educational resource agency connecting people and organizations through the arts and cultures of Asia, coordinating and promoting festivals, film screenings, forums, exhibitions, presentations, workshops and other community learning opportunities to celebrate cultures and peoples of Asia with free public events and activities, by donation, accessible for all, recognizing, honoring and exploring the value and relevance of the arts and cultures of peoples across Asia from the Pacific to the Mediterranean and from the Arctic to the Indian Oceans, striving for common ground and greater understanding, making the world a better place through cross-cultural approaches to the care and respect of the natural and human world.