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    Netflix's Over the Moon
    Discussion

    Asia Society at the Movies: Over the Moon

    Friday 26 Feb 2021
    8 - 9 p.m.
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    In Netflix's "Over the Moon," a young girl travels to the moon in search of the legendary Chinese goddess Chang’e. Join a conversation with the film’s composer Helen Park and actor Cathy Ang.
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  • Online
    Conversation with Lisa See
    Meet the Author
     /  Texas

    Untold Stories of Female Friendship and Immigration: A Conversation with Lisa See

    Wednesday 3 Mar 2021
    7 - 8:15 p.m.
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    Bestselling author Lisa See ('The Island of Sea Women') will speak with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on her work and the themes of immigration, identity, and friendship that make her novels so compelling.
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  • Online
    Leap
    Film

    Leap

    Friday 5 Mar 2021
    12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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    Part of "Asia Society at the Movies," a series showcasing films and filmmakers from across Asia and the diaspora, "Leap" is the 2021 Academy Award Submission from China for feature film.
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  • Front Lawn Film Nights Crazy Rich Asians
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'Crazy Rich Asians'

    Friday 5 Mar 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'Crazy Rich Asians' screens on Friday, March 5.
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  • Online
    The White Tiger
    Film
     /  India

    Asia Society at the Movies: The White Tiger

    Monday 8 Mar 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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    An exclusive conversation with Adarsh Gourav, star of Netflix's The White Tiger and Mayank Shekhar, film critic, journalist, and author.
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  • 210310_Noriko Kashiwagi_3-4
    Discussion
     /  Japan

    Art for Breakfast 2021: Noriko Kashiwagi | ART PLATFORM TOKYO

    Wednesday 10 Mar 2021
    8 - 9:15 a.m.
    Art for Breakfast is delighted to invite Noriko Kashiwagi, Director of ART PLATFORM TOKYO.  The discussion is titled, “ART WORLD IN TOKYO THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – Unique Challenges and Prospects of Local Artists”. 
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  • Online
    Cover Earthlings Sayaka Murata
    Discussion
     /  Switzerland

    The Asia Society Book Salon – Earthlings

    Wednesday 10 Mar 2021
    6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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    [MEMBERS ONLY]
    Join our Book Salon where we read and discuss Asian books. This time: "Earthlings" by Sayaka Murata
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  • Front Lawn Film Nights Bend It Like Beckham
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'Bend It Like Beckham'

    Friday 19 Mar 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'Bend It Like Beckham' screens on Friday, March 19.
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    Meet the Artist
     /  Japan

    Art for Breakfast 2021: Everett Kennedy Brown| Artist

    Monday 22 Mar 2021
    8 - 9:15 a.m.
    Join us for a breakfast roundtable with Kyoto based American artist, writer and director of Kyoto Kaisho Foundation, Everett Kennedy Brown to hear about his latest book project, Archaic Future.
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  • Online
    Shanghai Old Town
    Discussion
     /  Switzerland

    Art over Lunch: Drawing Shanghai’s Old Town

    Friday 26 Mar 2021
    12 - 12:45 p.m.
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    After opening of the country, Shanghai became the ‘head of the dragon’. Its iconic skyline contrasts with Shangai’s Old Town which is now slowly being demolished – and nobody seems to care. A discussion of nostalgia and the act of looking.
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  • Online
    India Steve McCurry
    Discussion
     /  Southern California

    The Power of Photography: Fireside chat with Steve McCurry

    Wednesday 31 Mar 2021
    4 - 5 p.m.
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    A fireside chat with Steve McCurry, interviewed by gallerist Peter Fetterman, as he shares behind-the-camera ‌stories of his time in India and experiences traveling throughout Asia.
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  • Online
    AGCWA
    Special Event
     /  Northern California

    Asia Game Changer West Awards Virtual Gala

    Thursday 8 Apr 2021
    5 - 6:30 p.m.
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    Asia Society Northern California, as a center for entrepreneurship and innovation, is thrilled to announce our third annual Asia Game Changer West Awards Virtual Gala
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  • Front Lawn Film Nights Enter the Dragon
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'Enter the Dragon'

