NABEA hosted a chat with Ryan Alexander Holmes, a Chinese-African American Content Creator and Actor with over 52,000 followers across the U.S. and Asia. Ryan shared his incredible story growing up in a Black and Chinese family, discussed how he navigates these two cultural spaces, and offered best practices for generating content that celebrates harmony and multiculturalism. The event was moderated by Leland Lazarus, Special Assistant-Speechwriter at United States Southern Command.

Panelists discussed how South Korean popular music, or K-pop, has become a global phenomena in the past decade, and the ways in which it has been influenced by Black culture, and how the K-pop industry and its fandom have engaged with the Black diaspora over the years. 

CSIS and the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA) hosted a conference on U.S. leadership in Asia. The first panel on diplomatic engagement was moderated by Dr. Michael Green, and will feature former Ambassador Charles Ray, former Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal, and former Ambassador Harry Thomas. The second panel on economic statecraft was moderated by Mr. Matt Goodman, and will feature Mr. Marc Mealy, from the US-ASEAN Business Council, and Ms. Terri Batch, from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

In The Rohingya Crisis, NABEA member and Southeast Asia expert Danielle Fallin explored the Rohingya crisis ongoing within the region, including the history of the Rohingya identity in Myanmar, foreign policy, and where things stand after the 2021 military coup that plunged Myanmar’s formerly-civilian run political infrastructure into chaos.