Iranian American Fiction (Complete)

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Iranian American Fiction (Complete)

NEW YORK, December 4, 2013 — Iranian American writers Salar Abdoh, Anita Amirrezvani, Persis Karim, and Dalia Sofer offer a counter-narrative to prevailing discourses about Iran, being Iranian American and the immigrant experience. Moderated by writer and translator Nahid Mozaffari. (1 hr., 30 min.)

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/ New York

Art and Food: The World Eats Here and Chinatown Soup

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Superpower Showdown With Bob Davis and Lingling Wei

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Politics and Theater: Making Sense of China’s National People’s Congress

Kevin Rudd, Susan Shirk, and Orville Schell discuss the implications of China's recent political gatherings.

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/ Southern California

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The authors discuss the human dimension of the coronavirus as well as its political impact.

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/ New York

Virtual Book Club Q&A With Cathy Park Hong

Following a discussion about her book 'Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning,' author Cathy Park Hong answered questions from the virtual book club participants.

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/ Switzerland

Ahead of the Curve: Korea’s Use of Technology in Fighting COVID-19

Minkyeong Kim, Tai Myoung Chung, and Sang-il Kim discuss South Korea's use of technology in suppressing the coronavirus outbreak.

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Democracy and Authoritarianism Under COVID-19

Kevin Rudd and Fareed Zakaria assess how different governments have managed the coronavirus outbreak.

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Oxford Debate: One Year After the Elections, Is the Modi Government Delivering on Its Promises?

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/ New York

Tattered Fans and Talismans: The Symbolism of Battle Fans and the Ethos of Impermanence

Harvard professor of art history Melissa McCormick explores the evolving imagery of the folding fan, focusing on its use and symbolic meaning in the hands of medieval warriors and Edo-period samurai.

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/ Northern California

Parag Khanna on Asia and America in the Post-Pandemic World

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