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Video Excerpt:Wen C. Fong illustrates an example of convergence between modern Western art and classical Chinese painting during a discussion February 18, 2009. (5 min., 12 sec.)
Excerpt--Speaking on behalf of the Chinese government, Mme Liu Yandong announces 2,400 scholarships for Americans. In Chinese and English. Washington, DC, April 17, 2009. (3 min., 12 sec.)
Expanding Horizons makes the case for integrating global literacy—international knowledge, skills, and perspectives—into afterschool and summer programs.
NEW YORK, June 17, 2009 - Editors of Zhao Ziyang's memoir, Adi Ignatius and Bao Pu, discuss the legacy of Tiananmen with former US Ambassador to China Winston Lord and Orville Schell, director of the Center on US-China Relations.
NEW YORK, June 15, 2009 - Brian F. Mullaney discusses how tech innovation was behind the success of Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft lip and palate charity. (19 min., 23 sec.)
Part of the city-wide festival Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas, Iranian American author Reza Aslan discusses Islam today in the contexts of history, faith, ideology, and culture.
Kanchan Chandra (New York University); Sanjay Ruparelia (New School for Social Research), and Hindustan Times' Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, discuss India's 15th General Election, the results and its implications.
NEW YORK, June 3, 2009 - Microfinance and water management experts discuss
innovative private-sector microfinance approaches to water management
in the developing world. (1 hr., 13 min.)
Video Excerpt:Joe Madiath, founder and executive director of Gram Vikas, discusses the need for microfinance and the possibility of its becoming mainstream. (1 min., 35 sec.)