tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69392260828027708292012-02-08T15:02:34.110-08:00Asia Society Northern CaliforniaPreparing Asians and Americans for a Shared Future.Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-17937808895311606012012-02-08T15:02:00.000-08:002012-02-08T15:02:34.122-08:00Can Sea Turtles Make the World Richer and Happier?by April Mo
Alibaba.com founder, Jack Ma, is just one sea turtle story "Borderless Economics" mentions. (Photo: thenextweb.com)
“Sea turtles,” these days, not only describes the familiar ocean-going reptiles we see on nature shows, but also is used as a metaphor for one of the most interesting and important labor trends in our globalized economy.
Just as sea turtles in the animal kingdom April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-28982931864751164222012-02-03T11:41:00.000-08:002012-02-03T11:41:00.469-08:00Liu Xiaobo and Democracy in Chinaby Eric Santiago and Charles Hufnagel
Political change in China is inevitable and will occur "from the bottom up," according to Perry Link, a China expert and professor at the University of California, Riverside, at an event organized ASNC and the Mechanics’ Institute Library to discuss a new book for which he is lead editor, No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems by Liu April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-72464306817675565232012-01-31T14:22:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:22:00.637-08:00A Winning Tasteby Arthur Chow
Want to know what winning tastes like? Well we’ve got just the concoction, an award-winning Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup recipe that will have you feeling like a champ.
Beef noodle soup is a staple in Taiwanese food culture the same way the hamburger is embedded into American cuisine. And just like the hamburger in the U.S., Taiwanese beef noodle soup is served in every April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-39707640888390239232012-01-31T11:43:00.000-08:002012-01-31T11:46:52.711-08:00An American in Singaporeby Charles Thor
I am still amazed at how quickly my two years in Singapore went and how familiar Asia felt after those two years. I learned a lot professionally and personally about doing business, about customs and language, food, and celebrations. I’ll be talking in much more depth about my expat assignment at "Eat, Play, Live" on February 16, but below are a few excerpts of some things I April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-62005200296599257152012-01-25T15:14:00.000-08:002012-01-25T15:14:17.100-08:00Thoughts on Beef Noodle Soup from a Born-and-Bred Taiwanese Mama<!--[if gte mso 9]> 800x600 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-13089256948456743162012-01-24T10:37:00.000-08:002012-01-24T10:47:13.474-08:00Get involved with our Young Professionals Group!Asia Society Northern California is delighted to announce the re-launch of its Young Professionals Group (YPG), which will be officially kicked off with two February events!
The YPG’s mission is to provide opportunities for young professionals in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley to network and learn about Asian business and cultural affairs through regular programming on topics that resonate withApril Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-59039688139996085492012-01-23T13:19:00.000-08:002012-01-23T13:19:24.149-08:00EVENT: "No Enemies, No Hatred: Selected Essays and Poems by Liu Xiaobo" - Perry Link, Editor. January 26 @ 6:00 - 7:30 PMby Charles Hufnagel
<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-42230468298293903412012-01-20T16:32:00.000-08:002012-01-20T16:32:04.902-08:00Eating, Playing, and Living in Asia: My Favorite Meals at the Beach Houseby Adam Collardey
On January 8, The New York Times published an op-ed by Jonathan Levine, which was a clarion call in support of taking one’s career to Asia. Mr. Levine’s timing could not have been better, as our Young Professionals Group is planning a February 16 program and networking event titled, “Eat, Play, Live: Stories from Expats in Asia” (mark your calendars!). Along with other panelistsApril Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-30492534308666980462012-01-18T14:15:00.000-08:002012-01-18T15:22:48.417-08:00A Night at the Immigration Station: New Angel Island Translations
"Thank God, I, too got on that ferry."
Friday Afternoon in San Francisco Bay, by Dong-Kingman
Event: Voices in the Wooden House: Angel Island Inscriptions and Immigrant Poetry, 1910-1940January 21, 2012, 1:00-3:00 pm
By Sun Dai
The immigration experience is a common thread binding the histories of most Americans. Whether escaping persecution, poverty, or lack of economic prospects, immigrantsApril Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-70356534333618892562012-01-17T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-18T15:25:07.146-08:00Will China and India Out-Innovate the U.S.?By Maria Scarzella Thorpe and Sun Dai
Photo: Asia Society Northern California
On January 12, ASNC hosted author and expert on Asian innovation economics, Rebecca A. Fannin, to discuss her new book, Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia’s Innovation Boom Economy and Environment. Nixon Peabody LLP co-sponsored the event and the discussion was moderated by Sean Randolph, President ofApril Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-9275796790891461932011-11-22T16:31:00.000-08:002012-01-18T15:23:33.891-08:00Race as Politics in San Francisco’s Mayoral ElectionBy Robert Hsu
Photo: Michael Macor, San Francisco Chronicle
Ed Lee’s historic win in San Francisco’s mayoral election on November 8 highlights the strong political influence of the city’s Asian American electorate, according to a panel of experts and academics convened on November 15 by Asia Society Northern California, “Asian American Political Clout: A Post Election Analysis.” Appointed to April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-75886319079048499512011-11-09T11:03:00.000-08:002012-01-18T15:24:57.273-08:00San Francisco Declaration: A Promising Future for Women of APEC CountriesBy Carla Faraguna
September 16, 2011 – Secretary of State Hilary Clinton delivered the keynote address to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Women and the Economy Summit at the Westin St. Francis in downtown San Francisco, summarizing the concerns and hopes many women - and men - had expressed in preceding APEC summit meetings.
