“At a time when the eyes of the world
are on Asia, this institution is
indispensable."
—The New York Times
Asia Society is a global organization with United States based
headquarters and an insightful and focused Asian perspective.
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Asia Society at a Glance:
A Connector, Convener and Catalyst Between the US and Asia
Arts
Policy and
Business
Education
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Our Mission
Asia Society is the leading global and panAsian organization working to strengthen
relationships and promote understanding
among the people, leaders, and institutions of
the United States and Asia.
We seek to increase knowledge and enhance
dialogue, encourage creative expression, and
generate new ideas across the fields of arts
and culture, policy and business, and
education.
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Leadership
Ronnie C. Chan
Co-Chair
Henrietta H. Fore
Co-Chair
Mr. Chan is the Chairman of Hang Lung Group
Limited and its subsidiary, Hang Lung Properties
Limited. Both are publicly listed companies in Hong
Kong, dealing in real estate investment, development
and management. Mr. Chan also co-founded the
privately held Morningside group which, in the past
two decades, has owned and managed businesses in
manufacturing, public transport operations, outdoor
advertising, media, healthcare, online game
operators, high-tech and biotech investments,
developmental capital investments and other venture
capital investments around the world. In addition, Mr.
Chan is actively involved with many non-profits,
philanthropic endeavors, and educational
organizations.
Ms. Fore is Chairman and CEO of Holsman
International, a manufacturing, consulting and
investment company. She has held government
positions as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), Director of
U.S. Foreign Assistance, Undersecretary of State
for Management, and Director of the U.S. Mint in
the Department of Treasury. She currently serves
as Co-Chair of WomenCorporateDirectors and of
the North Africa Partnership for Economic
Opportunity, and is a Trustee of the Aspen Institute
and the Center for Strategic and International
Studies. She serves on the Boards of Exxon Mobil
Corporation and Theravance, Inc.
Tom Nagorski,
Executive Vice President
Tom Nagorski has just been named Executive Vice President
of the Asia Society. He joins the organization following a
three-decade career in journalism - having served most
recently as Managing Editor for International Coverage at
ABC News. Before that, he was Foreign Editor for "World
News Tonight", as well as a reporter and producer based in
Russia, Germany and Thailand. Tom was the recipient of
eight Emmy awards and the DuPont Award for excellence in
international coverage and has a fellowship from the Henry
Luce Foundation. He has written for several publications and
is the author of "Miracles on the Water: The Heroic Survivors
of a World War II U-Boat Attack."
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Our Reach
 Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller, Asia
Society has been one of the nation’s leading
institutions for American-Asian business, policy,
education, and cultural icons for over 50 years.
Current Exhibition, Lin Tianmiao, Bound Unbound
 Asia Society’s multi-disciplinary platform
affords Asia Society the resources and
flexibility to host groundbreaking exhibitions,
private dignitary dinners, as well as leading
conferences and programs in policy, education,
visual arts, culture and business.
Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma in Beijing
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Our Reach
 Museum and Cultural centers are located in New York, Houston, and Hong Kong,
presenting both traditional and contemporary Asian and Asian-American art and
programming. The combined visitations have increased to over 200,000 annually.
Houston
New York
Hong Kong
 World offices are located in Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, San Francisco,
Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, and Washington, D.C.
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Global Positioning
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Unparalleled Access to Influential Business, Policy and Cultural Leaders
in Asia
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Organizer of International Exhibition and Performance Tours in the U.S.
and Asia
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Extensive Network of Members and General Audiences across the U.S.
