Engaging Asian America: Opportunities and Challenges

     Asia Society began to develop some Asian American programming in the late 1980s in recognition of the dramatic changes in the Asian American presence in the U.S.

FOREWORD

WHEN JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER III ESTABLISHED the Asia Society in 1956, his concern was chiefly about the lack of understanding Americans had about much of Asia. He could have hardly contemplated that nearly 50 years after the founding of the institution, there would be a visible “Asianization” of America. Today, it is difficult to think of Asian cultures as being remote and wildly exotic, when a wide variety of Asian experiences are available in most cities.

As the Society prepares its next strategic plan, it is clear from deliberations at all levels that Asian Americans are not simply integrated into the fabric of the institution; they are at the front and center, capable of transforming the image and the mission of the institution. In today’s interdependent world, it is increasingly difficult to define Asia only in terms of its physical location. The Asian American reality of the last four decades demands a more subtle formulation of the Asian experience as well. Indeed, through the experience of the Lila Wallace LEAD grant, Asia Society is confidently poised to traverse the fluid terrain of Asian American identity as it redefines its mission of connecting Asians and Americans to suit the realities of the 21st century.

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