According to a recent article in The New York Times, many once-loyal users are quitting Facebook for various reasons: “One person shut down her account because she disliked how nosy it made her. Another thought the scene had turned desperate. A third feared stalkers. A fourth believed his privacy was compromised. A fifth disappeared without a word.”
I hate to say it, but I think that I may be jumping on the bandwagon soon and will completely stop using Facebook as well.

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and Angry Asian Man have teamed up to compile a list of the “Best Colleges and Universities for AAPI Student Activism.” As their nomination form describes,
“Do you think your campus has what it takes to be recognized by Angry Asian Man and Asian Pacific Americans for Progress as one of the best places for AAPI student activism and social justice leadership? Just because a campus has a whole lot of AAPIs or is in Cali or Hawaii doesn’t mean it’s one of the best… so …

Although I love my Dell laptop and have customized everything about it down to the upgrade on sound — it is quite bulky. Carrying it around with me is such a pain. The thought of getting a Macbook Air and turning my back on the PC  has entered my mind, but after a few minutes of daydreaming, I had to face the fact that I have inadequate funds to buy a Mac laptop (Microsoft’s commercials on how PCs are cheaper than Apple’s Macs are quite true). Luckily, this is where …

This past weekend, I attended the first annual Asian American ComiCon, which had many exciting workshops and panels. One of my favorites was the panel discussion on “Nerd Pop,” which explored how “nerds have gone from a persecuted minority to masters of the universe.”
Before this panel, I never thought about what exactly defined a nerd. To me, a nerd was just a stereotype used in school for typically non-athletic, socially awkward bookworms. It’s one of those types where you know one when you see one. To my surprise, a panelist …