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Fight or Flight

How an unauthorised immigrant became a US Marine—and 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: PRI’s The World)

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27 minutes

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Sun 5 Jun 2016 23:32GMT

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  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 04:32GMT
  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 17:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jun 2016 10:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jun 2016 13:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jun 2016 23:32GMT

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