JUNE 2026 – You have to be a subscriber to SFChronicle.com to access it, but a May 26 report on the growth of the Indian American community in the Bay Area is well worth a read – and a worthy Rosebud winner to boot. It’s available, too, on Apple News, which distributed the story and caught readers’ eyes worldwide. The US press is generally gun-shy on serious and in-depth reports on specific ethnic groups, especially expansive, long-term takes such as this one. The basic question: How much longer will the fast-growing group – some nationalized Americans, some not – continue its dramatic and conspicuous rise? The story includes several dynamic graphs of population growth and general increases in Indian-related institutions, such as temples. The report is a thorough treatment about an ethnic group that’s had a huge impact on central California. The reporters listed for this story are Ko Lyn Cheang, Sarah Ravani, Sriharsha Devulapalli.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/indian-american-sf-bay-area/