Events

  Due to a family emergency, author Peter Hessler has had to cut short his book tour and return home. His Houston appearance, set for Tuesday, March 2 at the United Way has been cancelled. Asia Society Texas Center will work with his publisher to try to reschedule his visit for a later date. We regret the inconvenience. New Yorker Beijing correspondent and travel writer Peter Hessler (Oracle Bones) discusses his yet-to-be-released book, Country Driving: A Journey through China from Farm to Factory. Join Asia Society Texas Center at United Way for a talk on Hessler’s diverse experiences in modern China, from rural farming villages in northern China where he lived for six years, to the bustle of urban China where he witnessed the impact of urban development first-hand. Described as "one of the Western world's most thoughtful writers on modern China," an evening with Peter Hessler is sure to illuminate the complex realities of development taking place in this rapidly modernizing nation. (Photo by Mark Leong.) Free for Asia Society members, $5 for non-members. Click here to register.