by Pavani Kaushik | Jun 19, 2018 | Education
“I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very very curious.” – Albert Einstein. Parenting is tricky business. My mother might not necessarily agree with this statement, maintaining that in her time, people did whatever came to...
by Pavani Kaushik | May 8, 2018 | Education
Crisply starched cotton saris. A hand kerchief tucked at the waist. Hair in a top knot. Bustling with life and laughter. Her belly laugh lit up the room and caught everyone in its unique charm. She was Sundari – “The Beautiful One”. Aptly named, for she was...
by Staff Writer | Apr 17, 2018 | Education
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, more than 320 philanthropists, physicians, and community leaders came together for the Scarlet Ball, an annual gala to benefit the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital. The fundraising event, which was held at the Dolce Hayes...
by Staff Writer | Mar 20, 2018 | Education
Nishka Ayyar was named Daily Point of Light Award Number 6213 by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. Nishka Ayyar received this recognition for her ongoing commitment to working with elderly seniors and promoting...
by Staff Writer | Mar 9, 2018 | Education, Sponsored 1
You’ve opened the letter, read the email, visited the portal. The response is not what you were hoping for. You’re disappointed, and this is a very fair reaction. Applying for colleges is a long and hard process, one that takes up a lot of your time both physically...
by Vandana Kumar | Jun 30, 2016 | Education
If you are a first generation immigrant like me, I would guess that one of the reasons you left your country of birth was to provide a better life for your children. I would further guess that you would agree with research that clearly associates college education as...
