It’s no secret that the past eight champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American spellers. The bee doesn’t track the ethnic breakdown of its competitors, but for the first time, bee director Paige Kimble discussed the phenomenon with the Washington Post. You can read the story here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/indian-americans-dominate-national-spelling-bee-then-slurred-on-internet/2015/05/25/8ec01098-f414-11e4-bcc4-e8141e5eb0c9_story.html?hpid=z1