The 83-year-old activist is a trustee of the University of California at Santa Barbara Foundation, the Rubin Museum of Art, and the Creative Vision Foundation.

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The photographer hoped to take her first trip to New York to see "Candid: The Life and Lens of Homai Vyarawalla" at the Rubin Museum of Art.

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And over the next two weekends, kid-focused workshops designed around Korean ( 2 February), Chinese ( 9 February and 10 February) and Himalayan ( 9 February) New Year traditions will take place at the Korea Society, China Institute, Asia Society and Rubin Museum of Art, respectively.

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