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We close today with Cambodian-American rapper Boomer Da Sharpshoota. He grew up in the US but he was deported seven years ago. He lives in Cambodia and he’s been learning to rap in Khmer. It’s not the language he grew up speaking. Corey Takahashi reports.
We close today with the story of Cambodian-American rapper Boomer Da Sharpshoota. He grew up in the US but he was deported seven years ago after serving a two-year prison sentence on gun convictions. Boomer now lives in Cambodia and he’s been learning to rap in Khmer. That’s no easy feat since it’s not the language he grew up speaking. Corey Takahashi has his story.