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Funny in Farsi at Silicon Valley’s Commonwealth Club

Last night the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley hosted Firoozeh Dumas the author of bestseller Funny in Farsi and her latest book Laughing without an Accent. The charismatic Judy Miner, President of Foothill was moderator and did [...]

In the Palm of My Hand

In the palm of my hand, From the siliconmom column archives by Alison van Diggelen March 2000 This winter, I joined the throngs in Silicon Valley who proudly parade their Palm Pilots.  I learned to cherish [...]

Hail to the Celebrity Forum chief

Last night, Dick Henning got what he deserved! The founder and moderator of Celebrity Forum, an unsung hero for many of us in Silicon Valley, got a good dose of praise and recognition for his 40 years of bringing excellent [...]

Maria Shriver inspires the moms

 On Tue evening, Maria Shriver was in town to promote her new book: Just Who Will You Be? and I was lucky enough to be invited to a private reception in Palo Alto at Books Inc. I [...]

Earth Baby

Last week, I was thrilled to be invited to KQED’s San Fransisco studio by Mark Trautwein  to record a piece I’d written about my Earth Baby. My daughter was born on Earth Day, and every year it has [...]

Aspiring to be an eco-mom

Aspiring to be an eco-mom My weekend is never complete without reading Chrystia Freeland’s excellent column in the Financial Times Weekend section www.ft.com/freeland however, a recent one really made my blood boil. Titled, “Save us from [...]

Teens plugged in! – SDForum showcases stars

(Sejal Hathi)    Yesterday’s Teens Plugged In Conference, organized by SDForum, Silicon Valley’s excellent networking and relationship builder, was a feast of youthful exuberance. HP’s auditorium in Palo Alto was overrun with young geeks from 14 to 21 who [...]

Motherhood and more

Click here for the award-winning siliconmom website Here’s a peek: Must read books for mothers   Do you ever get mad at the Hallmark view of motherhood? Fed up with the media’s soft focus lens? Here’s [...]

Waiting for the IPO

Waiting, just waiting Why life “on hold” doesn’t work for families From the Mercury News Column Archives by Alison van Diggelen, July 2000 I must be one of the few people in Silicon Valley who breathed [...]

Downturn impacts SV

Demise of the Corner Café By Alison RG van Diggelen From Silicon Valley Biz Ink column archives, 2002 When I was over in London this summer, a friend, who recently left Silicon Valley for the greener [...]