in anthropology, art history, history, languages and cultures, music and political science. CSEAS offers opportunities to learn one of five Southeast Asian languages taught at NIU: Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog and Thai.
CSEAS interdisciplinary program offers an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate, in addition to generous Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and opportunities to study in-country. Expand your world by connecting with our internationally focused community of scholars and students.
CSEAS interdisciplinary program offers an undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate, in addition to generous Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and opportunities to study in-country. Expand your world by connecting with our internationally focused community of scholars and students.
The Southeast Asia Program (SeAP) at Stanford University is committed to researching contemporary Southeast Asian affairs and their policy implications. The goal of SeAP is to promote greater understanding of the conditions and forces affecting the region and shaping its future.
Through academic endeavors and public outreach, they provide a space where scholars and professionals discuss and refine their ideas, engage and advise regional policymakers, and help interpret a culturally, politically, and economically diverse region of over half a billion people.
Through academic endeavors and public outreach, they provide a space where scholars and professionals discuss and refine their ideas, engage and advise regional policymakers, and help interpret a culturally, politically, and economically diverse region of over half a billion people.
The Center for Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS) at University of California, Berkeley was founded in 1960 for the development of research and teaching on the countries of Southeast Asia - now covering Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam - and the region as a whole.
CSEAS is a consortium U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center, with UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies(link is external), one of seven National Resource Centers for Southeast Asia in the country.
CSEAS is a consortium U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center, with UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies(link is external), one of seven National Resource Centers for Southeast Asia in the country.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at University of California, Los Angeles, since its founding in 1999, has supported innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship about Southeast Asia. CSEAS has been critical to sustaining and expanding Southeast Asian Studies on campus, establishing UCLA as a major U.S. site for the study of this important region.
The CSEAS host visitors and scholars, organize talks and colloquia, fund student language study and research, and encourage the discussion and dissemination of scholarly work on the region. CSEAS serves as an important resource for those whose research and interests intersects with Southeast Asia across campus as well as for communities in southern California.
In 2000, CSEAS joined its counterpart center at the University of California, Berkeley, in a consortium that was federally designated as a National Resource Center for Southeast Asia, funded through a Title VI grant at the U.S. Department of Education. The designation was accompanied by Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships that have since allowed graduate and undergraduate students to immerse themselves in the study of the region.
As part of its mission as an NRC, CSEAS organizes teacher training programs and develops curricular materials accessible to K-12 schoolteachers.
The CSEAS host visitors and scholars, organize talks and colloquia, fund student language study and research, and encourage the discussion and dissemination of scholarly work on the region. CSEAS serves as an important resource for those whose research and interests intersects with Southeast Asia across campus as well as for communities in southern California.
In 2000, CSEAS joined its counterpart center at the University of California, Berkeley, in a consortium that was federally designated as a National Resource Center for Southeast Asia, funded through a Title VI grant at the U.S. Department of Education. The designation was accompanied by Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships that have since allowed graduate and undergraduate students to immerse themselves in the study of the region.
As part of its mission as an NRC, CSEAS organizes teacher training programs and develops curricular materials accessible to K-12 schoolteachers.
The Southeast Asia: Texts, Rituals, Performance (SEATRiP) Program at the University of California, Riverside brings together faculty and students who share an ongoing interest in the arts and humanities and are actively engaged with the languages and expressive cultures of Southeast Asia. The scholars associated with the Program address regionally-specific texts, rituals and performances across time and space.
Stakeholders in the SEATRiP program seek to develop better understandings of the forms and practices through which ideas and ideologies are creatively expressed, shaped, and communicated within and among different societies of Southeast Asia (in particular Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines) as well as the Southeast Asian diaspora. Their research interests range from traditional disciplinary themes to more transgressive, controversial matters that are reflected in the range of historical and contemporary subjects they bring to their courses and seminars developed for the degree programs in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
Stakeholders in the SEATRiP program seek to develop better understandings of the forms and practices through which ideas and ideologies are creatively expressed, shaped, and communicated within and among different societies of Southeast Asia (in particular Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines) as well as the Southeast Asian diaspora. Their research interests range from traditional disciplinary themes to more transgressive, controversial matters that are reflected in the range of historical and contemporary subjects they bring to their courses and seminars developed for the degree programs in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison fosters a wide variety of research, teaching and outreach activities about Southeast Asia. Since 1981, the Center has been recognized as a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, and has received Title VI funding for program development and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies promote greater understanding of the Southeast Asian region through academic year courses, a summer language institute, study abroad opportunities, a publication series, outreach activities, a weekly public lecture series, student research and study grants, and degree programs.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies promote greater understanding of the Southeast Asian region through academic year courses, a summer language institute, study abroad opportunities, a publication series, outreach activities, a weekly public lecture series, student research and study grants, and degree programs.
