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Composer, percussionist, and musicologist Susie Ibarra is driven by a belief that the values in traditional music and indigenous cultures can bring people together.
As Afghanistan reels from a devastating natural disaster, members of Asia Society's Afghanistan 21 Young Leaders Initiative are actively coordinating relief efforts.
Afghanistan's first-ever presidential debate was televised by Tolo News, which is headed by two executives with Asia Society ties.
"We are still ONE and in times like this we break barriers and we remember that we are all brothers and sisters," said relief activist Anya Lim.
As Asia Society's Afghanistan 21 Young Leaders prepare to meet in Kabul, Asia Blog spoke with former fellows about the year ahead, which will bring a new president and the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
At a recent Asia Society forum in Islamabad 11 rising stars shared personal stories and their visions for Indo-Pakistan relations, and their recommendations to turn those common dreams into reality in the not too distant future.
Firsthand impressions of the remarkable "leadership stories" shared at Asia Society's December 2012 Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
After Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sounded off on foreign policy, Asia Society gets reactions from its network of Asia 21 Young Leaders in China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Asia Society's latest Young Leaders Initiative made recommendations at the International Conference in Bonn, attended by Hillary Clinton, the UN's Ban Ki-moon and Germany's Angela Merkel.
