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Walking With a Giant: Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center talks about his friend Yao Ming
27 July
Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center, shared some stories of his friend Yao Ming, the professional basketball star who recently announced his retirement from the NBA’s Houston Rockets.
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Maxine Hong Kingston on the 'Broad Margin' of Her Life
22 June
A major figure in Asian American writing reflects on her life and legacy at a book event in San Francisco.
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Maxine Hong Kingston in San Francisco on April 21, 2011
"Tiger Mom Says" Allows Asian American Community to Share Experiences Over Laughter
8 June
The discussion about the impact of "Tiger Moms" in the Asian American Community.
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Recap: I Love A Broad Margin to My Life
25 May
Pictures of the event with Maxine Hong Kingston.
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Re-cycling the Roads
27 April
A panel of experts discuss bicycle culture and policy in the U.S. and China.
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Two Weeks On, Japan Deals with Nukes, Politics and Costs of Devastation
25 March
Experts assess the extent of Japan's devastation.
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Inside Xu Bing's 'Landscape of Shadows'
31 January
MacArthur "Genius Award" recipient explores innovative new directions in latest work.
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Computer Software Piracy in China Comes under Scrutiny of Bejing
19 January
One of the growing issues in the ever-developing saga of tensions between the United States and China is the topic of pirated software.
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Where are the Asian CEOs?
14 January
Why, in San Francisco, a city that is one-third Asian, are there so few Asian-Pacific Islander American (API) CEOs, board members, and executive leaders?
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Japan's First Foray into Scripted Reality TV with "Shibuhara Girls"
11 January
Next month, MTV Japan will make its first foray into the realm of "scripted reality tv" that has now become ubiquitous on American television.
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