This event is in the past.It took place on December 3, 2025 at University of California, Berkeley.




Hear how a hydroelectric dam literally drowned an Iban community's history—and how one researcher returned 50 years later to piece it back together. Christine Padoch discusses her bilingual book reconstructing Nanga Jela's submerged past.
Academic talk
Environmental history
Southeast Asian studies
Community archives
Tips
🗺️5th floor IEAS Conference Room
Pemulai ke Nanga Jela/Return to Nanga Jela




Hear how a hydroelectric dam literally drowned an Iban community's history—and how one researcher returned 50 years later to piece it back together. Christine Padoch discusses her bilingual book reconstructing Nanga Jela's submerged past.
Academic talk
Environmental history
Southeast Asian studies
Community archives
Tips
🗺️5th floor IEAS Conference Room
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