Worldwide Locations
Worldwide Locations
Calendar
Apr 2, 2013 -
5:30pm
to 7:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Human Rights
Early evening presentation with Khalid Malik, Director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP; Professor James Mirrlees, Nobel Economist; Jennifer Meehan, Chair, Gra...
Apr 2, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 7:30pm
New York
Special Event
Dance
The company will present selections from Shen Wei’s most recent works, followed by film screenings and a discussion with Shen Wei and Rachel Cooper, Director, Asia...
Apr 3, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 3:00pm
Online
Other
Education
Please join the Alliance for Excellent Education for a webinar on the Asia Society’s Global Cities Education Network, which works to identify effective strategies i...
Apr 4, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 7:30pm
Northern California
Panel Discussion
Global
**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Please call 415 421 8707 to be waitlisted.**
Thirty years ago, China’s role in global affairs beyond its immediate neighborhood was minor...
Apr 4, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 9:00pm
Texas
Connect and imbibe in stunning architectural surroundings with light bites and killer cocktails at Asia Society Texas Center’s monthly Leo Bar mixer. As always, com...
Apr 4, 2013 -
7:00pm
to 7:00pm
Texas
Popular Culture
A game-changer in the truest sense, Yul Kwon won the hit CBS reality show Survivor: Cook Islands during 2006's controversial, racially segregated season. On his way t...
Apr 5, 2013 - Apr 7, 2013 -
11:00am
to 6:00pm
New York
Special Event
Lifestyle
Personal appearances by designer Carol Cassidy
Friday, April 5 & Saturday, April 6, 12:30-3:30 pm
Carol Cassidy showcases an expansive array of her latest textiles i...
Apr 5, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 7:30pm
Texas
Dance
A major figure in classical Indian bharata natyam, Malavika Sarukkai makes her Asia Society Texas Center debut with Darshan: Seeking the Divine. Described by critics and...
Apr 7, 2013 - Apr 9, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 2:00pm
Conference
Education
The National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) is dedicated to new ideas and best practices in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning and U.S.–China e...
Apr 8, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 2:00pm
Northern California
Briefing
Finance
A Hard Landing for the Chinese Banking Sector? Join Asia Society Northern California and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in a luncheon discussion as part of our...
Apr 8, 2013 -
12:30pm
to 2:00pm
Hong Kong
Meet the Author
Finance
Luncheon presentation by Anat Admati, George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Registration: 12:15 pm
Lunch...
Apr 8, 2013 -
5:30pm
to 8:00pm
Northern California
Panel Discussion
Asia Society Northern California is pleased to co-sponsor with the Japan Policy Research Institute a discussion on terriorial disputes in the China Seas and its impl...
Apr 8, 2013 -
7:00pm
to 9:00pm
Free Screening Followed by a Discussion with Director Porter Erisman.
Date and Time: April 8 at 7:00PM
Davidson Conference Center, Boardroom
Address: University of...
Apr 9, 2013 -
12:30pm
to 2:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Governance
Light lunch and presentation by Lord Wei of Shoreditch
Light lunch at 12:30 pm; presentation at 1:00, Close at 2:00
Lord Wei serves in the House of Lords as the youngest...
Apr 9, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 7:45pm
New York
Discussion
Economic Trends
* Reception from 7:45 to 8:45 pm
In his last book, Joseph Stiglitz convincingly made the case that the Iraq War will cost $3 trillion; now, the Nobel Prize-winning econom...
Apr 9, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 7:30pm
After the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a mysterious woman appears with a memory stone in Houston’s Japanese garden. The woman’s powers cause tw...
Apr 10, 2013 -
9:00am
to 5:00pm
Hong Kong
Special Event
Arts
One-day workshop presented by the Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Collectors, dealers, auction houses, and academics will participate in a dialog...
Apr 10, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 1:30pm
Join us for a discussion with Paul Wilson, Managing Director of Myanmar Capital Advisors Pte. Ltd., on April 10.
Date: April 10, 2013
Time: 12:00pm- 1:30pm...
Apr 10, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
New York
Film
Around the world, millions of girls face barriers to education that boys do not. And, yet, when you educate a girl, you can break cycles of poverty in just one generation...
Apr 10, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Religions & Philosophies
Evening Presentation by Jennifer Roth, Senior Vice President and Head of Judaica Department, Sotheby's New York
Drinks reception: 6:30 pm
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Clos...
Apr 10, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 7:30pm
After the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a mysterious woman appears with a memory stone in Houston’s Japanese garden. The woman’s powers cause tw...
Apr 11, 2013 - Apr 13, 2013 -
(All day)
to (All day)
Hong Kong
Conference
Arts
The Para Site International Conference 2013 is a three-day forum that brings together a group of original thinkers, artists and curators from around the world to discuss...
Apr 11, 2013 -
11:45am
to 11:45am
Texas
Popular Culture
Asia Society Texas Center is pleased to host the program, Connecting with Asian American Consumers through Marketing and Social Media, presented by the Asian Chamber of C...
