Believe it or not, Jennifer 8. Lee did not grow up dreaming of becoming a journalist. Instead, she aspired to be what few little girls dream of—an investment banker. As a 13-year-old, before Wall Street’s heyday, she stumbled upon a children’s guide to investment banking. The book painted a wonderful picture of how investment bankers help build a better world.

One night several years ago, Jen Wang and Diana Nguyen found themselves sitting by a fireplace, drinking scotch and making jokes about disgraceful Asian celebrities.

“We’d find ourselves always circling back to why it was so significant to have good Asian representatives instead of lame ones—there are so few public figures in the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) universe, that it [unfortunately] places a burden on those in the public eye to represent us all,” said Nguyen.

Chinese American Jerry Yang, who emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 10 and went on to co-found Yahoo and revolutionize the way we use the internet, is often lauded as a Silicon Valley success story. Mochi had the opportunity to ask Jerry some questions about the secrets of his success, inspirations and the future of Yahoo and the internet.

Mochi got the chance to interview Jessica Lee, a former Google employee who worked with Google Maps. Jess, who grew up in Hong Kong and went to Stanford for college, gave us some great insight behind the scenes at a big online company. Jess left Google in 2007 to work for Polyvore.com, a fashion community website where people can mix and match products from any store, and currently resides in California.

Almost anything can be bought online these days–clothes, electronics, music, make up, and even the highly sought after ‘Mary’ toast. Although online shopping can be a bargain and variety haven, it also can be a curse in disguise.

At 25-years-old, Brooklyn-based poet Tao Lin toes the fine line between the sublime and the just plain ridiculous.

Why use a hand towel to wash your face when a device can buff away dead skin cells in seconds? Why use a wrinkle cream when you can use a wrinkle-zapping device that will minimize the appearance of fine lines in a matter of minutes? And waxing—would you go through the hassle of pain and discomfort if you could have a pain-free, heat-infused hair-removal device? I think not.
Beauty gadgets and gizmos galore are replacing our basic, daily beauty routine more than ever—and …

Technology has become a necessity in our everyday life and is continuing to expand its role. Following this trend, Nintendo invented a way to virtually work out by watching a television screen and performing various movements on a board. Wii Fit, which came out last year, is designed to be a nonconventional way of exercising.