We can’t afford to be quiet and complacent anymore. Learn about issues, candidates, and policies that affect the Asian American community and beyond.
When you hear the phrase “affirmative action,” what is the first thought that comes to mind? Your thinking probably immediately turns to race in the context of school admissions. Maybe you imagine racial quotas. Now, take a breath. In California, those headed to the...
Affirmative action is always a hot button topic. Yet this year, California’s 24-year ban on affirmative action is up on the ballot. You might think this doesn’t apply to you unless you are college students, or have college-aged or younger children. But this ban goes...
Leadership has been on my mind a lot lately — on the national level as we head into an election year, as well as in my personal life as I think about who is in charge, what power entails, and what leaders do. There are many different kinds of leaders, but one thing...
In August 2018, Seema Nanda took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), becoming the first Asian American in recent memory appointed to the role. As CEO, Nanda manages the day-to-day operations of the DNC and supports the...
To understand Angry Asian Girls (AAG), the Boston-based collective, everything to know is right in the name: They empower their community by giving a voice to angry Asian girls, or folks who want to push against the supremacist mainstream. The organization hosts...
Last winter, before the 45th President of the United States was elected, Mochi asked Chinese Americans why they voted for Donald Trump. With less than 25 percent of Chinese Americans voting for Trump in 2016 (and only 18 percent of all Asian Americans), we wanted to...
Not many 19-year-olds can boast that they were the youngest candidate to run for Cambridge City Council or that they co-founded a non-profit organization that advocates for more equal access to menstrual hygiene products. Harvard sophomore Nadya Okamoto can, but she...
In February 2017, Dyne Suh was rejected from renting an Airbnb property because of her race.To some, Suh’s Airbnb experience was an outrageous violation of rights that warranted an explanation from Airbnb itself and an apology from the Airbnb host.To others, Suh, a...
This morning, the White House (under the direction of Trump) announced that it is ending DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era initiative that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The move...