Asian Threads

As we come to the end of this season of Asian Threads, Reenita looks back at the meaning of 'transformation.' Many of us rely upon the others to aide our personal transformation - spiritual advisors, mind-body gurus and increasingly yoga teachers....

The American India Foundation (AIF) is a service corps organization modeled on the tenets of the Peace Corps. Set up by the South Asian communities of the USA in concert with Bill Clinton, it sends fellows to India to participate in service activi...

In a country that has been isolated by five decades of military rule, she pushes herself to the limits of what she calls her 'caged existence.' A somewhat outlandish performance style that constantly bucks trends has led Asian newspapers to call her...

The 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan transformed the lives of thousands of South Asians who were forced to flee their homes at a moment's notice. Muslims were forced to board trains bound for the new country called West and East Pakistan (which s...

The 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan transformed the lives of thousands of South Asians who were forced to flee their homes at a moment's notice. On Asian Threads, Reenita Malhotra Hora explores the personal stories of three people who were displa...

The term human trafficking is generally used to define a situation where an individual is held against his or her will by the use of threats, abduction, coercion, fraud or deception.

Cambodia is one of the world's hotspots for child sex traffickin...

The term human trafficking is generally used to define a situation where an individual is held against his or her will by the use of threats, abduction, coercion, fraud or deception.

Cambodia is one of the world's hotspots for child sex traffickin...

Cancer is on the rise in Hong Kong, particularly among younger Asian women. According to the 'C Word' project, a documentary put together by Rae Leung, a Hong Kong resident whose life has been transformed by the disease, one in three women will be ...

The 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan transformed the lives of thousands of South Asians who were forced to flee their homes at a moment's notice. On Asian Threads, Reenita Malhotra Hora explores the personal stories of three people who were displa...

One of the greatest fears we live with is that of terminal illness. Cancer will affect one 1 in 3 women during their lifetime. In Hong Kong, the disease is on the rise, transforming not just the outlook of younger Asian women but often the way the...