In a recent Marie Claire article, beauty director Ying Chu poses the provocative question, ”why are the West’s most powerful men coupling up with younger Asian women?”
Chu cites many Hollywood couples as examples, such as Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim, Zhang Ziyi and venture capitalist Vivi Nevo; and most famously, Woody Allen and his once-adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn. And while these couplings aren’t exactly breaking news (nor is the concept of “yellow fever” for that matter), the article investigates the concept of an Asian trophy wife — are these older men dating …

Oh, what a tangled dating web those Disney ‘tween stars weave.
Fresh from a highly publicized breakup with “10,000 B.C.” actress Camilla Belle, the Joe Jonas rumor mill is suddenly a-twitter over his latest rumored romance — this time with Disney Channel starlet Brenda Song! [Read Mochi's interview with the "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" star].
Starpulse.com reports that the pair were recently spotted on a sushi lunch date on Sunday. They apparently tried to stage separate exits to prevent rumor-mongering, but the paparazzi caught Brenda getting into Joe’s car later. …

PAPER HEART follows Charlyne as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand.  As she and her good friend (and director) Nick search for answers and advice about love, Charlyne talks with friends and strangers, scientists, bikers, romance novelists, and children.  They each offer diverse views on modern romance, as well as various answers to the age-old question: does true love really exist?

Then, shortly after filming begins, Charlyne meets a boy after her own heart: Michael Cera. …

Anime and I go way back. Growing up on a healthy diet of daily Sailor Moon episodes as a kid, my infatuation with pretty superheroes with disproportionately large eyes evolved into a shamefully dorky past time in middle school and high school. I had found my place among the “anime crowd.” And like any highly addictive live-action show, it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the characters of a well-crafted anime.
However, I do know how to distinguish reality from 2-D.
In this New York Times article, writer Lisa Katayama has …

This past weekend, New York City played host to the 32nd annual Asian American International Film Festival with great success, despite torrential downpours. Thanks to AAIFF, Mochi was graciously granted screening passes for the two films, “Claustrophobia” and “Fruit Fly.” And granted, while the  opening and closing films of this year’s festival don’t sound particularly positive, I assure you, these are two instances where one can’t judge a movie by its title. Kicking things off with a dark, brooding drama (“Claustrophobia”) and ending on a perky, existential musical (“Fruit Fly”), …

I’m generally fine with snarky humor about Asians, but something about the “funny” hate crime scene in the trailer for the upcoming comedy, “The Goods,” makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
The movie stars Jeremy Piven as a used car salesman who is brought in to turn a lackluster auto dealership around. In the particular scene in question (at 1:07), Pivens pumps up his fellow salesmen by comparing the upcoming car sale to a war. “Don’t let me get started on Pearl Harbor. We are the Americans; they are the enemies,” Piven’s …

I know, I know, it’s a small quibble considering all of the other characters and events that have been tossed to the wayside in the Harry Potter films. But, am I the only one who’s a little put out that Cho Chang was cut completely from the latest installment, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?”
As the only explicitly Asian character in the Harry Potter books, I immediately latched onto Cho as “my” character. Since she first appeared in the third book and right up until the sixth, I remember fervently …

“In an Asian world, only three white heroes can save the world.”
This past Saturday, I was able to attend the inaugural Asian American ComiCon event in New York City. Celebrating a long legacy of Asian Americans in the comic book industry, the day was packed with workshops and panels featuring many industry heavy hitters, including Larry Hama, the creator of “G.I. Joe.”
Throughout many of the sessions, a conversation thread kept cropping up: despite so many Asian Americans working behind the scenes, how come comics rarely feature any Asian American superheroes? …

List the top 10 Asian stars in U.S. media off the top of your head. Now go down the list until you hit the first Asian American male (as opposed to imported stars such as Jackie Chan or Jet Li).
Want to bet that the name’s John Cho?
With just a decade-long career behind him, Cho has somehow become the face of Asian American men in entertainment media without having headlined a single movie by himself. From his breakout appearance in the 2000 film “American Pie” to a co-starring role in the …

Move over, McDreamy and McSteamy — a new doctor has arrived.
Half-Korean hottie Daniel Henney is poised to conquer U.S. hearts this October when he stars in CBS’s new medical series, Three Rivers.
The show deals with the trials and tribulations of transplant surgeons, organ donors and the recipients. Think of it as CBS’s contender to ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Henney will be playing Dr. David Lee, “a womanizing surgical resident who’s broken as many hearts as he’s replaced,” according to the CBS web site. A fitting role for such a gorgeous man.
The 29-year-old model …