Conversations without borders
In the midst of a so-called crisis at the US-Mexico border, border tourism is thriving.
We join a group of American tourists on an organised trip across the border to find out what life there is really like.
Also, a trilingual interpreter tells us about the challenges of interpreting for asylum seekers who only speak indigenous languages; A group of American exchange students in Italy meet African migrants who risked their lives to make it to Europe; Why Chinese Sci-Fi is gaining in popularity around the world; And Kenyan musician JS Ondara on how Bob Dylan changed his life and inspired his journey to America.
(Andres Vega pours beer for American visitors on a gastronomic tour of Nogales with the Arizona nonprofit, Border Community Alliance. Credit: Katherine Davis-Young/The World)
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- Sat 9 Mar 2019 22:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sun 10 Mar 2019 04:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.