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Holiday Baking with an Asian Flair Dec 4, 2020 | Food | The holidays are around the corner, and it’s safe to say that they’ll be unlike any we’ve ever experienced before. Due to COVID-19 still being an ever-looming threat across the globe, many will be unable to travel home for the upcoming holiday season. Aside from missing family, friends and traditions, many will also miss out on a critical aspect of this time of year: the food! Food has the power to bring people together. It has the power to create lifelong memories, burying deep into our subconscious. Missing out on your favorite ...

Farewell 2020 and Hello 2021 from Mochi Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized | When we rang in 2020, none of us could imagine the unprecedented year ahead. By spring, most schools closed across the country, leaving parents scrambling to find childcare options as their employees mandated work-from-home guidelines. States enacted stay-at-home orders, people canceled travel plans, and toilet paper became a hot commodity.  For most of the year, we smiled at each other with our eyes while our mouths were covered by face masks — a fashion accessory we never predicted. We scheduled Zoom calls to catch u...

Rediscovering my Asian American Heritage Featured Even without the coronavirus taking 2020 hostage, this year had already been anything but normal for me. In late February, my grandmother, Misao Kobayashi-Henry, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 89. It still doesn’t feel real, and because of how strangely time is passing now, it seems like both a few days and many years since she died.  My grandmother’s life was absolutely extraordinary, and she was the epitome of strength. She decided to leave her home of Saitama, Japan for the American Midwest after World War II. Despite being...