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Interviews with news makers and discussion of topics important to Southwest Michigan. Subscribe to the podcast through Apple itunes and Google. Segments of interview are heard in WestSouthwest Brief during Morning Edition and All Things Considered

WestSouthwest February 6, 2017

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On WestSouthwest, a Kalamazoo businessman reflects on coming to America and reacts to President Trump's immigration order. And parents at Kalamazoo's bilingual elementary school connect amid concerns about students. 

Habib Mandwee came to the United States in 1980 to attend Western Michigan University. The native of Iraq stayed, launched businesses and became a U.S. Citizen. Mandwee says he's felt welcome in the U.S., but now is more often asked about his religion or where he came from. 

Parents of student at El Sol Elementary in Kalamazoo are concerned about the legal status of some of those students. One of those parents, Allison Parsons, tells WMUK's Sehvilla Mann, how they've responded since the election of President Donald Trump. 

Gordon Evans became WMUK's Content Director in 2019 after more than 20 years as an anchor, host and reporter. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he began work at WMUK in 1996.
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