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This can cause you to be addicted to technology. Recent studies have shown that an addiction to technology plays with brain cells in the same way that heroin does. Using more technology also allows for cyberbullying: bullying through technology. This can include sending insulting emails, posting private images/videos and messaging threats.

Technology comes with its positives and negatives regarding mental health. We hope that you choose technology for all the right reasons and protect your mental health.

written by Anvitha Mattapalli edited by Dominique Samantha, Harvi Karatha, & Jason Liu layout by Vrinda Gandhi art by Evelyn Chen

Asian Hate in the Tech Industry Asian hate can be seen internationally, yet it is most common in the Tech industry. This is an issue that must come to an end. Over the past year, we’ve seen an influx of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) hate crimes in almost every aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, the Tech industry is not an exception to this. The model minority myth fuels this hatred against the AAPI community. Hiring decisions are highly skewed by race. Google, for instance, has recently paid almost $4,000,000 when claims were made that they had discriminated against over 1,200 Asian engineering

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Written by Anvitha Mattipalli Edited by Harvi Karatha & Taruni Manam Layout by Shoffana Sundaramoorthy Art by Sahithi Lingampalli


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