An educational institution with a social transformative praxis, Asian Social Institute concerns itself with social development having the poor as the frame of reference in its educational endeavors. Since its establishment in 1962, ASI has been forming leaders in social sciences in various institutional spheres for the uplift of the poor. The Institute’s integral components blend harmoniously, integrating theory and practice, in an effort to develop leaders who are equipped with interdisciplinary social science skills nurtured in the philosophy of commitment to total human development.