Welcome to the Council for Southeast Asia at ASU

The Southeast Asia Council at Arizona State University brings together faculty, graduate students and associates who all share an academic interest in the region (including Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam).

Council for South Asian Studies

With particular focus on the countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, the South Asia Council brings together faculty, graduate students, and associates from across the University. The faculty represent a rich diversity of disciplinary interests including Religious Studies, History, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Film Studies, Economics, Communications, Design, Business, Language Studies, Sustainability, and Community Resources and Development.

Council for Northeast Asian Studies

The Council for Northeast Asian Studies comprises faculty, graduate students and associates who teach courses or conduct research on Japan or Korea, as well as those who engage in pan-regional and cross-boundary research on Northeast Asia. Areas of interest include language, linguistics, literature, history, art history, thoughts, religion, technology, film, geography, conservation, political science, public administration, copyright law, and print culture.