Indiaspora founder honored |
Indiaspora founder M.R. Rangswami was honored Mar. 17 in Washington, D.C., with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the U.S. China Education Trust, at its inaugural event. “The best years are still ahead of me, said the Indian American venture capitalist, who founded Indiaspora in 2012. He wished he had started the ‘giving back’ part of his journey earlier than he did. It is the most gratifying phase of life, he said, adding, Indian Americans need to get more engaged in their communities and politics. We need to also be role models and give more than our fair share to help others who are not as fortunate.James Chao, founder of Foremost Maritime Corporation, was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His daughter, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, accepted the award on her father’s behalf.USCET was founded by former U.S. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch in 1998 to promote U.S.-China Relations. This was the first year the organization gave out lifetime achievement awards.Rangaswami said the event was designed to begin a U.S./China/India dialogue, which cohesively examines the relationship between the three countries, “going beyond borders and shipping lanes".
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