28 min listen
Abdi and the Golden Ticket
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Dec 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Each year, the US government does a strange and slightly surprising thing: it gives away 50,000 green cards (permanent resident visas) to people chosen at random via a lottery.
But becoming an American is not easy, even if you do win a golden ticket.
For Crossing Continents, Leo Hornak follows the story of Abdi Nor, a young Somali lottery winner living in one of the toughest slums in Kenya, as he prepares for his final US embassy interview and the chance of a new life in the States.
But as Abdi's interview date approaches, the obstacles to him achieving his American dream appear to grow ever greater.
But becoming an American is not easy, even if you do win a golden ticket.
For Crossing Continents, Leo Hornak follows the story of Abdi Nor, a young Somali lottery winner living in one of the toughest slums in Kenya, as he prepares for his final US embassy interview and the chance of a new life in the States.
But as Abdi's interview date approaches, the obstacles to him achieving his American dream appear to grow ever greater.
Released:
Dec 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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