It’s Not Just Chinese Food
Criticism of Chinese food can call upon dark stereotypes and histories we’re not aware of. When you talk about food, you’re also talking about people.
Beats, Breaks, and Belonging: A Vision for Asian DJs and the EDM Community
Hidden Horizon co-founder Michael Tam discusses nurturing Asian American talent, building community, and the need for greater representation in electronic dance music.
Lessons on the Contemporary Asian American K-12 Movement
With Asian American studies legislation taking off, here is what to know about state-to-state implementation from funding, curriculum, evaluation, and key leaders.
Asian America & Palestine: How I Apply Abolition Principles Today
Guest author Tony DelaRosa critiques the ways in which Asian American organizations in the face of Palestinian genocide have worked against or for liberation.
The Summer’s Hottest Asian YA Historical and Mythological Fiction Authors
Authors Joan He, Judy I. Lin, June Hur, and Vanessa Le are centering female heroines, epic battles, and romance with stories of and inspired by the East.
True Asian American Stories About Desegregation and Busing
Marlene Knox and Joseline Thomas, two Filipino women, on growing up in Seattle in the 1970s during the desegregation of schools.
Strength From Our Choices
Mochi’s copy chief introduces our summer issue focused on choices we make and the way we are changed by them.
Freedom Swimmer
During China’s Cultural Revolution, thousands known as Freedom Swimmers escaped by swimming to Hong Kong. Mochi’s Cecilia To recounts her mother’s story and the decisions that shaped her future.
Unapologetic: Chasing My Writing Dreams Through BTS
Author and writer Virginia Duan shares how the unlikely dream of meeting BTS propelled her to make specific career choices and fearlessly chase her ambitions.
Finding a New God in a New Church
After leaving white evangelical spaces and their hurtful, narrow views, I found healing in a new church and a God that is more inclusive and loving than I’d ever known.