Asia Blog

Expert: Pakistan Election Outcome Hinges on Voter Turnout, Safety

Punjab police wait for the arrival of Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML) party, during the final day of campaigning at an election rally in Lahore, Pakistan on May 09, 2013. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Policy

Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan could win this weekend's election if voters come out in large numbers.

May 10th by Alex Ortolani | Comments

Interview: Dat Nguyen on Growing Up Vietnamese in Texas and Making NFL History

Former NFL player Dat Nguyen. (Delton Childs)

Lifestyle

The first Vietnamese player in National Football League history is now a sports talk radio personality in San Antonio.

May 10th by Dan Washburn | Comments

For Heritage Month, Remembering 'One of a Kind' Painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his studio at 20 East 14th Street in New York City on October 31, 1940. (Max Yavno/W.P.A./Archives of American Art)

Arts

Japanese American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi was an "enemy alien" in WWII who later became the first living American painter to get a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

May 10th by Farisa Khalid | Comments

Photo of the Day: Taking A Break From Class in Cambodia

Multimedia

A young student looks up from his book to pose for a photo in Cambodia on May 8, 2013. (GPE/Natasha Graham/Flickr)

May 10th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Konrad Ng: The Asian Pacific American Experience is 'Quintessentially American'

Konrad Ng in Washington, DC on October 19, 2012. (apacenter/Flickr)

Lifestyle

The Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center opens up about his work there, the rising political clout of Asian Pacific Americans and his experiences as part of the extended first family.

May 9th by Bill Swersey | Comments

Photo of the Day: Aqua Waters in the Philippines

Multimedia

Rocks jut out from aqua waters in Aurora, Philippines on May 8, 2013. (jojo nicdao/Flickr)

May 9th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: Solution to Bangladesh Factory Tragedy is 'Mending, Not Ending' Industry

A Bangladeshi man holds a portrait of his missing relatives, believed trapped in the rubble of an eight-storey building that collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 28, 2013. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)

Policy

In the wake of the April tragedy at a Dhaka clothing factory, argues Asia 21 Fellow Ejaj Ahmad, foreign companies shouldn't leave Bangladesh, but should try instead to improve safety conditions.

May 8th by Alex Ortolani | Comments

Photo of the Day: Golden Streaks in the Water in China

The sun casts a golden glow across Lu Gu Lake in Si Chuan Province, China on May 8, 2013. (tiffffffany/Flickr)

May 8th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Interview: 'Masala Bhangra' Star Sarina Jain Gets America Moving and Grooving

Sarina Jain (in black, center) leading a group Masala Bhangra session. (Sarina Jain)

Lifestyle

The Indian American fitness dynamo chats candidly about entrepreneurship, rocking Masala Bhangra in Japan, and the family tragedy that first inspired her.

May 7th by Amna Khawar | Comments