After reading this article about U.S. Cities with the Most Immigrants, I have to admit that California is really bad-ass. 11 out of the list of top 20 US cities with the most immigrants were in California.
Including the fact that 1/3 of all graduate students in the United States are immigrants, half of which are pursuing degrees in computer science and engineering. Growing up in a town where 42.8% of the population is Asian (as opposed to 41.0% white people), you can see how competitive our school system is. In essence, AP tests and IB classes galore! (Yippee!)
Anyway, don't just think that immigrants are taking away the jobs you won't do for low wages you would never accept! Don't forget: the US is a country built with immigrants. Immigrants bring good things to the table and will work hard, too.
Now if I can only get more Asians on TV...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
New Dating Tool
I like to read about what's happening in the world of online dating. Whether it's as official as eHarmony or as haphazard as a relationship through SecondLife, it's amazing how the internet is changing the rules of dating, love, and relationships.
Recently on the NY Times, I read about a new way to catch someone through new media. The article featured a site called Cheek'd. With Cheek'd you can get cards with cute pick-up lines with your identification code and hand them out to strangers you find attractive during the day. Then, the apple of your eye can log on to the site and find your profile.
What a great way to get social, right? In general, with the rise of the internet, some would say that people have lost the ability to interact in real life. However, with something like Cheek'd, you're pushing people out of their comfort boundaries to find a mate. It can be hard to find someone merely through cut-and-paste e-mails and trite chats, but if you can encourage yourself to approach someone and give them a card, I think you're proving how interested you are in the other person and that you're not solely dependent upon the internet to find "the one".
I really think that the dating tools profiled in the article are useful. Hopefully, if you use them, you'd get a higher date-rate. (Is that the right way to say it? Basically, you'll probably get more dates.) Also, they seem like fun.
If you're not ready to spend money on the little cards though, why not try just slipping someone your business card? On the back, you can write your blog address or, well, "I <3 You." Right? But then that's probably too "old-fashioned", isn't it?
Recently on the NY Times, I read about a new way to catch someone through new media. The article featured a site called Cheek'd. With Cheek'd you can get cards with cute pick-up lines with your identification code and hand them out to strangers you find attractive during the day. Then, the apple of your eye can log on to the site and find your profile.
What a great way to get social, right? In general, with the rise of the internet, some would say that people have lost the ability to interact in real life. However, with something like Cheek'd, you're pushing people out of their comfort boundaries to find a mate. It can be hard to find someone merely through cut-and-paste e-mails and trite chats, but if you can encourage yourself to approach someone and give them a card, I think you're proving how interested you are in the other person and that you're not solely dependent upon the internet to find "the one".
I really think that the dating tools profiled in the article are useful. Hopefully, if you use them, you'd get a higher date-rate. (Is that the right way to say it? Basically, you'll probably get more dates.) Also, they seem like fun.
If you're not ready to spend money on the little cards though, why not try just slipping someone your business card? On the back, you can write your blog address or, well, "I <3 You." Right? But then that's probably too "old-fashioned", isn't it?
Friday, July 23, 2010
Back In America
Back in America! So far, I've been adjusting to the time difference.
Excuse my lack of writing for the past year! I'm working on my China blog to be presentable enough for your eyes.
Thanks for your patience.
Excuse my lack of writing for the past year! I'm working on my China blog to be presentable enough for your eyes.
Thanks for your patience.
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