The Immigrant Experience (in America)

"Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured -- like the patients he chronicles here -- face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork, and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." -- The Los Angeles Times

Traveling from Illinois to California, the author and his family learned about the USA via historical landmarks, quirky roadside attractions, and countless colorful characters.

Traveling the Mother Road from Illinois to California, the author and his family learn about the USA via historical landmarks, quirky roadside attractions, and countless colorful characters.

Today's guest is a professor at SMU who focuses on the links between economic development and migration; his books include "Controlling Immigration," "Understanding Global Migration," and "International Political Economy: History, Theory, and Policy" (forthcoming).

"[The author is] an influential educational leader and activist.... [This is] an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[The author is] an influential educational leader and activist.... [This is] an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A] crisp new biography.... [Harris has] a gift for scene-setting. He's at his best in 'Mike Nichols: A Life' when he takes you inside a production." — Dwight Garner, The New York Times

"[A] crisp new biography.... [Harris has] a gift for scene-setting. He's at his best in 'Mike Nichols: A Life' when he takes you inside a production." — Dwight Garner, The New York Times

On this edition of ST, we learn about Arab Film Fest Tulsa, which opens tomorrow (10/21) at Circle Cinema here in Tulsa and runs through Sunday (10/24). A…

Oklahoma, as you might've heard, is welcoming more Afghan refugees than any state in the US other than California and Texas. How many of these refugees…