by Kam Shenai | Jun 29, 2026 | Economy
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 6/29/2026; League of Women Voters Orange Coubnty Everything costs more than it used to. Groceries. Rent. Car insurance. A trip to the doctor. We all feel it, and we talk about it all the time. But there is one cost nobody puts on...
by Kam Shenai | May 19, 2026 | Economy
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 5/19/2026; League of Women Voters Orange County For too long, the AAPI story has been framed through struggle or “otherness.” Those challenges are real—but they obscure a more powerful truth: the AAPI community is the silent...
by Kam Shenai | Jan 2, 2026 | Economy, Social Security
PUBLISHED January 2, 2026; Orlando Sentinel Over the holidays, I sat down with my 20-year-old grandniece, a college sophomore full of plans for her future. As we talked about careers and her future, she grew serious. “By the time we get to your age,” she said, “Social...
by Kam Shenai | Oct 15, 2025 | Economy
PUBLISHED October 15; 2025; Orlando Sentinel Over the past few months, I’ve had the same conversation with different people—my Uber driver, the UPS delivery person, my landscaper, a nurse at my doctor’s office, a waitress at my neighborhood restaurant. They all share...