and throughout the Asia Pacific Region
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Our Reach
With eleven global offices, Asia Society’s social and traditional media
has grown exponentially (numbers below are from September 2012):
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An average 500,000 unique monthly website visits
25,700 Twitter followers
127,099 Facebook Likes
107,477 YouTube views
Traditional media coverage is includes
over 5,000 mentions annually
Wu Guonzhang
Lin Tianmiao
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Multidisciplinary Programming
Business
Arts & Culture
Policy
Education
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Arts & Culture
ART: Asia Society Museum
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Asia Society Museum organizes groundbreaking exhibitions of both traditional and contemporary Asian
and Asian American art
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Revolutionary Ink: The Paintings of Wu Guan Zhong
Wang Gong Xin: My Sun
Inspired by Tagore: Works by NYC Students
Bound Unbound: Lin Tian Miao (September 2012)
The Museum, located on Park Avenue and 70th Street in New York City, is known for its Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of masterpiece-quality traditional Asian works and for its cutting-edge
Contemporary Art Collection of videos and new media art by Asian and Asian American artists
The Museum continues to have substantial foot traffic that has grown steadily in recent years, with
building visitations totaling over 100,000 in 2009
Asia Society Online/Web Presence
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Global reach: Over 1,000,000 unique visits received in 2009 from over 220 countries
Asia specific content totaling over 16,000 web pages
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Arts & Culture
Culture: Performing, Literary and Culinary Arts
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Traditional and contemporary Asian Performing Arts in the United States
Introduces American audiences to the work of performing artists
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Ravi Shankar, sitar virtuoso
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, seminal contemporary dance company
American artists influenced by Asian culture such as Philip Glass
Works with established artists and younger emerging artists
Unprecedented cross-cultural exchanges like our US-China Relations Artistic and Cultural
Delegation to China
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Featured participants included Meryl Streep, Yo-Yo Ma, Amy Tan and Alice Waters
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Education
Partnership for Global Learning
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Fosters a national movement of all stakeholders – K-12 educators, policymakers, teacher
preparation, individuals
Develops skills needed for a globally competent society
Shares best practices through annual conferences, monthly e-newsletters, publications
Cultivates curriculum resources, online professional development for schools and after school
programs
Addresses need for policy at state and national level
Expands international collaborations between U.S. and Asian schools
Addresses lack of public awareness through media and communications
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Policy
Organizes programs throughout the U.S. and Asia to broaden understanding of the
events that shape Asia’s dynamic political, economic and social environment. Aims not
only to educate the public, but also to promote discussion and debate among policymakers in the U.S. and Asia. Relevant topics include food security, water security,
urbanization and regional security.
Events include
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Briefings on Track II Diplomacy Dialogues
Congressional Briefings
Asian Distinguished Leaders Lectures (heads
of state, cabinet ministers) about critical
issues
Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative
The Bernard Schwartz Resident Fellows
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Seeks to help meet the need for a public
dialogue on important issues related to the
importance of Asia in the world and global
economy.
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Business
By educating and broadening understanding on critical trends, opportunities, and
challenges driving businesses throughout the dynamic Asian region, we engage
the business community to foster dialogue and to effect greater connectivity
among the diverse players in the U.S. and Asia.
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Asia Society Business Council
Business conferences
Business briefings: sector, country,
trends
Panel discussions featuring corporate
and political leaders
Networking opportunities
Diversity Leadership Forum
Sustainable Cities Initiative
China to US Foreign Direct Investment
Study
Working Groups, Studies and White
Papers
Asia Society President Vishakha N. Desai
with Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping
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Global Leadership Initiatives
Asia 21 Young Leaders
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Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative was established with the goal of building a cross-cultural, cross-sectoral community of emerging leaders in the
region today
Brings together people from across the Asia-Pacific region and the US for the purpose of
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Developing collaborative approaches to shared challenges
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Building networks of trust across geographic boundaries
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Educating each other in the highest ideals of values-based leadership
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Entrepreneurship and innovation
Asian Pacific Americans Corporate Survey
2011-2012 Best In Class Finalists
3M
Cisco
Corning Incorporated
Freddie Mac
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
IBM
Kaiser Permanente
Lear Corporation
Merck
PepsiCo. Inc.
PG&E Corporation
Time Warner Inc.
