In India she could get a job just by sending in her CV. In Wanganui's job market, it's hard to even get an interview. But she can understand that.
"A Kiwi will always get a preference over a foreign educated person. It's not a partiality. Someone who has lived and studied here will be able to take care of a situation better than an overseas person," she said.
Mr Parashar is a trained chef. He's applied for permanent residency, which would allow his family to stay.
He likes Wanganui and his less stressful job as a store manager.
Prem Piari, Mrs Parashar's mother, is on her second six-month visit to New Zealand. She likes Wanganui but can't wait to get home.
If the family stays she will have to join them in her old age, which could be tough.
The Parashars' daughter, Tvisha, was just five when they arrived. After nearly three years at Kaitoke School she has fluent English, sprinkled with Kiwi slang. She's experienced some bullying, but Mrs Parashar said the school had dealt with it fairly.
She's had a bit of "rough and rude" treatment herself. But she said 90 per cent of New Zealanders were nice, and 10 per cent of Indians were rude too.
"Ten per cent you can just ignore."
There are more migrants in Wanganui than three years ago, and she thinks local people will slowly get comfortable with them.
Adjustment is easier for the migrants if they speak English and have specific skills.
"If you've got a generic job which anyone can do, that is very difficult," she said.
For her, Tvisha's freedom is the main reason for staying.
"My reason would be a safe environment for my daughter, and a society which is not gender-biased."
Mr and Mrs Parashar are members of the Rangitikei/Wanganui Multicultural Council, and president Vijeshwar Prasad helped them settle.
They went to the council's February 27 workshop, facilitated by Joris de Bres, Mike Ward and Dr Moazzam Zaidi. Attenders were from India, Britain, Pakistan and the Middle East and talked about successful multicultural societies.