If I were President….
By Nicole Dalal, Joint First Place Winner ( Grades 5th to 8th) The swarm of news reporters stormed into the Oval Office, eager to extract any piece of information they possibly could. The magnificence...
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By Shreya Malik, Joint First Place Winner ( Grades 5th to 8th) Signing bills to make them laws. Directing billions of dollars of budget. Representing the entire country in the world. Commanding the...
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By Sanjana Prasad, Third Place Winner ( Grades 5th to 8th) “My fellow Americans, you know how much I love this country. You know what I will sacrifice for America, the land of opportunity, which is why...
View ArticleIs America ready for a minority President?
By Colette Jaycox, First Place Winner (Grades 9th to 12th) Asking whether or not the county is "ready" gives undue credence to racist perspectives. By posing the question as a two-sided quandary, we...
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By Joy He, Second Place Winner (Grades 9th to 12th) America is long overdue for a minority leader. For being a well-developed world power, we are notoriously single-minded when it comes to electing our...
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Across the Border – An immersion trip to Guaymas, Mexico
By Arvind Srinivasan What would you do if you saw 11 teenage Mexicans in your neighborhood at midnight? Chances are, it’s not what Mexicans do when they see 11 American boys in their neighborhood at...
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My MIT experience
By Rahul Joshi There I was, sitting in the front row of the MIT Theatre waiting for my name to be called. We were at MIT for the National Vocabulary contest sponsored by North South Foundation, a...
View ArticleGenius Kids vote for the President
Genius Kids in Fremont asked its kids to cast a mock vote in the Presidential elections. The following video is really interesting and illuminating. “I did my best to be objective with the kids, but it...
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Home Street Home
10-year old Nikita Shetty of San Jose wrote the following short poem on a visit to India. A small reminder of the forgotten people of Mumbai. Home … to you and me, a home means a house, and that’s all...
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The Legend of Vraz
By Vidya and Naren Pradhan The rich Hindu mythic pantheon of rajas, rakshasas, and apsaras lends itself well to quest-style video games, so it is a bit surprising that no one has seriously attempted...
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