Asia Society

Asia Society is the leading global and pan-Asian organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States.

They seek to increase knowledge and enhance dialogue, encourage creative expression, and generate new ideas across fields of policy, business, education, arts and culture. Founded in 1956, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution with offices in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai and Washington, DC.

Asia Society Education Division's primary objective is to integrate international knowledge, skills and languages into the U.S. education system. Initiatives include the development of a network of state and national education leaders committed to expanding international programs in schools and the creation of a national initiative to encourage the teaching of Chinese. Other initiatives include a prize program to recognize excellence in international education and a model network of internationally-oriented schools in inner cities around the United States.

To accomplish these goals, the Asia Society has supported important legislation including the recent passage of the SMART Grants and the TEACH Grants (H.R. 2669) and the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69, which includes provisions to encourage students to learn languages critical to America's competitiveness and national security). In addition, Asia Society has been concerned about our nation’s ranking on international benchmarking statistics and has sought to educate decision-makers on this critical issue.

To visit the Asia Society website, www.internationaled.org, click here.