How India’s Prime Minister’s Visit to Facebook Could Help Reverse His Country’s Brain-Drain

He Should Encourage Some of His Nation's Most Impressive Diaspora to Go Back Home

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes to the United States in a few days, he won’t just make the obligatory drop-ins at the White House and the United Nations. The most important stop on his itinerary is his visit to Facebook Headquarters, out in Silicon Valley.

There has long been a strong co-dependency between Indian immigrant entrepreneurs and engineers and Silicon Valley; and, increasingly, between Silicon Valley’s global growth prospects and the massive Indian market. It’s no wonder Mark Zuckerberg is rolling out the red carpet for the …

Living Thailand’s Turmoil from Los Angeles

How My Family Stays Connected to the Political Crisis in Our Homeland

As you may have seen in the news, political strife in Thailand has reached a boiling point again. In the capital, Bangkok, hundreds of thousands of people recently took to …

You Can Find Iran in Malibu

An Object the Size of a Corncob—the Cyrus Cylinder—Has Transfixed Iranians in L.A.

Iranians have a strong love for their country and sense of pride in their heritage and more than 2,500 years of recorded history. Parents instill these feelings in their children …