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QUESTIONS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS
August 2017 -
Indian-American parents with white adopted children—it’s a rare sight and raises suspicions as well as prejudices. Lakshman Rajagopal was questioned by Delta for suspected child trafficking.
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REMEMBERING A NEWBERY AWARD WINNER
August 2017 -
Calcutta-born author Dhan Gopal Mukerji is the only Indian-American to win a Newbery Medal. His book, Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon, with its lyricism and multiple meanings, won in 1928.
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Good Sports: BOPANNA JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB
July 2017 -
After 14 years on the professional tennis tour, Rohan Bopanna has won a Grand Slam title. The 37-year-old doubles specialist from Bangalore became only the fourth Indian to do it.
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Good Sports: INDO-CANADIAN WRESTLER WINS WWE TITLE
July 2017 -
Yuvraj “Raj” Singh Dhesi, 30, from Calgary, Canada, who performs under the name Jinder Mahal, is the 50th WWE heavyweight champion, and the second of Indian descent.
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Good Sports: GENEROUS RAPPER
July 2017 -
American rapper Nicki Minaj, 34, whose father is Indo-Trinidadian and mother is Afro-Trinidadian, is "the most proud" of helping an Indian village get clean water and more.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
July 2017 -
Quotes from a peach farmer, a teacher who is also a novelist, two Congressmen, a superstar, and a hotel manager who signed a deal with the Trump Organization and does not want to talk about the travel ban.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
July 2017 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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FUN TIME: MAN KAUR INSPIRES US TO RUN
July 2017 -
Man Kaur, the 101-year-old world champion from Chandigarh, took up running when she was 93! She has won 20 gold medals at World Masters events around the world and shows no sign of slowing down.
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RESPECTFUL GRADUATE
July 2017 -
Gaurav Jhaveri, an Indian student at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, made a gesture of respect, touching the feet of the dean; the dean's baffled look made it a memorable moment.
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IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, RUN AGAIN
July 2017 -
Dr. Harmesh Kumar, a psychologist in California, is running for governor although he has lost elections. He says success is making a positive contribution and raising issues that others don't.
