ASIA (Association for International Solidarity in Asia) was founded in Italy in 1988 by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, former Professor of Tibetan Language and Literature at Naples University “L’Orientale” and one of the world’s leading experts in the history, philosophy and spiritual traditions of Tibet. ASIA is active in many countries in Asia (Tibet, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, SriLanka and Bhutan) and is present and rooted in all regions of China having inhabitans from Tibetan ethinc (Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and the Tibetan Autonomous Region). ASIA is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and formally became a Non-profit Social Organization in 1998.