Shared Stories
Asia Society Texas Center believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. These stories, developed by artists from all over the globe, advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world.
Featured
All Comics
A Song of Tea
Kana Urbanowicz
Ancient Bracelet
Estince Voi, Phuong Ha
Fortunes
GB Tran
Four Pillars
Pearl Law
Love Blooming
Vikki Zhang, Phuong Ha
Son Doong
TiVen (Tường Vân), Hung Nguyen, Vernon Cao
Soombisori
Hyejeon Jeon
Sushi King
Rumi Hara
The Gee Family of Houston
Laura Gao
The Paws of Paharganj
Megha Vishwanath
The World Within Reach: The Story of Yueping Sun
Laura Gao
Too Young to Decide
Inna "Playful Haru" Nee
Yokai's First Summer Job
Kano Nakajima
Underground Radio
Reshu Singh, C G Salamander
This Month's Featured Stories
A Song of Tea
Presented by Kathy and Marty Goosen.
O-tsuyu has spent her whole life in Suruga province, working diligently alongside her family of tea farmers. Though her life may be simple, she loves her village. However, when the mistress of a popular relay station tea house scouts a new server to assist her downstream, O-tsuyu is chosen and must move there, working as her waitress.
Plagued with rumors of the "scary" tea house mistress waiting for her, O-tsuyu isn't sure what to make of her situation or why she was chosen...but she hopes to make her village proud.
The Paws of Paharganj
Watch out for stray animals! All of them carry disease!
Malicious rumors have been plaguing the streets of Paharganj, turning once friendly neighbors into fearsome foes to four legged friends everywhere.
However, animal whisperer Payal and brilliant inventor Deven decide to team-up to save the day. Their idea: a self-sufficient animal shelter.
Living Legends
Materialistic Mai is always looking for the next best thing when it comes to Western Fashion. One day, while out thrifting, Mai encounters a shop owner wearing a beautiful jade bracelet. Though the woman agrees to sell it to Mai, she warns her of the great responsibility it carries.
When Mai gets transported back to 40AD Vietnam at the behest of the mythical Chim Lac, she begins to understand just how large that responsibility is.
Presented by Kathy and Marty Goosen.
On the day of her home town's big Summer Festival, Asuka is unexpectedly called into work by her boss, Kiyoko. With no time to tell her friends about the sudden change in plans, her and her co-worker, Fin, are in for quite the surprise when a group of Yōkai decide to drop by unannounced.
Estranged sisters, Doona and Hani, are struggling through a difficult reunion a year after the death of their grandmother, a beloved deep-sea diver of Jeju Island.
Having barely spoken to each other, Doona is surprised to discover that her sister has been experiencing the same strange phenomena she has: hearing the distant soombisori of their grandmother whistle to her from the ocean waves.