How should South Asians think about charity?

There was an article written on the Freakonomics website several days ago about how South Asians should approch charity.

The article is here.

This got me thinking about the topic which is related to an earlier post on this blog about giving back to society. The article I mention above is about how South Asians are more well-to-do than average Americans but still have not found their voice when it comes to philanthropy and mobilized themselves to have more voice in society and government.

I find this to be one of the critical challenges for South Asians over the next 25 yrs. We are a group of people in the US who are highly educated and have more wealth than most Americans, yet we have not found a way to mobilize ourselves and speak w one voice.

Will we ever get there? How can we do this? Should we try to do this?

Parents Need To Find Ways To Teach Their Kids How To Contribute To Society

All of the things going on in the world recently have got me thinking a lot about our children and their future. The election, economic crisis, the holidays...

We have got to find a way to leave this world a better place for them.

One of the biggest ways we can do that is by teaching them how to contribute to society by helping those who are less fortunate than we are. I find this to be lacking in a lot of people these days and I am so afraid I will fail as a parent to teach instill this quality in my kids.

That's why this holiday season I am going to try and emphasize helping those less fortunate than us just as much as I think about spending time w my own family and sharing gifts, etc.

Maybe I am getting wiser as I get older.