The 2010 Scripps national spelling bee competition is underway. Out of 48 odd semi-finalists, Indians (or kids of Indian origin) have pretty health representation – about 10-12.
http://public.spellingbee.com/public/results/2010/finishers/html?type=semi
Besides being over-represented, the other interesting thing mentioned in profile of most of the Indian participants is that they are learning Indian classical music and/or dance. This begs the question - are the (American) Indian parents pushing their kids too hard?
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