by Bhargavi Kulkarni Mira Reddy has a busy day. She has to wake up at 7 am, get dressed, eat breakfast and follow her school day schedule, virtually. There’s an English lesson, math, some science and some reading. There’s also a daily Zoom session with her teacher. It’s for half an hour, but it sends […]
Read MoreBy Rajiv Satyal, with interview by Parthiv N. Parekh With about four million of us Indians in America, no stereotype, let alone a single narrative can capture the essence of our dynamic and diverse community. Yet, comedian Rajiv Satyal’s intimate and inspiring portrayal of his family’s American journey provides a fairly representative snapshot of our […]
Read MoreBy Sharmila Mukherjee Special to The Seattle Times Exhibition review The traveling trunk says it all. Placed at the entry of the exhibition “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation,” on view at the Museum of History and Industry through Jan. 26, the trunk is the kind of luggage someone would carry with them from […]
Read MoreBY LAVINA MELWANI Back in 2010 I had done an extensive story on adopting children from India. The story seemed to touch a raw nerve with readers. Over the years, people have accessed this story and scores of young couples have approached me to put them in touch with some of the families who were profiled in […]
Read MoreBY JAMIE DUCHARME At a time when Washington, D.C. is paralyzed by partisan gridlock and impeachment hearings, it can be challenging for lawmakers to focus on their day jobs: lawmaking. But Raja Krishnamoorthi, a 46-year-old, second-term Illinois Democratic congressman from the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, has won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb young people’s […]
Read Moreby Jaya Padmanabhan “What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains that she made rasam and sautéed cauliflower over the weekend, Sarada’s face lights up. Later she tells me she’s happy that all her grandchildren love rasam, a staple broth from the south […]
Read MoreBy CHRIS BALLARD Five years ago Kings owner and software CEO Vivek Ranadivé decided he wanted a basketball “lab,” so he turned over his D-League affiliate to a Division III assistant who installed a freakily frenetic scheme called The System. The “disruption” lasted just two seasons, but its tenets—threes and pace—are now all the rage […]
Read MoreAjit Pai, the first Indian-American to head the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), called on the Indian-American community to inspire the next generation and keep the spirit of opportunity in both countries alive. FCC Chairman Pai was the keynote speaker at the launch of the North East New York Regional Chapter of the Indian American […]
Read MoreBy Beth Miller After recently being elected to the National Academy of Engineering, Pratim Biswas shares the rewards and challenges of his work Internationally renowned aerosol scientist Pratim Biswas, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering, was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), considered one of the […]
Read MoreBy ANJALI BALAKRISHNA For as long as I can remember, I have been caught between two identities. The daughter of Indian immigrants, I was born and raised in the U.S. When asked “Where are you from?” I proudly respond, “Memphis, Tennessee.” But then more often than not, I’m asked the follow up question: “Where are you actually from?” […]
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