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 “I find it very, very difficult to function,” says Mo Amer. He spends his day in Hermann Park in Houston, the city he has lived in since he was 9. It is late March and the air is still crisp. Young parents guide their toddlers over twisted tree roots. Ducks quack in the distance. Amer, 43, is surrounded by a small but focused television crew that is here to help him realize his dream: to host and star in the first Palestinian-led series in American history. But lately, world events have made it harder than ever to publicly celebrate his heritage. The first season of “Mo,” which premiered on Netflix in August 2022, told a fictionalized version of Amer’s experience as a formerly undocumented refugee seeking asylum status in the U.S. Amer had been touring as a stand-up comedian for years, but the series cemented his place in the entertainment industry: After DJ Khaled and supermodel sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, he’s the most famous Palestinian in town.  Creators: Mohammed Amer,...