spelling bee

Cashore credits his parents for helping him prepare for his trip to Washington, D.C., for the spelling bee.

Aliyah Alpert, who finished ninth in 2022, missed the bee entirely last year because she flubbed the word “recoup” in the Yavapai County spelling bee in her home state of Arizona.

“That’s what the spelling bee is about. It’s not about knowing as many words as you can.”

The experiences of first-generation Indian Americans and their spelling bee champion children illustrate the economic success and cultural impact of the nation’s second-largest immigrant group.

A spelling bee is a spelling contest where players take turns spelling words.