InAsia
What does international development really mean? Hosts John Rieger and Tracie Yang take us on a journey to meet the people on the ground shaping Asia’s future.
Episodes
73 episodes since 2020
Transforming a Time-Honored Tradition of Community Mediation
This week, we look back three decades to an Asia Foundation program that has transformed the delivery of justice in Bangladesh by making the country’s traditional system for mediating disputes, the shalish, more inclusive, more equitab...
August 29, 2024
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22:24
Meet the Young Asian Diplomats
Our annual study tour brought eleven young diplomats from across Asia to the United States. Two of them joined us to discuss their experiences.
July 03, 2024
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20:13
AsiaFoundation70: Reforming Agricultural Land Titling in the Philippines
In 1936, the Philippines gave traditional farmers formal title to the lands they had farmed for generations. The Public Land Act was expected to boost agriculture by encouraging landowners to invest in their property, yet for years...
May 22, 2024
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23:25
Hearing Local Voices at the “Ground Zero” of Climate Change
In the restless borderlands between India and Bangladesh, new research documents the human impacts of climate disruption where the social compact is precarious. Read the full blog post about this cutting-edge research on InAsia.
March 20, 2024
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17:50
Cultivating Women’s Forest Stewardship: The 100 Champions Network
Rural women have proven to be uniquely effective protectors of Indonesia’s vast and threatened forests. Joining us this week is Rahpriyanto Alam Surya Putra, the director of The Asia Foundation’s Environmental Governance program in Indone...
March 06, 2024
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14:48
A New Chapter for a Storied Books Program
We explore the transformative journey of The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia, now reborn as Let's Read. Director Kyle Barker, alongside team members from Indonesia, Aryasatyani Sintadewi and Haura Najmakamila, delve into the pivotal shift from...
February 21, 2024
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17:03
Myanmar: Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State
February 1 marked the anniversary of the military coup that upended Myanmar’s democracy and plunged much of the country into open conflict. Three years later, popular resistance, from peaceful protests to armed insurgency, remains strong, parti...
February 07, 2024
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19:52
A Work in Progress: Nepal’s Bold Bet on Federalism
InAsia explores Nepal's transformative journey into federalism following a civil war and political deadlock. With the 2015 constitution, Nepal embarked on a new governance path, decentralizing powers to provincial and local governments. We delv...
January 24, 2024
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26:46
Dancing on the Line between Art and Activism
Meet two political activists who have secret literary lives—or is it the other way around? We talk to our 2023 Asia Foundation Development Fellows Shazia Uzman and Jan Mikael de Lara Co.
December 06, 2023
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25:23
Markets, Motives, and Micro-Finance: A View of the SDGs
At the half-way point for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, where we are, how we can move forward, and a shout-out to Adam Smith.
November 15, 2023
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23:06
Welcome to Woopie Town
The irrepressible disability activist, Tanzila Khan, tries her hand at board game design. We take the game out for a spin. You can learn more and purchase the board game:
November 01, 2023
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24:39
The Last Nomads
In a world grappling with climate challenges, Mongolia's nomadic herders have a unique perspective to offer. Join us for an engaging interview with Asia Foundation Development Fellow alum Badruun Gardi as we explore the enduring relevance of no...
September 27, 2023
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19:44
Looking Forward in Indonesia
The Asia Foundation’s country representative in Indonesia, Hana Satriyo, is a veteran advocate for women’s and minority rights and a champion against disinformation who’s worked tirelessly with government ministries, civil society, ...
September 13, 2023
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18:22
Transformative Lessons from the LeadNext Global Leaders’ Summit
Young in experience, but passionate in their commitments: a six-month fellowship invests in young leaders from Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. We sit down with 2023 LeadNext fellow, Temuulen Enkhbat, to talk about her experience...
August 30, 2023
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15:51
Southeast Asia’s Multipolar Future
Delving into geopolitical dynamics: navigating the rise of rivalries in Southeast Asia. Could the escalating U.S.-China tensions potentially lead to the emergence of a modern cold war divide in the region?
August 09, 2023
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28:31
To Save the Philippines’ Forests, He Sued for Future Generations
This July marks the 30th anniversary of a legal decision in the Philippines that has reverberated far beyond those shores. In 1993, a young attorney named Antonio Oposa sued the Philippine Department of the Environment and Natural Resources and...
July 26, 2023
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17:07
Catching Up with the Young Asian Diplomats
Much work—and some play—on a U.S. study tour for 15 mid-career Asian diplomats. We caught up with two of the group in San Francisco, just as they were packing for home, to hear a few thoughts about their U.S. visit. Ms. Sujana Aryal is ...
July 12, 2023
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18:00
APEC in 2023, a Conversation with Matt Murray
It’s the United States’ year to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, whose 21 members reach from Russia to the Pacific and from South America to China. U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray joins us to talk about how the big jo...
June 28, 2023
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22:42
Flawless: Lessons from the Capital of K-Beauty
Elise Hu spent four years as NPR’s first bureau chief in Seoul. She joins us to talk about her new book, a deeply reported and deeply reflective account of Korea’s world-challenging beauty industry.Order a copy of her book
May 17, 2023
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24:43
Religious Freedom Gets an Early Warning System in Bangladesh
In the restless Rajshahi district of Bangladesh, a five-year experiment built a community warning system for religious freedom violations.
May 03, 2023
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17:43
Understanding the “Care Economy”
If all the world’s care workers were one national economy, it would be among the largest, in hours worked, in the world. It would also consist mostly of women, and they would be mostly unpaid.
April 19, 2023
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18:00
Indonesia’s Women Forest Defenders
“You can’t protect what you don’t love, and you can’t love what you don’t know.” Indonesian women harness the local power of social forestry.
March 08, 2023
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20:30