What does it take to feel Swiss in Switzerland?

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Channel: SWI swissinfo.ch - English · 2017 · News & Politics

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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Emily has Polish/Chinese roots but grew up in Canada and says she feels Canadian. Tama doesn't feel terribly Swiss, even though she grew up here and speaks Swiss-German. We find out why.  (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) 
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