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Asia Society Texas Center Sneak Peak with a VIP crowd

rmradmin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:07:07 +0000

Nidhika and Pershant Mehta hosted a VIP reception of cocktails and an early preview of the new Asia Society Texas Center in the heart of Houston's Museum District

Politics & Tiger Ball

rmradmin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:12:46 +0000

Society with Ruchi | The weekend started with a bang with politics and fashion. Indo American Political Action Committee of Greater Houston on Friday hosted a reception at India House to honor their new President Mini Timmaraju. It was a momentous

Asia Society Tiger Ball 2010

rmradmin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:33:13 +0000

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

In Conversation with Pico Iyer

rmradmin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:07:12 +0000

Asia Society Texas Center hosted an event to meet and discuss internationally acclaimed writer Pico Iyer and his book The Open Road: The Global Journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Pico Iyer, a frequent contributor

Asia Society 2009 Corporate Conference

rmradmin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:15:57 +0000

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

Musical Concert | Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan

rmradmin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:21:22 +0000

Event: Hogaku: New Sounds of Japan
Venue: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavpkm4UD2k

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.

Asia Society Texas Celebration

rmradmin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:31:39 +0000

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.

Creative Voices, Creative Minds: The Vietnamese American Experience

rmradmin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:58:15 +0000

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

Asia Society Screening of ‘Owl and the Sparrow’

rmradmin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:17:26 +0000

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

The Vietnamese American Experience

rmradmin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:28:38 +0000

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

Asia Society Texas Center Groundbreaking

rmradmin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:29:02 +0000

Strategically located in Houston's Museum District the Asia Society Texas Center's new headquarter is 38,000 square feet and is designed by internationally noted architect Yoshio Taniguchi.