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Indian American boys tie in national spelling bee

June 5, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ben Nuckols Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — For the first time in 52 years, two spellers were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Ansun Sujoe, Associated Press Writer Joseph White, Fort Worth, Gokul Venkatachalam, Indian American, North Royalton, Nupur Lala, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Sriram Hathwar, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

EDITORIAL: Why are Indians the best spellers?

June 5, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thirteen of the last 17 Scripps National Spelling Bee winners, including eight in the last seven years, have been Indian Americans.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, American Americans, Asian American, Grant Moore, Indian Americans, Owen Wilson, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Sriram Hathwar, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

The Layup Drill — Boxing, ping pong, guns, and spelling in this month’s edition

June 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of the Layup Drill. Remember when we had an NBA team? I wonder what it’s up to nowadays. Among this month’s subjects, we talk Pac-Man, ping pong, guns, a spelling bee champ, and Long Ding.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Ariel Hsing, Falls Church, Freddie Roach, Google, History Channel Reality Show, Joon Maeng, Layup Drill, Long Ding, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jordan, NBA, Norwich University, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Top Chef, Top Shot, Uncle Warren, Vol 31 No 25 | June 16 - June 22

Indian American girl wins National Spelling Bee

June 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joseph White The Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The story of this spelling bee champion begins in the car, on the daily commute to kindergarten with her father at the wheel. “He’d ask me words that he saw on the signs, on billboards, and he’d ask me to spell them,” Snigdha Nandipati […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Ben Nuckols, Indian American, Jamaica, Krishnarao Nandipati, Lori Anne, New York, Nupur Lala, San Diego, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Sherlock Holmes, Snigdha Nandipati, Spanish Town, United States, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15

Spelling bee winner continues the Indian American winning streak

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Once again, an Indian-American was going to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was just a matter of what word and what time on June 4.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, ABC, Academy Award-nominated, Alagaiya Veeramani, Anurag Kashyap, George Abraham Thampy, Harvard University, Indian Americans, Kavya Shivashankar, Mirle Shivashankar, North Royalton, Nupur Lala, Paige Kimble, Pratyush Buddiga, Sai Gunturi, Sameer Mishra, Scripps National Spelling Bee, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2, West Fargo

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