ACHIEVER
She plotted her success story in a public library
Obviously, the future CEO of RightWorks in San Jose, California picked
the right reading material because three years after her visit to the
library in 1995, Vani Kola has accumulated $ 25 million in capital and sells
her product -- corporate purchasing systems -- at $ 250,000 and up.
CONTROVERSY
Silicon Valley landlord considered 'Flight Risk'
Many Indians said they could not understand the allegations made in the court
records that Lakireddy Bali Reddy had 'set up an elaborate scheme to bring in illegal immigrants from India.' "This man is 62, and he is a millionaire fifty or sixty times over," said an Indian student. "Why was he planning to smuggle people?"
CRIME
Crime of opportunity or racial motive?
As Michael MacDonald, 18 and Stefan Miceli, 19, appeared in a Toronto
court on Thursday charged with robbing and stabbing to death taxi driver
Baljinder Singh Rai many members of the Indian Canadian community said they are suspecting racial motive.
NEWS
Ethnic groups demand funding for non-Catholic schools in Canada
Despite a spirited effort by a number of religious groups including Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, Jews and Orthodox Christians in recent weeks,
Ontario is refusing to change its policy.
RECENT FEATURES
One of Silicon Valley's 10 most eligible bachelors, Tolia is a eight to midnight man
Nirav Tolia was recently named among the 10 top bachelors in the valley by
women.com magazine. Those who know Tolia say he is a fun-loving person, but his preoccupation with his widely successful startup firm keeps him from having fun.
Everyone loves this Terrorist
According to film's distributor, the Los Angeles-based Phaedra Cinema,
in the opening weekend (Friday, January 14, to Monday, January 17,) Satosh Sivan's film earned approximately $ 13,600 -- breaking "all records" at the theater.
American finds home in Hindu India
After 28 years and hundreds of stays in Indian homes, Stephen Huyler says, 'One of the reasons we misunderstand Indian culture is that Hindu society is divided into public and private spheres. Most outsiders don't have any contact with the private sphere.'
Temples are not enough!
'In the half century that Indians have been in America in substantial
numbers, there is not a single college or university, or even to our knowledge,
a high school to our name. Ensconcing our culture in a cocoon of temples insulates our community; harnessing our heritage to educationally-oriented institutions can energize it.'
AAHOA seeks political clout
Though Asian American Hotel Owners Association members own more than half of America's economy hotels and substantial number of luxury hotels, hardly a congressman or senator knows about the association, many of its leaders complain.
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