Glass, Gilding and Grand Design: Art of Sasanian Iran (224-642 A.D.)
"So by all means see the rare and fabulous work at Asia Society, for the intense pleasure it gives and for the windows it opens onto history, present and past. But also see it for the hard questions it poses about the profoundly uninnocent nature of art—in particular imperial art, wherever it comes from—and the moral responsibility we should ask of it."
—New York Times, February 16, 2007

"... the Asia Society has mounted a worthy exhibition of Sasanian civilization, specifically its visual culture."
—New York Sun, February 15, 2007

Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit
"The first annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit yesterday ended with spirited debates and inspiring talks relating to the region's most pressing issues, from a widening income gap to online media.... The Seoul summit has featured speeches by Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook and former President and Nobel laureate Kim Dae-jung. Delegates from 28 countries have participated in group discussions and brainstormed ideas to address the most pressing issues facing the region. 'The age of Asia is upon us. You are the main actors in this age of Asia,' Kim Dae-jung told summit participants in his speech Saturday."
—Korea Herald, November 20, 2006

Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations
"Richard C. Holbrooke, the chairman of the Asia Society... emphasized that the institute was not 'a lobbying group to set policy. This is to create a broader base of understanding between the two most important countries in the world, who are having an uncertain relationship right now,' he said."
—New York Times, September 26, 2006

Asia Society New York
"The US has to take a more proactive role in Asia and come up with a comprehensive economic policy for the region as President George W. Bush goes into his second term, Asia Society President Dr. Vishakha Desai said yesterday."
—Asia News Network/The Nation (Bangkok), December 14, 2004

K-12 International Education
"The [Goldman Sachs] Foundation and the Asia Society cosponsor 'Prizes for Excellence in International Education' to recognize innovative examples of international education for US students and teachers from kindergarten to high school."
—International Herald Tribune, December 8, 2004

Asia Society Hong Kong Center
"Best place to catch a lecture."
—Time Asia, November 22, 2004

Asian Games: The Art of Contest
"An engrossing show at the Asia Society... a playground for any eye."
—The New York Times, November 12, 2004

Asia Society Texas: Asia House
"Fresh from the completion of his plan for the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, the architect Yoshio Taniguchi has accepted a commission to design the new Asia House for Asia Society Texas on a one-acre site in the Museum District of Houston."
—Associated Press, November 11, 2004

Asia Society New York
"At a time when the eyes of the world are on Asia, this institution is indispensable."
—The New York Times, November 2001