Whether it’s because of war, work, getting an education, or sheer curiosity… What's it like to leave your home country to make a life in a new one?

Plus, a conversation with the first African-American full-face transplant recipient about being part of what he calls the “disabled diaspora”.

GUESTS:

• Fiona Vernal was born in Jamaica, and is now an author and Associate Professor in the Department of History at UConn
• Mari Firkatian is a Professor of History at the University of Hartford
• Tanya Hyonhye Ko Hong is a poet who lives in New York. She was born and raised in Suk Su Dong, South Korea, and she immigrated to the US at the age of 18
• O’Nell Agossa was born in Benin, West Africa, and has been living in Montreal, Canada since 2007
• Robert Chelsea is the first African American person - and the oldest - to receive a full face transplant 
• Everick Brown is Robert Chelsea’s godson, and the Spokesperson for Donor’s Dream, a non-profit that raises awareness about organ donation

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