Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Terilyn Thompsor Heidi Ulimonn Shown Jomison, Desrry Hippen ond Juon Roymundo plan out ronighr ' s stroregies Pqivi Uimonen Jebbie Uruchurru Shirlev Uvrinoo Johanno Volladares

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Sonya VonVleor In rhe rhird grode Ashok Yeorosi wos dubbed Chou Chcxj and from rhor rime on his reel nome was olmosr forgorren — Chou Chou become his name He srored I don ' r reolly know how ir happened or who first srorred colling me rhor. bur I now prefer if In French, rhe word Chou Chou is on endeormenr rhor when rronslored meor . my lirrle cobboge Whorever he s colled, either Ashok or Chou- Chou, one thing is clear, he is one of rhe more populor boys on compus While Ashok is of Indion onscesty, he wos born m West Germony where his father was going to school ot the time After for two yeors they returned to India Oy this rime, his fother wonted to come to the United States, bur this move rook rime The family wos finally od- mirred as immigrronts to Conodo in 1969 They lived in Conodo for 1 ' 2 years before they were permitted into this country Prior to living in Rowland Heights, the fomily lived in Sonto Monico for five years Ashok IS now on American citizen, bur still hos very close ties in India All of his parents ' fomilies still lives in India where they ore manufacturers ond lond owners Ashok ' s family hove returned to India twice — in 1970 and 1973 While I enjoy visiting there, I would prefer to live here He feels rhough, that sometime m his life he will return to India to live Life in India Is so different from life here, he stoted In Indio all the families lived together m one compound This is groduolly changing, however, os Indio is becoming Westernized Although the government has outlawed the coste system, it still exisrs His family is considered upper doss cosre fXeligion ploys a major porr in Indio ' s life While Ashok doesn ' t odhere to o strict religious belief, his mother is o practicing Hindu ond hence, o strict vegetarian Also, the Indian way of life is o very reloxed way of life, unlike here, where people ore always in o hurry Ashok hos very definite plans for his future He wonts to go to UCI for undergroduote work and then to John Hopkins Universiry where he hopes to speciolize in neurological surgery ChouChou certainly hos the necessory intelligence needed to achieve rhis goal. Morcello Velbriowerh Kirk Wolloce Allison Wordleigh Wendy Woronobe Jacqueline Weotherbte I. .1.- n b .k. w . a aI.aa .ilnr