The Casturi family moved to San Diego when the father got a job at Qualcomm. Vijaya is a stay-at-home-mom for Madhavi and her older sister.

Despite suspicions that Mother's Day is an American concept created by greeting card marketers, the day evolved from a combination of imported traditions and several attempts to recognize women and their causes, such as peace, worker safety and health.

Movie posters, record albums, belt buckles, guitars – retired Convair worker Frank Dewey's Lakeside home is filled with memorabilia from the career of the late Gene Autry, the singing cowboy.