Apr 11, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 7:30pm
After the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, a mysterious woman appears with a memory stone in Houston’s Japanese garden. The woman’s powers cause tw...
Apr 12, 2013 -
3:30pm
to 4:30pm
Washington DC
Lecture
Policy
In cooperation with the Rising Powers Initiative at
With the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan in 2014 and general elections in Pakistan this May, South Asian...
Apr 12, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
India
Panel Discussion
U.S.-Asia
While the Asia Pacific region has made great strides in narrowing the gender gap in recent decades, significant disparities remain within individual countries and across...
Apr 13, 2013 -
1:00pm
to 2:00pm
Texas
These opportunities to see Yoshio Taniguchi's first free-standing structure in the United States will focus on the materials, influences, and ambience of the building...
Apr 13, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 3:00pm
Texas
Docent-led tours of Asia Society Texas Center's exhibitions allow visitors to experience art on a personal level, learn about art historical periods and styles, and h...
Apr 13, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 2:00pm
Texas
Popular Culture
As the Internet and social networking have grown over the last decade, so too has the ability to disseminate ideas and reach new audiences. Uploaded: The Asian American M...
Apr 13, 2013 -
4:00pm
to 6:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Arts
Afternoon reception with artists, speakers and live music
Featuring works by Hong Kong’s emerging artists and musicians, young art enthusiasts and creative professi...
Apr 14, 2013 -
9:00am
to 11:00am
Texas
After a successful partnership in October 2012, the Breakfast Yoga Club Houston returns to Asia Society Texas Center for its April session.
The Breakfast Yoga Club (BYC)...
Apr 14, 2013 -
10:30am
to 10:30am
Texas
Asia Society Texas Center Members are invited to brunch with Shizu Saldamando, a featured artist in Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter. Saldamando wil...
Apr 14, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 2:00pm
Texas
Our two exhibitions on contemporary Asian American identity close with a visit by Shizu Saldamando. A featured artist in Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Enco...
Apr 15, 2013 -
12:00am
to 2:00pm
Philippines
Discussion
Economic Trends
Asia Society Philippines, in partnership with CLSA, will be hosting a luncheon with Christopher Wood (Managing Director for Equity Strategy of CLSA) on April 15, 2013.
Ch...
Apr 15, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
New York
Panel Discussion
Arts
A panel discussion with three of Cambodia’s most prominent contemporary artists: Sophiline Cheam Shapiro (choreographer and dancer), Him Sophy (composer) and Sophea...
Apr 16, 2013 -
8:00am
to 10:00am
Hong Kong
Discussion
From New York City via Webex with Jill Lerner, President, NYC American Institute of Architects; Michael Manfredi, Cofounder, WEISS/MANFREDI; Peter Eisenman, FAIA, Fo...
Apr 16, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 7:30pm
Northern California
Meet the Author
Literature
Asia Society and Mechanics' Insitute are pleased to welcome acclaimed author Gish Jen as she speaks about her new book Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdepen...
Apr 17, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 7:30pm
Northern California
Panel Discussion
The Black Ship Scroll marks a time in history when Japan "opened" its doors to the outside world after more than two centuries of living in seclusion. The Japan Society o...
Apr 17, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Arts
Evening presentation by Hiroshi Senju, artist
Drinks reception: 6:30 pm
Discussion: 7:00 pm
Close: 8:00 pm
Hiroshi Senju, one of Japan’s most celebrated contempor...
Apr 18, 2013 -
12:30pm
to 2:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Human Rights
Luncheon Presentation by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Activist & Writer
Registration at 12:15 pm
Luncheon at 12:30 pm
Close at 2:00 pm
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an outsp...
Apr 18, 2013 - Apr 21, 2013 -
1:00pm
to 8:00pm
India
Special Event
Arts
Join Asia Society India Centre for a spectacular weekend visit to the Sharjah Biennial 11. The Biennial, a mega-exhibition that takes place every two years, is titled Re:...
Apr 18, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:30pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Sustainable Cities
Evening Discussion with: Lynne DiStefano, University of Hong Kong; Suraya Ismail, Think City; Eric Zerrudo, University of Santo Tomas
Drinks Reception at 6:30 pm
Discuss...
Apr 18, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 7:30pm
Texas
Mr. Lin’s incisive drama seems to suggest that American politics has become a game that has as its ends not so much the improvement of the civic sphere but the vici...
Apr 19, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 9:00pm
New York
Special Event
Popular Culture
Enjoy a fabulous evening of networking, art and ambiance with the LGBT community, and make new professional and personal connections. Join host Asia Society Corporate Mem...
Apr 19, 2013 -
6:45pm
to 8:45pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 19, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 9:00pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 20, 2013 -
11:00am
to 12:00pm
Texas
Designed for adults with little or no previous yoga experience, this series of six sessions will introduce basic poses and mindful movements. Elizabeth Reese, PhD, E-RYT,...
