In search of safety voices of refugees
Five refugees recount their courageous journeys to America - and the unimaginable struggles that led them to flee their homelands. An Iraqi woman who survived capture by ISIS. A Sudanese teen growing up in civil war and famine. An Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army living under threat of a fatwa....
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| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2020
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Welcome to Nebraska, Welcome home
- ARRIVE : Fraidoon - Country of origin : Afghanistan - Ethnic group, Tajik. The first day of my life ; Fraidoon ; Fred ; Who would marry someone with a fatwa on his head? ; Coming to America, the hard way ; The black hole of red tape
- BIRTH : Nathan - Country of origin : Myanmar/Thailand - Ethnic group, Karen. Flip-flops, rice, soccer ; TV, hamburgers, football
- RUN : Nyarout - Country of origin : South Sudan - Ethnic group, Nuer. In Africa ; In America
- SURVIVE : Shireen - Country of origin : Northern Iraq - Ethnic group, Yazidi. Captured ; For sale ; The black hole of captivity ; After
- HOME : Dieudonné - Country of origin : Burundi - Ethnic group, Hutu and Tutsi. Early one morning ; Heaven ; Umoja
- NOTES AND RESOURCES. The refugee process ; Author's note ; Acknowledgments ; About Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska ; About the Yazda Cultural Center ; Chapter Notes ; Time Lines ; Resources ; Index.
