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Discover your newest binge and get to know our staff a little better with the Asia Society Texas Center team's favorite ways to stay entertained indoors! Each week, we'll share our picks for what to read, watch, listen to, and more, plus take you on a journey into the obsessions of individual staff members for an in-depth look at a specific art form or cultural production.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022

ASTX APAH Month 2022 Staff Picks Read

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022: What We're Reading

Add to your bookshelf with this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022 edition of Staff Picks! Find recommendations for fiction and nonfiction alike to enjoy in the month of May and beyond.
ASTX APAH Month 2022 Staff Picks Listen

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022: What We're Listening To

Expand your playlist with our Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022 edition of Staff Picks! Enjoy recommendations for Asian and Asian American artists and podcasts our staff are listening to.
ASTX APAH Month 2022 Staff Picks Watch

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022: What We're Watching

Find a new-to-you show or film with this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022 edition of Staff Picks! Add to your watchlist with our team's recommendations from documentaries to anime to thrillers.

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites Remixed: Summer's Best

Friday Favorites Remixed: Summer's Best

We're capping off our summer Friday Favorites with our top selection in every category: Taste, watch, listen, follow, read, and play along with the six selects that our audience engaged with the most!
Friday Favorites Remixed: Nonfiction Storytelling

Friday Favorites Remixed: Nonfiction Storytelling

In this twist on our staff's weekly recommendations, dive in for a fresh understanding and appreciation of history, food, music, and contemporary life through books, podcasts, and more!
Friday Favorites Remixed: Bingeable Series

Friday Favorites Remixed: Bingeable Series

In this twist on our staff's weekly recommendations, find a TV series (or few) to start watching, whether as an escape or an exploration, through drama, comedy, and food — including 'Taste the Nation,' 'It's Okay to Not be Okay,' and more!
Friday Favorites Remixed: Written by Women

Friday Favorites Remixed: Written by Women

In this twist on our staff's weekly recommendations, start reading fiction, nonfiction, and more by women authors and writers, including novelist Lisa See, manga writer Katsura Hoshino, and historian Erika Lee!
Friday Favorites Remixed: Fun and Funny Stories

Friday Favorites Remixed: Fun and Funny Stories

In this twist on our staff's weekly recommendations, find your fix for a belly laugh or a good chuckle with these humorous or lighthearted TV shows, books, and more, including Ronny Chieng and 'Kim's Convenience.'
Friday Favorites Remixed: Dramatic Stories

Friday Favorites Remixed: Dramatic Stories

In this twist on our staff's weekly recommendations, enjoy a survey of drama via books, films, musical artists, and TV shows, including film 'Shoplifters,' singer Li Yugang, and more.

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Deep Dives

Deep Dive with Liz Nguyen

Deep Dive into Soups (and Where in Houston to Find Them) with Liz Nguyen

Soup is the ultimate comfort dish, and in this week's Deep Dive, Production Technician Liz Nguyen serves up a hearty menu of recommendations for different soups and stews to try — and where in Houston to taste them.
Deep Dive with Matt Benton

Deep Dive into Theater with Matt Benton

Live theater may be on hold due to COVID-19, but the show goes on, online! Enjoy works new and not-so-new by Asian American playwrights, performers, and companies with Special Events and Stewardship Manager Matt Benton.
Deep Dive with Kaitlyn Ellison

Deep Dive into Magical Realism with Kaitlyn Ellison

Explore the literary world of magical realism as Performing Arts and Culture Program Manager Kaitlyn Ellison shares some of her favorite authors and the mythos they have created.
Deep Dive with Nina Shimaguchi

Deep Dive into Crafts with Nina Shimaguchi

Get crafty with Asia Society's Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator Nina Shimaguchi, who shares different ways to be have fun while creating in this week's Deep Dive.
Deep Dive with Chris Dunn

Deep Dive into Asian American Authors with Chris Dunn

Add on to your reading list as Marketing and Communications Manager Chris Dunn surveys Asian American authors' debut novels and historical nonfiction alike in this week's Deep Dive.
Deep Dive with Alex Perlloni

Deep Dive into Classic Literature and Philosophy with Alex Perlloni

Immerse yourself in the classics — poetry, literature, and philosophy alike — as Security and Facility Assistant Alex Perlloni gives us a glimpse at what's on his bookshelves.

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