Apr 20, 2013 -
3:45pm
to 5:45pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St., New York,...
Apr 20, 2013 -
7:30pm
to 9:00pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 20, 2013 -
8:00pm
to 10:00pm
New York
Performance
Music
Master of the chapei dong vong (long neck guitar), Kong Nay's music caught the ear of Peter Gabriel, who presented him at Womad. Kong Nay's CD release Mekong Delt...
Apr 21, 2013 -
1:00pm
to 4:00pm
New York
Special Event
Choul Chhnam Thmei marks the traditional end of the harvest season when Cambodians gather with friends and family to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Learn about Cambodia...
Apr 22, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:30pm
New York
Meet the Author
Conflicts
Join prizewinning historian William Dalrymple (The Last Mughal), for a masterly retelling of the first Afghan war, perhaps the West's greatest imperial disaster in th...
Apr 22, 2013 -
7:00pm
to 9:00pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: AMC Loews Village, 66 3rd Ave, New York, NY....
Apr 23, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
Hong Kong
Meet the Author
Social Issues
Evening presentation by Michael Meyer, author
Drinks reception: 6:30 pm
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Close: 8:00 pm
In The Last Days of Old Beijing, author Michael Meyer takes...
Apr 23, 2013 -
7:00pm
to 7:00pm
Texas
Every year thousands of North Koreans make the dangerous journey across the border to escape oppression and poverty. In March 2005, Danny was one of them. Danny crossed i...
Apr 23, 2013 -
7:00pm
to 8:30pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 24, 2013 -
8:30am
to 8:00pm
India
Conference
Business
Asia Society India Centre is delighted to offer its supporters a discounted entry for this highly anticipated and exclusive event.
The India Summit will outline the...
Apr 24, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 2:00pm
New York
Discussion
National
In recent years, Myanmar has undergone tremendous transformation. After decades of military rule and isolation, President Thein Sein's administration has initiated a...
Apr 24, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
Hong Kong
Discussion
Contemporary Art Collection
Evening Presentation by Kate Cary Evans, Founder, Art Radar Asia
Drinks Reception at 6:30 pm
Discussion at 7:00 pm
Close at 8:00 pm
Hong Kong is one of the most dynamic...
Apr 25, 2013 -
2:30pm
to 4:30pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 25, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
New York
Discussion
Development
This program has limited tickets available. Please send an email to dchoi@asiasociety.org if you are interested to attend, stating your name, affiliation, and email addre...
Apr 26, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 1:30pm
Korea
Lecture
Economic Trends
Asia Society Korea Center's April Special Lecture will feature guest speaker Kosuke Motani, Chief Senior Economist of Japan Research Institute, at the Lotte Hotel Seo...
Apr 26, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 6:00pm
Texas
Special Event
The signature social event of Asia Society Texas Center, Tiger Ball brings together a diverse group of patrons, business and cultural leaders, and international diplomats...
Apr 27, 2013 -
11:00am
to 6:00pm
Texas
In celebration of the inaugural Museum Experience, presented by the Houston Museum District Association, our sixth Family Day will spotlight Southeast Asia. Rich traditio...
Apr 27, 2013 -
11:00am
to 12:00pm
Texas
Designed for adults with little or no previous yoga experience, this series of six sessions will introduce basic poses and mindful movements. Elizabeth Reese, PhD, E-RYT,...
Apr 27, 2013 -
3:00pm
to 4:30pm
New York
Film
Arts
Part of the Tribeca Film Festival
This program is co-presented by Tribeca Film Festival and Asia Society.
Screening location: Clearview Cinemas, 260 W 23rd St New York, N...
Apr 28, 2013 -
1:00pm
to 4:00pm
New York
Performance
Performing Arts
The complete video of Celebrating Beate Gordon can be seen here
An afternoon program celebrating the life and legacy of Beate Gordon, former Asia Society Director of Per...
Apr 28, 2013 -
2:00pm
to 5:00pm
Hong Kong
Performance
Music
World Premiere Concert
Reception at 2:00pm
Concert at 3:00pm
Closes at 5:00pm
Premiering new works by six talented emerging composers from around the world, T...
Apr 29, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 2:00pm
Australia
Briefing
Policy
Asia Society Australia will host a CEO Boardroom Luncheon Briefing with the Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Peter Varghese AO. Mr Varghese will s...
Apr 29, 2013 -
6:00pm
to 7:30pm
New York
Lecture
Arts
Homi K. Bhahba (Harvard University)
Discussant: Saskia Sassen (Columbia University)
This program is co-presented by Committe on Global Thought (Columbia University), The...
Apr 30, 2013 -
12:00pm
to 12:00pm
Texas
Comprised of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, the goal of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (...
Apr 30, 2013 -
6:30pm
to 8:00pm
New York
Panel Discussion
Center on U.S.-China Relations
ChinaFile presents: A conversation with current and former Wall Street Journal China correspondents, including Deputy Editor in Chief Rebecca Blumenstein, joined by Marcu...
