After the Gold Stars
The morning my parents left, I didn’t know they weren’t coming back. I remember the ordinary things — the hum of the refrigerator, the weight …
The morning my parents left, I didn’t know they weren’t coming back. I remember the ordinary things — the hum of the refrigerator, the weight …
From cozy fiction to fantasy, discover six unforgettable new July releases.
Step inside “Masquerade,” an immersive “Phantom of the Opera” retelling, where Francesca Mehrotra makes history as the first South Asian to play the Phantom’s Christine.
Japanese American scholar Ann M. Ishimaru explores how history, community knowledge, and shared leadership can help transform education.
In her new book, “AMPLIFY! My Fight for Asian America,” Dion Lim writes about speaking out for Asian American communities and why we must continue fighting.
In “We Mend with Gold: An Immigrant Daughter’s Reckoning with American Christianity,” Kristin T. Lee deconstructs her evangelical upbringing and reclaims a more expansive faith.
Guest writer Ellen Wong reflects on her decision to return home to care for her aging mother on her dementia journey.
For many Asian Americans raised in church, questioning faith isn’t just spiritual. It’s a reckoning with culture, identity, colonialism, and the communities that formed them.
How technology is reshaping cultural traditions, from digital Lunar New Year hongbaos to AI-assisted Indian weddings and interactive museum art experiences.
Join a community of Asian American women as you work to sharpen your journalistic and writing acumen with Mochi Magazine, the longest-running digital publication by …
BollyX combines Bollywood-inspired dance, cardio, and community, offering a fun, inclusive workout that celebrates culture and connection.
Producer Bill Kong, director Kenji Tanigaki, and actors Xie Miao and Joe Taslim discuss Hong Kong cinema and a return to real people performing real stunts.
In Poh Si Teng’s “American Doctor,” three physicians enter Gaza to save lives, revealing the human cost of care, grief, and bearing witness in real time.
During their final North America “THIS IS FOR” tour stop in Austin, TWICE shows their fans “What Is Love?” with equal parts charm and chaos on a 360 stage.
Japanese American scholar Ann M. Ishimaru explores how history, community knowledge, and shared leadership can help transform education.
With birthright citizenship at risk in the United States, Asian American high school students from around the country share their thoughts.
Is the “crisis of belonging” actually a pressure to assimilate? Gayatri Sethi’s “Diaspora-ish” shows us why “unbelonging” from the empire is the first step toward an authentic, fluid Asian American identity.
The morning my parents left, I didn’t know they weren’t coming back. I remember the ordinary things — the hum of the refrigerator, the weight …
An upbringing shaped by romance narratives and cultural ideals meets adult reality, leading to a redefinition of cultural identity, success, and self-worth.
Training for a marathon, a runner confronts her family’s past as refugees — and the weight of choosing to run when they had no choice.
When TikTok users started spotlighting Korean women and Chinese men as the newest dating trend, Kelly Yang recognized something familiar — her own parents’ 25-year marriage. Cross-ethnic Asian American relationships, once rare, have become a reflection of shifting values, shared culture, and love.
A personal narrative on motherhood, migration, and memory through the meals shared with her daughter — a bridge between generations and worlds.
Despite being the fourth-most spoken language in the U.S., Tagalog isn’t taught at most colleges. At Brown University, students are working to change that.

At Mochi Mag, we are defining what it means to be Asian American. Grace Lee Boggs once said “History is not the past. It is the stories we tell about the past.” Together, we are amplifying Asian voices to build community and inspire change, recovering and remembering our shared histories, and working to be a resource in the fight for racial justice.
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