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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Main Author: Kuklin, Susan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020
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.