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'Radio Ambulante' Host Daniel Alarcón On The Immigrant Experience

Sam revisits his 2017 chat with author and <a href="https://radioambulante.org/en">Radio Ambulante</a> host, <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielGAlarcon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Daniel Alarcón</a>. They discuss Alarcón's book of short stories, The King Is Always Above The People, which holds a mirror to the immigrant experience in today's political climate. Alarcón also shares his own experiences immigrating from Peru to the U.S. as a child. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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