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The role of Asia Society in promoting a deeper understanding of Asian cultures

“I contend that because Asia seems familiar now, we need Asia Society more than ever, because superficial familiarity is more dangerous than total ignorance.”

At the opening of the Asia Society Museum exhibition, “Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy,” Asia Society President Emerita and Senior Advisor for Global Affairs at Columbia University, Dr. Vishakha Desai, discusses the critical role of Asia Society in promoting a deeper understanding of Asian cultures today.