This presentation will showcase how we approach the topos of Southeast Asia in the Institute of Southeast Asian Arts at NAFA-UAS. Since its founding, ISEAA and NAFA have built a highly engaged community and fostered regional agency. Some of our different platforms and projects, such as the Southeast Asian academy-wide project and the annual Southeast Asian Arts Forum, will help illustrate NAFA’s key levers and thought leadership. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies.