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 …
When Chinese Culture Gets Mistaken for Korean or Japanese
As K-pop, anime, and Korean beauty dominate, Chinese traditions are often misattributed or erased. Asian American youth unpack sinophobia and soft power in this article.
How Do You Grieve A Distant Home?
In this powerful poem, Laotian American Noel Hongmoungkhoune reflects on the uniquely diasporic experience of missing a home you’ve never been to.
Love Letter To My Younger Self
After a long racial identity and mental health journey, Anna Marie Habaradas writes a love letter filled with sage advice and encouragement to her younger self.
Confessional Vulnerability in Action: How Positionality and Privileges Inform Our Biases
One of the winners of Mochi’s Writing for Change essay contest describes how positionality and privileges inform our biases and how we can deconstruct and decolonize them.
Why Asian American Activists are Fighting for Data Disaggregation
The umbrella term, Asian American, often perpetuates a stereotype that we’re a monolith and model minority. Data disaggregation aims to address data inequity and allocate resources to underserved Asian communities.
Embracing My Cambodian Refugee Heritage When History Wants to Forget
A Cambodian refugee’s daughter fights to remember her family history despite stigma and government dismissal.
The Disposable Self: The Cost of College for an Asian American
What is the cost of college for an Asian American woman? My experience has taught me that it means forgoing individuality for a voice.