The seascapes and landscapes of Southeast Asia provide a window into the deep historical connections between the environment and peoples who call Southeast Asia home. These engagements have shaped communities’ relationship with the landscape and provide a backdrop to the intersections among various forms of social, political, historical, and environmental processes. Coastal and island communities, […]

The Henry Luce Foundation launched the Luce Initiative on Southeast Asia (LuceSEA) in 2018. The initiative awarded institutions of higher learning with grants to strengthen the study of Southeast Asia. At this convening conference hosted at UCLA, grantee institutions presented the progress of their grant projects.

This educational exhibit features artifacts that were extracted from Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines; purchased by Sally von dem Hagen; shipped to the U.S. ; and most recently donated to Filipino American Service Group. Inc, a local nonprofit organization here in Los Angeles. Following this local exhibit, the limestone urn artifacts will later be repatriated to the […]