Looking for the Liberian sister I left behind - a podcast by BBC World Service

Helene Cooper grew up in Liberia, fled during a bloody military coup and arrived in the US as a child refugee. Her background inspired her to become a journalist but there was one question that still needed to be answered: what had happened to the adopted sister she’d left behind? This interview was first broadcast in May 2019.Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Emily WebbProducer: Alice Gioia

(Photo: Eunice (in striped dress) and Helene Cooper (with sunglasses). Credit: Helene Cooper)

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