Children of the camp : the lives of Somali youth raised in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya / Catherine-Lune Grayson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grayson, Catherine-Lune, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kakuma Refugee Camp.

Refugee children--Somalia.

Refugee children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2017.

Summary:

Chronic violence has characterized Somalia for over two decades, forcing nearly two million people to flee. A significant number have settled in camps in neighboring countries, where children were born and raised. Based on in-depth fieldwork, this book explores the experience of Somalis who grew up in Kakuma refugee camp, in Kenya, and are now young adults. This original study carefully considers how young people perceive their living environment and how growing up in exile structures their view of the past and their country of origin, and the future and its possibilities.

Contents:

The past is a foreign country

Kakuma is another planet

Growing up in Kakuma: this is home

The Somali way: ethnocultural diversity and cultural preservation

A world in movement: the camp as a connected place

They promised us America: a story of deception and mistrust

Through their eyes: representation and self-representation

In memory of the future

A note on life after the camp

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 31, 2017).

ISBN:

9781800731790

1800731795

OCLC:

1002302147