Today, I am reading: From hero to outcast: The grim fate of migrants returning to Guinea empty-handed

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From hero to outcast: The  grim fate of migrants returning to Guinea empty-handed

"Many boys dream of dangerous adventures, of becoming a hero - the strongest, smartest, bravest man of all.

As did the young Guinean man Mamadou Alpha. After the death of his father, all he ever wanted was to get his mother out of poverty and become the perfect son, the family hero. At just 18, he embarked on an illegal migration route to Europe Guineans call “the adventure”, or “tounkan” in the local Malinké language.

Thousands of African adventurers or “tounkan namo” die on these routes trying to cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life in Italy, Germany or France.

Mamadou didn’t die. Yet he considers his fate was worse than death. After months of exhaustion, hunger, and forced labour during the “tounkan”, he was forcefully returned home and faced anger from family and friends."

https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/15/from-hero-to-outcast-the-grim-fate-of-migrants-returning-to-guinea-empty-handed

Vocabulary:

podcast: tệp âm thanh

immigration: nhập cư

outcast: bỏ bơ vơ

adventures: cuộc phiêu lưu

advance: nâng cao

adviser: cố vấn

advocacy: vận động

bravest: dũng cảm nhất

poverty: nghèo nàn

embark: tham gia

competitive: cạnh tranh

forcefully: mạnh mẽ

fate:số phận

continent: lục địa

defying: thách thức

hesitate: do dự

harm: hãm hại

who are defying centuries-old gender stereotypes, and redefining their roles as men.

gender: chung (giới tính)

stereotypes: khuân mẫu

Yet he considers his fate was worse than death. Tuy nhiêu, số phận của anh ấy còn tệ hơn cái chết.

exhaustion, hunger, and forced labour during the “tounkan”, he was forcefully returned home and faced anger from family and friends.

forced: ép buộc

exhaustion: kiệt sức

angry: bực bội

anger: phẫn nộ

threaten: đe dọa

impressive: ấn tượng

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