Juliet Lu
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“LETTING LAND GO: SHIFTING STRATEGIES OF CHINESE CONTROL IN LAOS” Juliet Lu Department of Forest Resources Management School of Public Policy & Global Affairs University of British Columbia In the 2000s, Laos …
Tony DelaRosa
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“TEACHING THE INVISIBLE RACE: EMBODYING A PRO-ASIAN AMERICAN LENS IN SCHOOLS” Tony DelaRosa (he/siya) Author of Teaching the Invisible Race PhD Student in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis University of Wisconsin-Madison Introduction by …
Darin Bielecki
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“INDONESIA – A THRIVING DEMOCRACY OR DEMOCRACY IN DECLINE?” Darin Bielecki International Republican Institute
Ratri Istania
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“AUTHORITARIAN NOSTALGIA AND DEMOCRATIC DECLINE IN CONTEMPORARY INDONESIA” Ratri Istania Associate Professor, NIPA School of Administration Jakarta Senior Researcher, Populi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research Jakarta AIFIS-Luce Research Fellow, Cornell University …
Dan Jackson
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“GHOST PLANES: CROSS-CULTURAL COOPERATION AND THE DISCOVERY OF LOST WORLD WAR II WARPLANES IN THAILAND” Dan Jackson Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Department of History University of Wisconsin-Madison In November 1944, two American warplanes from …
Alfred McCoy
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“COLD WAR ON FIVE CONTINENTS: ADVENTURES IN EMPIRE AND ESPIONAGE” Alfred W. McCoy Harrington Professor of History University of Wisconsin-Madison Drawing upon his forthcoming book, Cold War on Five Continents, McCoy will explore the role …
Nathan McGovern
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“HOLY THINGS IN THAILAND AND THE SPECTRE OF SYNCRETISM” Nathan McGovern Associate Professor of Asian Religions University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Contemporary Thai Buddhists worship a variety of “holy things” (sing saksit), including spirits, gods, and …
Sally Tyler
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“THE DURIAN CHRONICLES: REFLECTIONS ON THE U.S. AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE TRUMP ERA” Sally Tyler Author and Independent Scholar *Digital copy of The Durian Chronicles now available for $5.00! Order at this …
Adrian de Leon
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“DIASPORA’S BOONDOCKS: HINTERLANDS IN FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY” Adrian de Leon Assistant Professor of History New York University How were the native people from the margins of empire, from Christianized lowlands peasants to sovereign indigenous …
Steven Brooke
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“COMMUNITY PROTECTION FROM POPULIST VIOLENCE: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR” Steven Brooke Associate Professor Department of Political Science and Faculty Director, Middle East Studies Program University of Wisconsin-Madison When populist …