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Inspiration, Integrity, and the Ramones

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:25:44 -0400

NEW YORK, August 27, 2010 - Yoshitomo Nara describes how he deals with the paradoxes of being an artist in the marketplace. (3 min., 44 sec.) Watch the complete program Exhibition website

Shared Interests at the Shanghai Expo

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:22:38 -0400

NEW YORK, August 26, 2010 - Frank Lavin explains how the US Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo emphasizes what Americans and Chinese have in common. (1 min., 48 sec.) Read the program summary Watch the complete program

Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara (Complete)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:56:56 -0400

NEW YORK, August 27, 2010 - On the eve of his Asia Society Museum exhibition, Yoshitomo Nara discusses his art and career with Museum curator Miwako Tezuka. (45 min.) Exhibition website

Inside the Shanghai Expo (Complete)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:53:07 -0400

NEW YORK, August 26, 2010 - Frank Lavin shares a candid insider's view of the 2010 Shanghai Expo, the largest World's Fair in history. (1 hr., 4 min.) Read the program summary

Richard Holbrooke: A Different Order of Catastrophe

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:53:12 -0400

NEW YORK, August 19, 2010 - Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke sketches out the extent of the devastation in Pakistan. (35 sec.) Watch the complete program Read the summary

George Soros: A 'Human Cause' in Pakistan

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:30:46 -0400

NEW YORK, August 19, 2010 - George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Institute, urges listeners to consider underlying causes of the natural disaster in Pakistan. (1 min., 10 sec.) Watch the complete program Read the summary

'Pakistan Needs Your Immediate Help'

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:18:51 -0400

NEW YORK, August 19, 2010 - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi makes an urgent appeal on behalf of his flood-ravaged nation. (34 sec.) Watch the complete program Read the summary

One American Family’s Adoption Story

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:17:13 -0400

NEW YORK, May 14, 2010 - Documentary fillmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal discusses international adoption with Donna and Faith Sadowsky, subjects of her film Wo Ai Ni Mommy. (11 min., 10 sec.) Read the program summary

Pakistan Flood Relief (Complete)

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:59:04 -0400

NEW YORK, August 19, 2010 - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke, George Soros, and others issue an emergency appeal for aid to Pakistan in the wake of its devastating floods. (1 hr., 7 min.) Read the summary

'Live from Tokyo' Trailer

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:14:48 -0400

Screening on Oct. 29 at Asia Society New York, Lewis Rapkin's documentary takes viewers all over Tokyo as it explores the city's innovative contemporary artistic culture. (3 min., 28 sec.) Learn more/Buy tickets

Why Language Matters

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:20:40 -0400

A pervasive lack of foreign language capacity threatens the security and economic well-being of the United States. (1 min., 14 sec.). Read the full article Take action

The Stars of Sufi Music

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:17:57 -0400

NEW YORK, July 22, 2010 - Highlights from the closing concert of the first New York Sufi Music Festival, featuring Abida Parveen, Akhtar Channel Zehri, and many other charismatic performers. (5 min, 35 sec.) Complete festival information

The Monkey King and Youth Appeal

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:58:49 -0400

Professor Anthony C. Yu describes how Journey to the West appeals to young minds—of all ages. (5 min., 30 sec.) Read the article.

We Need More Global Competence

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:37:09 -0400

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2010 - The United Nation Foundation's Gillian Sorensen argues that global competence is urgently needed in today's society. (16 min., 44 sec.)

Video Letter from China

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:01:58 -0400

Asia Society's Jeff Wang traveled throughout China to find Chinese school exchange partners for American schools—and learned more than he anticipated. (4 min., 14 sec.) Read the article

Henry Luce's Failed Crusade

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:01:24 -0400

NEW YORK, July 21, 2010 - Alan Brinkley, biographer of the publisher Henry Luce, describes the one dream Luce never saw realized: a democratic, Westernized China. (1 min., 20 sec.) Watch the complete program Read the program summary

The Last Empress and the Publisher (Complete)

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:38:22 -0400

NEW YORK, July 21, 2010 - Biographers Hannah Pakula and and Alan Brinkley assess the complex ties between Henry Luce and Madame Chiang Kai-shek with Orville Schell. (1 hr., 11 min.) Read the program summary

The Himalaya Then and Now

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:08:04 -0400

NEW YORK, July 14, 2010 - Mountaineer David Breashears offers side-by-side comparisons documenting the loss of ice on the Himalayan glacier. (3 min., 13 sec.) Read program summary Rivers of Ice website

Asia's Vanishing Glaciers (Complete)

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:50:19 -0400

NEW YORK, July 14, 2010 - Bill McKibben, David Breashears, Orville Schell, and other experts make the case that the Himalayan glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate. (1 hr., 28 min.)

China, The Indispensable Partner

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:43:19 -0400

HOUSTON, July 12, 2010 - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasizes the new, central role China plays in world affairs. (5 min., 47 sec.) Read the program summary