Each week, we'll share a variety of videos, articles, webcasts, and more from around the web — all curated by Asia Society Texas Center staff to reflect the broad interests and goals of our mission. On Tuesdays, immerse yourself in music, dance, and more by innovative performing artists.

Online Panel Discussion: New Songs for Ourselves: A Conversation with Sunny Jain, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Julian Saporiti

On Thursday, May 28, at 2 p.m. CT, tune in for an exploration of music as an expression of cultural heritage, identity, and community histories in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The conversation, including the sharing of new collaborative readings, will feature Sunny Jain, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Julian Saporiti, who are among the first artists featured on the new Smithsonian Folkways Asian Pacific America Series. This conversation is moderated by ethnomusicologist Dr. Deborah Wong and is a co-presentation of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art.

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Read about Sunny Jain's performance alongside his band Red Baraat at Miller Outdoor Theater with Asia Society Texas Center »

Live Webcast: Mapo Tofu Cook-Along with Junzi Kitchen Chef Lucas Sin

What is mapo tofu? Always delicious, but always controversial: What kind of tofu to use? Pork, beef, or vegetarian? Corn starch or not? The history is just as exciting, from the origin of the name, the story of doubanjiang (chili bean paste), and the way Sichuan cooking has enjoyed new popularity in the last decade. Despite the seemingly simple nature of the dish, mapo tofu tests the skills of chefs to their limits, generating a space for further discussion of Chinese heritage, culture, and cuisine.

Join Asia Society New York and Matt Gross on Tuesday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. CT for a guided cooking lesson with chef Lucas Sin to learn to cook your own mapo tofu.

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Film Debut and Live Q&A: I Will Make You Mine

Shifting to an on-demand premier after the cancelation of their SXSW debut in March, the film I Will Make You Mine is the story of three women wrestling with life's difficulties while confronting their past relationships with the same man, an indie singer-songwriter. Though it is the third in a loose series of films, including 2011's Surrogate Valentine and 2012's Daylight Savings, I Will Make You Mine can be viewed as a standalone story and is the directorial debut by Lynn Chen, who stars in all three films.

The weekend following the film's debut, as part of the D.C. American Pacific Film Festival, Chen will join actors Goh Nakamura, Yea-Ming Chen, and Ayako Fujitani for a live Q&A webcast alongside a musical performance by Nakamura and Chen.

I Will Make You Mine debuts on Tuesday, May 26. Learn more »

The Q&A airs live online on Saturday, May 30, at 3 p.m. CT. Learn more »

Business and Policy programs are endowed by Huffington Foundation. We give special thanks to Bank of America, Muffet Blake, Anne and Albert Chao, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Nancy Pollok Guinee, United Airlines, and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Business and Policy programs; Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher, Presenting Sponsors of Exhibitions; Dr. Ellen R. Gritz and Milton D. Rosenau and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Performing Arts and Culture; and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Presenting Sponsor of the Japan Series. General support of programs and exhibitions is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Hearts Foundation, Inc., Houston Endowment, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Mary Lawrence Porter, as well as Friends of Asia Society.

About Asia Society at Home

Though Asia Society is temporarily closed, we are dedicated to continuing our mission of building cross-cultural understanding and uplifting human connectivity. Using digital tools, we bring you content for all ages and conversations that matter, in order to spark curiosity about Asia and to foster empathy.

About Asia Society Texas Center

With 13 locations throughout the world, Asia Society is the leading educational organization promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among the peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and West. Asia Society Texas Center executes the global mission with a local focus, enriching and engaging the vast diversity of Houston through innovative, relevant programs in arts and culture, business and policy, education, and community outreach.