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TIMIR CHHEDA "is the proud son of Dilip and Aarti Chheda. He currently attends the University of Texas at Austin along with every other Indian and their cousin where he studies Electrical Engineering. He plays pool, racquetball, and basketball. His other interests include reading, meeting new people, and playing guitar."
TUSHAR MEHTA is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto Medical School and is there doing his residency in family medicine. He will be one presenter in the seminar on "The Scientific Nature of Jain Philosophy". Tushar has interests in humanitarian work, philosophy, native issues, the environment, and the arts.
USHA JAIN: Born and raised in Hansi, Haryana, India, Usha Jain was the first girl in her family to attend college. In 1967 she won the Best Speaker Gold Medal for the State of Haryana Competition.
In 1969, she came to the United States with her husband Jay Jain, whose encouragement helped her earn a B.A. in Speech (Public Speaking) from the University of Florida, Gainesville. In 1971, she earned a best speaker award from the University of Knoxville in Tennessee.
In 1988, Usha Jain started a data management business from home in order to stay near her children. Today, she and her husband have a printing shop, mailing House, and a high volume laser business with a workforce of 16 employees. In 1992, she was an advisory board member of the Newport Beach Chamber Dolphins Group.
In 1998, she started a presentation called "See America Through My Eyes". She has been invited to local Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs as well as churches, schools and other social groups: Money generated through such presentations is donated to Bowers Kidseum in Santa Ana to help underprivileged kids.
She started a monthly neighborhood breakfast in Villa Park for neighbors to get to know each other and feel comfortable to call on one another in times of need. To this day, the monthly breakfasts continue unabated.
In 1999, she received the George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedom Foundation Chapter of Orange County. The Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition) recognized her work at the Bowers Kidseum. She joined the Workforce Advisory Board of the City of Santa Ana; and KOCE-TV's "Many Faces, Many Voices" Diversity Advisory Council. In February of this year, she organized the first Indian-American community walk in the Black History Parade in Santa Ana.
She is the proud mother of 3 terrific kids. Her son is an attorney, one daughter is a thirdyear international business student at University of California in Irvine, and the other daughter is a third-year journalism student at George Washington University. She has been married to the same wonderful man for the last 30 years. Her hobbies include reading and telling humorous and motivational stories and listening to and singing folk songs and bhajans.
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