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Huang Ruo: Excerpts from Sun Yat-Sen

NEW YORK, May 1, 2012 - Composer Huang Ruo answers questions about his opera Sun Yat-Sen, based on the life of modern China's founder, and then conducts Ensemble FIRE and singers Fang Tao Jiang, Benjamin Bloomfield, Laurence Broderick, and Toby Newman in excerpts from the work. (1 hr., 13 min.)

Muslim Voices: Reza Aslan
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Muslim Voices: Reza Aslan

Part of the city-wide festival Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas, Iranian American author Reza Aslan discusses Islam today in the contexts of history, faith, ideology, and culture.
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Muslim Voices: Dastangoi
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Muslim Voices: Dastangoi

Naseeruddin Shah and colleagues revive one of the great storytelling traditions of South Asia.
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A New Indian Government
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A New Indian Government

Kanchan Chandra (New York University); Sanjay Ruparelia (New School for Social Research), and Hindustan Times' Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, discuss India's 15th General Election, the results and its implications.
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Water for the Poor (Complete)
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Water for the Poor (Complete)

NEW YORK, June 3, 2009 - Microfinance and water management experts discuss innovative private-sector microfinance approaches to water management in the developing world.  (1 hr., 13 min.)
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Water for the Poor
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Water for the Poor

Video Excerpt: Joe Madiath, founder and executive director of Gram Vikas, discusses the need for microfinance and the possibility of its becoming mainstream. (1 min., 35 sec.)
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Pakistan's Refugee Crisis (Complete)
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Pakistan's Refugee Crisis (Complete)

NEW YORK, June 1, 2009 - Abdullah Hussain Haroon, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, and George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee, discuss the IDP crisis with Asia Society President Emeritus Nicholas Platt. (1 hr., 23 min.)
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Pakistan's Refugee Crisis
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Pakistan's Refugee Crisis

Video Excerpt: Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon addresses concerns about oversight of the financial aid currently coming into Pakistan. (2 min., 23 sec.)
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Jeffrey Sachs: Addressing Climate Change (Complete)
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Jeffrey Sachs: Addressing Climate Change (Complete)

NEW YORK, June 1, 2009 - Jeffrey Sachs explains what will be necessary for China and the United States to become fully committed partners in combating climate change.  (1 hr., 21 min.)
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Jeffrey Sachs: Addressing Climate Change
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Jeffrey Sachs: Addressing Climate Change

Video Excerpt: Jeffrey Sachs explains CCS, "carbon capture and sequestration," for the audience. (2 min., 7 sec.)
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Collectors and Curators (Complete)
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Collectors and Curators (Complete)

NEW YORK, May 21, 2009 -  Asia Society President Vishakha Desai discusses the complex relationships between curators and collectors in the 1960s, focusing on the decades of collaboration between Sherman Lee and the Rockefeller family. (1 hr., 6 min.)
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Vishakha Desai: Collectors and Curators
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Vishakha Desai: Collectors and Curators

Video Excerpt: Vishakha Desai describes the "first right of refusal" agreement between JDR 3rd and Sherman E. Lee in the 1960s. (4 min., 7 sec.)
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Addressing Population Growth in India
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Addressing Population Growth in India

Video Excerpt: Kanchan Chandra and Mira Kamdar respond to a question regarding population growth and public health services, during a discussion about the new Indian government. (2 min., 42 sec.)
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