Many years ago, while working at the Austin Rape Crisis Center, she received many calls from individuals in the Asian American community looking for help and resources. The individuals didn’t know where to begin. Asian Americans represent an incredibly diverse range of cultures, languages and nationalities, Mok realized that there weren’t enough local resources for Asian Americans in Austin. She wanted to give back to her community. When the former site of the local Jewish Community Center came on the market, Mok (with the help of several investors) raised $1 million in only three months to purchase the site. There she founded the Asian American Cultural Center (AACC). Since she founded the center 15 years ago, Mok has been its president, and she has worked hard to build an inviting, supportive space for Austin’s Asian American community.