From engineering to elected office: How a generation of Indian Americans is reshaping civic life

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India's 80th Independence Day drew a governor's proclamation, declarations from four mayors and a state senator in person.

Harini Gokul, who came to the U.S. as an engineer and now serves on the Medina City Council, explains how the same talent pool that filled engineering teams has risen to CEO offices and council seats. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/from-engineering-to-elected-office-how-a-generation-of-indian-americans-is-reshaping-civic-life/">Read More