Asia Society Hong Kong with Alice Mong
VIEW EVENT DETAILSFounded in 1990, Asia Society Hong Kong opened its doors to a new center in 2012. Located in downtown Hong Kong, Asia Society Hong Kong now occupies in a former colonial-era Explosives Magazine Compound, a vacant military installation. Join Alice Mong, Director of Asia Society Hong Kong, for stories about the transformation from an abandoned landmark to a thriving, modern, cultural center.
This program explores the history of the Former Explosives Magazine Compound in the context of the military – both the army and the navy – and the shaping of the northern edge of Hong Kong Island. It also examines the fallow years of the Compound after WWII, followed by its rediscovery and ultimate transformation.
Speaker Bio:
S. Alice Mong became the Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center (ASHK) in August of 2012. Prior to ASHK, she worked in New York for almost a decade in the non-profit sector in senior management position. While in New York, Ms. Mong was the Director of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) from 2009 till 2011. Ms. Mong left MOCA in July 2011 after successfully transforming the museum from a New York Chinatown institution to become the leading national museum. Ms. Mong also served as the Executive Director for the Committee of 100 in the United States, a Chinese-American non-profit membership organization founded by architect, I.M. Pei and cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Prior to New York, Ms. Mong worked in Hong Kong from 1992 to 2002.
Event Details
City Club of San Francisco
155 Sansome Street, Floor 12
San Francisco, CA 94111