February 16, 2016 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on 'Sparking Difficult Conversations' In the documentary Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tells the story of a Pakistani teenager who survived an “honor killing” at the hands of her father and uncle after getting married against their wishes. In an interview with Asia Blog, Obaid-Chinoy discusses the film’s reception in her native Pakistan and why she feels it’s her duty “to address issues that people do not want to discuss.” Read the interview Caroline Kennedy Visits Asia Society and Cracks Open a Barrel of Sake Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy stopped by Asia Society in New York to help kick off its new Kamakura exhibition, part of the Season of Japan. Dressed in a kimono, Kennedy recounted several examples of exchanges between Japanese and American students in New York. "It’s our job to make sure that those alliances continue," she said. "This alliance between the U.S. and Japan is one of the most important in the world." Read the article/see photos/watch video What Should the U.S. and China Do About North Korea? North Korea recently tested a nuclear weapon and launched a long-range rocket, defying both American and Chinese pressure to refrain. If current negotiations and sanctions are failing to prevent these actions, do China and the U.S. need a new approach? In a ChinaFile conversation, six analysts examined this question. “It’s time for the Nixon in China moment,” said John Delury on North Korea. “History is not a monorail. It’s a desert. We need to find an oasis.” Read the conversation Upcoming Events Houston: The Japan-Houston Relationship in the New Japan-US Dynamic, 2/19 Hong Kong: Romantic Quintets: East and West, 2/21 Mumbai: Sanitation Ki Ore Badhte Kadam, 2/22 Become a Member Donate Now Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society, All rights reserved.  www.asiasociety.org