Asia Society Tiger Ball 2010
Jun 5, 2010 Fund Raiser, Gala, Social Hour
Event: Asia Society Tiger Ball 2010
Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Houston, Texas
Date: June 2, 2010
Even though it was a Wednesday evening, the party people were out in force. Aussies, Houston socialites, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others enjoyed the 2010 Asia Society Tiger Ball celebrating 70 years of Diplomatic Relations between Australia and the United States.
Asia Society’s focus this year was Australia. During the day they hosted their Annual Corporate Conference focusing on ‘Shaping the Energy Future: The Emerging Role of Australia’ followed by a black tie fundraiser.
The evening was honored by distinguished guests. Chairman of Asia Society Texas Center Charles C Foster welcomed Diplomatic Hosts Hon. Kim Beazley AC Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States, the Hon. Phillip Scanlan AM Consul General of the Commonwealth of Australia in New York.
The locals who enjoyed the event were Hon. Nana Booker AM Honorary Consul General of the Commonwealth of Australia in Houston, Executive Director Asia Society Martha Blackwelder, Asia Society Board members Nat and Leela Kishnamurthy, Dr. Virendra Mathur, University of Houston President Renu Khator, ABC 13 Reporter Miya Shay and many other from the arts and culture scene.
Overall the event was fun and the main highlight was spotting Houston Rockets star Yao Ming as Yao bagged the Asia Society Texas Center Award for contribution to the Global community.
In spite of a few extra long speeches such as the lengthy page by page reading executed by Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP 26Th Prime Minister of Australia, the guests thoroughly enjoyed the roasted Australian lamb rump with native mint Jus, black olive tapenade with smashed white beans. This delicious entree was prepared by Australian Chef Jason Gould. The performance of the Australian Guitar duo Rupert Boyd and Jacob Cordover added to the good memories.
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Asia Society 2009 Corporate Conference
Mar 12, 2009 Business, Conference, Non-Profit
Event: Asia Society 2009 Corporate Conference
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Houston, Texas
Date: Febuaray 26, 2009
The U.S.-China relationship has been called by many financial analysts and policy makers ‘the most important relationship in the world for the next twenty to fifty years’. As a result, Asia Society Texas Center brought together a wide range of China experts and specialists to Houston for their Corporate Conference, such as Ambassador Stapleton Roy, renowned China scholars and watchers like Orville Schell, Linda Yueh, Dr. James Willerson, Simon Tay, Steven Lewis, Rick Pal, Martyn Goossen, and Henny Sender.
The conference experienced a good turn out with some engaging speakers.
Watch the video to learn about the conference, with interviews with Y. Ping Sun, Jagdip Ahluwalia, and Rick Pal.
Tags: Asia Society, China
Musical Concert | Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan
Jan 22, 2009 Music, Non-Profit
Event: Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan
Venue: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
On Wednesday January 14, 2009 Houstonians enjoyed an exclusive one day only musical performance Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan. “Hogaku” presents the music of two emerging groups pushing the boundaries of traditional Japanese music.
Presented by Asia Society Texas Center, the Japan Foundation, and the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston this music performance was a special opportunity to experience a unique blend of old and new as musicians, classically trained in traditional Japanese styles, experimented and pushed the boundaries of their instruments.
The evening was a re-envision of Japanese traditional music (hogaku) in a contemporary context. Two exciting new interpreters had taken the contemporary music scene by storm.
The 4-member Hayashi Ensemble Fujizakura, led by Harumi Mochizuki, breathes new life into shibyoshi (four rhythm), percussion music originally performed to accompany Noh theater, consisting of shime-daiko (small floor drum); otsuzumi (large hand drum); kotsuzumi (small hand drum); and fue (flute).
In the second part the duo Passion of Asia with Tetsuro Kawashima on tenor saxophone and Etsuko Takezawa on koto (zither) created original sounds blending jazz and hogaku through versatile improvisation.
The evening of music began with an introductory lecture and demonstration titled “Tradition for the Future” by Mr. Takafumi Tanaka, Editor-in-Chief, Hogaku Journal, followed by the performances to a full packed auditorium.
