A Duke University report shows that immigrants from India, the United Kingdom, China, Taiwan, Japan and Germany are better educated than native U.S. citizens. But that trend could be reversed as large numbers of skilled immigrants are returning home, because it takes 10 years for their green cards to arrive. more>

A barely recognized but seismic shift is taking shape beneath the surface of the Indian-American community. The baton is preparing to pass to a new generation born in the United States. more>

Satya Shaw, president of Asian American Convenience Store Association (AACSA), which was formed in 2005, estimates there are about 70,000 South Asian-owned stores, raking in over $100 billion in revenues. more>

The generation of Indian immigrants who came to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s is the first to have spent at least half their lives outside their homeland. After years spending on getting degrees, establishing careers and a family, this group of 250,000 Indians, now in their 40s and 50s, has arrived at an intersection point. more>

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the New York City Department of Planning, immigrant renters are three times as likely to live in overcrowded conditions, and 62 percent are more likely to live in dangerous housing conditions. more>

With the high visibility of hard-hitting fundraisers in the Indian American community like Zach P. Zachariah, finance co-chair for the Bush Cheney Re-election Campaign, and Ramesh V. Kapur, who has raised millions for Kerry, will the needs of the community also be seen? more>

All the Democratic presidential candidates have been banging up on losing jobs to India. Sen. John Kerry, the presumptive nominee of the party, is the least protectionist among them. President Bush, like on just about everything else, does not quite know what to think. more>