We wish you a very happy and safe holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year! Thank you for joining us in 2008, and we look forward to seeing you in 2009. As always, please let us know if have any thoughts to share.

We are excited to announce that Professor Ricardo Hausmann of the Harvard Kennedy School is joining us on February 26th to present on a development-related topic. Professor Hausmann was formerly Minister of Planning of Venezuela and the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank. Stay tuned for more information!

We are deeply saddened by the losses suffered by the victims of the violence in Mumbai over the past week, and our thoughts go out to them and their families.

We invite you to join the Asian American Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon for a Candlelight Vigil on December 4, 6:00 pm at City Hall Plaza. Visit our Partner Events page for details.