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
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.
Hanna Pettyjohn’s A Mountain’s Hands Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery
Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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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
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
Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
For more info and to RSVP: buff.ly/mCNpDwl
Drawings of Carlos Villa and Leo Valledor Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery
Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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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
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
Date: November 6 - December 20, 2025
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
For more info and to RSVP: buff.ly/jGtOD5g
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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📩 Contact: hh3099@columbia.edu
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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 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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📩 Contact: hh3099@columbia.edu
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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
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Date: October 31, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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October 23, 2025 at 10:08 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
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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
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
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 3: The view from the United States (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT)
More info & RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
PANEL 3: The view from the United States (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT)
More info & RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
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
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 2: The view from Southeast Asia (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT)
More info and RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
PANEL 2: The view from Southeast Asia (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT)
More info and RSVP links: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
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
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
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
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
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
More info: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
In-person RSVP: bit.ly/49bZtFk
Webinar RSVP: bit.ly/3IlwhRv
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 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
More info: bit.ly/4pQ589Z
In-person RSVP: bit.ly/49bZtFk
Webinar RSVP: bit.ly/3IlwhRv
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
Date: October 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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
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Date: October 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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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
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Date: October 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY
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October 19, 2025 at 10:08 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
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Date: October 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY
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Thai American Oral History Project
Date: October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL
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Date: October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL
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October 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thai American Oral History Project
Date: October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL
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Date: October 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL
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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
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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
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
Date: October 24, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
RSVP: buff.ly/iRFezU9
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
Date: October 23, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Type/Location: In Person / Ithaca, NY
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October 18, 2025 at 2:44 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
Date: October 23, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Type/Location: In Person / Ithaca, NY
RSVP: buff.ly/svtIQkX
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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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
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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Date: October 22, 2025 | 10:00 PM - 12:30 AM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
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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
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.
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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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
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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Date: October 17, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
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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
Date: October 16, 2025 | 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
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October 11, 2025 at 10:08 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
Date: October 16, 2025 | 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
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“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
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
“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
Date: October 16, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY
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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
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
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
Date: October 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
RSVP: buff.ly/ASLH0Xg
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
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
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
Date: October 12, 2025 | 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Virtual
RSVP: buff.ly/A6GJDqL
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
Date: October 10, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / Ann Arbor, MI
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October 9, 2025 at 2:44 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
Date: October 10, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / Ann Arbor, MI
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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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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
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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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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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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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
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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Date: October 24, 2025 | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY
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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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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
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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Date: October 10, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Type/Location: Hybrid / Madison, WI
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