Race & Racism
As an organization dedicated to building understanding and connections between cultures and peoples, Asia Society stands in solidarity with the Asian, Asian American, and Black communities — and all people around the world threatened by racism and violence.
We are — as ever — committed to dialogue that fosters greater cross-cultural understanding, empathy, and healing in our hope for a more equitable and just society.
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Asia Society's Diversity Initiatives
Asia Society is committed to leveraging its public voice in the area of global talent and diversity leadership. Each year, we hold our signature event — the Global Talent, Diversity & Inclusion Symposium – bringing together professionals across the Asian Pacific American community to network with each other and discuss timely and important issues they face both within and outside the workplace.
Asia Society Triennial
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Asia Society TriennialOnline20 May 20216:30 - 8 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »Gather online for discussion and a Q&A with Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown.
Upcoming Events
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Online06 May 20214:30 - 5 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »Spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans is a biography series for children and families. For our first event, we will feature Duke Kahanamoku, Native Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing.
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Online06 May 20215:30 - 6:30 p.m.Los Angeles TimeCalculate your local time »Join Asia Society Southern California and Asia Society Texas Center for a conversation on activism – what people and organizations can do to combat these ongoing heinous acts of racism and xenophobia.
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Online06 May 20217:30 - 8:30 p.m.Houston TimeCalculate your local time »What can people and organizations do to combat escalating acts of racism and xenophobia against Asian Americans? Join Asia Society Texas Center and Asia Society Southern California to learn what immediate and long-term changes are possible.
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Online10 May 20218 - 9 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »"Who Killed Vincent Chin?" is an Academy Award–nominated documentary about the brutal murder of Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American, and the subsequent civil rights protest and outrage that followed.
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Online12 May 20212 - 8:30 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »This annual event addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the Asian-Pacific American (APA) community, and other communities within and outside the workplace, amid an ongoing pandemic and rising anti-Asian violence.
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Online13 May 20214:30 - 5 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »In the next installment of Spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans, we will feature Ruth Asawa, Japanese-American sculptor recognized for her wire sculpture, public commissions, and her activism in education.
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Online15 May 202110:30 - 11 a.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »Join acclaimed author Thanhhà Lại, and the winner of the 2020 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for a reading of her YA debut, Butterfly Yellow.
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Online20 May 20214:30 - 5 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »The third installment of Spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans will feature Larry Itliong, Filipino-American labor leader who organized West Coast agricultural workers.
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Online26 May 20217 - 8 p.m.Houston TimeCalculate your local time »Ethan Allen Chairman and CEO Farooq Kathwari discusses his career at the helm of one of the country's leading manufacturers and retailers of home furnishings, his leadership in civic and interfaith organizations, and more.
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Online27 May 20214:30 - 5 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »The final installment of Spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans will feature Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut and the first woman of Asian origin to go to space.
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Online29 May 202110:30 - 11 a.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »Join Korean author and illustrator, Yangsook Choi as she reads her bestselling book, the Name Jar. A special art demonstration will be provided at the end of the reading so be sure to bring your sketch book, crayons and colored pencils!