After the keynote address, Secretary Clinton and fellow April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-40406851342891687002011-10-04T16:41:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:59:29.939-07:00The Current State of Environmental Law and Activism in ChinaSeptember 27, 2011 – On the heels of the widely reported JinkoSolar scandal in China – where on September 20 Chinese authorities ordered the solar-panel manufacturing plant in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province to close after hundreds of villagers protested for four days that the plant was polluting their air and water – members and friends of Asia Society Northern California gathered at “April Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10642409377053693638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-28486329240920931512011-09-20T17:20:00.000-07:002011-09-27T16:07:33.057-07:00Q&A with Ted Fang, Co-founder of San Francisco Hepatitis B Free
SF Hep B Free Campaign poster
By Neha Sakhuja
One in 10 Asian and Pacific Islanders in US has chronic Hepatitis B infection, a leading cause of liver cancer. With a high percentage of Asian American residents, San Francisco has the highest rates of liver cancer in the US and continues to attract immigrants from Asian countries, where there is a high prevalence of hepatitis B. In 2007, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-8543179366766137222011-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:002012-01-18T15:26:46.866-08:00Environmentalism, Civic Engagement, and NGOs in China – An insider’s perspectiveSan Francisco - After speaking at an event that we co-sponsored with Pacific Environment and other NGOs, environmental activist Zhou Xiang, founder of the non-governmental organization Green Anhui, shared with Asia Society Northern California the struggles of being an environmentalist in China. In 2009, Green Anhui leapt out of obscurity and into the international lens through the Academy Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-78379187626935333982011-08-17T10:37:00.000-07:002012-01-18T15:26:41.118-08:00Venue Change: August 22 program on Zhou Xiang's Green Anhui
Zhou Xiang, the capable and dynamic director of Green Anhui, is going to talk about his NGO's work in China.
Huai River, one of the major river valleys in Anhui Province, China, is facing serious heavy metal pollution problems. According to a recent China Daily news article, "More than 60 percent of enterprises related to lead emission in the province are not maintaining required standardsAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-24474961577277104182011-08-16T13:00:00.000-07:002011-08-16T13:00:02.326-07:00Chinese Reactions to the U.S. Debt Debacle
Hannah Lincoln, Intern at Asia Society Northern California
What they say about America being a glass house is true – histrionics in Washington over the debt crisis have not gone unnoticed abroad. Unfortunately for those wishing to keep their cool about the matter, China has jumped on the debt-bashing bandwagon. The Senate’s debate over Obama’s bill made front-page news in China Daily every day Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-20477419040898971652011-08-10T14:16:00.000-07:002011-08-10T16:07:15.467-07:00Reflections on the 7.23 Wenzhou Train Accidentby Hannah Lincoln, Intern at Asia Society Northern California
The Western media wake trailing the Wenzhou train crash (7.23.11) has ranged from speculative and well-founded to insensitive and under-evidenced and in most scenarios tinged with latent political musings. Perhaps more interesting to the China Watcher than Western media criticism is what the New York Times has rightfully deemed the “Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-52466483500837035242011-07-28T15:00:00.000-07:002011-08-01T10:49:47.777-07:00Hillary Clinton to Asia: Debt Ceiling Debate 'Intense,' But Don't Worry
US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton gives a speech at the American Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong on July 25, 2011. Clinton told Asian business leaders she was confident US lawmakers would reach a deal to avert a debt default. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)
In Hong Kong yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton publicly addressed several major economic issues, chief amongAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-20250547471371805012011-07-27T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-27T15:00:01.730-07:00Walking With a Giant: Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center talks about his friend Yao Ming
Yao Ming receives an award from Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center, at the Texas Center's annual Tiger Ball in Houston in 2010. (Jeff Fantich Photography)
Charles C. Foster, Chairman of the Asia Society Texas Center, shared some stories of his friend Yao Ming, the professional basketball star who recently announced his retirement from the NBA’s Houston Rockets.
Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-66202415017746598532011-07-26T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-27T10:35:49.851-07:00Emily Tang’s Perfect Life: a rare type of accomplishment in Chinese cinemaReflections by Hannah Lincoln, Intern at Asia Society of Northern California
Finally, a movie that does justice to the despairing female; Perfect Life by Emily Tang.
Have you ever watched a Chinese movie and counted how many shots there are of the female protagonist staring silently into the distance, usually in response to a difficult question or situation?
I am no movie critic or Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-87271025363363257882011-06-08T12:32:00.000-07:002011-06-08T12:38:10.024-07:00"Tiger Mom Says" Allows Asian American Community to Share Experiences Over Laughter
When Amy Chua published her editorial "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior," the reactions were, to say the least, quite mixed. Chua's detractors vilified her as an uptight woman attempting to justify her egregiously harsh parenting practices through the success of her daughters, while some came to her defense and cited how her editorial was but a fraction of a larger publication which provided a Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-3436621296510794422011-05-25T11:57:00.000-07:002011-05-25T11:57:58.657-07:00Recap: I Love A Broad Margin to My LifeTHANKS TO ALL who attended our program in April, featuring Andrew Chang of New American Media and esteemed author Maxine Hong Kingston! The dialogue which Chang and Kingston shared with us as an audience, as well as with one another, was a truly profound experience. We hope to feature more artists in our programs in the near future, and we hope that all who attended this program value the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-17881583126403103542011-04-05T09:52:00.000-07:002011-04-05T09:54:44.725-07:00I Love A Broad Margin To My Life: Maxine Hong Kingston, April 21 2011Join Asia Society Northern California on April 21, 2011 for an exciting dialogue between editor Andrew Lam and esteemed author Maxine Hong Kingston!
EVENT INFORMATION:
DATE: Thursday, April 21, 2011TIME: Program starts at 6:00 pm
LOCATION:Mechanics Institute57 Post StreetSan Francisco, CA
COST:Asia Society and Mechanics Institute Members: FreeNon-Members: $12
To register, please email rsvp@Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-59850355120761944872011-03-25T14:13:00.000-07:002011-03-25T14:13:55.179-07:00Photos from the Japan in Crisis Event
More photos from this and other events can be found at our flicker page. Just click the link on the right panal.
