SUNY/CUNY
Southeast Asia Consortium
Welcome
The SUNY/CUNY SEAC is an interdisciplinary initiative to promote research, teaching, and related efforts around Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian Americans in New York’s public universities.
The Southeast Asia Consortium (SEAC) aims to develop institutional infrastructure and robust connections across New York’s public university systems—the 64-campus, 370,000-student State University of New York (SUNY) and 25-campus, 270,000-student City University of New York (CUNY)—with the wider New York public and policy community, and with counterparts in Southeast Asia.
The statewide SEAC links faculty, students, alumni, and surrounding communities.
Announcements
October 2: Registration ends at 5:00 PM for Songs Beyond Borders: Thailand and Transnational Musical Connections
October 20: Application deadline for the Association for Asian Studies “Global Southeast Asias” Dissertation Workshop
December 19: Exhibition closes for The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)
SUNY/CUNY SEAC Highlights
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2024-25 Workshop and Field School
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Webinar: October 10, 2024
Upcoming Opportunities and Events
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Film Screening and Discussion: "Three Seasons"
7:00 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2025
With commentary by director Tony Bui
Location: Page Hall - University at Albany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203
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Songs Beyond Borders: Thailand and Transnational Musical Connections
Friday, October 3, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration is available for either in person attendance or virtual attendance.
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Association for Asian Studies: Global Southeast Asias Dissertation Workshop
Application Deadline: October 20, 2025
Eligibility: Advanced doctoral students writing dissertations with completed research
In Vancouver, Canada from March 10-12, 2026
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The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)
Exhibition on view through December 19, 2025
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross
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2025-26 SEAC Workshop and Field School in Cambodia and Vietnam
January 2026
The theme for 2025-26 is Climate Change, Sustainability and Geography. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students in CUNY and SUNY are welcome to apply.
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Graduate course on Politics of Southeast Asia
Fall 2025
Hosted by University at Albany. Open to students outside of UAlbany: Please email SEAC@sunycunysoutheastasiaconsortium.org or mweiss@albany.edu if you are interested in this course.
