This year, the ECAASU (East Coast Asian American Student Union) intercollegiate conference will be held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The conference is designed to bring Asian American students together in order to strengthen the community, empower students to make a difference, and “advance the social equality of minorities.” Each year, a different college hosts the conference and schedules events such as mixers, student workshops, film screenings and guest speakers.

We’re excited to share that the book “My Mom is a Fob” by former Mochi staffers Teresa and Serena Wu officially came out today. For those of you in NYC, we hope to see you at fun-filled events held both tonight and tomorrow celebrating the launch.

Tuesday, January 4, 7 – 9 p.m.
My Mom Is a Fob Book Bash (click through to Facebook event)
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
112 W 27th Street, Ste 600
New York, NY

Imagine a day without food, money, protection or freedom. For North Koreans, this has been their world for more than 10 years. Since Kim Jong-il assumed power in North Korea in 1994, millions are starving from famine; thousands are being put into political concentration camps; and tens of thousands are risking their lives to cross borders and seek refuge. In the eyes of Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), a non-profit organization headed by CEO Hannah Song that works toward spreading awareness on the …

I’m an uptight Seattleite, who was dragged from my pedestal on the Eastside to Seattle’s black sheep distant cousin, a small city to the south called Auburn. The occasion was Kollaboration Seattle, an organization and multi-city annual event series planned by young Asian and Pacific Islander professionals trying to raise money and awareness for charities and community causes via the mantra, “Empowerment Through Entertainment.”
After scouting for parking among the wall-to-wall cars at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, I squeezed into a parallel parking spot on East Street East, not less …

The impeccably fly Asian American electro hip-hop group, Far East Movement, has taken the nation by storm recently, with their single “Like A G6” going platinum and snagging #1 on iTunes and the Billboard Hot 100. Who are the men behind the sunglasses? As a contributor to Mochi magazine, I received the opportunity to sit down and interview them backstage at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square for the debut concert of their new record, “Free Wired,” this past Tuesday.

FM member J-Splif attempted …