    Friday 9 Apr 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'Enter the Dragon' screens on Friday, April 9.
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  • Online
     Installation shot, The Yellow Box: Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting in Taiwan, Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2005).
    Symposium
     /  Australia

    University of New South Wales and University of Maryland Symposium | Rethinking the Curation of Chinese Contemporary Art

    Thursday 29 Apr 2021
    5 - 11 a.m.
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    The University of Maryland and the University of New South Wales present a one-day online international symposium exploring the curation of Chinese contemporary art.
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  • Online
    2021 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards
    Special Event
     /  Asia Arts Game Changer Awards

    2021 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards

    Wednesday 5 May 2021
    8 - 9:30 p.m.
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    A gala celebration honoring the Asia Arts Game Changers.
  • Front Lawn Film Nights Searching
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'Searching'

    Friday 7 May 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'Searching' screens on Friday, May 7.
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  • Front Lawn Film Nights To Be Takei
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'To Be Takei'

    Friday 11 Jun 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'To Be Takei' screens on Friday, June 11.
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  • Front Lawn Film Nights Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
    Film
     /  Texas

    Front Lawn Film Nights: 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

    Friday 25 Jun 2021
    8 - 10 p.m.
    Join us for Front Lawn Film Nights, a series of Asian and Asian American films screened outdoors on our festival lawn! 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' screens on Friday, June 25.
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Past Events

  • Online
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    Meet the Author
     /  Japan

    Survival Society: Pure Invention author Matt Alt on how our pandemic lives were 'Made in Japan'

    Monday 22 Feb 2021
    6 - 7 p.m.
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    Asia Society is delighted to invite, Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World, to our webcast from Tokyo reaching out to our global centers.
  • Online
    Pure Invention author Matt Alt on how our pandemic livers were 'Made in Japan'
    Meet the Author
     /  Philippines

    Survival Society: Matt Alt

    Monday 22 Feb 2021
    5 - 6 p.m.
    Makati City Time
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    Join Asia Society with Matt Alt, author of “Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World”, as he takes us through the lens of Japanese consumer products that transformed our lives.
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    Matt Alt Event
    Meet the Author
     /  Switzerland

    Survival Society: Pure Invention

    Monday 22 Feb 2021
    10 - 11 a.m.
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    Author Matt Alt details the history of how Japanese pop culture become the soft power vehicle that it is and the defining factors behind it.
  • Online
    NGV Triennial Robert Pace 1200 x 675
    Family Activity
     /  Australia

    Asia SOCIETY | Asia Society x NGV: Mindfulness in Taekwondo

    Saturday 13 Feb 2021
    11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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    Join Taekwondo Master Robert Pace at the NGV as he talks you through the origins, ethos and basics of this Korean martial art.
  • Online
    Revisionary (detail) - Guan Wei 1200 x 675
    Briefing
     /  Australia

    Asia SOCIETY | China and Cultural Diplomacy through Art

    Friday 12 Feb 2021
    10 - 11 a.m.
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    Join us for a multidisciplinary conversation on the value and agency of art and culture in both navigating or inflaming diplomatic tensions.
  • Online
    ASHK
    Panel Discussion
     /  Northern California

    How Asia Society Hong Kong Got Started: The Story Behind the Revitalization of a Heritage Site

    Monday 8 Feb 2021
    6 - 7:30 p.m.
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    Part of the 30th anniversary commemoration of Asia Society Hong Kong Center
  • Online
    (Suzanna Finley/Asia Society)
    Family Activity
     /  New York

    Family Day: Virtual Lunar New Year 2021!

