Desis account for a mere 0.67% of America’s population but a whopping 37% of the Spelling Bee 2009 semifinalists. Related Stories: 15 Desis Make it to Spelling Bee 2009 Semifinals Desis Fare Well in Spelling Bee 2009 Early Rounds Sameer Mishra Wins Spelling Bee 2008
Statistic of the Day – Desis in Spelling Bee 2009Â OK, folks. We’re back from our beer-induced siesta and lo, what do we find – 15 desi kids made it to the 2009 Spelling Bee semifinals 15 out of 31 desi kids who cleared the early rounds of 2009 Spelling Bee are now in the […]
Update: Kavya Shivashankar is Spelling Bee 2009 Champion Folks, two rounds of the Spelling Bee 2009 are already over. And so far, our desi kids have covered themselves with glory. As we type this post, Round Three is going on in Washington DC . There are at least 31 Desi students among the 293 contestants who […]
Statistic of the Day – Desis in Spelling Bee 2009 15 Desis Make it to Spelling Bee Semifinals Desis Fare Well in Spelling Bee 2009 Early Rounds Indian-American Sameer Mishra has won the 2008 Spelling Bee competition. Sameer Mishra is a 13-year-old, 8th grade student at the West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School in West Lafayette, […]