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.

Anime and I go way back. Growing up on a healthy diet of daily Sailor Moon episodes as a kid, my infatuation with pretty superheroes with disproportionately large eyes evolved into a shamefully dorky past time in middle school and high school. I had found my place among the “anime crowd.” And like any highly addictive live-action show, it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the characters of a well-crafted anime.
However, I do know how to distinguish reality from 2-D.
In this New York Times article, writer Lisa Katayama has …

Fashion designer Issey Miyake, who was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, was only seven years old when the nuclear bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Now 71 years old, Miyake reveals the impact of that day on his life in his recent op-ed piece for The New York Times.
“When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape — I remember it all. Within …

When I read the title of  this New York Times article, “Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice,“ I thought OK, I can see how living with someone of a different race can break down stereotypes. Immediately the film “Remember the Titans” popped in my head and hey, it worked out for them.
Apparently it doesn’t work out for Asians, however. The article states, “One [study] from the University of California at Los Angeles generally found decreased prejudice amongst students with different-race roommates – but those who roomed with Asian Americans, the group …

The New York Times posted an interesting article yesterday, describing how Asian American families, in particular those of Chinese, Indian and Korean descent, still prefer to have sons as opposed to daughters. Statistics show that Asian American families are also more inclined to resort to in vitro fertilization or abortion if they find out they will be having a daughter instead of son. This trend isn’t surprising especially among new immigrant families, who are likely to adhere to the traditional values of their native countries. Ashley, a second generation Korean …