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Eli Lilly and Company
GE
HSBC Bank
KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods
McDonald’s Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company
Pfizer
Sodexo
Diversity Leadership Forum
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The only event of its kind entirely focused on Leadership Development and Asian ERGs (Employee Resource Groups), supported and attended by
Fortune 500 companies
Focuses on issues of diversity, the challenges, best practices, and value-added benefits of Asian ERGs
Hands-on and interactive workshops with actionable items to walk away with and apply back in the office
Attracts Asian ERG members, leaders, executive advisors, chief diversity officers, line managers of Fortune 100 companies, and corporate
representatives involved in diversity issues and polices for their companies
Women Leaders of New Asia
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Pan-Asian network of preeminent established and emerging women leaders from across all sectors, including business, government and non-profit
Shared vision to foster partnerships for the future and catalyze change by facilitating critical connections, collaborative
research and implementing best practices
Business areas of focus include leadership and development, best practices and cross cultural learning's
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Asian Pacific Americans Corporate Survey
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First survey to exclusively measure and recognize practices related to
developing Asian Pacific Americans working at Fortune 500 companies.
Inaugural survey took place in 2010
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Only research survey to simultaneously compare APA employee responses
with those from the corporate office; providing insight into perception gaps
between corporate policies/programming and actual APA employee
experiences
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Questions have been written specifically for the APA audience, going beyond
general diversity questions
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Survey is administered by an independent third-party research company to
ensure impartiality and statistical significance of data and scoring
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Complimentary participation for companies
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Selection of Best in Class companies based on scoring system with employee
response scores counting for 80% and HR policies counting for 20%
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Global Talent and Diversity Council
The Global Talent and Diversity Council (GTDC)
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Comprised of more than thirty Chief Diversity Officers, Heads of HR and Talent from Fortune
500 companies
Advises how to best leverage its public voice in the area of diversity leadership
Serves Corporate Members with their global leadership objectives
Provides forum for council members to share best practices on the leadership challenges
they face in the US and Asia
Benefits of membership include:
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Invitations to Member Only events
VIP handling at Asia Society programs
Acknowledgement on the Asia Society website and relevant Global Talent and Diversity
Council promotion materials
Meeting of Global Talent and Diversity
Council
Michael Chen, Former President & CEO , GE Capital Media
Finance, Subha Barry,SVP & Chief Diversity Officer, Freddie
Mac, P. Anthony Sammi, Attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP and Sharda Cherwoo, Ernst & Young
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Global Membership Provides Access to…
Access to Asia's decision makers
Business trends and
resources
Senior Executives
Executive and senior
management participation
programs
Sophisticated art patrons
Multiple markets in Asia
Opportunities to
discover and grow
Asian talent
Global
Membership
Brand visibility at
high-profile events
Exclusive private events
Speaking
opportunities
Over 400 member companies
Client development
and cultivation
11 Centers in US and Asia
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The Asia Society Value Proposition
Access to Business Trends and Resources
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Keep abreast—and ahead of—industry and market trends in Asia
Hold client hospitality events and Board Meetings at Asia Society’s New York
,Houston or Hong Kong Museums
Access to Asia Society network for audience outreach
Designated representatives to participate on high profile panels and in exclusive
forums
Access to Asia’s Decision Makers
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Meet heads of state, senior government officials, CEOs, senior management of major
multinational and Asian corporations, heads of international trade organizations
Meet and be introduced to Asia Society Trustees, Business Council, Global Talent and
Diversity Council and Global Council Members
Partner with Asia Society’s Business & Leadership Initiative
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Membership in the Global Talent and Diversity Council — provides a regular forum
for Council members to share best practices on the leadership challenges they face in
the US and throughout Asia
Leverage the talents of your Asia and US based workforce by learning about and
implementing best practices in diversity leadership
Tap the resources of Society’s Asia experts to benefit your client, executive and
employee events
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A Great Value to Your Employees
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Advance notification of special events
Special admission to Asia Society Museums (Houston, Hong Kong and New York) for
employees, guests, their family members, alumni and retired employees
Member discounts to all programs
Invitation to exhibit previews and pre and post-program receptions
10% discount on all AsiaStore in-store purchases (current locations include Hong Kong,
Houston and New York)
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Corporate Member Benefits
Share the Many Opportunities Available at Asia Society!
