"I see myself as a part of the whole human race," says Filipino American turntable master, "and am here to make humanity move forward."
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas tells CNN that although Nawaz Sharif won the prime ministership for the third time in his career, the election showed progress in Pakistan's democratic system.
A young boy casts his fishing net into the water beneath a bridge in Chennai, India on May 12, 2013. (Aschevogel/Flickr)
Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas says former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan could win this weekend's election if voters come out in large numbers.
The first Vietnamese player in National Football League history is now a sports talk radio personality in San Antonio.
An "enemy alien" during WWII, he later became the first living American painter to get a solo exhibition at the Whitney.
A young student looks up from his book to pose for a photo in Cambodia on May 8, 2013. (GPE/Natasha Graham/Flickr)
The Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center weighs in on the rising political clout of APAs and his experiences as part of the extended first family.
Rocks jut out from aqua waters in Aurora, Philippines on May 8, 2013. (jojo nicdao/Flickr)
In the wake of the April tragedy at a Dhaka clothing factory, says Ejaj Ahmad, foreign companies shouldn't look to leave Bangladesh, but try instead to improve safety and worker conditions.