‘So proud’: Nepal Day Parade in S.F. attracts fast-growing population

Shortly before the Nepal Day Parade got underway, Dikendra Maskey walked along the Civic Center Plaza, head down as he counted on his fingers the number of Nepalese that were living in the Bay Area when he arrived 30 years ago. There was one in Mountain View, one in Palo Alto (Maskey), five in San Francisco and two or three in Berkeley. “I feel so proud to be here,” said Maskey, 70, who now lives in Novato. “Every ethnic group in Nepal is unique so we decided we should come...