IANR 2346 111823 Houston Dist G Contender Tony Buzbee; MPI's Dr Valerie Lecarte on Migration Statistics for Gtr Houston; Bhupinder SIngh & Hardeep Kaur on SIkh Center 50th Anniv

IANR 2346 111823 Line Up  3pm IAN UNPLUGGED (Guest host Sangeeta Dua in for Sanchali Basu) Jay & Sangeeta play the current affairs quiz “I Think I Know This” with Anjou Sathe-Keller, Neetal Adkar and Harshali Kulkarni 4-6pm INTERVIEWS (Guest host Sangeeta Dua in for Sanchali Basu)  Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, November 18, 2023 from 4 to 6pm  CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com)     By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indo-american-news-radio-houston-tx/id1512586620) Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public and Breaker. We have 4 years of Podcasts and have had over 8,100 hits. SUPPORT THE SHOW!! TO RECEIVE NEW PODCASTS, SELECT FOLLOW ON OUR SPOTIFY AND GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING. THAT WILL GET US HIGHER AD CLICKS!!   4:20 pm In 21 more days, on December 9, Houstonians and residents of surrounding cities will vote in many runoffs for municipal positions. In Houston City Council District G, the incumbent Mary Nan Huffman will face challenger Tony Buzbee, a high-powered attorney who has become widely known for winning high-profile cases like the recent one against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Tony ran for Houston Mayor in 2019 but lost to Sylvester Turner. He will join us now to explain why he is seeking the District G position and what he hopes to accomplish.   4:50 pm The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute is a Washington DC think tank that provides research, analysis and ideas about complex immigration related issues.  MPI’s Senior Analyst Dr Valerie Lecarte authored a new report on the growing contributions of immigrant populations to the Houston Metro Area, its growing diversity and challenges. She joins us now to talk about her findings.   5:20 pm The Sikh Center on Prairie St in the northwest part of the city was the first Gurdwara that opened in Texas in 1973. It has been recognized as a Historical site and a plaque will be placed to honor 50 years of serving the Sikh community. We turn to Bhupinder “Bo” Singh, who has written a small book on the history of the Sikh Center, for more information and details of the planned celebration ceremony on December 3. He will be joined by Hardeep Kaur who has served as the Centers’ past President.   TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW, OR TO ADVERTISE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 713-789-6397 or at [email protected] Please pick up the print edition of Indo American News which is available all across town at grocery stores. Also visit our website indoamerican-news.com which gets 70,000+ hits to track all current stories. And remember to visit our digital archives from over 15 years. Plus, our entire 42 years of hard copy archives are available in the Fondren Library at Rice University.