The lost boys of Sudan : an American story of the refugee experience / Mark Bixler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bixler, Mark, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Sudan.

Refugees.

Refugees--Georgia--Atlanta.

Orphans--Sudan.

Orphans.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2000, the United States accepted 3,800 refugees from the Sudan's civil war. Thousands of young men, known as "Lost Boys," were separated from their families in the chaos of a brutal conflict. This is the story of four of these refugees who found new lives in America.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Landing""; ""Bread in the Dishwasher""; ""The Spoiling of the World""; ""A Bitter Wind""; ""Selective Compassion""; ""The Level of Responsible People""; ""Are Y�all Resettling Any of These Guys?""; ""Body Language in the Workplace""; ""September 11, 2001""; ""Chasing the Wind""; ""Can You Name Your Sisters?""; ""This Is Your Future""; ""Driving""; ""Don�t Get Obsessed""; ""Peace?""; ""Gentlemen of the Future""; ""Epilogue. November 2004""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""

""J""""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780820346205

0820346209

OCLC:

842932904