For anyone who missed this informative and candid discussion of the recent tragedy in Japan, you can view the full video at the Asiasociety.org or simply click this link:
The Asia Society Northern California Presents: Japan in Crisis
It will also be broadcast on KQED at 2:00pm, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-52130403672077683512011-03-22T11:56:00.000-07:002011-03-22T11:56:02.687-07:00EVENT INFO: 24 March 2011: Late Breaking Event: Japan in CrisisTIME: 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Program/Lunch
LOCATION:
K&L Gates
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1200
San Francisco, Ca 94111
COST:
Asia Society/Co-sponsor Members: $10
Non-Members: $20
Students/Seniors: $5
Proceeds to be donated to Asia Society/Give2Asia relief fund
For more information and to register, please call 415-421-8707
or visit https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=919698
Join the Asia SocietyAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-85656505670764857232011-03-16T11:17:00.000-07:002011-03-18T17:16:00.479-07:00Support Asia Society's Relief Efforts For Japan!
A glimpse into the aftermath of the Tohoku Earthquake
In response to the tragedy in Japan, Asia Society Northern California has partnered with the Give2Asia Foundation to establish a Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund to raise money for disaster relief and recovery efforts. Please visit http://give2asia.org/japantsunami-20111 for more information and to donate.
Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-57614907807095378972011-01-19T11:47:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:47:29.377-08:00Japan's First Foray into Scripted Reality TV with "Shibuhara Girls"Next month, MTV Japan will make its first foray into the realm of "scripted reality tv" that has now become ubiquitous on American television. Entitled "Shibuhara Girls", a portmanteau of the hip and fashionable Tokyo neighborhoods of Shibuya and Harajuku, the show will follow four pseudo-celebrity young women in their journey to drop the "pseudo" from their titles. All four of them come from Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-25634355389789549832011-01-19T11:40:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:40:23.159-08:00Asian America Now: Chris Corbett, Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>
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Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-63083109297426409882011-01-19T11:17:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:18:38.599-08:00Computer Software Piracy in China comes under Scrutiny of BejingOne of the growing issues in the ever-developing saga of tensions between the United States and China is the topic of pirated software. It is well-known that illegally copied software is rampant in China, being used by members of every echelon in society including government officials. The extent of this trend is best elucidated by the data showing that despite being the 2nd largest consumer of Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-7140463490243108572011-01-14T16:06:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:32:14.204-08:00Where are the Asian CEOs?
Left to Right: Ajay Anand, Buck Gee and Bill Harper
Last night (January 13), the Asia Society hosted a sold-out audience for a frank, spirited discussion about Asian American corporate leadership in San Francisco. Specifically, why, in a city that is one-third Asian, are there so few Asian-Pacific Islander American (API) CEOs, board members, and executive leaders?
Overall, API presence in Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-61334109980376282302010-12-15T16:56:00.000-08:002010-12-15T16:56:26.445-08:00Recap: Scaling Green Finance in China and the United States Event
Braving a dark and rainy morning, representatives from green technology companies, financial institutions, both the US and Chinese governments, the local media, and many other groups convened at the PG&E Auditorium on San Francisco's Embarcadero for a day-long event on how to sufficiently scale financing of green and clean energy technologies in the United States in China. This event, organizedAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-75879624661936309512010-10-19T12:45:00.000-07:002010-12-14T12:10:09.202-08:0010/27/10 Panel Discussion: Where are the Asian CEOs? Executive Leadership in San FranciscoWhy are there are no Asian American CEOs in San Francisco companies in the Chron200 list of the Bay Area’s largest public corporations? Asian Americans comprise about a third of the city’s population and are widely recognized as influential innovators and key contributors in successful companies throughout the region. But few are selected for the highest leadership roles.
Join a panel of San Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-90899989691566707832010-10-19T12:14:00.000-07:002010-10-19T12:16:58.413-07:0010/19/10 Meet the Author: Gurcharan Das of The Difficulty of Being GoodWhy should we be good? How should we be good?
In The Difficulty of Being Good, Gurcharan Das seeks answers to these questions in the Mahabharata. Each major character in the epic embodies a significant moral failing or virtue, and their struggles evince familiar emotions of anxiety, courage, despair, remorse, envy, compassion, vengefulness, and duty.
Gurcharan Das is the author of India Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-71788371698712214712010-10-15T15:02:00.000-07:002010-10-21T07:49:32.857-07:00Bridging Cultures at UC BerkeleyThe Second U.S.-China Cultural Forum: A Binational Conversation on Bridging Cultures
Mo Yan drew lots of laughs from the audience as he shared anecdotes about his youth and writing career. Yan acknowledges being influenced by William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, Jack London’s stories about animals, and Ernest Hemingway (though Hemingway’s short sentence structure is decidedly not Mo Yan’Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-43807740347719485652010-10-15T12:58:00.000-07:002010-10-19T13:09:55.845-07:00Traditions Engaged Event RecapTwo members of the Chitresh Das Dance Company and Chhandam School of Kathak Dance appeared on stage at the Yeurba Buena Center for the Arts on Friday evening with a big announcement. The duo proceeded to read a proclamation from the office of Mayor Gavin Newsom, naming October 1st Indian Classical Dance and Music Day in San Francisco. The room erupted in applause and Chhandam founder and Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-45436236214921878082010-10-12T14:24:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:28:34.906-07:0011/3/10 Conference: Protecting Intellectual Property in ChinaInternational intellectual property infringement – which some in the U.S. Congress have gone so far as to call “economic terrorism” – has long been a sticking point in American-Chinese trade talks, yet fair, up-to-date analysis of China’s stance on IP is lacking.
