In 2017 Asher’s heart was stopped by the genocide of the Rohingya in Burma (Myanmar). The ethnic cleansing saw one million Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh and nearby countries.
There are over 200,000 Rohingya in Malaysia.

A Muslim minority in the Rakhine state, the Rohingya have been kept illiterate and without citizenship for 70 years in a predominately Buddhist nation run by a Military regime.

Malaysia has not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention, or it’s 1967 Protocol.
This has left the stateless Rohingya refugees without employment, education or health benefits.

JK Asher’s vision is to give the Rohingya a voice and dignity.
She is working on developing a series of docu-dramas – “The Rohingya Chronicles” with the UNHCR, to humanize the Rohingya and portray them as Victors and Survivors, not victims.

Her documentary – "From the Killing Fields to the Playing Fields” is about the Rohingya, their love for football and the dream to play in the CONIFA World Cup. In 2020 Covid put a stop to this goal compunded by the obstacle in getting documentation for the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. The xenophobia during lockdown increase hostility to the refugee presence and the Authorities have thwarted any goodwill towards recognising their presence.
Asher is looking for funding to make a feature film of the Rohingya playing at a football World Cup event.

Asher has worked with the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) in Sydney.
During Covid lockdown, she and her husband helped the ASC by doing food deliveries to their clients.

The Israel-Palestine conflict resonates with her work with refugees and the global geo-political crisis.
She recognises the parallels of land-grabs and religion in the current conflict.