S Asians top US spelling contests

by renovatio | June 17, 2008 at 07:40 pm

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Elder daughter, Shruti, was first in the family to participate in the contest, but it was her 13-year-old brother, Sameer, who spelled his way to the coveted first prize - worth more than $40,000 - in this year's National Spelling Bee.

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