Saturday, November 14, 2015

Week 9 - Social Transformations from Virtual Communities - Jimmy Tran



Jimmy Tran
Professor Valverde
ASA 114
14 November 2015
Week 9 Blog Entry
       In “Social Transformations in Virtual Communities” by Caroline Kieu Linh Valverde, does a good job of describing what type of resources Vietnam obtains and has access too in regards to computer, technology and internet. The author makes a valid point when internet is very rare and many of the population do not have the privilege to use the internet as it is very scarce. Additionally, she was threatened by her handlers because she was accused of writing offensive stuff according to them. This shows that being an author is hard because you never know if someone likes or hates the things that one is writing about. This relates to digital age and cyber space because we live in a society where technology is essential since almost everything is industrialized and advanced. We have smartphones that can do almost everything on it from going on the internet, making a payment or using a webcam with someone.
 

If Vietnam had access to more technology such as smartphones in the 1990’s, what type of society would Vietnam be?

Works Cited
Valverde, Kieu Linh Caroline. 2012. Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

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