2012 Osborn Elliott Prize: A Generation of Covering China 2012 Osborn Elliott Prize: A Generation of Covering China
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NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 ? 2012 Osborn Elliott Prize winner April Rabkin, Carroll Bogert, Marcus Brauchli, and Orville Schell reflect on the varying degrees of access they've had in covering China over the years, and what the future of reporting from China might hold. (7 min., 49 sec.)
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Sam Walsh: A \ Sam Walsh: A 'Robust' Business in China
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SYDNEY, May 24, 2012 ? Rio Tinto executive Sam Walsh offers a short-term forecast for China's economy and foresees strong demand for iron as Asia's urbanization continues.

Watch the complete program: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/business/sa m-walsh-sustainabili ty-challenge-complet e

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James Fallows on China\ James Fallows on China's 'Safety Revolution'
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NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 ? In his Asia Society talk on China's aerospace and aviation industries, James Fallows explains how Western collaboration has raised China's air safety standards, and explains what differentiates Chinese and Japanese approaches to business and industry.
Watch the complete program here:
http://asiasociet y.org/video/business /james-fallows-china -airborne-complete

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Shanghai Kunqu Opera: The Monkey King and More Shanghai Kunqu Opera: The Monkey King and More
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2012 - China's Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe performs the classic Journey to the West and two other tales in a family-oriented program.
For more: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/arts/shangh ai-kunqu-opera-lanke -mountain-complete

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Shanghai Kunqu Opera: The Lanke Mountain Shanghai Kunqu Opera: The Lanke Mountain
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2012 - China's Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe performs a classic folk tale of a heroine who divorces her husband and then tries to return to him.
For more, click here: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/arts/shangh ai-kunqu-opera-monke y-king-and-more-comp lete

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Mystery, Mayhem and the Media: Challenges of Covering China Mystery, Mayhem and the Media: Challenges of Covering China
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NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 ? April Rabkin, winner of the 2012 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia, joins Carroll Bogert, Marcus Brauchli, and Orville Schell for a discussion of the challenges involved in covering China. Bloomberg's Norman Pearlstine offers introductory remarks.

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video

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In-Studio with Visual Artist Shilpa Gupta In-Studio with Visual Artist Shilpa Gupta
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MUMBAI, May 5, 2012 ? Visual artist Shilpa Gupta talks with Asia Society India Centre's Pooja Varma about her decision to become an artist, issues of social injustice in her work and how she thinks people react to her art in different spaces.

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/arts/visual-arts/ shilpa-gupta-driven- instinct-become-arti st

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Iran 1953: \ Iran 1953: 'A Casual Coup with a Few Dollars'
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NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 ? Christopher de Bellaigue discusses the American- and British-backed coup in Iran in August 1953 and its far-reaching effects on the Iranian psyche.
Click here for the full video: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/countries/c hristopher-de-bellai gue-patriot-persia-c omplete

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Gov. Jerry Brown: \ Gov. Jerry Brown: 'California Is on the Mend'
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2012 - California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. receives the policy award from Asia Society Northern California and expresses his "affection for all things Asian" in a keynote address at ASNC's Ninth Annual Dinner.

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/policy/gov- jerry-brown-californ ia-mend

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Wang Jian: Four Movements by Bach Wang Jian: Four Movements by Bach
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HONG KONG, May 5, 2012 ? Master cellist Wang Jian performs four movements for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach at Asia Society Hong Kong Center. (9 min., 42 sec.)

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Huang Ruo: Excerpts from Sun Yat-Sen (opera) Huang Ruo: Excerpts from Sun Yat-Sen (opera)
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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.

