A Conversation with Director Feng-I Fiona Roan – Winner of HBO Asian American Visionary Award
JIEJIE, Mandarin for sister, is directed by Asian-American writer and director Feng-I Fiona Roan. Her film won the prestigious HBO Asian Pacific American Visionary Award in 2018. At its heart, JIEJIE is an Asian American story of first-generation immigration experience from the view of a child. We caught up with Fiona to discuss what it was like growing up Asian-American in both Asia and the US, and her next big project – AMERICAN GIRL.
Happy Global Tiger Day!
Every year since 2010, Global Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29th to raise awareness and support for tiger conservation. And I’m part of The Doubling Wild Tigers – Tx2 initiative. Our goal is to double wild tiger numbers by year 2022 across 12 tiger range countries in Asia and Russia.
Catching up with Jackie Dallas – Proud Short Film
Last year we wrote about the PROUD Short Film created, produced and directed by Asian American actress Jackie Dallas. Since then, PROUD (www.proudshortfilm.asia) has been chosen to be screened at numerous film festivals both in the U.S. and internationally. It is...
Vietnam expected to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia
Mainly due to increased foreign direct investments and a considerable boost to the manufacturing sector, Vietnam is projected to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia. According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ recent Economic...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in Asia this June and Beyond
June is LGBTQ+ Pride month in the U.S. and Canada. A month chosen to honour the Stonewall Riots, a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. You can find out more on the Stonewall uprising by going to www.fridae.asia – Asia’s largest gay and...
The Age of Digital Interdependence, a report from the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The report of the “UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation” was published earlier this month, and contains both a set of considerations and a list of actionable items broken down into the following categories: “An Inclusive Digital Economy and...
A promising start for our NetMission Ambassadors!
Our Hong Kong based Ambassadors had the opportunity to plunge straight into the hot topics buzzing around Internet Governance. The 2nd Hong Kong Internet Governance Forum Roundtable hosted by Internet Society HK with support from the Hon. Charles Mok’s office at...
Kids4Kids Sharing For A Cause 2019: Donate Children’s Picture Storybooks
Aiming to develop social awareness and responsibility by providing platforms that empower kids to enact positive change in their community, Kids4Kids is hosting its 9th annual Sharing for a Cause (SFAC) campaign and DotAsia Organisation is proud to be one of the...
Looking ahead to APrIGF and IGF Berlin
Have you heard of the city that sits on the easternmost terminus of the Trans Siberian railway? Vladivostok is the city that bears the honor. Situated in the Golden Horn Bay in the Russian Far East, it is the location for the 10th edition of the Asia Pacific Regional...
Celebrating Asian Heritage Month in May
May is a month for celebrating the many cultural and societal contributions and achievements of overseas Asian communities in North America. It marks the observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the United States, and Asian Heritage Month in Canada.
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WSIS+20 Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB) | Importance of Asian Youth
This is a critical year for Internet Governance. In 2025, the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20), a United Nations-led process to assess the effectiveness of...
DotAsia Leadership to Combat DNS Abuse: Spotlight on Jennifer Chung
Ever received an unsolicited email from someone you don’t know? Or a message with a suspicious link, from someone pretending to know you? These are just a couple examples of Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse, namely spam and phishing.
IMSB Blog: First update on the WSIS+20 Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board
As members of the Informal Multistakeholder Sounding Board (IMSB), we would like to express our deep appreciation to the Co-Facilitators of the WSIS+20 review process—the Ambassadors of Albania, H....
TCCM response to the WSIS+20 Elements Paper
1. What are the most important achievements arising from WSIS that should be highlighted in the Zero Draft? We, the members of a Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism (TCCM), welcome...
Asian Youth and Industry Veterans Agree that Personal Digital Homes are the Future of the Domain Name System (DNS) Market
“The Southeast Asian region has a really, really big group of digital natives, and they’re very technology savvy,” says NetMission Ambassador Pham Thu Ngan. The Association of Southeast...
DotAsia Celebrates the Launch of the Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI)
DotAsia celebrates the launch of the Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) as a proud founding member. Together, we're advocating for digital access and multilingualism across the Internet. It's an ambitious mission—and we're ready to contribute to this critical effort.
TWNIC, Nominet and DotAsia join forces to join the APAC Trusted Notifier Network
TWNIC, Nominet and DotAsia join forces to join the APAC Trusted Notifier Network, strengthening global domain name trust and security
TCCM response to the ITU Council Working Group on WSIS and SDG’s Call for Inputs on the WSIS +20 Review
This is a joint response by members of a Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism (TCCM). TCCM was established in 2024 during the development of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and in the lead-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 Review.
Cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the technical community on WSIS, the IGF and the GDC
As the 2024 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concludes, we, the undersigned organisations and individuals from civil society, the private sector and the ...
DotAsia stands with A Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism
Key U.N. dialogues about the future of Internet governance could weaken the multistakeholder approach in favour of an increased role for governments and multilateral institutions. The recent...