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The AAS Southeast Asia Council and Journal of Southeast Asian Studies invite proposals for their #AAS2026 joint session, "Rituals in Rupture: Everyday Religion and the Politics of Instability in Southeast Asia." Abstracts are due by July 22! asianstudies.org/call-for-paper…

Congrats to the Class of 2025! 🎓 So proud of my students Loh An Lin, Winnie Lim, and the newly minted Dr. Kang Minji—three brilliant graduates whose work on Singapore theater, Buddhist art, and Theravada Buddhism continues to inspire and leave a lasting impact!

This is hilariously annoying — the "Amitabha gang" is going around sticking Amitabha stickers everywhere! 😅 youtube.com/watch?v=tfK-KA…

Attended the Tan Kah Kee Scholar Alumni Dinner last night and was glad to reconnect with former NUS classmates, colleagues, and friends. Grateful to the Foundation for supporting my PhD journey. Mr Tan Kah Kee’s legacy continues to inspire 🙏

Just wrapped up a rewarding time at EASSSR in Seoul. I had the pleasure of organizing a panel on Buddhist minorities in SEA and hosting the inaugural Asian edition of SSCR’s “Emerging Voices” roundtable. It was wonderful to connect with so many religious studies scholars!

Excited to share the NUS Buddhist Studies Group’s Fall 2025 lineup! Talks cover Buddhism in Taiwan, Singapore, Journey to the West, and more. Plus, Prof. Susan Huang’s Distinguished Lecture on Buddhist print culture on 17 Oct. Details: blog.nus.edu.sg/buddhiststudie…

Come and be my Singapore-based colleague at NTU History!

NUS Buddhist Studies Group is growing! I'm very excited to welcome my new colleague, Jesse LeFebvre, as a new member of the Buddhist Studies Group. His expertise in Japanese Buddhism will greatly enrich our academic community! facebook.com/photo/?fbid=12…

It was a delightful pleasure to host Professor An-yi Pan as our third annual NUS–Temenggong Distinguished Scholar in Residence! Professor Pan gave a wonderful talk on the modern art movement in Taiwan, drawn from his forthcoming book, Embattled Modernity: Postwar Taiwanese Art.