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What is it like to develop a game about immigrants and refugees in the Trump era?

Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Kevin Chen about his new game Four Horsemen. Topics include the history of immigration and refugee crises as well as how the Syrian Civil War and Trump's Muslim Ban have influenced the development of Four Horsemen.

Bob Whitaker, Blogger

April 24, 2017

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