Around the World: Trailblazing Pakistani Cricketer Sana Mir, Korea on the World Stage, and More
Monday, April 27, 2020
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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 Mondays, explore Business and Policy topics through a selection of videos, podcasts, and articles.
Video: Korea on the World Stage: Elections and International Affairs in the Time of Coronavirus
ASIA SOCIETY KOREA, April 16, 2020 — Mason Richey, a contributing writer of Asia Society Korea and an associate professor of international politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, leads a roundtable discussion with Duyeon Kim, a senior advisor at International Crisis Group, and Myong-Hyun Go, a research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, covering issues including COVID-19, the general election of 2020, and the South Korea–U.S. alliance.
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Article: Could the Pandemic Ease U.S.–China Tensions?
ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE, April 6, 2020 — Against a backdrop of tariffs, 5G, and weakening diplomacy, COVID-19 might be a rare chance for the U.S. and China to come together — if they can listen to their better angels. An op-ed in Foreign Policy by Wendy Cutler, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, and Daniel Russel, vice president for international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Institute and a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
Podcast: Asia In-Depth: Trailblazing Pakistani Cricketer Sana Mir
November 20, 2019 — Sana Mir is the former captain of Pakistan's national women's cricket team and is among the top female cricketers in the world. She's also a fierce activist who uses her outsized celebrity and massive social media presence to advocate for everything from mental health awareness to an end to body shaming. Mir has risen to the top of the sport and, in the process, she's become a source of inspiration for millions of girls — a mantle she doesn't wear lightly.
Video: Bank of America Women's Leadership Series: In Conversation: Powerful Women Making a Global Impact
HOUSTON, September 23, 2015 — Asia Society Texas Center launched the Women's Leadership Series to celebrate influential, diverse women making a substantive impact in both the business and culture arenas, locally and globally. This inaugural program starts with a local focus, featuring Dr. Anne Chao (Philanthropist and Professor), Donna Cole (President and CEO, Cole Chemical), and Y. Ping Sun (First Lady, University; Counsel, Yetter Coleman, LLP), and moderation by Stephanie Mehta (Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg Businessweek). The women shared stories of their childhoods, prejudices they overcame, successes, and their views on how women can continue to push for equality in the workplace regardless of gender or race.
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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.
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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.
