On June 17, The Asia Foundation will honor His Excellency U Thura Shwe Mann, speaker of the lower house of Myanmar’s parliament, at Foundation headquarters for a special breakfast hosted by President 
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Books are not obsolete!
May 30, 2008
As I pack my bags for Book Expo America, where I will meet with publishers whose generous donations are improving the lives of millions, I am struck by the high level of participation by the publishing industry and the general public. About 25,000 people will gather in Los Angeles for three days to discuss the [...]
Topics: Books for Asia | Education | Literacy
From Pakistan: Delivering Books to Peshawar and Quetta
May 28, 2008
In March, I traveled to Quetta and Peshawar to oversee the distribution of 15,000 books to the University of Balochistan and the University of Peshawar. Books can annihilate a sense of distance, whether between people or places. In Pakistan, donations from Books for Asia (BFA) ” amounting to 2.5 million books since 1954 — have [...]
Topics: Books for Asia | Education | Literacy
Countries: Pakistan
From Thailand: Pondok Students Learn In and Outside the Classroom
April 30, 2008
Nakmeen Waeming is a 14-year-old student who dreams of becoming a diplomat. “In the future I would like to be Thailand’s ambassador to Malaysia and work on border issues between the two countries.” To achieve her goals, Nakmeen understands that having foreign language proficiency, in particular English, is an essential part of her future. Yet [...]