2026 Symposium on Asian Indigeneity —-Agenda

Program & Keynote

Location: McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020)

TimeEvent
8:30 – 8:55 amRefreshment & Coffee
9:00 – 9:10 amPrayer- Maria Elena Lopez
9:15 – 9:25 amOpening Remark
9:30 – 10:10 amSession 1: Yi-Yu (Larry) Lai 

Tracing Roots, Charting Routes: Indigenous Taiwanese Encounters on Philippine Soil and the Politics of Archipelagic Belonging
10:15 – 10:55 amSession 2: Maisnam Arnapal 

The Other Side of Indigeneity: Feminist Peacebuilding Praxes
11:00 – 11:40 amSession 3: Krisharyanto Umbu Deta

Ingenious Indigeneity: Marapu in the Encounters with Religion and the State in Sumba, Indonesia
11:45am – 12:25 pmRound Table Discussion
12:25 – 12:35 pmClosing
12:35 pmLunch Reception

Speakers
• Yi-Yu (Larry) Lai (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
• Maisnam Arnapal (UC Santa Barbara)
• Krisharyanto Umbu Deta (UC Santa Barbara)

Moderator
Dr. Maung Ting Nyeu (Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UCSB)