I don't know how long ya'll been here in USA, ANA was made for Nepalis who live in USA to interact, back in the 80's when it was formed. There were very few nepali people in this country scattered all over the place, So once a year people would gather and chatter about hardships, being alone in a state or in a college and back than everyone who came was a student. I agree ANA has changed a lot since the early 90's it has become who is who??

I agree with Bhikari, most ANA goer's are student's but they don't cater for us at all anymore, it's all about politics. It's all about the new people who are arriving in droves and bringing Nepali style of community and politics, I know most of you resent it nowaday's and I don't blame you. I want to stay annynomous, I have tried my best to voice my opinion about how we can change ANA and bring more young people but it's to no avail., I am not into politics, I came to US a teenager and a F1 visa like most of you, I have seen ANA evolved from 500 at most, to 7000 people gathering at one time, The people who run ANA have no sense of how we change things, It is being run by politically motivated people.

No offense to anyone , religion, caste or sex, this year it seems like Gurungs are taking over, When will ANA realize, young hip and educated kids come to ANA and not the greencard lottery holders or refugee status people. Since these people have taken over ANA has changed into a political fighting field. and you me and people like us are left to bear the expense.

Baltimore was a total disaster of mismanagement and me me attitude, which changed the game for Oakland ANA, where only few people showed up. This year ANA has Dohori Night's every day of the convention, I love my culture and my country but I didn't grew up in a village or a farm, I grew up in kathmandu and like many students, I like rock hiphop electro and I love nepali but don't coax me with your primitive way's. We came to USA to be progressive not regressive,. I like folk songs but one night of Dohori Night should be enough... 3 night's is too much...

ANA  has become a platform for nepali artist to get greencard in usa, I am not against that, more power to these people but not on my expense. We need more youth envolvement in this organization, so we can take over from these people and make ANA what it really supposed to be,,,

The Slogan for this year's ANA is Diversity-Unity-Prosperity but they have failed to follow their own lead, there is no diversity, there is no unity and only people who are prospering is the organizers,,,

Don't take me wrong, I have married intercaste, I believe one nepal one nepali, as soon as we leave nepal, our only identity should be NEPALI not gurung, magar, newar, chettri, etc, etc.,

This kind of hate mongering has divided us in nepal it's dividing us in USA as well. No matter how much open minded you want to be, when people start making groups, people like you and me are left out, who don't want to get involved in one ethnic party, why can't we just have one nepali party and enjoy eachother's tradition's and culture???? I think that is called learning, if we don't share we can't learn... as the saying goes, United we Stand-Divided we Fall..

Please come to ANA and voice your opinion's if you speak and if you stand up we can change ANA,, We have to change the leadership of ANA...IF we don't do anything and just complain we can never win, but if you come and voice your opinion we can certainly change,,

My 2 cents
Sajha ko Chor