Summer Reading 2019

SUMMER READING: 10 Book Recommendations by Our Members, Speakers and Asia Society Global Staff

Bangkok Wakes to Rain

UPCOMING EVENT: Aug 29, The Asia Society Book Club – Bangkok Wakes to Rain [MEMBERS ONLY]

Sceptre Books
Memes to Movements

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 5, Talk at the Library – The «Street Art» of the Web [MEMBERS ONLY]

An Introduction to Chinese

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 14, An Introduction to Chinese: Get an Idea of What It Means to Learn the Language [MEMBERS ONLY]

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Sake Tasting

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 26, Secrets of Rice and Water - An Introduction to Sake Brewing in Japan

© Matthieu Zellweger
Fintech in Asia

UPCOMING EVENT: Oct 1, Fintech in Asia - Boom or Bust? Melissa Guzy in Geneva

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SUMMER READING: 10 Book Recommendations by Our Members, Speakers and Asia Society Global Staff

UPCOMING EVENT: Aug 29, The Asia Society Book Club – Bangkok Wakes to Rain [MEMBERS ONLY]

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 5, Talk at the Library – The «Street Art» of the Web [MEMBERS ONLY]

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 14, An Introduction to Chinese: Get an Idea of What It Means to Learn the Language [MEMBERS ONLY]

UPCOMING EVENT: Sep 26, Secrets of Rice and Water - An Introduction to Sake Brewing in Japan

UPCOMING EVENT: Oct 1, Fintech in Asia - Boom or Bust? Melissa Guzy in Geneva

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India Now!

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The Belt and Road Initiative

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Our Week With Jeong Kwan

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China's Social Credit System

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Discussion

Asia Society Book Club - Bangkok Wakes to Rain

29 Aug 2019
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join our book club, where we each time discuss an Asian book or one with an Asian angle in an informal setting.
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The «Street Art» of the Web [MEMBERS ONLY]

05 Sep 2019
12 - 1:30 p.m.
An Xiao Mina on the Transformative Power of Memes
Tour

Heidi in Japan

06 Sep 2019
12 - 1:15 p.m.
Art Over Lunch in September
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Meet the Author

Parag Khanna: The Future Is Asian

11 Sep 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Parag Khanna on Commerce, Conflict and Culture in the 21st Century
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Class

An Introduction to Chinese

14 Sep 2019
1 - 4:15 p.m.
An Introduction to Chinese - Get an Idea of What It Means to Learn the Language
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Meet the Author

Secrets of Rice and Water

26 Sep 2019
6:30 - 8 p.m.
A Glimpse into the History and Process of Sake Brewing in Japan
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Discussion

Fintech in Asia: Boom or Bust? (Geneva)

01 Oct 2019
6 - 8 p.m.
Melissa Guzy on Fintech in Asia
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Performance

Konzert: Der Päonien Pavillon

04 Oct 2019
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Pacific Quartet Vienna und die Pipa-Spielerin Hui-Kuan Lin
Film

Movie Night: «Dragonfly Eyes» by Xu Bing

22 Oct 2019
6:30 - 9 p.m.
The first feature film by the celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, constructed entirely from footage of surveillance cameras and live-streaming sites in China into a disturbing narrative of the 21st century.
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Discussion

Sinica Live Taping: A Growing Digital Divide?

01 Nov 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
China and the West have fundamentally diverging views on how technology is shaping society. Where do these different attitudes come from? And what do they mean for the relationship between China and the West?
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Discussion

The Asia Society Book Club

13 Nov 2019
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join our book club, where we each time discuss an Asian book or one with an Asian angle in an informal setting.
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Special Event

Student Mentor Talks: «Preparing for the Asian Century»

26 Nov 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Student Event
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