The Southeast Asia Center (SEAC) at the University of Washington is a National Resource Center for Southeast Asian Studies funded by the US Department of Education pursuant to Title VI of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Established in 1986, the Center and the Southeast Asia Studies Program are a source of information on the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia for the University of Washington, for K-12 teachers and post-secondary educators, for the Greater Puget Sound area, Washington State, and the nation. The Center is also recognized globally through its many collaborative international programs with partner institutions in Southeast Asia.
The Southeast Asia Studies Program facilitates the study of Southeast Asia with special emphasis on those areas of the region from which significant numbers of migrants and refugees have come to Washington State and the US, and which are important to our role in the Pacific Rim.
The particular area strengths of faculty at the University of Washington lie in the study of Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar). The Southeast Asian languages offered on a regular basis through the Southeast Asian Studies Program include Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.
The Southeast Asia Studies Program facilitates the study of Southeast Asia with special emphasis on those areas of the region from which significant numbers of migrants and refugees have come to Washington State and the US, and which are important to our role in the Pacific Rim.
The particular area strengths of faculty at the University of Washington lie in the study of Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar). The Southeast Asian languages offered on a regular basis through the Southeast Asian Studies Program include Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at University of Hawaii at Manoa, founded in 1978, is one of the country’s largest centers devoted to the Southeast Asia region: more than 40 faculty across 21 university departments pursue active research in/on Southeast Asia.
Based on the strength of the CSEAS program, the Center has been given Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) Southeast Asia status by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only eight NRC-SEA in the country. This distinction comes with a yearly federal grant to support program development and fund top students studying Southeast Asian languages at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The mission of the CSEAS program is to encourage trans-disciplinary understandings of the eleven countries in the region: its peoples, religions, history, economics, geography, art, cultures, science, and politics.
Based on the strength of the CSEAS program, the Center has been given Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) Southeast Asia status by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only eight NRC-SEA in the country. This distinction comes with a yearly federal grant to support program development and fund top students studying Southeast Asian languages at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The mission of the CSEAS program is to encourage trans-disciplinary understandings of the eleven countries in the region: its peoples, religions, history, economics, geography, art, cultures, science, and politics.
The Center for Philippine Studies (CPS) at University of Hawaii at Manoa plays an important role in promoting interest in the Philippines and Filipinos in the diaspora as an academic field of study. As such, it occupies a unique place in the university as it finds a niche in the world.
The Center runs a regular colloquium series, which has hosted at least 500 speakers since its inception, and publishes the Philippine Studies Occasional Papers Series, which has put out some of the best papers in the field. It also helped publications of the Philippine Studies Newsletter and Pilipinas Journal as outlets for Philippine scholarly writing and current information on the state of Philippine Studies.
The Center is routinely consulted for information on current Philippine issues, like the 2009-2011 typhoons, the 2000-2017 Mindanao conflict, and the 2004 and 2019 elections, by international media from as far away as Egypt, Australia, and China.
The Center runs a regular colloquium series, which has hosted at least 500 speakers since its inception, and publishes the Philippine Studies Occasional Papers Series, which has put out some of the best papers in the field. It also helped publications of the Philippine Studies Newsletter and Pilipinas Journal as outlets for Philippine scholarly writing and current information on the state of Philippine Studies.
The Center is routinely consulted for information on current Philippine issues, like the 2009-2011 typhoons, the 2000-2017 Mindanao conflict, and the 2004 and 2019 elections, by international media from as far away as Egypt, Australia, and China.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at University of Michigan, founded in 1961, is one of the oldest centers in the U.S. devoted to the Southeast Asian region. CSEAS seeks to promote a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia, its people, histories, practices, and languages.
The center is committed to creating a supportive environment where scholars, educators, students and community members have the opportunity to engage in dialogue related to Southeast Asia. As a designated National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, CSEAS supports the teaching on several languages designated as areas of national need, and are of increasing importance in today's work force.
The center is committed to creating a supportive environment where scholars, educators, students and community members have the opportunity to engage in dialogue related to Southeast Asia. As a designated National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, CSEAS supports the teaching on several languages designated as areas of national need, and are of increasing importance in today's work force.
Established in 1947, the Southeast Asia Studies was the first formal area studies program atat Yale University – and the first in the United States to embark on the study of Southeast Asia in all disciplines. The SEAS curriculum was an outgrowth of Yale faculty participation in Army Specialized Training Programs in languages and area studies initiated during World War II, and was formally incorporated into University arts and sciences thanks to funding from the Carnegie Corporation and the efforts of several dedicated Yale faculty.
Current Council faculty members are affiliated with a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as professional schools such as the Yale School of the Environment. Under the supervision of its curator, and with Council contributions, Yale maintains one of the most extensive Southeast Asia library collections in the United States (see Library).
In addition to formal instruction in Indonesian and Vietnamese language studies, the Council also endeavors to provide support for other relevant language training or tutoring needed by any serious student, including summer language study in the U.S. and abroad, and contributes to initiatives such as Yale’s Directed Independent Language Study in lesser-taught languages.
Current Council faculty members are affiliated with a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, as well as professional schools such as the Yale School of the Environment. Under the supervision of its curator, and with Council contributions, Yale maintains one of the most extensive Southeast Asia library collections in the United States (see Library).
