I was surprised to come across an article on a study conducted by the US Justice Department and Education Department which found that Asian American teens are the most bullied at American schools compared to members of other ethnic groups. Of the 6,500 students surveyed who were between the ages of 12 to 18, 54 percent of Asian Americans said they were bullied in the classroom, compared to 38 percent for African Americans, 34 percent for Hispanics and 31 percent for whites.

Although the rate of new HIV infections has slowed in many regions of the world, the disease continues to grow among Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs), particularly API women.
Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, a Boston University professor, is the lead investigator of the API Women’s Sexual Health Initiative Project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This research examines sexual risk behaviors, mental health and substance use among API women as well as the role of gender power control.

After four weeks of writing this cooking blog, I’ve gained so much more appreciation for my mother’s home cooking. Cooking truly is an art—it takes passion, patience, and talent. Admittedly, my meals have been relatively simple to make, but that’s the reality of leading a busy lifestyle, sticking to a budget, and eating healthy. Sometimes doing less means more; in this case, I’ve been able to save a lot and dodging the extra calories and grease by bringing lunch, staying in for dinner every night, and avoiding Starbucks or Dunkin’ …

I love my Diet Coke. It’s cool, refreshing, and calorie-free, but recent studies have led me to believe that this beverage is too good to be true. While studies have shown that drinking regular soda can lead to weight gain, new data from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) suggests that diet drinks may also lead to weight gain and that artificial sweeteners could potentially contribute to Type 1 diabetes.

I’ve always been a proponent of Facebook and other social networking sites such as Myspace, LinkedIn and Twitter because I think they are a great tool to share your world with your friends and to learn from others.  A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that Internet use, specifically Facebook, is increasingly affecting our social lives and how we relate to each other. In this study, those who used social networks increased their number of close friends to 2.45. In the past, Mochi noted that Facebook doesn’t …