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Dr. LinDa Saphan holds a Q&A session after the screening of her documentary Dont Think Ive Forgotten: Cambodias Lost Rock and Roll. (Nick Glover | Northern Star)

Filmmaker focuses on the stories of Cambodian musicians

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | November 1, 2022

Saturday afternoon, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies put on a screening of Dr. LinDa Saphan’s documentary “Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll,” a film that focuses on the many stories of Cambodia’s biggest rock...

Associate professor Doris MacDonald speaks on her experience in Indonesia Friday in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.

Fulbright specialist back from Indonesia, shares experiences

By Sophia Mullowney | April 24, 2019

Associate professor Doris MacDonald speaks on her experience in Indonesia Friday in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.

Eric Jones, acting director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (from left), assistant Director Jui-Chang Wang and 13 of the 15 2018-2019 Foreign Language Area Studies Fellows pose in front of the center.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies receives $2.5M grant for sixth time

By Taher Zeitoun | March 3, 2019

Eric Jones, acting director for the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (from left), assistant Director Jui-Chang Wang and 13 of the 15 2018-2019 Foreign Language Area Studies Fellows pose in front of the center.

I Younan An, senior political science major and Lincoln Laureate award winner, smiles during a trip he took to Mount Rushmore. 

Cambodian student one of four to receive the Lincoln Laureate award

By Taher Zeitoun | November 16, 2018

I Younan An, senior political science major and Lincoln Laureate award winner, smiles during a trip he took to Mount Rushmore. 

Attendees of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series gathered in the Campus Life Building for Thai food and a featured speaker Friday.

Lecture series explores different Southeast Asian cultures

By Taher Zeitoun | October 31, 2018

Eric Jones, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, addressed participants of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series during the Oct. 19 lecture in the Campus Life Building.

Lecture series prompts discussion about Cambodian religious monument

By Taher Zeitoun | October 29, 2018

DeKALB — As part of its Southeast Asia Lecture Series, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies hosted Mitch Hendrickson to present his lecture ”Steely Places and Angkorian Spaces.”Hendrickson has been teaching Anthropology at the University of Illinois...

Mark Padoongpatt, author of “Flavors of Empire: Food and the Making of Thai America,” spoke to the audience about his book Friday in the Campus Life Building as part of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series.

Southeast Asia Lecture Series covers Thai food and its contribution to Thai America

By Fathima Siddiqui | October 22, 2018

Attendees of the Southeast Asia Lecture Series gathered in the Campus Life Building for Thai food and a featured speaker Friday.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies to hold Spring 2016 Lecture Series

By Northern Star staff | February 9, 2016

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies will hold "Rescuing Vanishing Art: Reverse Glass Painting in Mainland Southeast Asia" noon Feb. 19 in the Campus Life Building, Room 100.This event will resume the Center for Southeast Asian Studies’ Spring 2016...

Center uses $2M grant on fellowships

By Northern Star Staff | October 30, 2014

Federal grants awarded to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies will go to fellowships and the center’s foreign language program.The center will use $2 million in grants, awarded Oct. 7, to provide Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and...

Princess receives degree

By Rachel Scaman | September 18, 2013

NIU presented Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Princess of Thailand, with an honorary degree of doctor and Humane Letters on Tuesday.A ceremony was held in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium where Her Royal Highness addressed about 300 people after she was presented...