| Take a humorous look at the rapidly changing lives of a group of young Beijingers through the eyes of a New Yorker. In this heart-warming story, Howie Snyder shows a group of young 8-year-olds in 1996 studying Chinese stand-up comedy with their teacher Mrs. Ma. We visit the group again in 2008 as they reflect on their lives and their new dreams for the future. Followed by a discussion with Film Director Howie Snyder and Associate Director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, John Delury. Click link for an excerpt from My Beijing Birthday
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Performance:
Viewpoints: Anoushka Shankar and the Orpheus Orchestra (Open Rehearsal and Discussion) Saturday, January 24 at Noon 
Join us for an exclusive sneak preview of Ravi Shankar's latest concerto for sitar and orchestra, which will be presented at Carnegie Hall on January 31, 2009. This memorable open rehearsal features the Orpheus Orchestra and Anoushka Shankar. After the rehearsal, Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka will join Vishakha Desai, President Asia Society, to discuss Ravi Shankar's new concerto in a lively meeting of classical western and Indian music and the role of traditional music in global music.
"Anoushka is the future of Indian classical music" Amjad Ali Khan
"Anoushka is changing a somewhat stuffy art form [sitar music] by injecting freshness and energy broadening its appeal for a younger generation" The Time Asia Made possible in part by Dinyar and Aashish Devitre Registration: Free: advance registration is required. Limited seating.
Coming up in February: Author Conversations Abraham Verghese (Cutting for Stone) and filmmaker Mira Nair Wednesday, February 11 at 7:00 pm Yiyun Li (The Vagrants) and editor Brigid Hughes Tuesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm Daniyal Mueenuddin (In Other Rooms, Other Wonders) and writer Mohsin Hamid Monday, February 23 at 7:00 pm Books available at AsiaStore
Lecture Series in Honor of Art Historian Sherman E. Lee (1918 2008) February April, 2009 Join Asia Society for a 3-part series honoring Sherman E. Lee, former Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art and advisor to John D. Rockefeller 3rd. Lecture I
Wen C. Fong, Princeton University Collecting and Exhibiting Asian Art and History Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm Director, scholar, curator and advisor, Sherman E. Lee cast an important shadow on the field of Asian art. Wen C. Fong Princeton University Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Art History, Emeritus and Metropolitan Museum of Art C. Douglas Dillon Curator Emeritus, discusses Lee's legacy and how he changed the scholarly and curatorial landscape in the West. Lectures continue on March 2: Vishakha N. Desai; April 8: Samuel C. Morse. In conjunction with the exhibition Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America on view February 9 through August 9 | 
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