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In search of safety : voices of refugees / written & photographed by Susan Kuklin.
Van Pelt Library HV640.4.U54 K853 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuklin, Susan, author, photographer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Refugees--United States--Biography.
- Refugees.
- Forced migration.
- Refugees--Social life and customs.
- Refugees--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- Burundi.
- Iraq.
- South Sudan.
- Burma.
- Thailand.
- Afghanistan.
- Nebraska.
- Refugees--United States--Social conditions.
- Refugees--Nebraska--Biography.
- Refugees--Nebraska--Social conditions.
- Refugees--Afghanistan--Biography.
- Refugees--Thailand--Biography.
- Refugees--Burma--Biography.
- Refugees--South Sudan--Biography.
- Refugees--Iraq--Biography.
- Refugees--Burundi--Biography.
- Refugees--Juvenile literature.
- Refugees--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
- Refugees--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
- Forced migration--Juvenile literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Young adult literature.
- Teen Non-Fiction.
- Personal narratives.
- Juvenile works.
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- 246 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Voices of refugees
- Place of Publication:
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
- 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.--description adapted from Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I ARRIVE
- Fraidoon
- Country of origin: Afghanistan
- Ethnic group: Tajik
- 1. The First Day of My Life
- 2. Fraidoon
- 3. Fred
- 4. Who Would Marry Someone with a Fatwa on His Head?
- 5. Coming to America, the Hard Way
- 6. The Black Hole of Red Tape
- pt. II BIRTH
- Nathan
- Country of origin: Myanmar/Thailand
- Ethnic group: Karen
- Map: Myanmar and Thailand
- 7. Flip-Flops, Rice, Soccer
- 8. TV, Hamburgers, Football
- pt. III RUN
- Nyarout
- Country of origin: South Sudan
- Ethnic group: Nuer
- Map: South Sudan and Ethiopia
- 9. In Africa
- 10. In America
- pt. IV SURVIVE
- Shireen
- Country of origin: Northern Iraq
- Ethnic group: Yazidi
- Map: Northern Iraq
- 11. Captured
- 12. For Sale
- 13. The Black Hole of Captivity
- 14. After
- pt. V HOME
- Dieudonne
- Country of origin: Burundi
- Ethnic group: Hutu and Tutsi
- Map: Burundi and Tanzania
- 15. Early One Morning
- 16. Heaven
- 17. Umoja
- pt. VI NOTES AND RESOURCES
- The Refugee Process
- Author's Note.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780763679606
- 0763679607
- OCLC:
- 1113461051
- Publisher Number:
- 99987197139
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