The IP debate has too often been framed as the lawful U.S. against the Chinese Wild West — but data shows that the majority of IP Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-10376768150762847702010-09-28T12:47:00.000-07:002010-10-05T11:52:06.498-07:0010/13/10 Film Screening: 1428 with Director Du HaibinThe Great Sichuan Earthquake rocked China on May 12, 2008 at 14:28 in the afternoon, leaving more than 69,000 people dead and 15 million displaced. Ten days later, celebrated filmmaker Du Haibin arrived in Beichuan, the hardest-hit town, and began filming this remarkable documentary, capturing the stunned reactions of the villagers, the horrific damage to homes and livelihoods, and the torments Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-4413789613815158492010-09-14T14:03:00.000-07:002010-09-14T14:03:16.697-07:009/30/10 Panel Discussion: Sustaining Food Security in AsiaDespite Asia's remarkable economic development, more than half a billion Asians still go hungry each day. The future seems even more daunting, with population growth, dwindling land and water resources for agriculture, and significant uncertainties from climate change all posing new and difficult challenges.
The Asia Society, The Asia Foundation, and Give2Asia invite you to a program marking theAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-69797227093826512632010-09-10T12:04:00.000-07:002010-09-10T12:04:38.738-07:00Stuff Asians Like
Gizmodo recently posted a fascinating article titled "The Real 'Stuff White People Like.'" An obvious riff on the wildly popular blog and book Stuff White People Like, the article sought to investigate the racially specific interests of self-described whites, African Americans, Asians, Latinos and so on. To do so, they sorted through thousands of profiles on Ok Cupid, a popular dating site, and Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-8434749129784630082010-09-01T16:27:00.000-07:002010-09-02T12:38:13.634-07:009/15/10 Panel Discussion: Fighting Hepatitis B in the Asian American Community10 percent of Asian & Pacific Islanders in the United States have chronic Hepatitis B. With its sizable API population, nowhere is the HBV epidemic more pronounced and visible than in the Bay Area. Why are Asian-Pacific Islanders more prone to getting it than non-Asians? What social, political, economic, and genetic factors help explain why Asians are so at risk? What are considered best Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-29590355131805454522010-08-31T16:44:00.000-07:002010-08-31T16:48:40.828-07:009/16/10 Lecture: East Eats West - Andrew Lam in Conversation with Richard RodriguezSee two award-winning writers in conversation about race, immigration and culture in the era of globalization.
In East Eats West, the unexpected consequences of the Vietnamese diaspora are explored by Andrew Lam, the award-winning author of Perfume Dreams. From cuisine and martial arts to sex and self-esteem, this new essay collection shines light on the bridges and crossroads where two Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-65588291631663018952010-08-15T11:30:00.000-07:002010-08-26T12:48:56.364-07:009/5/10 Film Screening: Shanghai Cinema: Shanghai Bride & Mr. Wong's WorldDon't miss the closing day of Shanghai Cinema at the Asian Art Museum. This event will feature two film screenings and a chance to meet Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of Global Shanghai, 1850-2010.
11:00 am: Shanghai Bride: This film documents the materialistic and competitive nature of Shanghai's marriage market. (51 minutes, in Mandarin and Shanghainese with English subtitles.)
2:00 pm: Mr. Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-54641949074710743272010-08-12T12:19:00.001-07:002010-09-02T12:37:20.290-07:00Angels and Ghosts: Shawna Yang Ryan Event RecapSpeaking before the Asia Society Northern California, Shawna Yang Ryan, author of the critically acclaimed novel Water Ghosts, shared insights into how history and fiction become intertwined in her writing. Yang Ryan began by showing the parallels between her own family history against the characters in the novel, revealing that in both cases the political situation changed lives in dramatic--andAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-49963942317288501162010-08-10T12:18:00.000-07:002010-08-10T12:39:39.222-07:009/16-9/18 Conference: Green Cities - A Call to ActionWith its sustainable urbanization theme "Better City, Better Life," the Shanghai 2010 World Expo has provided a promising glimpse of the green cities of the future. But what do businesses and governments need to do now to make this vision a reality in our lifetime? The 2010 Sustainability Conference Green Cities: A Call to Action, to be held on September 16-18 at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai, aimsAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-79092059471558854662010-07-29T10:59:00.000-07:002010-08-03T15:22:16.558-07:008/10/10 Asian America Now: Shawna Yang Ryan, Water GhostsWater Ghosts is set in the wake of the Immigration Act of 1924, legislation that barred many Chinese women from joining husbands who had immigrated to America in search of work. The absence of women defines life in Locke, California—a community of bachelors where men outnumber women twenty to one and most of the women are white prostitutes. For this reason, when a boat bearing three mysterious Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-80917298287966970762010-07-28T15:59:00.000-07:002010-07-29T16:58:11.731-07:00Interpretations: (Really Short) Short Film Contest by YOMYOMFFor all you budding filmmakers out there, the good folks at You Offend Me, You Offend My Family are putting on "Interpretations," a contest for short films. Really short. 3-minutes-or-shorter short. But the interesting thing isn't the runtime--it's the script. Four lines that must be said in a set order, with no other dialogue.
Simple rules, but really tricky. It's amazing what's already been Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-62567904359746832772010-07-28T11:17:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:04:32.325-07:008/18/10 Film Screening: Mao's Last Dancer
Chi Cao as Li Cunxin in Mao's Last Dancer.
UPDATE: Read the recap from an exclusive screening and book signing with Li Cunxin at the Asia Society Texas Center.
Based on Li Cunxin’s bestselling autobiography, Mao's Last Dancer is the epic story of a young poverty-stricken boy from China and his inspirational journey to international stardom as a world-class dancer.
