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An exciting new annual print publication featuring writing, data visualization, photography, and original illustrations, Asia Society Magazine provides an in-depth look at the year that was, in Asia and beyond.
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Volume 3 · December 2021
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Featuring contributions from the world’s leading thinkers on Asian and Asian American affairs, the third edition of Asia Society Magazine is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the issues that mattered in 2021, and what to expect in 2022. Pulitzer Prize winning Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini shares the last batch of images he took in his homeland — before he fled to save his life. Six renowned Indian artists offer lockdown-inspired works from an “absent year.” Veteran Asian American activist Helen Zia, after a year of xenophobic hatred in the U.S., reflects on what has — and hasn’t — changed since the movement began decades ago. And Asia Society President Kevin Rudd explains why a grouping of countries known as the Quad “represents one of the most consequential challenges to Chinese ambitions in the years ahead.” Other topics covered include COVID’s “counterpunch”; a most unusual Tokyo Olympics; the global supply chain shuffle; the partnership necessary to fight climate change; charming Chinatown style; favorite AAPI artists; the mind of the Iranian voter; a violent coup in Myanmar; the importance of teaching Asian American history; and much, much more. Beautifully designed, and featuring contributions from seven sought-after illustrators and data visualization artists, Asia Society Magazine makes the perfect gift or coffee table addition. Supplies are limited — order today.
Featured contributors: Wendy Cutler, Sally Deng, Amir Farmanesh, Glenn Harvey, Henry Kissinger, Stewart Kwoh, Andria Lo, Valerie Luu, Mary Kay Magistad, Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, Motoko Rich, Daniel Russel, Abhay Sardesai, Orville Schell, George Shultz, Alice Su, Mojo Wang, Thom Woodroofe, Namgay Zam.
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The Year No One Saw Coming
Vol. 2 · December 2020
This issue tackles the subjects that dominated headlines throughout 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice. “The Coming Post-COVID Anarchy,” by Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd, assesses how the pandemic has diminished the clout of China and the United States. “Asian American Ghosts,” by The New York Times’ Jia Lynn Yang, is a powerful essay showing how a long-ago immigration law left Asian Americans in an ambiguous space in the country’s racial politics. Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor explores how Asia’s successful management of COVID-19 marks the arrival of “The Real Pivot to Asia.” And in “Teaching Truth to Power” Anthony Jackson, director of the Center for Global Education at Asia Society, argues that global competence can help heal racial divisions in the United States.
“The Year No One Saw Coming” features contributions from a wide range of authors, artists, politicians, journalists, business people, and public intellectuals such as Fatima Bhutto, Min Jin Lee, Ian Bremmer, Pico Iyer, Andrew Yang, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Wendy Cutler, Vibha Galhotra, Daniel Russel, Xu Bing, Barbara Demick, Mohsin Hamid, Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, Orville Schell, David Henry Hwang, Jiayang Fan, Bobby Ghosh, Eiko Otake, Rana Foroohar, and Tom Nagorski.
In addition, “The Year No One Saw Coming” includes dispatches about the virus from South Korea, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and elsewhere, as well as personal essays from COVID-19 survivors. There are powerful photo essays captured in Hong Kong and New York City, and reflections from writers, musicians, and artists about creativity during the pandemic. And, looking to the years ahead, a range of prominent figures from around the world predict how the pandemic will shape the future.
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The Asian Century at 20
Vol. 1 · March 2020
In this inaugural edition of Asia Society Magazine, entitled "The Asian Century at 20," we reflect not just on the year gone by, but on the first two decades of the so-called "Asian Century." We’ve also asked thought leaders to imagine Asia two decades from now: What fresh challenges, opportunities, and solutions might we be discussing and debating come 2040?