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Asia Society Tsunami Response Programs
Corporate Social Responsibility in Action: Private Sector Summit on
Post-Tsunami Reconstruction & Rehabilitation
Cosponsored with U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, and the Asia Foundation
Thursday, May 12, 2005 - Washington, D.C.
The Private Sector Summit on Post-Tsunami Reconstruction and Rehabilitation was held on Thursday, May 12 in Washington, D.C. The summit provided a high-level forum for corporate representatives to meet with senior officials from governments of the hardest hit countries, as well as representatives from NGOs working on reconstruction in the affected area to discuss the needs, priorities and challenges of the next phase of post-tsunami reconstruction. Participating countries include India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Photography Display: Indonesia After the Tsunami
May 24 through August 21, 2005
In response to the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Asia Society added a series of photographs to the first floor visitor center documenting the devastation caused by the tsunami in Indonesia and its aftermath. This special exhibit coincides with the Asia Society exhibition, “Shadow Play: A Photographic Journey Through Indonesia by Magnum Photographers.” These photographs will be from Indonesian documentary and news photographers. An exhibition of photographs taken by Indonesian children is planned for the future.
Asia Society’s 33rd Williamsburg Conference
March 21-24, 2005
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Special attention was given at the Williamsburg and Corporate Conference to the impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster on the people of Asia, and the challenges they face with regard to reconstruction and redevelopment.
Co-conveners: Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, and Carla A. Hills of the United States, Mr. Minoru Murofushi of Japan and Ambassador Tommy T.B. Koh of Singapore. Co-sponsors: the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace and the Asia Society. This was the first Williamsburg Conference ever held in Cambodia. The theme of the Conference was “21 st Century Asia: Imagining the Future.”
Asia Society’s 15th Asian Corporate Conference: Southeast Asia Rising
June 8-10, 2005
Bangkok, Thailand
Co-organized with Dow Jones and Company
The Corporate Conference explored Southeast Asia’s potential to sustain its recent rapid economic growth over the long term and envisioned how the region will capitalize on its expanding economic ties with India, China, and the United States.
Panel Discussion: After the Tsunami: The Impact on Indigenous Conflicts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Suraiya It, Chair, International Forum for Aceh (IFA)
Ram Manikkalingam, Senior Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka
Calvin Sims, Senior Correspondent, New York Times (Moderator)
Rebuilding Lives After the Tsunami: Addressing the Needs of Women and Children with Carol Bellamy
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:30 – 8:00 pm
The health and well-being of women and children have been directly impacted in the aftermath of the tsunami. UNICEF estimates that children account for up to one-third of all tsunami related deaths and injuries, and thousands of children have been orphaned by the disaster. Additionally, the trafficking of women and children poses a grave risk, the threat of communicable diseases is real, and scarce resources like educational and health services have been widely destroyed in the region. This discussion will focus on the particular needs and vulnerabilities of women and children during the rebuilding process. It will highlight critical regional and international partnerships that are necessary for a comprehensive strategy as well as recognizing the important role of women in rebuilding their communities.
Keynote Speaker: Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF
Moderated by: Lynn Sherr, Senior Correspondent, ABC 20/20 News
UNICEF Tsunami Press Room 
After the Tsunami: Youth Rebuilding Lives
Friday, March 4, 2005 8:45 am - 11:00 am
Cosponsored with Global Nomads Group and Quarters for Kids
The Asia Society in partnership with Global Nomads Group and Quarters From Kids, will hold the first ever live, interactive forum between youth in United States and Sri Lanka to discuss life after the tsunami. American students need to gain a better understanding of the consequences of the December 2004 tsunami, which claimed over 200,000 lives, and to be linked to tangible opportunities to assist in needed reconstruction. Students from the New York metropolitan area will speak via interactive videoconferencing with students in Colombo, Sri Lanka about their firsthand experiences during and after the tsunami. This program will be simultaneously available to schools across the country through videocasting and a webcast. To register for the webcast click here.
Please visit http://www.askasia.org/tsunami/ for additional program details.
For more information: Contact Heather Singmaster at 212-327-9336 or via email at hsingmaster@asiasociety.org
Annual Asia Ambassadors’ Forum And Luncheon: U.S.-Asia Relations:
The Next Four Years
February 11, 2005 – Asia Society Texas
Keynote speakers Ambassador Marie T. Huhtala, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs – U.S. Department of State; and Vishakha Desai, President, Asia Society.
Read Ambassador Huhtala's remarks
U.S. Policy Toward Indonesia and Tsunami Afflicted Countries
February 2, 2005 – New York
Co-Sponsor: American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
Marie Huhtala, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State. This program explored U.S. reaction to the tsunami disaster from both overall policy and economic rebuilding and reconstruction perspectives.
A Day of Remembrance: Communities Coming Together After the Tsunami
January, 29, 2005
Day of Homage gathered members of affected New York City communities—including Indonesian, Indian, Sri Lankan and Thai — to recognize the suffering and remember those who have lost their lives.
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