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Why I Am in America
The story of Maher, a Syrian refugee now living in Oakland
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2016
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Why I Am in America
March
1
2016
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FIRST PERSON
Why I Am in America
The story of Maher, a Syrian refugee now living in Oakland
March
1
2016
CAL FUSSMAN
Riccardo Vecchio
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