first and foremost, i simply care not about ANA - total waste of time & money if you ask me

now then, as someone mentioned it above: ANA is for those who want to see and be seen. very true. how come?

1. ANA has 0% (yep, spelt zero percent) outreach to college students, which comprise of the largest chunk of nepali population living in the states. and of those who willingly go to ANA conventions, they like to be seen. simple.

2. i must be either ignorant, or have my eyes blindfolded. because i've never heard of any programs being taken into Nepal through ANA's initiation. sure, we hear big names participating in ANA but what's the point if these big taaukes can't contribute even a penny-worth-program? then it must be that the people who go there are simply busy cock-a-doodling their shitty achievements.

3. an annual meeting of nepali people? i doubt that. few 100s out of 1000s meeting for bounce, booze and boobs ain't make this the 'great' ANA. anyone can get all that in whichever city they are living. then what's the point of meeting annually? being showoffs of course!

in the end, lemme say that i am not bashing in entirety against ANA - it might have done some handful of good works, and god bless they continue in this direction. however, in the bigger picture, ANA is worthless.

go, no go, hate, no hate, support, no support - up to you. my final say though is, instead of inviting members to attend their function in big cities, if ANA were to ask me to donate that travel fare through its banner, for a good cause, i'd gladly volunteer, adding $10 more, just for the goodwill