Social Issues

Political change in China will be “from the bottom up,” according to China expert and UC Riverside Professor Perry Link.

San Francisco Declaration: A Promising Future for Women of APEC Countries

Envisioned as a roadmap, the Declaration brings attention to the substantial opportunity for economic growth in Asia and North and South America.

Developing Next Generation Women Leaders Across the Asia Pacific Region

Asia Society white paper released at APEC Women and the Economy Summit in San Francisco, Sept. 13-16, 2011.

Recovery in Japan: Voices from the Ground

Leaders in Japan disaster relief report on the latest civil society efforts to help tsunami and earthquake victims.

'Ghosts of My Home Country' and Human Trafficking

A two-part panel in DC brings the problem of human trafficking back to the United States.

Speaking Up for Asia's Internally Displaced

Distinguished experts presented the stark realities faced by more than four million internally displaced persons in Asia.

Iran, Prison and Torture: One Family's Story

Imprisoned in Tehran's Evin prison, journalist Maziar Bahari was swallowed up into a Kafkaesque world of torture, confessions and ideological "truths."

Maziar Bahari: 'Then They Came for Me' (Excerpt)

Face to face with the Iranian regime: "One more word, and I'll beat you so badly, I'll make your mother mourn for you."

James Farrer, Professor of Sociology at Sophia University, speaking in Mumbai on May 5, 2011

In Shanghai, Open Arms for Some, But Not All, Newcomers

Shanghai's problems with desirable and less desirable migrants foretell a growing issue for cities worldwide.

Sex Trafficking: One Woman's Journey

Human rights advocate Somaly Mam recounts her harrowing life story, and her attempts to prevent other women from sharing her fate.

Crisis in Japan: Public Responses, Private Responses

Forum explores the contrasting public and private responses to Japan’s recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.

The New Rules of Innovation: Does China Have What it Takes?

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