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...

Did Chinese noodles come from Italian pasta? Or was it the other way around? The popular legend says that when Marco Polo brought noodles to Italy, the food we know as pasta was born. Jen Liu, a Chengdu based chef and author of 'On the Noodle Road...

Chinese is all about change. The festival marks the start of the new year, beginning on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ending on the full moon fifteen days later. Marked by visits to family and friends, special meals, fireworks, an...

The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urb...

The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urb...

San Francisco is arguably the culinary capital of America but as much as it is known for its unique cuisine based upon local and sustainable ingredients, it is hard to find a decent Indian restaurant --on that serves authentic cuisine that has not be...

This season of Asian Thread focuses on change and transformation. Today, on the last episode of 2013, Reenita Malhotra Hora features the highlights of the season thus far. (Sun 8.30am-9am)

The Winter solstice marks the transformation of the sun's journey, reversing the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but many see the reversal of the Sun's...

It's hard to think of Hong Kong as anything but Asia's most prosperous city. Yet one in seven of our population lives in poverty. Is this the downside of capitalism? Leo Goodstadt asserts in his recent book, 'Poverty in the midst of Affluence' asse...

Andrew Lam, the web editor of New America Media, came to California as an eleven-year-old refugee during the Fall of Saigon. Over the years, he has been witness to an Asianization of California in just about every way, shape and form. Glen Duncan w...