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A total of thirteen honorees were awarded, including Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and internet entrepreneur Jack Ma, who was honoured as the first ever Game Changer of the Year. [1] Nominees are selected from individuals and institutions nominated from the Asia Society's global network, [ 1 ] which then embarks on a three-month long process ...
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1963, VIA specializes in provides two kinds of programs. VIA's Asia Programs offer Americans the chance to live and volunteer in Asia, [2] while VIA's Stanford Programs enable East Asian university students the opportunity to participate in multi-week themed programs in the United States. [3]
The Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California has over 20,000 members and organizes hundreds of programs each year on topics ranging across politics, culture, society, and the economy. Around 100,000 people attend these events in person annually. The club has 56 employees and an annual budget of $11.5 million.
"The Asia Foundation (TAF) was established in 1954 to undertake cultural and educational activities on behalf of the United States Government in ways not open to official U.S. agencies." [12] The Asia Foundation is an outgrowth of the Committee for a Free Asia, which was founded by the U.S. government in 1951. [13]
California possesses the largest Thai population outside of Asia, and is the only state in the country that has a designated "Thai Town," which is also the first of its kind globally. Of the 5.6 million Asian people in California, approximately 68,000 are Thai, which is 28.5% of the entire Thai population in the United States. [14]
A hand-selected group of California lawmakers travels — gratis — to Hawaii, Vietnam and Taiwan to discuss big-picture policy ideas. California lawmakers jet to Maui, Asia to discuss energy ...
The Chinese owner of an unauthorized central California lab that fueled conspiracy theories about China and biological weapons has been arrested on charges of not obtaining the proper permits to ...
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