What do recent National Spelling Bee successes reveal about the role of Indian-Americans in brain sports? And is this a moment to expand the definition of what it means to be American?
Speller Dev Jaiswal of Jackson, Mississippi is a second-time National Spelling Bee competitor. He finished fifth in 2015.
Shalini Shankar
This is the eighth year in a row that Indian-American kids have emerged as champions at the National Spelling Bee. What is the 'secret' to their success?