Past Events

JLF in NYC
Symposium

[WEBCAST] JLF NYC 2020

Monday 23 Nov 2020
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JLF NYC returns to partner with the Asia Society in a new virtual format, exploring new ideas and bringing some of the foremost thinkers from around the world into conversation. JLF Texas will Nov. 21/22 and JLF NYC Nov. 23/24
Scott Kurashige and Book Cover
Discussion

Virtual Book Club: The Next American Revolution hosted by Dr. Scott Kurashige

Asia Society Triennial
Friday 20 Nov 2020
6:30 - 8 p.m.
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Join us for our last book club of the year. We're reading "The Next American Revolution" by legendary educator/activist Grace Lee Boggs and pioneering scholar Dr. Scott Kurashige, who will host the book club.
From left to right: Minouk Lim, L'homme à la caméra, 2015; It's a Name I Gave Myself, 2018; Parabolic Satellite, 2015;Hydra, 2015
Discussion

Histories of the Present: Contemporary Korean Art in Context

Asia Society Triennial
Thursday 19 Nov 2020
7 - 8 p.m.
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This panel, featuring three Korean artists, will examine the sociopolitical and emotional impact of the imposed political schism since the partition of Korea at the end of World War II and perpetuated through the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration.
Title of lecture with one photo of each of the speakers.
Lecture

Hacking the Syllabus: Critical Solidarities with Nadine Naber and Alisa Bierria

Asia Society Triennial
Wednesday 18 Nov 2020
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
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Join us for award-winning author, professor, and activist Dr. Nadine Naber's lecture The Radical Potential of Mothering for Abolition, Anti-Militarism, and Transnational Feminist Solidarity followed by conversation with Dr. Alisa Bierria.
New Taiwan Dollar notes
Discussion

[WEBCAST] The Prospect of a U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement

Wednesday 18 Nov 2020
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
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Join us for a discussion on a U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement with ASPI's Wendy Cutler, Rupert Hammond-Chambers, and Roy Chun Lee moderated by Tom Nagorski. Director-General James Lee of TECO-NY will deliver opening remarks.
Inside Huawei, China's Tech Giant
Briefing

Report Launch and Press Conference: A New American Strategy for Technology Competition

Monday 16 Nov 2020
2 - 3 p.m.
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The Center on U.S.-China Relations and the UCSD 21st Century China Center launch a report outlining recommendations for the new U.S. administration in science and technology.
Arpita Singh, The Eternal Repose
Lecture

Not Home Alone: Contemporary Art as Resistance in the Asia Society Triennial

Asia Society Triennial
Thursday 12 Nov 2020
6:30 - 7:15 p.m.
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In this curatorial lecture, cocurator and former Artistic Director of the Triennial Boon Hui Tan presents his artistic concept and guiding themes through a close reading of artworks in the inaugural Asia Society Triennial.
South China Sea Pishkun, 2009
Discussion

Looking Like the Enemy: Race and the Legacy of the Vietnam War

Asia Society Triennial
Wednesday 11 Nov 2020
6 - 7 p.m.
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The conversation, featuring Roger Harris, Karen L. Ishizuka, Lynn Novick, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, explores the reverberations of the American-Vietnam War across American and Vietnamese culture to the present.
I voted stickers
Discussion

[MEMBERS ONLY] President Biden: The Asia Inbox

Monday 9 Nov 2020
8 - 9 a.m.
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Join us for a discussion on the results of the 2020 U.S. elections with Asia Society co-chair Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler, Johns Hopkins University professor Vali Nasr.
Diwali Family Day, photo by Elsa Ruiz
Family Activity

Family Day: Virtual Diwali Festival 2020!

Saturday 7 Nov 2020
1 - 3 p.m.
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Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and New Year, is a time to celebrate good fortune, family and friendships. Join our virtual Diwali celebration with performances and arts and crafts inspired by the holiday.