Giannina Ong - Mochi Magazine

July 8, 2022• byGiannina Ong, Abigail Lee

Lana Condor’s Netflix Series “Boo, Bitch” Courts Death, Popularity, and Confidence

Netflix's "Boo, Bitch" gives us a hilarious look into the life of a visible teenage ghost, played by actor and executive producer Lana Candor, who is carrying...

Arts & Culture • Books • HarperCollins • Sponsored

July 5, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Anna Gracia Shares Why Boys Are Trash in “Boys I Know”

Anna Gracia's debut young adult novel "Boys I Know" paints a realistic picture of the pressures of being Asian American, touching on parent-child dynamics,...

Entertainment

July 1, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Polite Laughs and Cultural Representation with Frieda Pinto of “Mr. Malcolm’s List”

“Mr. Malcolm’s List” brings polite laughs — the kind you can hide behind a gloved hand — and a more traditional love story forged between like-minded...

Lifestyle • Activism • Summer 2022

June 6, 2022• byGiannina Ong

It’s Time Asian Americans Talk About Sex

Xixi Wang, the founder of @AsiansForSexPositivity Instagram account, is building a community where people feel safe to discuss sex ed....

Summer 2022 • Editor's Letter

June 6, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Summer 2022: Bringing Main Character Energy

Even the most everyday Asian American is worthy of love, security, and joy, and that's what we at Mochi seek to celebrate through this issue. ...

Arts & Culture • Books

May 31, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Alexene Farol Follmuth’s “My Mechanical Romance” Makes STEM a Little Bit Steamy

Alexene Farol Follmuth's debut YA novel "My Mechanical Romance" is a must-read high school love story that also gives a glimpse of the challenges and...

Entertainment

May 28, 2022• byGiannina Ong

More Pride, Less Prejudice: “Fire Island” is a Fun, Queer, Summer Rom-Com

“Fire Island," streaming on Hulu starting June 3, is an unapologetic, modern-day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”...

Black Allyship @ Mochi • Books

March 24, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Actor John Cho on his middle grade debut “Troublemaker,” the LA Riots, and Social Justice

When the George Floyd protests happened last year, actor John Cho immediately thought about how his children would understand and perceive the events unfolding...

Arts & Culture • Books

March 8, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Laura Gao Shows Us The Wuhan She Knows and More in “Messy Roots”

Laura Gao shows the Wuhan she knows, what it’s like growing up as a queer immigrant in Texas, and the diversity of Asian Americans in her graphic memoir...

Entertainment • Winter 2022

February 21, 2022• byGiannina Ong

Pinoys Are Loving “Jelly, Ben & Pogo,” A New Animated Series for Kids

“Jelly, Ben & Pogo” is taking the Filipino community by storm. Creator Jalysa Leva shares why it is important to uplift Pinoy culture. ...