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.

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.

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.&nbsp; 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 Kurdish American Dream

In 1988, hundreds of thousands of Kurds fled northern Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s armies hunted them down. Many ended up in Nashville, making this southern city home to the largest Kurdish community in America.Their stories are epic. Stories of bloody genocide, freedom fighters, faraway mountains and the American Dream. But the story of the Kurdish people, no matter where they are, is a story about a country that only exists in the hearts of its people. Across centuries, across continents, across generations — this is a story about a people’s fight to exist.

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In 1988, hundreds of thousands of Kurds fled northern Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s armies hunted them down. Many ended up in Nashville, making this southern city home to the largest Kurdish community in America. Their stories are epic. Stories of bloody genocide, freedom fighters, faraway mountains and the American Dream. But the story of the Kurdish people, no matter where they are, is a story about a country that only exists in the hearts of its people. Across centuries, across continents, across generations — this is a story about a people’s fight to exist.

In 1988, hundreds of thousands of Kurds fled northern Iraq as Saddam Hussein’s armies hunted them down. Many ended up in Nashville, making this southern city home to the largest Kurdish community in America.Their stories are epic. Stories of bloody genocide, freedom fighters, faraway mountains and the American Dream.&nbsp;But the story of the Kurdish people, no matter where they are, is a story about a country that only exists in the hearts of its people.&nbsp;Across centuries, across continents, across generations — this is a story about a people’s fight to exist.

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