Asia Society

EVENT: Cultural Ecology – Hong Kong

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:02 -0400

Date: May 25, 2013 - 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Discussion Topic: Arts BUY...

EVENT: Film Screening: Hometown Boy

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:03 -0400

Date: May 24, 2013 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Film Topic: Arts BUY TICKETS ...

EVENT: New Cultural Paradigm – Partnership for an Asian Age

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:01 -0400

Date: May 24, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Discussion Topic: Arts BUY...

EVENT: China Power: Art Now After Mao

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:12:04 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:15pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Film BUY TICKETS Documentary...

EVENT: Reporting in China Today: The Inside Stories

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:12:04 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: New York Type: Special Event Topic: keyword BUY...

Interview: Filmmaker Amrit Singh Dishes on His Quest to Find New...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:28 -0400

Interview: Filmmaker Amrit Singh Dishes on His Quest to Find New York’s Best Dosa

From the many phases of his hair to a tweet that inspired his film Dosa Hunt, the Punjabi American music maven tells us how his heritage has shaped who he is today.

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Book Excerpt: Peter Hessler’s ‘Strange Stones’...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:42:17 -0400

Book Excerpt: Peter Hessler’s ‘Strange Stones’ Tells Stories from East and West

Peter Hessler’s new book is a selection of his thought-provoking reportage on both China and the United States over the past decade. Author appearance at Asia Society New York on Tuesday, May 21.

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EVENT: A Passion for Jade: the Bishop Collection at the Metropolitan Museum

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:17 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Other Topic: Arts BUY TICKETS...

EVENT: Foreign Policy Update: Private CEO Boardroom Luncheon Briefing

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:14:47 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Australia Type: Briefing Topic: Policy With...

EVENT: China's Investment Surge in Silicon Valley

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:06:38 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 - 8:00am - 9:45am Location: Northern California Type: Panel Discussion...

Photo of the Day: A Petulant Puppy in Japan A dog looks out the...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:44:03 -0400

Photo of the Day: A Petulant Puppy in Japan

A dog looks out the windown in Tokyo, Japan on May 13, 2013. (今ゆっくりと歩いていこう/Flickr)

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Interview: CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout on Haw Flakes, Twitter...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:00 -0400

Interview: CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout on Haw Flakes, Twitter and Tracking China

We reached out to the CNN International anchor and self-professed “media junkie,” “China nerd” and “geek mom” via email.

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EVENT: Discover Cambodia!

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:12:33 -0400

Date: May 23, 2013 (All day) - May 26, 2013 (All day) Type: Other Topic: Travel Discover...

EVENT: Australian Short Film Today

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:44:47 -0400

Date: May 22, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: New York Type: Film Topic: Arts BUY TICKETS ...

EVENT: The Enduring Passion for Ink

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:30:47 -0400

Date: May 22, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:15pm Location: Hong Kong Type: Discussion Topic: Arts BUY...

EVENT: The Business of Asia: Boardroom Luncheon Briefing

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:02 -0400

Date: May 22, 2013 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm Location: Australia Type: Briefing Topic: Trade With...

Video: Filmmaker Returns Home to Site of Sichuan Earthquake to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:43 -0400

Video: Filmmaker Returns Home to Site of Sichuan Earthquake to Tell Town’s Tale

Five years after the Sichuan earthquake, ‘The Reborn of Beichuan’ follows the journey of two families from a devastated Chinese city as they try to restore normalcy to their lives and struggle to move past the loss of their children.

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Interview: ‘Zombie Combat’ Expert Roger Ma Protects...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:02:21 -0400

Interview: ‘Zombie Combat’ Expert Roger Ma Protects Fellow Citizens From the Undead

As vampires and zombies threaten to overrun American culture, one man stands between ordinary mortals and the blood-sucking, flesh-eating hordes.

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Photo of the Day: All Dressed Up in China A young girl in Baizu...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:00 -0400

Photo of the Day: All Dressed Up in China

A young girl in Baizu costume in Jizushan, Yunnan Province, China on December 27, 2012. (James Moallem)

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Video: What to Look for When Myanmar’s Thein Sein Visits...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:35:00 -0400

Video: What to Look for When Myanmar’s Thein Sein Visits the White House

Asia Society’s Vice President of Global Policy Programs Suzanne DiMaggio says the meeting is an opportunity for both leaders to “further solidify the normalization process of U.S.-Myanmar relations.”

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