Tags: Asia Society, Museum Of Fine Arts, Music
Asia Society Texas Celebration
Jan 14, 2009 Celebration, Gala, Non-Profit
Event: Asia Society Texas Celebration
Venue: Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Houston
Dignitaries and other well known faces from the Asian American community gathered at the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China as Asia Society was celebrating both the 30th anniversary of China US relations as well as their own 30 years of Asia Society in Texas.
The event was also a kick-off party for the upcoming Asia Society Tiger Ball on February 26, 2009 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Houston and this time the theme would be ‘The Splendors of China’.
The Chairs of the Tiger Ball Mrs. Ping Sun and Mr. David W. Leebron. The Honorary Chairs are The Honorable George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush. The Diplomatic Hosts are His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the United States Zhou Wenzhong and the Honorable Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Houston Qiao Hong.
News/Feature Journalist Ruchi M interviewed:
- Nancy C Allen
- Yellow Magazine Publisher Viet Hoang
- Gala Chair Mrs. Y. Ping Sun
Tags: Asia Society, China, Tiger Ball
Creative Voices, Creative Minds: The Vietnamese American Experience – Panel Discussion
Nov 24, 2008 Non-Profit
Event: Creative Voices, Creative Minds: The Vietnamese American Experience
Venue: Archway Gallery, Houston, Texas
Date: November 21, 2008
Asia Society Texas had started a series of events for the Vietnamese American Experience. On November 21, 2008 at the Archway Gallery the series came to an end with four engaging speakers. It was an evening of interesting conversation and interaction with Dai Huynh, Houston Chronicle’s food and travel journalist; Chloe Dao, Bravo’s Project Runway winner; Andrew Lam, syndicated writer, author, editor; Lan Tran, award winning writer and performer, and a room filled with an enthusiastic audience.
The event surely did stimulate an intelligent conversation, it was a great opportunity to mix and mingle and at the same time learn through other people’s struggle. “I think it was a great event and we look forward to many such panel discussions,” says Yuki Roger, former model and now socialite.
Watch the video to get detailed coverage from the evening.
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Asia Society Screening of ‘Owl and the Sparrow’
Nov 5, 2008 Film, Non-Profit
Event: Film Screening By Asia Society Texas Center
Venue: Angelika Film Center
Date: October 30, 2008
This was the second in the Vietnamese American Experience Series. Feature film and dialogue with the director Stephane Gauger from ‘Owl and the Sparrow’ was organized by the Asia Society Texas Center at the Angelika Film Center on Thusday October 30, 2008.
Gauger’s Vietnamese film with English subtitles was an enchanting story of a ten year old Thuy, who runs away to the bustling modern-day city of Saigon to escape her bullying uncle. Orphaned and with only her dolls for friends, she starts to sell flowers on the streets, where eight million people are trying to survive. When she meets Lan, a beautiful lonely flight attendant, and Hai, a zoo keeper who turns to his elephant for comfort after his fiancée has left him, the young runaway tries to play matchmaker to her two new friends in the hopes of forming a surrogate family. Only two things stand in her way -- the city authorities who want her in an orphanage and the overbearing uncle who comes to the city to track her down.
Creative Voices, Creative Minds is a program series developed by Asia Society Texas Center to celebrate the cultural and artistic contributions of Vietnamese Americans.
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The Vietnamese American Experience
Oct 7, 2008 Discussion, Non-Profit
Houston: In spite of a busy Wednesday schedule and post Ike chaos, Houstonians gathered at the Houston Community College on October 1, 2008 to listen to noted writer/journalist Andrew Lam.
In his engaging and thoughtful style Andrew Lam enticed the audience from start to end with his story of lifelong struggle for identity, both in society and his own. Lam told of his heart break and how that inspired him into writing. “It was then that I discovered the journalist, the author in me and of what it means to be an immigrant, a son, and a survivor,” says Lam.
Asia Society Texas Center was pleased to present Creative Voices, Creative Minds: The Vietnamese American Experience, a series of programs that seeks to celebrate the cultural and artistic contributions of Vietnamese Americans. Designed to complement the exhibition Exit Saigon – Enter Little Saigon, produced by the
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