Sunday, March 01, 2009

Indian-American Profile Up, From Politics to Film

The years-long wave of Indian immigration is creating a rising tide of visibility for Indian-Americans in the United States, three of whom are shown in file photos. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, was picked to give the Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress. Model and cooking author Padma Lakshmi finished another "Top Chef" TV season, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta is under consideration to be Obama's surgeon general. (AP Photos/Alex Brandon, Matt Sayles, Diane Bondareff, File)

The years-long wave of Indian immigration is creating a rising tide of visibility for Indian-Americans in the United States, three of whom are shown in file photos. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, was picked to give the Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress. Model and cooking author Padma Lakshmi finished another "Top Chef" TV season, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta is under consideration to be Obama's surgeon general. (AP Photos/Alex Brandon, Matt Sayles, Diane Bondareff, File)

Full article from the Washington Post - February 28, 2009

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