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The State of the APA Community in 2021 — Asia Society Trustee Forum

May 12, 2021 — A conversation between Head of Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley Mohit Assomull, CEO of BentallGreenOak Sonny Kalsi, and CEO of Tupelo Capital Management, LLC Lulu Wang, three Asian American Asia Society trustees, on the various concerns of the Asian Pacific American community amid racist attacks and how to build hope for the future. The discussion is part of Asia Society's Global Talent, Diversity & Inclusion Symposium. (55 min., 26 sec.) 

Salman Rushdie on the Mumbai Attacks
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Salman Rushdie on the Mumbai Attacks

Video Excerpt: Salman Rushdie discusses the "placement of the roots [of the attacks] in the concept of justice" and the condition of Kashmir, during a discussion at the Asia Society, Dec. 17, 2008.  (3 min., 19 sec.)
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Calligraphy as Art
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Calligraphy as Art

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 - Islamic art scholars Oleg Grabar of the Institute for Advanced Study, and Glenn D. Lowry of the Museum of Modern Art, discuss what makes calligraphy art. (1 hr., 11 min.)
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David McCormick
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David McCormick

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 - Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick on the threat posed by the financial crisis and how countries have begun cooperating to counter its effects.  (1 hr., 4 min.)
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North Korea Nuclear Talks
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North Korea Nuclear Talks

Video excerpt: US Asst. Sec. of State Christopher Hill explains how North Korea can benefit from "giving up its 30 kilos" of plutonium during his talk at the Asia Society Washington Center, Dec. 16, 2008. (1 min., 39 sec.)
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Amitav Ghosh (Complete)
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Amitav Ghosh (Complete)

NEW YORK, December 15, 2008 - Novelist Amitav Ghosh and philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah discuss Ghosh's new historical novel Sea of Poppies. (1 hr., 23 min.)

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Amitav Ghosh on the Opium Wars
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Amitav Ghosh on the Opium Wars

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2008 — Sea of Poppies author Amitav Ghosh discusses the origins of Great Britain's 19th-century opium trade between India and China. (2 min.)

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Securing the Afghan-Pakistan Border
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Securing the Afghan-Pakistan Border

NEW YORK, December 10, 2008 - Barnett R. Rubin and Imtiaz Ali review the failings that have led to the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. (1 hr., 1 min.)
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Lessons from Loess
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Lessons from Loess

Video Excerpt: John Liu discusses the devastated ecosystem of the Loess Plataeu, the subject of his film. (2 min., 24 sec.)
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Vietnamese American Creativity
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Vietnamese American Creativity

HOUSTON, November 21, 2008 - Andrew Lam, Chloe Dao, Dai Huynh, and Lan Tran talk about how the Vietnamese American experience shapes their creativity. (9 min., 31 sec.)
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John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)

John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)

John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)
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John Burns on 1970s China

John Burns on 1970s China

John Burns on 1970s China
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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda
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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda

Video Excerpt: Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda discusses Asia's prospects for the current economic slowdown during a speech at Asia Society in New York, Nov. 7, 2008. (2 min, 13 sec.)
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