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ExploreAsia Culture Camps for Kids 2019

In Photos: 2019 ExploreAsia Summer Camps

In Asia Society Texas Center's seventh year of ExploreAsia: Culture Camps for Kids, more than 130 campers delved into Asian traditions, art, and culture.
Young Leaders Institute 2019

Young Leaders Institute Broadens Scope, Fosters Collaborative Leadership in Fourth Year

More than 70 students participated in Asia Society Texas Center's fourth year of the Young Leaders Institute, whose topics shifted from a regional focus to timely, relevant global issues.
The Scarred Land

Asia Society Texas Center Opens New Exhibition "Scraping the Sky: Photographs by Vicky Roy"

The photos showcase humanity’s unceasing drive to build at great heights by juxtaposing two extremes of architecture: building in the Himalayas and reconstructing the World Trade Center.
Mystical Arts of Tibet 2019 collage

Media Alert: August 2019 Events at Asia Society Texas Center

Asia Society Texas Center welcomes Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery, returning to Houston for their fifth consecutive year to construct a sand mandala and perform music and dance ceremonies on August 14­–18.
AsiaFest 2019

AsiaFest 2019 Celebrates Diversity of Asia with Record Crowd

Asia Society Texas Center celebrated the diversity of Asia with the fifth annual AsiaFest, attended by a record 4,800 guests.
Family Day: Eid 2019

Asia Society Celebrates Eid al-Fitr with Inaugural Family Day Festivities

Asia Society welcomed 1,100 guests to celebrate Houston's Muslim community at the Center's inaugural Family Day: Eid. The festivities, presented by the Tameez Family, showcased Islamic traditions and cultures in celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
"And Then They Came for Us" Japanese Internment Documentary

Japanese Internment Discussion Panel Features Daughter of Landmark Supreme Court Case Plaintiff

Asia Society Texas Center closed out Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on May 30, 2019, with a film screening and panel discussion centered on the legal implications of Japanese internment and its historical impact today.
WLS Women in Entertainment

Asia Society Concludes 2018-2019 Bank of America Women's Leadership Series Season with Focus on Women in Entertainment

Asia Society Texas Center concluded its fourth year of the Bank of America Women's Leadership Series (WLS) with a "Women in Entertainment" program featuring two actors and an Emmy Award-winning casting director.
Vietnam Travelogue

"National Geographic" Photographer, Houston Chef Share Stories from Vietnam

On the 44th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Asia Society Texas Center invited Houstonians to learn more about Vietnam through both food and photography.
Manal al-Sharif

Saudi Activist Manal al-Sharif Stops in Houston to Share Personal Story

Saudi writer and activist Manal al-Sharif stopped in Houston amid her cross-country tour to speak to a captivated audience at Asia Society about her journey becoming what she called “an accidental activist” for women’s rights.