Global Corporate Leader
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Corporate Membership benefits at 5-11 Asia Society Centers around the world
(AustralAsia—Sydney, China--Shanghai, Hong Kong, India--Mumbai, New York,
Northern California—San Francisco, Philippines, Seoul, Southern California—Los Angeles, Texas,
Washington, D.C.)
All benefits below
Tailored Corporate Membership
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$75,000
$50,000
Corporate Membership benefits at 3 Asia Society Centers around the world
(Hong Kong, New York, Washington, D.C.)
Access to all China activities
Logo, web link, and company profile acknowledged on the Asia Society web site
Introductions to Ambassadors and other visiting dignitaries
One complimentary ticket to all Asia Society Centers’ Annual Dinners
Private dinner for 12 employees or guests with Asia Society’s President
All benefits below
Become a Corporate Member by contacting Kate Ryge:
(415) 421-8707, or kryge@asiasociety.org
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Corporate Member Benefits Continued
Share the Many Opportunities Available at Asia Society!
Corporate Partner
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$25,000
Corporate Member benefits at New York Center for up to 25 designated executives
Logo and web link acknowledged on Asia Society web site
Invitation to join Asia Society’s Business Council and Global Talent and Diversity Council
Exclusive invitations to gatherings with heads of state, business and policy leaders
Invitations to small, private, off the record events with Asia’s business and policy leaders
Speaking opportunities for your executives at Asia Society Programs
Special admission to Asia Society Galleries (Houston and Hong Kong) for employees
Free admission to Asia Society New York Museum for employees plus one guest, their family members,
alumni and retired employees
Member discounts to all Asia Society programs
10% discount on all AsiaStore in-store purchases for firm's employees (current locations include Hong Kong,
Houston and New York)
Opportunity for your company’s Employee Resource Groups to co-host an Asia Society Leo Bar (2nd Friday
Corporate Diversity Networking Nights or 3rd Friday LGBT Community Night)
Become a Corporate Member by contacting Kate Ryge:
(415) 421-8707, or kryge@asiasociety.org
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Corporate Member Benefits Continued
Share the Many Opportunities Available at Asia Society!
Corporate Contributor
$10,000
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Corporate Member benefits for up to 15 designated executives
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Logo acknowledged on Asia Society web site
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Free admission to New York Asia Society Museum for employees plus one guest, their family members, alumni and retired
employees
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Entitlement of 15 contact designees for Policy and Business program mailings
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Acknowledgment in annual New York Times advertisement
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Recognition as a Corporate Contributor in Asia Society Annual Report and other materials
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Invitation to exhibition previews and pre and post-program receptions
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10% discount on all New York Asia Society in-store purchases for firm's employees
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Opportunity to sponsor Business, Policy and Cultural program events
Corporate Supporter
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Members’ rates at all corporate programs for principal representative and 9 additional representatives
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Invitations to program VIP receptions for designated executives
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Complimentary copies of Asia Society Policy & Business Program publications
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Periodic invitations to sit at the Speaker’s head table
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Acknowledgement of firm in the Asia Society’s Annual Report and Northern California Newsletter
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Invitations to Members’ only events, including local receptions and exhibitions
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Subscription to quarterly Northern California newsletter
$5,000
Become a Corporate Member by contacting Kate Ryge:
(415) 421-8707, or kryge@asiasociety.org
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San Francisco Corporate Team
Wendy Soone-Broder
Kate E. Ryge
Director of Global Corporate Development
Corporate Development Manager
wendys@asiasociety.org
(415) 421-875
500 Washington St., Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111
keryge@asiasociety.org
(415) 421-8707
500 Washington St., Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111
Anna Castagnozzi Bush
Development Associate
abush@asiasociety.org
(415) 421-8707
500 Washington St., Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111
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