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The budding scientists will compete in the 2018 Young Scientist Challenge for a grand prize of 25,000 dollars, the title of ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’, and an opportunity to attend the taping of a Discovery Network show. Continue reading Fifty percent of finalists for the 2018 Young Scientist Challenge are Indian-American whiz kids
“Most importantly is that we understand our society is diverse and it is becoming more diverse every day and it is the diversity of our society that makes us great, not our current president”, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said taking a jibe at Donald Trump. Continue reading Diversity makes us great, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam tells AAPIs
For eleven consecutive years, children of Indian origin have won the National Spelling Bee and they have made a clean sweep of awards at this year’s event bagging the top six positions. Continue reading Indian-American teen Karthik Nemmani crowned champion of US Spelling Bee
Of the 516 word whizzes competing in the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, more than 150 are of Indian descent. Continue reading Indian-American kids throng to National Harbor to compete in National Spelling Bee
For the seventh consecutive year, an Indian-American kid, Venkat Ranjan, 13, of California was crowned winner of the National Geographic Bee. In second place was Anoushka Buddhikot, 13, of New Jersey and the third place finisher was Vishal Sareddy, 14, of Georgia. Continue reading Indian-American teens make a clean sweep of awards at 2018 National Geographic Bee
Of the 54 state winners ranging in age from 10 to 14 years who are heading to Washington to participate in the 30th annual National Geographic Bee, some 16, nearly thirty percent, are Indian-Americans. Continue reading Nearly thirty percent of students competing in 2018 National Geographic Bee are Indian-Americans
Born in India and having migrated to the US as a teenager, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is very vocal when it comes to immigration and upholding the rights of immigrants. “Unless you are native American, you came from somewhere and 92 percent of Asian Americans have come through the family immigration system”, she told the AAPI gathering. Continue reading National Indian physicians group takes compelling causes to Capitol Hill
Indian-American teens continue to blaze a trail across America with nearly 40 percent of finalists in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search of Indian origin. Continue reading Over one-third of 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists are Indian-American students
Manka Dhingra is the first Indian-American Sikh to win a seat in the Washington state Senate. Continue reading With Indian-American Manka Dhingra’s win, Democrats gain majority in Washington state Senate
Ambassador Navtej Sarna said, “I think the Indian-American community, all of you, have contributed hugely to this realization of Diwali as a very important festival for India and have underlined that celebrating Diwali is something that reaches out to the Indian-American community. That is why we have the American institutions doing so”. Continue reading Indian Embassy in Washington lights up for Diwali celebration