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Dina Nayeri wants you to question 'Who Gets Believed'

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When Dina Nairi was eight years old, she and her mother became refugees, fleeing Iran for America. In the process of applying for asylum, the interview became young Nairi's sole focus. With this American judge believe her family's urgent need, they were eventually granted asylum settling in Oklahoma. She says we're actually looking for a familiar performance so much more than the truth.

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