Fight or Flight
How an unauthorised immigrant became a US Marineβand then a US citizen
We speak with Daniel Torres, a former US Marine who was deported to Mexico. Then, we look back at a deadly 1942 U-boat attack in the Gulf of Mexico. And we take a bus ride with the children of Sudanese immigrants in California.
Plus, a group of American teenagers cause an uproar when they try to take part in World Hijab Day. A journalist learns the proper use for bananas in Somali cuisine. And an Ethiopian-American band records its own version of a Japanese folk song.
Image: Daniel Torres grew up in the US, but after a stint in the Marines he was deported to Mexico. (Credit: PRIβs The World)
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Why one American high school cancelled βHijab Dayβ
Duration: 04:20
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Why a banana photo prompted an online Somali protest
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How a family survived a WWII torpedo attack
Duration: 04:16
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- Sat 4 Jun 2016 04:32GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Sat 4 Jun 2016 17:32GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 5 Jun 2016 10:32GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia & News Internet
- Sun 5 Jun 2016 13:32GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
- Sun 5 Jun 2016 23:32GMTΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.
