As a teenager, I was tantalized by glossy magazines promising a better beach body, sexier hair and cute boys. (Okay, I’ll admit—they still draw me in 10 years later). Magazines like Seventeen were my guilty pleasure. When I got my hands on an issue and subsequently devoured every page, I only took the advice offered as entertainment, however, not as gospel.
So when I stumbled upon high school senior Jamie Keiles’s blog, “The Seventeen Magazine Project,” I was pleasantly surprised to find that Jamie has embarked on a special research project to …

Dear Readers,
Ever wanted your own private photo shoot or the inside scoop on the latest trends? Mochi Magazine is launching our first-ever “Beauty and Fashion Consultation Giveaway.” The rules are easy.
Fill-out the application and write an essay or make a video about:

How being Asian American has affected your view of beauty
What you hope to gain from this consultation

Deadline is June 30, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. If you have any questions, contact Alice at alicehu@mochimag.com
The Goods:

A fashion and beauty consultation from our editors.
A photo shoot featured on www.mochimag.com for the fall 2010 issue.

Other …

Beside not having to leave your chair, the best perk of online shopping is finding special deals. Enter Ebates, a shopping website where you get cash back for every purchase.
Ebates gets a commission from the stores whenever you make a purchase—and generously enough, they share that commission with you. Since the site launched in 1999, Ebates has already paid over $50 million in cash back to its members. You just have to sign up for the site for free and start shopping away.

As young adults and students, a lot of you have the heart to give to those in need, but not necessarily the financial means. That’s why we’re eager to let you guys know about this simple, immediate and powerful way you can help bring books to children in Asia, just by watching a quick video and making an online vote. The Asia Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on philanthropic work in Asian countries, is currently holding an campaign through their program “Books for Asia” until March 29, 2010. You just …

“I know it’s a conference, but I want you guys to just forget me, it’s okay.”
When Ho Chie Tsai, the creator of TaiwaneseAmerican.org and maker of the “Stinky Tofu Walks Alone” T-shirts said this at the start of his workshop at the ITASA 2010 East Coast Conference held at MIT, people laughed nervously, wondering what the catch was. It seemed a little self-defeating to tell people at a conference you wanted them to forget you.
What was his point then? “I’ve been at a lot of conferences, pretty much forgotten who …