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All-Female Honorees Celebrated at Phenomenal Asia
Game Changers Ceremony
The sixth
annual Asia Game Changer Awards, held last Thursday in New
York, recognized an extraordinary set of honorees in politics,
business, sports, and culture from across the globe, celebrating
individuals distinguished both by their personal achievements as well
as contributions to society.
The 2019 ceremony marked the first time all of the Asia Game Changers
were women.
The honorees included Sana
Mir, one of Pakistan’s great cricketers; Jane Jie Sun,
CEO of China’s online travel giant Ctrip; Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike;
Faiza Saeed,
the first woman to serve as presiding partner in the centuries-long
history of law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi,
who has broadened art awareness across the Gulf area; Chhaya Sharma,
a detective who solved one of Delhi’s most notorious crimes; and the Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa
Lineage, distinguished by their martial arts skills and
good works throughout India and Nepal.
“We do not believe in empowering women as the term means giving power
or passing down power; we believe in awakening the power every woman has
in them,” said a representative of the nuns. “May more women and girls
around the world realize that power is ours and it’s not something
given by others. It is ours to own.
“We believe no one is coming to save us, we will be our own heroes.”
Relive the evening by reading
our recap and watching the acceptance speeches of each of
the Game Changers.
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An ‘Acknowledgment of Country’ Kicks Off Asia
Society’s Newest Australian Home
Asia
Society Australia launched its new home in Melbourne with a “Hawker
Ball” that featured speeches, musical performances, and much more.
Soprano Deborah
Cheetham, artistic director of the Short Black Opera
Company, sang the
traditional “Acknowledgment of Country” during the event at
the National Gallery of Victoria.
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