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'Kimchi Paradigm' Offers New Insights Into Success at Asian Women Leaders Conference
At Asia Society's most recent WLNA summit, in New Delhi, participants learned how to capitalize on human variety to create teams that work effectively.
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Sacrifice of the Innocents
A discussion oo two films on sexual violence against Asian children.
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Dalits in India 2000
The scheduled castes more than a half century after independence.
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Taking Care of Our Health
Experts from the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) discusses the health needs of the self-employed.
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Smashing the Myth of the Model Minority
An interview with Vijay Prashad, author of The Karma of Brown Folk.
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Democracy and Human Rights in Post-Coup Pakistan
A speech by Asma Jahangir, founder of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission.
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Democracy and Human Rights in Post-Coup Pakistan
A speech by Asma Jahangir, founder of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission.
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Globalization: The Promises and The Perils, U.S. and Asian Responses
Economic growth in Asia has obscured a number of social challenges such as ethnic conflict, the environment, migration and human rights.
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The Future of East Timor: An Interview with Constancio Pinto
Top UN official addresses a number of the problems currently facing East Timor.
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The Slums of Asia
What is a slum? Take an etymological tour around Asia.
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'No Human Being is Illegal'
A look at Burmese migrant laborers in Thailand.
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