Mao's Last Dancer weaves a Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-49388616591126129892010-07-27T12:00:00.000-07:002010-08-10T10:55:48.367-07:00UPDATED 8/23/10 Lecture: Remembering Afghan Women
Credit: The Daily Mail
UPDATE: Unfortunately, Kate Francis and Olga Oliker will be unable to speak at the program. The program will then take place from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Also note, we have corrected the ticket price: Asia Society and co-sponsor members will be charged $8. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Also, Time magazine's latest issue's cover story is about a young Afghan woman who Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-23799783924660059832010-07-15T11:46:00.000-07:002010-08-03T14:06:21.509-07:00Asian "B Boyz" With Superpowers
If you haven't heard of the Internet series LXD, you soon will. Imagine The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but instead of invisibility, immortality and other fantastical powers, the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers has one power -- extreme dance. As ridiculous as the premise sounds, the combination of meticulous superhero archetypal structure, impressive breakdancing and a variety of fit andAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-26743696093889358352010-07-06T11:36:00.000-07:002010-07-13T16:04:42.578-07:00Aliens in America: Media Portrayals of South Asians
Perhaps it's all a coincidence. Perhaps it's a manifestation of our collective id. But we here at the Asia Society Northern California have noticed something emerge in the last few months: a growing awareness of South Asians. As they become more prominent in the media and public, South Asians are rapidly becoming a subject in the American conscious.
What sparked this observation were a coupleAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-28495157726374843962010-06-24T14:39:00.000-07:002010-08-03T11:20:54.549-07:006/29/10 Meet the Author: Azby Brown - Lessons in Living Green from Traditional JapanA glimpse into Japan's past teaches that "just enough" may be the key to going green. In his new book Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan, Brown takes us behind the scenes, revealing the complex and ingenious techniques that put Japanese traditional life in harmony with nature. Around 200 years ago, during the Edo period, the Japanese confronted the same issues that the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-23511852468692178382010-06-24T13:14:00.000-07:002010-06-24T13:14:07.296-07:006/26-27/10 SF Ethnic Dance FestivalAsia Society is delighted to support the 32nd Annual SF Ethnic Dance Festival. The festival celebrates and fosters appreciation for the diverse ethnic communities in the Bay Area through an annual performance season of dance styles that have included traditional classical dance, sacred dance genres, vernacular dance forms, social dance and folk dance presentations. Don't miss the opportunity to Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-77871601968119483492010-06-22T17:48:00.000-07:002010-06-22T17:48:00.199-07:007/15/10 YPG Event: Japanese Whiskey TastingAs cited in a recent edition of the SF Chronicle, Japanese whiskey is broadly popular at home, and has earned critical accolades in recent years as it has expanded into Western markets. Its image further boosted by the 2003 film "Lost in Translation," Japanese whiskey is becoming increasingly available in American bars at a time when single malts from other Asian producers are also entering the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-69130907194011603462010-06-01T17:37:00.000-07:002011-02-17T18:01:20.419-08:00Invitation Color OptionsHere are several options for the Annual Dinner invitation designs. Please note that the gold color will be metallic. Keep in mind that these colors will look a bit different on paper than on the screen, and these are approximations of what we're going for.
Please vote for the options in the comment section or by emailing ckellysneed@asiasociety.org. Suggestions welcome! Thank you for your inputAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-57491070600792006302010-06-01T11:25:00.000-07:002010-06-01T11:25:41.995-07:006/8/10 Special Film Screening: The Karate KidJaden Smith stars in the title role of The Karate Kid, a remake of the 1984 hit in which he plays an American youth in China who gets a crash course in martial arts from a maintenance man (Jackie Chan) so he can defend himself against a band of bullies.
Directed by Harald Zwart, the new Karate Kid stars Jaden Smith as Dre Parker, who reluctantly moves with his widowed mom (Taraji P. Henson) to Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-50734747755114725572010-06-01T11:10:00.000-07:002010-06-01T11:10:58.095-07:006/23/10 Meet the Author: William DalrymplePlease join us to celebrate the newest work by best-selling writer William Dalrymple. Nine Lives illuminates the remarkable ways in which traditional forms of religious life in India have been transformed —and held fast—in the vortex of India's rapid change.
Dalrymple is the author of six acclaimed works of history and travel, including City of Djinns, which won the Young British Writer of the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-17206105557457867302010-05-12T12:52:00.000-07:002010-05-25T11:04:23.050-07:00Seventh Annual Dinner Silent Auction
For the first time ever, Asia Society Northern California is giving those who did not attend the Annual Dinner a chance to bid on items in our silent auction. We have a selection of amazing items available, so check them out below!
Bidding is simple -- Just reply by email to sfannualdinner@asiasociety.org with your best bid, and check in on this blog post regularly to see the current highest Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-86887185432192125782010-04-20T13:29:00.000-07:002010-04-29T12:07:19.921-07:005/13/10 Panel Discussion: The Next Generation - Asian American ComediansIn the last few decades, Asian Americans have steadily been gaining ground throughout the entertainment industry—as evidenced by comedians like Margaret Cho and Dat Phan, who have become household names. But has this mainstream exposure changed the perceptions and interpretations of Asian Americans in stand-up comedy? How do comics play off or subvert audience expectations and the stereotypes Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-76401726972332360482010-04-15T11:53:00.000-07:002010-04-29T12:10:35.159-07:005/14/10 Meet the Author: Dean King - UnboundIn October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Only 30 were women. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days. Under enemy fire they crossed highland swamps, climbed Tibetan peaks, scrambled over chain bridges, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-61379856922225054462010-04-08T15:10:00.000-07:002010-04-13T15:20:14.121-07:00Fill in Our Future: The 2010 US CensusIt's that time of the decade again: the 2010 Census has arrived. If you haven't yet filled it out, there's still time to squeeze it in. And if you're Asian American, it's all the more important to participate. It is critical to have the entire Asian American community participate in the 2010 Census. An accurate count can help us receive our share of over $400 billion in annual federal funds for Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-66009506966900353872010-04-01T15:59:00.000-07:002010-04-01T16:04:26.018-07:005/5/10 Meet the Author: Jean Kwok of Girl in TranslationWhen Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life-like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of her family's future resting on her shoulders, or her secret love for a factory boy who Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-65608073037023006522010-04-01T14:48:00.000-07:002010-04-01T14:50:23.896-07:004/22/10 Panel Discussion: Identities and Influence - Emerging Asian American Women WritersTwo novelists, a short story writer, and a poet discuss what influences and inspires their writing and how they negotiate their identity as Asian American Women writers. Featuring Anita Amirrezvani, Kathryn Ma, Barbara Jane Reyes, Shawna Yang Ryan, and Marianne Villanueva (moderator).
