of authority and making one’s own decisions are questioned.Asian Indians have greatly contributed to the Americas’ well being. For example, in 1893, Swami Vivekananda came to the United States. His eloquence and enthusiasm made him on of the most popular speakers in the assembly of religious leaders from all around the world. His ideas and thoughts have influenced many American Philosophers Gielar 6and historians such as Aldous Huxley, Will Durant, and Christopher Isherwood. The East Indians have had other contributions in the fields of art and education. One of them is Zubin Mehta; a very well known music conductor and music director. His technical ability when conducting has made him famous around the world. In addition, Ravi Shankar, one of India’s outstanding musicians has influenced American Jazz as well as popular music. He has popularized music of the sitar, a Hindu instrument resembling a guitar. Mr. Shankar teaches sitar at the University of California’s Los Angeles Department of Ethno-Musicology. Boston is a very good example of a city that attracts immigrants of different nationalities. Boston universities attract many bright students from around the world, and the booming high-tech industry attracts a well-educated immigrant population. Foreign-born residents – 13 percent of the state’s population of 6 million – say that software, the Internet, and biotechnology provide a discrimination-free arena in which they are judged, by what they can do. And they do a lot, either through tenacity or with advantages of being educated in school systems superior to the American system. Also many bright students, who were denied acceptance to prestigious Indian schools, come to America and are easily accepted to top-notch colleges, including Harvard.Asian Indians contribute to our society in a variety of ways, ranging from deciphering our genetic code to observing the stars. Many As...
