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Featured Event: Asia Society presents 'The Birth of Sake'

Where: Asia Society, New York

When: Wednesday, August 31st @6:00pm

The Birth of Saké

by Erik Shirai

Join the Asia Society for a free screening of The Birth of Saké. For more information, call (212) 327-9249 or visit their event page.

About Asia Society: A leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.

Founded in 1956, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution with offices in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Washington, DC and Zurich.

The Birth of Sake Conversation Starter: Does mechanization and technology represent “progress.” What is gained and what is lost by implementing these things?

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