Two Indias, Near and Far
Indian immigrants are the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, and the pace of growth is faster in our area than just about anywhere else.
In Redmond, Seattle’s tech hub, one in 10 residents are Indian. This deluge of workers and families has shaped life on the Eastside, and it’s having ripple effects on life in India as well.
KUOW reporter Liz Jones travelled to South India for three weeks on an international reporting fellowship to explore this immigration trend. This series was possible thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation, administered by the International Center for Journalists. Carol Smith is the editor.
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Hyderabad, India: Seattle's Tech Sister Of The East
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No Borders For India's Young, Hungry Engineers
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A New Generation Of Tech Workers Returns To India
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Visas Put Careers On Hold For Tech Wives
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Who Will Care For The Parents Of Expat Indians?
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What It Was Like To Be Redmond’s First Indian Family
REDMOND, WASHINGTON – Long before Microsoft set up its headquarters here, and before the 520 highway extended this far, the RajGuru family moved to this...