I am proud to be an American. I am proud of this country. I think we made the right choice for President. Election day Tuesday and the day after were days you could feel such excitement in the air. I went to the polls before work since I had school after work and thought that would be the only chance…
Tag: prejudices
Chicken Teriyaki
Have you ever seen that episode of Chappelle’s Show where he wants to order fried chicken on a flight, but he choses the fish instead? He does this because he doesn’t want to be a stereotype. This is how I sometimes feel at Subway, ordering the chicken teriyaki sub. Haha. Except I just order it….
“Average Asian”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnlkVP7MaB4 Haha, someone else who knows how I feel sometimes.
An Asian-American perspective of Affirmative Action
From “Model Minority”: Asian American status in affirmative action Because of their high degree of success as a group, Asian Americans do not benefit from affirmative action policies the way other minority groups do. In fact, most schools routinely choose lower-scoring applicants from other racial groups, including European Americans, over Asian Americans, in an attempt…
Candlebox – Saturday, July 14. Winger fans getting a hard time.
A week ago, I saw Candlebox perform at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD. To be honest, I wasn't their biggest fan. I didn't hate them, either. I was going because my boyfriend (Joey)'s birthday was that week. He loves them, so I bought us tickets. Well, I'm glad I went! I didn't realize just…
L.A.M.E. – Gwen Stefani sues.
Taken from: http://omg.yahoo.com/gwen-stefani-sues-forever-21-over-fashion-logo/news/1052 (CLICK HERE to view the lawsuit against Forever 21) LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 17, 2007) — It appears Gwen Stefani doesn’t “Heart” Forever 21. Gwen’s Harajuku Lovers fashion line is suing popular retail outlet Forever 21 for trademark infringement, claiming the clothing chain allegedly stole designs from the Harajuku Lovers line, Access Hollywood has…
VA Tech
Original entry and comments: http://cherryteresa.greatestjournal.com/2007/04/17/ My hearts go out to the students, faculty, staff, and the friends of family of the victims of the Virgina Tech tragedy. I know there have been colleges/universities with school shootings in the past, but to me it is more surprising when it happens at a college rather than a…