In addition to formal instruction in Indonesian and Vietnamese language studies, the Council also endeavors to provide support for other relevant language training or tutoring needed by any serious student, including summer language study in the U.S. and abroad, and contributes to initiatives such as Yale’s Directed Independent Language Study in lesser-taught languages.
The Centre for Southeast Asian Research (CSEAR) at University of British Columbia is one of five regional research centres in the Institute of Asian Research (IAR) at the University of British Columbia. Founded in July 1992, CSEAR is now located in the C.K. Choi Building. It is the only academic institution in Canada devoted exclusively to the study of Southeast Asia, and it carries on the rich legacy of the study of Southeast Asia at UBC.
The primary mandate of CSEAR is to act as a hub for all things Southeast Asia related at UBC. This includes supporting academic research and exchange, promoting a fuller understanding of Southeast Asia in Canada, and enhancing aspects of Canada-Southeast Asia relations
The primary mandate of CSEAR is to act as a hub for all things Southeast Asia related at UBC. This includes supporting academic research and exchange, promoting a fuller understanding of Southeast Asia in Canada, and enhancing aspects of Canada-Southeast Asia relations
The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Toronto offers a wide range of courses related to Southeast Asia, in disciplines such as anthropology, geography and political science. Students are invited to peruse departmental course guides and the University’s Course Finder tool for more recent course offerings on or relating to Southeast Asia.
Students interested in a specialized area studies program should inquire about the programs supported by the Asian Institute: The Contemporary Asian Studies program at the undergraduate level, and the Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies.
The Department of Geography at University of Toronto has an undergraduate minor Asian Geographies, jointly offered with the National University of Singapore. In recent years, the departments of anthropology and geography & planning have offered summer field courses and research opportunities in both rural and urban Indonesia.
Students interested in a specialized area studies program should inquire about the programs supported by the Asian Institute: The Contemporary Asian Studies program at the undergraduate level, and the Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies.
The Department of Geography at University of Toronto has an undergraduate minor Asian Geographies, jointly offered with the National University of Singapore. In recent years, the departments of anthropology and geography & planning have offered summer field courses and research opportunities in both rural and urban Indonesia.
The University of Toronto's Collaborative Master’s Program in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies (MA CESEAS, formerly Asia-Pacific Studies or MAPS) offers a unique learning experience. It invites students to probe and question boundaries and assumptions in their engagement with East and Southeast Asia. It offers opportunities to critically examine global transformations and the regions’ changing position in the world. It deepens one’s understanding of key issues through careful examination of their historical roots, and of the cultural and social context that drives their manifestation.
Faculty affiliated with the CESEAS program are deeply engaged in their research and teaching with countries of East and Southeast Asia, both from the humanities and the social sciences. They bring their particular specialization and enthusiasm to the classroom, their supervisory roles, and broad engagement with the Asian Institute community to create an environment where students can deepen their own interests while simultaneously broadening their grasp of the region and challenging their original assumptions. The program is designed to suit individual interests and needs, while providing a context to selectively broaden one’s familiarity with particular issues and countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Faculty affiliated with the CESEAS program are deeply engaged in their research and teaching with countries of East and Southeast Asia, both from the humanities and the social sciences. They bring their particular specialization and enthusiasm to the classroom, their supervisory roles, and broad engagement with the Asian Institute community to create an environment where students can deepen their own interests while simultaneously broadening their grasp of the region and challenging their original assumptions. The program is designed to suit individual interests and needs, while providing a context to selectively broaden one’s familiarity with particular issues and countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Europe
Association for Southeast Asian and ASEAN studies in Europe:Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Southeast Asian Studies Program
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department for Southeast Asian Studies
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (France), Department of Southeast Asia and Pacific
London School of Economics (UK), Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre
Lund University (Sweden), Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies
SOAS University of London (UK), Centre of South East Asian Studies
SOAS University of London (UK), SOAS South Asia Institute
Universität Bonn (Germany), Department of Southeast Asian Studies
Universität Hamburg (Germany), Southeast Asian Studies
Université La Rochelle (France), Indonesian Studies
Universiteit Leiden (The Netherlands), Southeast Asian Studies Program
University of Oxford (UK), Southeast Asian Studies Centre
Asia
Association for Southeast Asian and ASEAN studies in Asia:City University of Hong Kong, Southeast Asia Research Centre
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies—Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore)
Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
National Tsing Hua University, Master’s in Austronesian Studies
National University of Singapore, Department of Southeast Asian Studies
Australia
Association for Southeast Asian and ASEAN studies in Australia:Australian National University, Southeast Asia Institute
Monash University, Herb Feith Indonesian Engagement Centre
University of Sydney, Department of Indonesian Studies
The stakeholders in the SEAS program at Indiana university thank the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) for related information of resources for Association for Asian Studies made available on the AAS' website. The details of the Association for SEAS Studies listed above are partly obtained from the website.
For more information about these resources, please contact our Director, Dr. Jennifer Goodlander.