Tag Archives: Women for Peace
United Nations September 18, 2009

Women for Peace Concert at the U.N. General Assembly

Tonight I find myself at the performance of Women for Peace at the U.N. General Assembly, hosted by Mrs. Ban Soon-taek. This show has African drummers, the Drum Café Dance Ensemble from Johannesburg. They were wonderful but ultimately lacking the authenticity our pulsating Togolese dancers and drummers brought to the Americas Society on Park Avenue [...]

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Viewpoint May 21, 2013

Viewpoint: Let’s Celebrate Cultural Diversity Today

New York, N.Y.  Personally, I have always celebrated multiculturalism and valued living in a cosmopolitan city. So, it was with [...]

Asia-Pacific May 21, 2013

Josette Sheeran Named Asia Society President After Vishakha Desai

New York, N.Y.  Today Asia Society announced the appointment of Josette Sheeran, the Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum, [...]

Photography May 18, 2013

Photo of the Day – May 18, 2013

South Sudanese Returnees Board Plane for Journey Home Malakal, South Sudan. Today in Malakal, South Sudan, 150 returnees line up [...]

Viewpoint May 15, 2013

Young Teen Asks: Smoking, Is It Worth It?

New York, N.Y. Native Americans began smoking tobacco many centuries ago. They used it in rituals to heal and bind [...]

Literature May 15, 2013

Poem – Tablature

Latin lachrymae dactylic entablature hearty Icarus   Daddy did him in Daedalus damn near killed him dear demented boys   [...]

Film May 13, 2013

Next Generation of Global Indian Cinema

New York, N.Y. I recently attended Ticket2Bollywood (T2B) sponsored by Molecule Communications.  I had the opportunity to interview its director Ajay Shrivastav [...]