On a recent trip home to North Carolina, host Reema Khrais sat down with her dad, Jamal, to reflect on the people and places that have shaped their world and sense of identity. What is the impact when a place so connected to their family becomes the center of global headlines?

Reema turns the mic toward herself to ask her dad questions she’s had for years — about growing up in a refugee camp in Gaza, his career as an emergency room nurse and the cultural costs of starting a new life in the United States. 

As with every episode of “This Is Uncomfortable,” simple questions about money uncover a much deeper story. 

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