Healing the Narrative: We Remember, She Forgets, Together We Live on
In the sunset of her grandma’s life, guest writer Waverly Chao-Scott learns that to know and accept her family’s narrative is to know and accept her own mother.
Pink String Theory of Friendship
Playing off red string theory, this pink string theory describes the silent understanding and inexplicable connections that form the unique love of friendships.
Prologue from “Once Our Lives: A Memoir”
An excerpt from the book “Once Our Lives” recalls a story that author Qin Sun Stubis’s grandma used to tell her when she was little.
Memories and Time Travel: Humanizing Dementia in “Wisdom Gone Wild”
In her moving documentary, “Wisdom Gone Wild,” filmmaker Rea Tajiri encourages us to reshape our perspective and dialogue on dementia.
Antagonizing Asian Mothers in Pop Culture Might Just Humanize Them
Recent Asian American pop culture points a finger at immigrant mothers as the source of trauma, but this trope may be becoming too pervasive.
C is for Cycles
Guest writer Jen Shin grew up fearing her mother’s cycles of anger and fantasized about replacing her with women who were loving and warm.
Spinning the Lazy Susan in a Chinese Restaurant: Food & Family Feuds
If mother-daughter conflicts spring from different expectations and communication context models, what can we possibly do? Jennifer Chan shares her anecdote of a family dinner in a Chinese restaurant that led her to a liberating epiphany.
Amrit Kapai of “Family Karma” Breaks Ground For LGBTQ+ Indian Americans
The reality TV star talks about his deep friendship with Vishal Parvani and getting married to his long-term partner Nicholas Kouchoukos in front of Bravo’s cameras.
The Flora and Fauna and Beyond
Managing Editor Melody Ip introduces Mochi’s Winter 2023 issue theme: environments. Our issue covers a range of topics related to environments, including the importance of Chinatowns, eco-friendly practices, combining Asian cuisine with veganism, and more!