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In search of safety, voices of refugees, written & photographed by Susan Kuklin

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In search of safety, voices of refugees, written & photographed by Susan Kuklin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In search of safety

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1113461051

Responsibility statement

written & photographed by Susan Kuklin

Sub title

voices of refugees

Summary

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. They are among the five refugees who share their stories here. The five, originally from Afghanistan, Myanmar, South Sudan, Iraq, and Burundi, give gripping first-person testimonies about what it is like to flee war, face violent threats, grow up in a refugee camp, be sold into slavery, and resettle in America. Illustrated with full-color photographs of the refugees' new lives in Nebraska, this work provides readers with a means to understand the devastating impact of war and persecution - and the power of resilience, optimism, and the will to survive. Included in the end matter are chapter notes, information on resettlement and U.S. citizenship, historical time lines of war and political strife in the refugees' countries of origin, resources for further reading, and an index.--adapted from Amazon.com

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

Target audience

adolescent

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Voices of refugees

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