Publications/Media

Writing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I love words and language, especially the magic they hold to connect people through time and space. I have been fortunate to be able to write and publish about topics that I find professionally and personally rewarding. These citations represent the work I have done primarily on issues related to Asian American mental health, ranging from peer-reviewed articles to popular press pieces and interviews. Links are provided below.

POPULAR PRESS PUBLICATIONS

• Mok, T. A. (2021, April 8). Op-ed: 'Model minority' stereotype obscures the food insecurity Asian Americans face. Civil Eats.

• Mok, T. A. (2019, August 6). Consuming culture: Food and the shaping of Asian American identity. Hyphen Magazine.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Mok, T.A. (2015). A long-term therapeutic journey with an Asian "parachute kid." Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6(3), 281-288.

• Mok, T.A., & Chih, D.W. (2015). The intersection of the Asian American model minority myth and sports: The "Linsanity" narrative. In N.D. Hartlep (Ed.), Modern societal impacts of the model minority stereotype (pp. 63-89). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

• Lee, S.S., Lee, M.R., Mok, T.A., & Chih, D.W. (2009). Looking beyond the numbers: Asian American college students' perceptions of campus climate. In C. Park, R. Endo, & X.L. Rong (Eds.), New perspectives on Asian American parents, students and teacher recruitment (pp. 193-218). USA: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

• Mok, T.A. (1999). Asian American dating: Important factors in partner choice. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 5(2), 103-117.

• Mok, T.A. (1998). Getting the message: Media images and stereotypes and their effect on Asian Americans. Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, 4(3), 185-202.

• Mok, T.A. (1998). Asian Americans and standards of attractiveness: What's in the eye of the beholder? Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, 4(1), 1-18.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS

• Mok, T.A. (2006). [Review of the book Compositional Subjects: Enfiguring Asian/Asian American Women, by L.H.Y. Kang]. Comparative Literature Studies, 43(1-2), 194-197.

• Mok, T.A. (2001). Media images and their effects on Asian American women. In C. Larsson (Ed.), Beyond killing us softly: The strength to resist [Online study guide], pp. 72-79.

• Mok, T.A. (1995). Looking for love: Factors influencing Asian Americans’ choice of dating partners. In J.Y. Fong (Ed.), Proceedings of the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Convention 1994 (pp. 83-87). Atascadero, CA: Asian American Psychological Association and Gold Shadow Press.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS/APPEARANCES

• Hardwick, R., Vaca, C., & La, V. (2021, March 25). Asian women: the toll of decades of dismissal.

• (2021, March 23). Mental health experts offer advice for processing discrimination.

• Herman, C. (2021, March 22). How anti-Asian hate is affecting central Illinois' Asian American communities.

• Carle Illinois College of Medicine (2021, March 18). Health experts address rise in attacks against Asians in the U.S.

• Lawson, K. (2020, March 20). Are you feeling overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak? Read this. Courier.

• Lawson, K. (2019, October 17). Korean beauty standards, my mom, and me. Zora.

• Low, E. (2010, Winter). Diagnosing the Asian American eating disorder. Mochi.

• Park, R. (Producer), & Park, R. (Director). (2007). Never perfect [motion picture]. USA: Cinema Guild.

• Mok, H. (2001, January 21). Finding roots in China's soil: Chinese Americans from the Bay Area visit the villages of their ancestors in genealogy program. SF Gate.