New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN)
nysean.bsky.social
New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN)
@nysean.bsky.social
a non-profit initiative that seeks to raise the profile of Southeast Asia in the United States by bringing together a community of individuals, groups, and institutions that share a desire to collaborate in addressing present-day regional challenges
What if everything you've been taught about education is actively complicit in the world's deepest crises? This week, we will confront the uncomfortable truth that mainstream education, especially STEM, has been a weapon of coloniality.
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hanna Pettyjohn’s A Mountain’s Hands Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

For more info and to RSVP: buff.ly/mCNpDwl
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Drawings of Carlos Villa and Leo Valledor Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

For more info and to RSVP: buff.ly/jGtOD5g
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Haakon Huynh (Columbia University; NYSEAN member) is seeking collaborators--scholars, practitioners, and students--for ongoing research on artificial intelligence (AI) governance in Southeast Asia.

📩 Contact: hh3099@columbia.edu

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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A Conversation with Thailand’s Opposition Leader: Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut

Date: October 31, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

More info and RSVP: buff.ly/bFJ55JN
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NYSEAN's Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States

PANEL 3: The view from the United States (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT)

More info & RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NYSEAN's Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States

PANEL 2: The view from Southeast Asia (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT)

More info and RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NYSEAN's Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States

PANEL 1: The relationship between authoritarianism and threats to academic freedom (9:40 AM - 11:00 AM EDT)

More info & RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The schedule for NYSEAN's Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States

More info: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
In-person RSVP: bit.ly/49bZtFk
Webinar RSVP: bit.ly/3IlwhRv
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Breaking Through: Emerging Filipino Filmmakers | Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU

Date: October 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

RSVP: buff.ly/EyjDOkP
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Agbayani Worship: Mythmaking, Colonial Mentality, and the Problematics of a Filipino Captain America | Asian American / Asian Research Institute at CUNY

Date: October 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

RSVP: buff.ly/5KGdYoq
October 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thai American Oral History Project

Date: October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL

RSVP: buff.ly/KhHEoXC
October 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Citizens or Subjects?: The Paradox of Citizenship and Subjecthood in a Southeast Asian Kingdom

Date: October 24, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

RSVP: buff.ly/iRFezU9
October 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sleepless Dreams: Fictional Narrative as a Form of Resistance in Thailand | Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University

Date: October 23, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Type/Location: In Person / Ithaca, NY

RSVP: buff.ly/svtIQkX
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Philippines’ Engagement with Middle Powers: Outcomes, Issues & Challenges | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

Date: October 22, 2025 | 10:00 PM - 12:30 AM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Join the Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at City College of New York for a screening and discussion of the documentary film Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo by Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran. The screening will be followed by a talkback with the co-directors.
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Dr. Chinary Ung, "Futuristic Folk Music: Imagination 101 and Dreams" | Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA

Date: October 17, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

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October 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Relational and Organizational Dynamics of Highly Vulnerable Families with Children Experiencing Psychological Difficulties: An Exploratory Study | The Center for Khmer Studies

Date: October 16, 2025 | 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

RSVP: buff.ly/5AjLL7k
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Our Journeys” Story Slam

Date: October 16, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

RSVP: buff.ly/cybtWkj
October 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A Community Book Read with Adam Bobbette | @getsea.bsky.social

Date: October 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

RSVP: buff.ly/ASLH0Xg
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Impact of the Trump Tariffs on Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

Date: October 12, 2025 | 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Virtual

RSVP: buff.ly/A6GJDqL
October 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Rejects: Food Cosmetic Standards and the Geopolitics of Waste

Date: October 10, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / Ann Arbor, MI

RSVP: buff.ly/1Q8mphX
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
States Against Nations: Meritocracy, Patronage, and the Challenges of Bureaucratic Selection

Date: October 16, 2025 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

Join us for a book talk by Nicholas Kuipers, Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University.

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October 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NYSEAN Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States

Date: October 24, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

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October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sonic Governance and the Art of Medical Listening in Pandemic Vietnam

Date: October 10, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Type/Location: Hybrid / Madison, WI

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October 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM