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Pre-Convention Conversation: Immigrants Define "American"
Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of Define American and #EmergingUS, joined Brian Lehrer from the Democratic National Convention, asking listeners (legal status or not) how they define being an American.
Guests Included
- Aasif Mandvi, Indian-American comedian, lead actor, co-writer and producer of the web series "Halal in the Family" and author of the book No Land's Man (Chronicle Books, 2014), talk about the Democratic National Convention and issues regarding immigration in America.
- Melissa Mark-Viverito, speaker of the New York City Council.
- Jose Antonio Vargas and Melissa Mark-Viverito join from the DNC(WNYC/WNYC)