189:'s curator of contemporary Asian and Asian American art—the first curatorial post of its kind in an American museum. In 2004, she was appointed Asia Society's museum director. She initiated a number of initiatives at the Asia Society Museum, including the launch of a contemporary art collection to complement the museum's Rockefeller Collection of traditional Asian art. As museum director of the Asia Society, and its vice president of Global Art Programs, she was responsible for programming its
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contemporary art center devoted to promoting dialogue in the
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