The Asia Society is an international organization dedicated to preparing Asians and Americans for a shared future--strengthening relationships, increasing knowledge and deepening understanding among all the peoples of Asia and the United States. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, the Society reaches audiences around the world through its headquarters in New York and centers in Houston, L.A., San Francisco, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai and Shanghai.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization, we provide a forum for building awareness of the more than thirty countries broadly defined as the Asia-Pacific region - the area from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Through art exhibitions and performances, films, lectures, seminars and conferences, publications and assistance to the media, and materials and programs for students and teachers, the Asia Society presents the uniqueness and diversity of Asia.