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Dama Dam Mast Qalandar -- Arif Lohar Dama Dam Mast Qalandar -- Arif Lohar
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2012 ? In the first of their two Asia Society concerts, Arif Lohar and his ensemble perform a "traditional Sufi rave" (Village Voice), "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar."
Watch the complete concert: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/arts/concer t-arif-lohar-and-aro oj-aftab-complete

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Concert Highlight: An Ecstatic Finish for Arif Lohar! Concert Highlight: An Ecstatic Finish for Arif Lohar!
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NEW YORK, April 28, 2012 ? The second of Arif Lohar's two performances at Asia Society New York reaches a delirious climax. (4 min., 15 sec.)
Watch the complete concert: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/arts/concer t-arif-lohar-and-aro oj-aftab-complete

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Arif Lohar and Friends: Jugni Ji! Arif Lohar and Friends: Jugni Ji!
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NEW YORK, April 28, 2012 ? Arif Lohar and his ensemble launch into an epic rendition of "Alif Allah Chambey di Booti" onstage at Asia Society.

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/blog/asia/photos- and-video-arif-lohar -rocks-house-asia-so ciety-new-york

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Cambodian Genocide survivor\ Cambodian Genocide survivor's 'healing journey'
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NEW YORK, April 23, 2012 ? In a talk leavened with gentle humor, Cambodian activist, entrepreneur and memoirist Loung Ung recounts some of her experiences dealing with PTSD and how she managed to rebound after each episode.
Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/countries/l oung-ung-lulu-sky-co mplete

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Give Me Your Voice: China\ Give Me Your Voice: China's Underground Hip Hop
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Photojournalist and filmmaker Matthew Niederhauser speaks about the history, current state and future of China's underground hip hop.
Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/arts/explor ing-underground-worl d-chinese-hip-hop

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Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: The Strengths of Women Leaders? Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: The Strengths of Women Leaders?
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Interview with Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai prior to the 2012 Women Leaders of New Asia summit in Shanghai and Zhenjiang, China on April 19-21, 2012. (1 min., 51 sec.)
Visit the summit website at: http://sites.asiasoc iety.org/womenleader s/

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Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: The Biggest Challenge Facing Asia\ Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: The Biggest Challenge Facing Asia's Women Leaders
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Prior to the 2012 Women Leaders of New Asia Summit in China on April 19-21, Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai elaborates on some of the key issues and challenges this year's summit will address. (2 min., 9 sec.)

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Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: Why Women Leaders? Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai: Why Women Leaders?
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Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai explains some of the intent behind the 2012 Women Leaders of New Asia summit, meeting in Shanghai and Zhenjiang, China, April 19-21, 2012. (3 min., 27 sec.)
Visit the summit website at: http://sites.asiasoc iety.org/womenleader s/

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A Texas Story A Texas Story
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Asia Society, A Texas Story, recalls the creation of the Asia Society Texas Center and the development of the stunning new building in Houston's Museum District.

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/lifestyle/t exas-story

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Afghanistan: A Major Strategic Failure for the US Afghanistan: A Major Strategic Failure for the US
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 ? Recently appointed Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Vali Nasr argues that the lack of a coherent strategic policy in Pakistan has played a major role in what he sees as America's failure in Afghanistan. (9 min., 25 sec.)

Source: http://asiasociety.o rg/video/policy/vali -nasr-us-afghanistan -and-pakistan-comple te

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James A. Baker III: Our Pakistan Dilemma James A. Baker III: Our Pakistan Dilemma
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In Houston on April 12, former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III reviews the fraught relationship between America and Pakistan. (3 min., 50 sec.)
Read more: http://asiasociety.o rg/texas/baker-us-sh ould-not-fear-asian- century

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James A. Baker III: An Approach to North Korea James A. Baker III: An Approach to North Korea
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Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III assesses the international community's options for dealing with North Korea in Houston on April 14, 2012. (3 min., 38 sec.)
Read more: http://asiasociety.o rg/texas/baker-us-sh ould-not-fear-asian- century

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James A. Baker III: Iran, Deterrence and US Options James A. Baker III: Iran, Deterrence and US Options
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Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III argues "deterrence will work" with regard to Iran's nuclear ambitions, but not against more widespread nuclear proliferation, in Houston on April 14, 2012. (4 min., 52 sec.)

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