Maybe it’s just me, but I increasingly see a problem with activism: it can easily slip from passion to elitism. I’ll be honest; as I became more passionate about human rights issues, I started feeling incredibly upset. I started wondering: “Why doesn’t everyone else care? How can they hear about genocide, conflict, women’s rights, torture,…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers. Thank you so much for reading, commenting, tweeting, or discussing these issues with me. It genuinely means a lot, and I put time and effort into writing this blog not only because I personally love writing, but also because I love interacting with all of you on a regular…
In the past couple of months (!) I have been incredibly happy to have so many intelligent and passionate Gen Y changemakers stop over at my blog to partake in the Be the Change series. What we learned Through this series, we read about the grand dreams and visions that Gen Yers have to change…
The Be the Change blog series is coming to an end. I have one final guest post coming up on Friday — and then will be wrapping up the series! I’ve been incredibly impressed and completely blown away with the participation in this series. So, a great big thank you to all those who have…
I don’t know if it is just me, but have you noticed how offline activism has been replaced by its online counterpart? People add twibbons, change the color of their avatar, or update their statuses, for what? to show their undying support for a cause? I find it sort of counterintutitve that for some reason…
It has taken me way too long to write this blog. When Akhila reached out to me asking if I’d be interested in contributing to the “Be the Change” series, I immediately thought “Yes! Of course!” But, you see, I don’t really know how to write about myself and my experiences – on my blog,…
I’ve been attempting to find time and contribute to this awesome blog series “Be the change” thanks to Akhila, and of course, I am writing this instead of working on a paper that’s due in a few days . Prior to attending school at UC Berkeley, all I knew was that I was interested in…
The internet is awesome. I spend hours a week Googling and Twittering and Facebook stalking. The internet has brought us such gems as the “Hamster Dance” and full episodes of The Office. However, in this age of information, the internet can also make the world seem like a depressing place. It’s hard to miss the…
I’m going to break the news: I now work in the corporate world. I guess with all the posts I’ve written on my blog, it is understandable for one to assume I would look for a job in the non-profit sector after graduation and go “save the world”. Look, this is where it gets tricky….
The last time I saw my grandmother she didn’t know who I was. She kept staring and me and my mom, and she was thinking so hard, it was as if I could see gears turning in her head. But, each time she tried, the gears would stop, her memory would fail her. There may…