To celebrate the 25th anniversary of SEAA the board has invited past presidents to contribute reflections on notable accomplishments, trials, and experiences during their presidencies. Building on past president Laura Miller’s (2003-2005) reflection on the history of SEAA as an organization, we intend for this series to be not only reflective, but also speculative. Looking back to look forward, this series is an opportunity to both celebrate what we have been and envision what we might be in the future. To kick-off the series, below is a reflection by Glenda Roberts, past SEAA president (2017-2019) and Professor Emerita in the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University. All through this year reflections will be added. At the end a cumulative document will also be available here to see all entries together.
– Alex Wolff and Yanping Ni, SEAA contributing editors
Reflections on my term as President of the SEAA. 2017-2019, Glenda Roberts.