    Saturday 6 Feb 2021
    1 - 3 p.m.
    New York Time
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    Asia Society rings in the Year of the Ox with virtual performances and traditional craft activities inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia.
  • Online
    Better Days poster
    Film

    Better Days

    Monday 1 Feb 2021
    9 - 10 p.m.
    New York Time
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    Part of "Asia Society at the Movies," a new series showcasing films and filmmakers from across Asia and the diaspora, "Better Days" is the 2021 Academy Award Submission from Hong Kong for feature film.
  • Online
    Mainstreet
    Panel Discussion
     /  Northern California

    Asia Society at 2021 Sundance Film Festival

    Friday 29 Jan 2021
    5:30 - 7 p.m.
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    Asia Society will host a virtual program as part of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Speakers include Amy Tan, Miya Cech, Sushmit Ghosh, Debbie Lum, Leonardo Nam, Baz Poonpiriya, Rintu Thomas, Janet Yang, and Christopher Yogi.
  • Online
    210127_Upcoming Events
    Discussion
     /  Japan

    Japanese Textile: Now and Investible Asset Class?

    Wednesday 27 Jan 2021
    9 - 10 a.m.
    Tokyo Time
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    In Collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce (ACCJ), we host the first arts program for 2021.  It is something new from the ACCJ Alternative Investment Committee (AIC) on textile as an alternative investment.
  • Online
    Women Agents of Change in an Interdependent World
    Discussion
     /  New York

    Women as Agents of Change in an Interdependent World

    Monday 25 Jan 2021
    6:30 - 8 p.m.
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    This program will highlight women who are at the forefront of change, including Gloria Steinem, Julie Taymor, Sayu Bhojwani, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, and Ruchira Gupta.
  • Online
    Ghiora Aharoni Design Studio
    Meet the Artist
     /  Switzerland

    Art over Lunch – Cocktails Edition: Studio Visit With Ghiora Aharoni

    Friday 22 Jan 2021
    5 - 5:45 p.m.
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    Join us for a New York studio visit with the artist himself, where he will give us a tour and discuss some of his recent works. Moderating this event will be Aurelia Rauch, Senior Art Consultant at Bergos Berenberg.
  • Online
    The Man Standing Next
    Film
     /  Southern California

    The Man Standing Next

    Friday 22 Jan 2021
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    2021 Oscars Submission from South Korea.
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    Artist Talk Ahra Cho and Royal Sumikat
    Meet the Artist
     /  Texas

    Artist Talk: Ahra Cho and Royal Sumikat

    Wednesday 20 Jan 2021
    7 - 8 p.m.
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    Artists Ahra Cho and Royal Sumikat, featured in the current 'Artists on Site' project, will discuss their work in Houston and join in conversation with moderators Matt Manalo and Bridget Bray.
  • Online
    Better Days
    Film
     /  Southern California

    Better Days

    Sunday 17 Jan 2021
    12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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    2021 Oscars submission from Hong Kong (feature film).
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    Artist Talk Laura Drey and Brandon Tho Harris
    Meet the Artist
     /  Texas

    Artist Talk: Laura Drey and Brandon Tho Harris

    Wednesday 13 Jan 2021
    7 - 8 p.m.
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    Artists Laura Drey and Brandon Tho Harris, featured in the current 'Artists on Site' project, will discuss their work in Houston and join in conversation with moderators Ashley deHoyos and Bridget Bray.
  • Online
    Artist Roundtable: Visuality
    Meet the Artist
     /  Texas

    [WEBCAST] Artist Roundtable: Visuality

    Wednesday 6 Jan 2021
    7 - 8:30 p.m.
    Houston Time
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    Join Blaffer Art Museum, Asia Society Texas Center, and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft for this artist roundtable, held in conjunction with 'Stephanie Syjuco: The Visible Invisible' on view at Blaffer Art Museum.
  • Online
    Virtual Winter Wonderland
    Family Activity
     /  Texas

    Winter Wonderland

    Monday 28 Dec 2020
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    Celebrate winter across Asia! Travel from Korea to India to Japan to China, all from the comfort of home, and learn about winter traditions and celebrations through arts and crafts, stories, a science experiment, and more.
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