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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Why one American high school cancelled ‘Hijab Day’
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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
Broadcasts
- Sat 4 Jun 201604:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Sat 4 Jun 201617:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Sun 5 Jun 201610:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia & News Internet
- Sun 5 Jun 201613:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Sun 5 Jun 201623:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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Boston Calling
How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.






