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Podcast: This Is Nashville
Episode: The Country in our Hearts, Ep. 4: The Kurdish American Dream
Description: For over three decades Kurdish refugees have found a safe place to land in America.The latest wave of Kurds is arriving from Turkey – fleeing political repression and nationalist hate groups. But today, they’re coming to a very different America. It’s an America in turmoil. A place where immigrants are increasingly seen as enemies within, to be rooted out and sent back to where they came from.The Country in our Hearts is the story of how Nashville became home to the largest Kurdish diaspora in America is an epic one. A tale of blo...