After May 14th, I will be a college graduate. By Fall, there will be no more acappella rehearsals, no more papers or exams, no more sleepless nights, no more weekday drinking, no more 1AM milk tea runs, no more San Francisco Bay Area exploring. I won't be with the people I now see daily. I won't have the same job with the same awesome boss. I won't be singing under Sproul … [Read more...] about What Does it Mean to be a College Grad?
Op-ed
Vietnamese Americans can only succeed if we look forward. Here’s how.
This is a guest editorial by reader, Tino Dinh. Every April 30th, for the last 36 years, our community has commemorated this day with solemn mourning and reflection on the fall of Republic of Vietnam, the war's dead, and the refugee’s plight. We honor and memorialize the sacrifices made, both in war time and in the difficult years that followed---eternally enshrining our … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans can only succeed if we look forward. Here’s how.
Consuming Asianness: Mr. AsianFetish and the (Obnoxious) White Peril; or, a More Serious Companion Piece
Note: Some profanity follows. Read and enjoy! I recently wrote the article entitled "Consuming Whiteness: Food and (Inter)Racial Politics at Your Local University" about the racial and sexual dynamics involved when speaking about/with metaphors of food. It ended with me imagining myself in the position of an Asian woman rejecting, in somewhat colorful terms, the forced … [Read more...] about Consuming Asianness: Mr. AsianFetish and the (Obnoxious) White Peril; or, a More Serious Companion Piece
What is the Most Effective Way to Approach Online Search?
Having assessed the pertinent evaluation criteria for free contents on the web, the next step is to figure out the right steps to approach searching for content. There are numerous ways to start searching for relevant web content; an Harvard Business School article outlines a few effective approaches to consider (Source: Jan Rivkin & Ann Cullen, HBS Publishing 2008, p. … [Read more...] about What is the Most Effective Way to Approach Online Search?
How to Evaluate Free Content on the Internet
Arguably, the quickest route these days to obtaining information for a research query is via a search engine such as Google or through an online encyclopedia such as Wikipedia. This is particularly important for many of us who are business majors and/or are looking for business opportunities abroad. For business information seekers, the internet offers vast content for a fee … [Read more...] about How to Evaluate Free Content on the Internet