Complete information on panelists, as well as ticket info, can be found at the Asia Society homepage.
Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-42354393875289317252010-03-30T10:44:00.000-07:002010-03-30T10:48:56.244-07:00Connect to the Asia Society with CollaborizeHere at Asia Society Northern California, we are working with our friends over at Democrasoft to improve our connection with our members and constituents through an exciting new program called Collaborize. This new utility allows our members to make suggestions, vote on options, and see the results of their participation. We plan on using this utility in a lot of ways, but most importantly it Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-77834197229184077842010-03-24T13:04:00.000-07:002010-03-24T13:09:01.129-07:00Vote for Asia Society on TakePart.org!Vote to help Asia Society win funding from American Express!
American Express is giving away $200,000 grants to the top online vote getters in 5 categories as part of their “MembersProgram” on TakePart.com, a well-known independent organization that connects people to take action on the social, environmental, political and cultural issues of our day.
We need your vote! Please take a minute to Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-65697550282272235962010-03-23T13:32:00.000-07:002010-03-23T15:03:28.177-07:004/13/10 Meet the Author: Kissing the Mask with William VollmanSweeping his readers from the subdued reverence of the dressing room of Japan's most famous Noh actor, directly into a transvestite bar in the red-light district of Kabuki-cho, Vollmann explores the enigma surrounding Noh theatre and the traditions that have made it such an important part of Japanese culture for centuries. Interviewing mask makers, players, geishas, and others involved in this Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-37154116692582364932010-03-23T13:19:00.000-07:002010-03-23T15:03:07.614-07:004/5/10 Panel Discussion: Pacific Rim Business Triangle - US-China-Taiwan RelationsThis event is part of the opening ceremony for the 2010 Bay Area Strait Talk Symposium, a week of workshops and public events to promote peaceful relations across the Taiwan Strait and Pacific Rim. Strait Talk, which established a Berkeley chapter last year, was founded at Brown in 2005 as a student-centered “non-partisan dialogue program that seeks to transform international conflict by Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-15629958295383331772010-03-17T15:57:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:57:44.324-07:00Interview: Navi Radjou - 'Made in India' for the 21st CenturyNavi Radjou is Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the Judge Business School at Cambridge University. His research interests include studying the rise of emerging markets like India as both a source and market for tech innovations. He led the firm's analysis of how globalized innovation is driving new collaborative market structures and organizational models like Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-16843279901175566982010-03-16T11:30:00.000-07:002010-03-16T11:36:03.752-07:004/1/10 Young Professionals Event: MATCHA! Shanghai JazzJoin Asia Society Northern California's Young Professional's Group for an evening of great music, art and conversation at Asia Art Museum's MATCHA: Shangahai Jazz event on Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Dubbed "the boy Billie Holiday," Coco Zhao will perform an intimate set of original works and Shanghai jazz favorites, in conjunction with special exhibition Shanghai.
Jazz thrived in Shanghai's Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-7122786503930361842010-03-09T16:50:00.000-08:002010-03-09T16:50:45.217-08:003/13/10-3/14/10 Screening: SF International Asian-American Film FestivalAsia Society Northern California is pleased to support the 28th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), which showcases the best Asian and Asian American films from around the globe. 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Festival's presenting organization the Center for Asian America Media (CAAM). SFIAAFF is the nation's largest showcase Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-64726416767080178082010-03-04T10:50:00.000-08:002010-03-04T10:50:13.536-08:00The Eco-Audit: A Study of the Carbon Impact of Asia Society Northern CaliforniaA few months back, we here at the Asia Society Northern California had the pleasure of hosting an event with Tori Zwisler, executive director of Jane Goodall Institute's Shanghai Roots and Shoots program. As part of her mission to educate Chinese businesses about the environmental impact of their day-to-day business, Roots and Shoots, along with Environmental Resource Management (ERM), developed Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-46613313422748835372010-03-03T11:30:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:46:49.974-08:003/10/10 Panel Discussion: Working Toward a Clean Energy Future in IndiaWith the second-fastest growing economy in the world and a middle class projected to reach 500 million within decades, India's greenhouse gas emissions could skyrocket. Underlying these challenges is a unique opportunity for climate change collaboration to build an Indian clean energy economy. India has signaled its determination to green its development path and already has taken bold national Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-69694775911816555672010-03-03T11:25:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:29:31.359-08:003/9/10 Panel Discussion: New Media and Everyday Life in the Muslim World - BloggersMuslims from all parts of the world since 9/11 are facing discrimination and even threats of violence. For many young people, this post-9/11 world has sparked a new, if not confusing, relationship with their own identities as Muslims. While some young men and women may not have even identified themselves strongly as Muslim before 9/11, they have found that even just their last names may now Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-50774973648373380292010-03-02T14:50:00.000-08:002010-03-02T14:50:02.462-08:00What North Korea Sees in the MirrorAnyone hoping North Korea will abandon its nuclear program at the Six-Party Talks may want to reconsider, says North Korean affairs expert B.R. Myers. Judging from its propaganda, North Korea's anti-American, isolationist, and pro-military stance is stronger than ever.
In his talk before the Asia Society Northern California and World Affairs Council, Myers argued that to negotiate with North Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-45631911483443489672010-02-26T14:24:00.000-08:002010-03-04T10:51:26.607-08:00Happy Holi-day!
