Panel 5: Environmental and Economic History

Barbara and Leonard Andaya (2015) outlined the major characteristics of Early Modern Southeast Asia, emphasizing how the periodization provided a venue for local realities to enter historiography. The adoption of […]

Panel 7: Women in Philippine Archaeology

The establishment of archaeology as a professional discipline in the Philippines was heavily male dominated. This issue is so pervasive that even when female representation increased, especially the accessibility of […]

Panel 8: Decolonizing SE Asian Archaeology

Archaeological practice in Southeast Asia has recently shifted to active engagement with local stakeholders. This is due to the realization that involving communities results in meaningful research outcomes. A growing […]

Dr. John Terrell: History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths

History, Heritage, and Expedient Myths Dr. John Terrell, Regenstein Curator of Pacific Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois Anyone who has forgotten where they put something knows in […]

Breaking Myths: Food, Feasts, and the Ifugao Rice Terraces

Philippine Consulate General Community Hall 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

The UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles have teamed up to explore the role of rice and feast in Ifugao resistance against […]