Children responded, in turn, she said, growing up respecting age and authority. Ms. Tripathi is the consul general of India in New York. The audience at Three Mellon Bank Center agreed that several thousand Indian immigrants in the next decade would be good for this region.
Diversity is much the rage hereabouts because of demographic trends.
The population is not growing, a unique phenomenon for a major U.S. metropolitan area in these times. Pittsburgher Michael Glass made no bones about it. Parents have a responsibility to see that their children do the right thing, learn the difference between right and wrong. It is not enough to put a roof over their head, feed them and let them figure things out for themselves, Glass said. Parents had to push, see that their children achieve, make something of their lives.