If you graduated from CSEAS, let us know what you’ve been up to and where you’ve been since leaving the Center.
Meita Estiningsih
Academic interests:
Indonesian history, media, democracy, popular culture, music, cultural anthropology
Research Areas of Interest:
Indonesia
Previous education:
BA English, Universitas Sanata Dharma
Hong Thi Dinh
Visit her faculty profile in the Asian Languages and Cultures department website.
Imelda Djatirman
Academic Interest:
People, Religion, and History of Southeast Asia
Research Areas of Interest:
Indonesia
Previous education:
B.A. Economics, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Alex Hopp
Academic Interest:
Hmong Diaspora, American Imperialism, Human Migration
Research Areas of Interest:
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Previous education:
B.A. History, UW-Madison
Ika Hutami
Academic interests:
History education, genocide education, political development, Indonesian history and national identity
Research Areas of Interest:
Indonesia
Previous education:
B.A. English Education, Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia
Emily Jorgenson
Academic interests:
Social and religious identities, politics, gender & sexuality, social media impact
Research Areas of Interest:
Indonesia
Previous education:
B.A. International Studies, Economics, and Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kurt Kuehne
Academic interests:
Sociology, state and non-state authority, social engineering, political development, education
Research Areas of Interest:
Singapore, Myanmar
Previous education:
B.A. Politics, Princeton University
Tianjiao Ma
Academic interests:
Thai history, origins of Thai political institutions and their current influence, history of Chinese immigration in Southeast Asia
Research Areas of Interest:
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand
Previous education:
B.A. International Studies, Xi’an International Studies University
M.A. Southeast Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Jessica L. Montez
Academic Interest:
Vietnamese language, culture and oral history, colonial influence and the Vietnam War, journalism, science, documentary story-telling
Research Areas of Interest:
Vietnam
Previous education:
B.S. Biology, Northern Illinois University
Ni Luh Gede Sri Pratiwi
Academic Interest:
Stories/folktales in Southeast Asia, literature, gender, culture, history, film
Research Areas of Interest:
Southeast Asia, Indonesia
Previous education:
B.A. English Language and Literature, Universitas Udayana
Mardianto Natanael Wangkanusa
Academic Interest:
Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Borderlands Culture
Research Area of Interest:
Indonesia Borderlands, Southeast Asia
Previous Education:
B.A English Literature, Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado
Bao Xiong
Academic Interest:
Relationship between Hmong Americans and Hmong residing in Southeast Asia, cross-border marriages between young Hmong Southeast Asian girls and older Hmong American men, Hmong marriage systems, patterns of gender roles in Hmong patrilineal society, and the effects of polygamy on Hmong family members.
Research Areas of Interest:
Thailand and Laos
Previous Education:
B.A. Anthropology (University of California- Merced)