In search of safety : voices of refugees

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"Five refugees recount their courageous journeys to America - and the unimaginable struggles that led them to flee their homelands - in a powerful work from the author of Beyond Magenta and We Are Here to Stay...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. They are among the five refugees who share their stories in award-win...

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Forced migration

Nebraska Emigration and immigration

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Refugees Nebraska

Refugees Social conditions

Refugees Social life and customs

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ISBN:

9780763679606

Edition:

First edition

Description:

246 pages : illustrations, color maps, photographs ; 24 cm

Target Audience Note:

Ages 14-UP
Grades 09-UP

Other Title:

Voices of refugees

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index

Contents:

Welcome to Nebraska, Welcome home
PART I: ARRIVE: Fraidoon / Country of origin: Afghanistan / Ethnic group: Tajik (Map: Afghanistan ; 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)
PART II: BIRTH: Nathan / Country of origin: Myanmar/Thailand / Ethnic group: Karen (Map: Myanmar and Thailand ; Flip-flops, rice, soccer ; TV, hamburgers, football)
PART III: RUN: Nyarout / Country of origin: South Sudan / Ethnic group: Nuer (Map: South Sudan and Ethiopia ; In Africa ; In America)
PART IV: SURVIVE: Shireen / Country of origin: Northern Iraq / Ethnic group: Yazidi (Map: Northern Iraq ; Captured ; For sale ; The black hole of captivity ; After)
PART V: HOME: Dieudone / Country of origin: Burundi / Ethnic group: Hutu and Tutsi (Map: Burundi and Tanzania ; Early one morning ; Heaven ; Umoja)
PART VI: 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)

LCCN:

bl2020010207

Control Number:

3049916

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