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Podcast: RadioActive
Episode: Separated from his family in Eritrea at 7, this Seattle man now mentors East African kids
Description: Seattle is home to 10% of the Eritrean population in the United States.Many Eritrean immigrants found political asylum in the U.S. in the 1980s and 90s due to the Eritrean War of Independence.For some young first-generation Eritrean Americans like RadioActive's Alex Mengisteab, this history feels both close and slightly out of reach. So to better understand it, Alex talked to his family friend Habtom Hagos about his experiences growing up as a child during the war.This story discusses the realities of war and thoughts of suicide.Episode webpage...