Across the region, health is being defined less by clinical advice and more by social expectations about “what healthy is ...

Two weeks before setting off for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to compete as Kyrgyzstan's only alpine skier, Timur ...

Community members of diverse cultural backgrounds traded red envelopes, watched dragon dance performances and chatted over ...

For the first time, an Asian cultural themed float will roll in Mardi Gras as part of the Argus parade on Mardi Gras Day. The float is themed after the Year of the Horse in Chinese Zodiac but is meant ...

The Lunar New Year is welcomed with a variety of cultural traditions and rituals such as carnivals, parades, fireworks and ...

First names in Western countries today are more diverse than they were before early modern states evolved. This difference started to emerge in the 17th century in response to a change that took place ...

What we call “folklife” in the United States—the traditions, activities, skills, beliefs, and tangible creations of a ...

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

The number of international players in college basketball has soared since the 2009-10 season, but Asia remains a largely untapped market.

With one step onto West Washington Street in downtown Athens, attendees are surrounded by vibrant Chinese and Vietnamese dress. The dance of dragons and the savory scents of stands and ...

Hundreds shopped from vendors and watched live performances as the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures rang in the Year of ...

Africa is home to most of the world’s poverty. Why? Mr Studwell argues that it is partly a result of “low-budget colonialism ...