Every season has a festival of its own and India celebrates the coming of spring with Holi. With winter on its way out, this spring festival is celebrated on the day after the full moon in early March and symbolizes good spring harvest, fertility of the land and Hindu myths. Also known as the festival of colors, people engage in smearing each other with gulal or colored powder and throwing waterAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-19879765495239215582010-02-25T11:16:00.000-08:002010-02-25T11:17:27.834-08:00"An Irrelevant Writer: The Letters of Shen Congwen"
Our friends over at A Public Space journal let us know about their new issue, featuring "An Irrelevant Writer: The Letters of Shen Congwen" by Yiyun Li, an acclaimed novelist and friend of the Asia Society. We were unfamiliar with him before, but after reading up on him he seems to be really interesting.
Known by some as the Chinese equivalent to William Faulkner, Shen carefully crafted Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-16123677310521372072010-02-09T15:00:00.000-08:002010-02-09T15:00:49.197-08:00The Water Crisis in China and California on KQED Radio 88.5 FMIf you missed our panel discussion back in January on the growing water crisis in China and California, you're in luck: the event will be rebroadcast in its entirety on KQED Radio, 88.5 FM this Saturday, February 13 at 2pm. The insightful panel featured Saleem Ali, Christine Boyle and Heather Cooley, and was moderated by Richard Drobnick. Also, check back in with our blog for a detailed writeup Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-35275458411481992252010-02-02T13:44:00.000-08:002010-02-09T10:35:33.808-08:002/18/10 Meet the Author: Elizabeth Economy - The River Runs BlackChina’s spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country’s natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In The River Runs Black, Elizabeth Economy examines China’s growing environmental crisisAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-40021856519304051732010-02-02T13:01:00.000-08:002010-02-09T10:35:58.591-08:002/23/10 Meet the Authors: Peter Hessler and Leslie ChangPlease join us for a conversation between the husband-and-wife duo, Peter Hessler and Leslie Chang, two best selling authors whose works touch on themes of travel, culture, immigration, and identity in China. Hessler returns to the USF campus to talk about his new book, Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory, together with Chang, discussing her book Factory Girls: From Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-1083017826867605822010-01-29T11:30:00.000-08:002010-02-02T12:33:39.446-08:00Stephen Roach on "Asia's Wake Up Call"There are only a few weeks left before our next business conference, "Post Crisis Challenge for the US-China Relationship: Symbiosis or Tension?"
The conference will feature several speakers from major firms in Asia, notably Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia.
In September he visited Asia Society in New York in part to promote his new book Stephen Roach on the Next Asia. Click hereAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-59779455170756705792010-01-26T12:17:00.000-08:002010-02-02T15:03:15.556-08:002/18/10 Conference: Post-Crisis Challenge for the US-China Relationship - Symbiosis or Tension?
Globalization has increased the importance of international trade relationships, and none can be as important and uncertain as the US-China relationship. America can no longer boast uncontested economic superiority—China holds trillions of US dollars in reserves. The US response to China's ascendance is critical, and will determine where the balance of power lies. As it grows economically, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-85528637278348399752010-01-22T14:15:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:15:31.465-08:00Join the INDOvations debate!Are Indian business innovations truly relevant to the West? Some experts argue that Indian innovation, which relies on cheap, easily mass-produced products, could be the answer to America's economic doldrums. But many say that Indian innovation is another name for "good old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity."
Join the debate on Asia Society's global website, and hear what Asia Society members from all Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-12839933680872642152010-01-21T12:47:00.000-08:002010-01-21T14:00:35.858-08:001/25/10 Event Preview: INDOvations
As a preface to our Monday, January 25 event INDOvations: Driving Global Innovations from Emerging Markets, we compiled some interesting information about the topic as well as our upcoming speakers. If you want to get yourself up to speed on the issues and some background on our panelists, be sure to check this out.
First off, the namesake of the event is the Indovations website, run by the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-73650244113784672072010-01-19T15:11:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:27:00.745-08:001/25/10 Panel Discussion: INDOvations - Driving Global Innovations from Emerging MarketsINDOvations showcases India-inspired innovations and their impact on the global knowledge economy, serving as a platform to catalyze intellectual links between India and the rest of the world. India provides a great source of inspiration for both the developed and the developing nations seeking to drive affordable and sustainable business, social and cultural innovation enabled by open and Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-73827765577563927462010-01-14T12:24:00.000-08:002010-01-22T14:24:50.471-08:00Interview with Liu Jianqiang: Environmental Journalism and Censorship in ChinaLiu Jianqiang is one of China’s pioneering environmental journalists. A former senior investigative reporter at Southern Weekend, China's most influential investigative newspaper he provided front-line and in-depth coverage of China's burgeoning environmental movement. Some of Liu's most influential articles include his 2004 expose on the controversial Tiger Leaping Gorge dams in Yunnan province Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-43532600725130044222010-01-08T12:00:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:41:13.754-08:001/14/10 Panel Discussion: The Water Crisis in China and California
After decades of massive economic growth and more than a billion people to support, water scarcity in China is more critical than ever. Water is unevenly distributed in China, where the South has most of the water and the North has most of the population. But neither region has sufficient water, and the shortage is growing worse with rapid urbanization, mounting pollution, and inefficient Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-22269231496871999542010-01-07T19:00:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:32:54.764-08:001/13/10 Lecture: A Venice of China: Transforming China’s Cities for the Next Century
Renee Chow, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and Eva Li Chair of Design Ethics, University of California, Berkeley; Principal, Studio URBIS
Professor Chow has spent over 30 years documenting and researching Chinese patterns of living, from Uyghur villages to megacity Beijing, and was the first to conduct contemporary analysis of these drastically different regions. She will Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-59842084272121708692010-01-07T12:00:00.000-08:002010-01-21T11:12:00.241-08:00An Interview with James Morgan: The Environment, the Economy, and AsiaFrom technology and industry to philanthropy and environmentalism, James C. Morgan has been a leader in developing successful and sustainable practices. After heading Applied Materials, Inc. and serving in councils under several presidents, Morgan is now focused on philanthropic efforts with organizations such as the Northern Sierra Partnership and his own Morgan Family Foundation. With Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-60864204856604809502010-01-05T10:17:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:28:54.807-08:001/6/10 Lecture: Liu Jiangiang and China’s Environmental Movement, A Journalist's PerspectivePlease join us for a presentation on China’s rapidly evolving environmental movement by one of China’s pioneering environmental journalists.
Liu Jianqiang is a research associate of the Peking University Center for Nature and Society and Visiting Scholar at UC. Berkeley. He also works as columnist and associate editor for www.chinadialogue.net.
Liu was formerly a senior investigative reporter Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-47567145901006360972009-12-08T15:04:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:29:46.705-08:00Event Recap ASNC's 2009 Holiday PartyThanks so much to everyone who attended our holiday party last week! It was a wonderful event, and all of us here at the Asia Society had a great time meeting and talking to our members and friends. Check out our Flickr to check out the great photos (care of Neha's husband, Kunal). Also, for those interested in our amazing vendors and suppliers, their information is listed below. And finally, as Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-71108541268523032602009-11-20T10:43:00.000-08:002009-11-24T10:36:56.926-08:00Orville Schell on Fresh AirAsia Society's Center on US-China Relations spoke with National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross on Thursday about the U.S. and China's changing dynamics, touching on climate change, censorship and why America has a lot to learn from China.
Schell expanded on many of the topics discussed when he was here in October at "The Future of Democracy in China," so give it a listen or read theAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-29329205025014809072009-11-17T15:26:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:35:46.452-08:00Interviews with Jill Robinson and Lixin Huang: Healing without HarmPrior to our event Healing without Harm, our two speakers--Jill Robinson, founder and executive director of Animals Asia Foundation, and Lixin Huang, president of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine--were gracious enough to answer a few questions on the subject. Robinson founded AAF to help preserve endangered species in Asia, in particular combatting the inhumane practices of Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-55041261586950896472009-11-16T14:29:00.000-08:002010-01-14T12:38:14.987-08:0011/23 Forum: Global Reach - A New Report on Ties Between the San Francisco Bay Area and India
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute, The Commonwealth Club and Asia Society of Northern California invite you to a special forum on the Bay Area's economic ties with India.
This event will be the public release and first presentation of a report by the Economic Institute, "Global Reach: Emerging Ties Between the San Francisco Bay Area and India" that documents the historical, cultural, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-89161338375217991622009-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:002009-11-10T13:03:25.539-08:00Tori Zwisler Listed in CNN's Shanghai Hot List
Recent ASNC panelist Tori Zwisler was just named by CNN among the top movers and shakers in Shanghai. She's noted for her groundbreaking work with the Jane Goodall Institute-Shanghai and the Roots and Shoots Foundation. Check out the article here, as well as previous this interview and short clip from the Environmental Activist Program.Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-39718997569566653462009-11-03T13:10:00.000-08:002009-11-09T10:28:00.959-08:00Join us... join ussssssssssss
Good News! If you follow Asia Society Northern California or become a fan on Facebook, you'll be entered into a drawing for two free tickets ($30 value) to an Asia Society event of your choosing! Asia Society Northern California is making it even easier to stay in the know about Northern California Asian affairs events. Follow us on Twitter to get up-to-the-minute commentary on breaking news, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-85160299098642095882009-11-03T11:53:00.000-08:002009-11-11T12:56:17.698-08:00In Conversation with China's Eco Hero- Wen Bo
Wen Bo (left), co-director of Pacific Environment's China Program explains how local Chinese students are empowered to spread awareness of environmental dangers to their peers.
Wen Bo is Co-Director of Pacific Environment’s China Program and Coordinator of the Greengrants China Advisory Board. He has supported more than 40 environmental grassroots groups in China through small grants, exchange Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-69648018010667195062009-11-03T10:25:00.000-08:002009-11-03T15:00:43.729-08:00Incredible Chinese Pollution Photos
When we talk about pollution in China, it's usually in the context of global climate change and how their pollutants affect us -- but Chinese photographer Lu Guang, recent recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund prize for his photography, shows an entirely different side to the pollution story.
Lu's photos document the devastating effects of rapid industrialization on China's poor, Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-9389122379547366322009-11-02T15:01:00.000-08:002009-11-03T12:26:51.069-08:00Walking the Green Path with Tori Zwisler
Tori Zwisler (center), founder of Shanghai Roots and Shoots, chats with audience members after the program.
Tori Zwisler is the founding Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute-Shanghai. The Institute focuses primarily on the Roots and Shoots program, which promotes environmental concern, care for animals, and care for people among Shanghai’s youth. Roots and Shoots' works with 170 Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-43375322472157461092009-10-23T13:20:00.000-07:002010-01-20T13:50:09.155-08:00Behind the Scenes with Tori Zwisler
If you missed our Oct. 20 event "The State of Environmental Activism in China," check out this exclusive interview with Shanghai Roots and Shoots founder Tori Zwisler. Zwisler has lived in China for over 20 years, and has a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit organizations in China. She shared with us why Roots and Shoots has been so successful there, and gave insight into the challenges facingAsia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939226082802770829.post-63395455203866925112009-10-23T11:33:00.000-07:002009-10-27T10:29:00.729-07:00Breakthrough documentary coming to SF
In 2007, Prince William County, VA adopted a law allowing police to question anyone they had "probable cause" to believe was an illegal immigrant, igniting a fierce debate over racial profiling, big government and individual liberty. To respond, filmmakers Annabel Park and Eric Byler began making a real-time, interactive Youtube documentary, 9500 Liberty, uploading developments in the Asia Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771624716966592noreply@blogger.com0