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Shruti A

'Lost Boys' of Sudan Tell Their Story : NPR - 0 views

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lost boys sudan interview

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  • Many children survived a gruesome 1,000-mile walk to get to the closest refugee camp.
  • when I resettled here, we were put in group of two or three or four or five people
  • And then eventually, each one of us start finding job and so you find yourself working, you know, totally different environment. But, you know, we are willing to learn and just be able to put yourself in the society you can just learn.
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  • But in terms of making friend, generally, the society has been, I would say, on my side, has been receptive and very hospitable - especially in Tucson, Arizona, where I settled.
  • Shruti A on 14 Apr 13
     
    Interview with one the lost boys, Mr.John Majok
mihirnatu

lost boys of sudan | - 1 views

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sudan boys lost olympics

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  • mihirnatu on 28 Feb 13
     
    This is a story of a boy who made it to the olympics from Sudan. I found it pretty interesting. 
Rosalie K

What happened to the "lost girls" of Sudan? - Slate Magazine - 0 views

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sudan lost girls

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  • Some of the girls are beaten, raped, or sold off to older men who pay a bridal fee of between five and 50 cows to the foster family.
  • So why are the girls facing hardship in Kakuma while the boys are living out the American dream?
  • Where Are the "Lost Girls"?
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  • with 1,000 to 3,000 girls.
  • Hiroto A on 22 Feb 13
     
    Talks about what happened to the Lost girls and their future
  • Rosalie K on 26 Feb 13
     
    This is really good  for anyone if you want to research about the lost girls of Sudan and what happend to them. 
Rosalie K

Lost Boys II: Life In America - CBS News - 1 views

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boys life america

shared by Rosalie K on 26 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Joseph Taban arrived in Kansas City and Abraham Nial got to Atlanta four months before Sept. 11, 2001.
  • it reminded him of ho
  • "How can somebody handle just that small paper," he asks, "and say, this is money?"
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  • It's hard to distinguish what is reality and what is not.
  • they had left a life of terror far behind found that it had followed them to America.
  • Abraham felt he'd reached a dead end
  • if I go down there, am I going to die?
  • "And I wanted to tell him in the United States it's different, you need to think this way and that way. And basically on Sept. 11, I was re-educated because it wasn't a surprise to him.
  • Rosalie K on 26 Mar 13
     
    The opinions and views on America by the lost boys and how they cope with adapting to their new environment. 
Hazel S

Lost Boys of Sudan - WolfWikis - 0 views

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boys sudan food survival eat research article

shared by Hazel S on 22 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • “When the pain in James’ legs became too much to bear, one of the older boys would pick him up…when he had gone days without water, he sucked liquid from the mud, when he was so weak from hunger, he ate leaves and berries.
  • Hazel S on 22 Feb 13
     
    ""When the pain in James' legs became too much to bear, one of the older boys would pick him up…when he had gone days without water, he sucked liquid from the mud, when he was so weak from hunger, he ate leaves and berries."
mia taicher

Outcomes of the Sudanese Civil War - 2 views

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shared by mia taicher on 22 Mar 13 - No Cached
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  • mia taicher on 22 Mar 13
     
    This article shows about some of the things the lost boys of Sudan did to survive. It tells a story about one of the boys who lived at Kakuma but his aunt from Canada later came and took him and his sister to Canada days before he decided to give up hope.
Shantanu S

From Sudan, a New Wave of Lost Boys - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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sudan research boys africa lost camp refugee

shared by Shantanu S on 25 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Shantanu S on 25 Feb 13
     
    A very interesting and captivating story about one of the newer refugee camps in Sudan. Though the war has "stopped", and South Sudan created, by no means has the fighting ended.
mia taicher

John Bul Dau, Humanitarian Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic - 1 views

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war boys lost sudan africa Article America

shared by mia taicher on 21 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • mia taicher on 21 Mar 13
     
    This is an article about John Bul Dau a lost boy of Sudan -he talks about after reaching America -he feels god made him survive for a reason -he talks about the things hes doing to help the people at Kakuma and Sudan -Includes quotes of what he says about making a brighter future for Sudanese people.
Elisa B

'Lost Boys of Sudan' - where are they now? | MSUToday | Michigan State University - 2 views

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boys university michigan lost resettlement now

shared by Elisa B on 25 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • A notable quality among the refugees is their extraordinary ability to cope with chronic adversity and trauma even though some suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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  • esettlement experiences based on whether they were minors or adults. Minors had to adjust (and some who are still minors continue to adjust) to American schools and living in American foster families, having lived mostly in peer groups prior to resettlement.
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  • Adults struggled to become economically independent, working long hours at low-paying jobs and struggling to find time and money to go to school.
  • Still, the refugees send as much money to Africa as possible to help those who were left behind
  • “He is like one of our adult children,” he said. “Both of his parents are deceased, and we try to fill in as best we can as his American parents.
  • “In the beginning his needs were great – health issues, learning to take care of basic needs, learning to drive a car, etc. Now, he has become very independent. We have shared his sadness such as when his mother died in 2003.
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  • The MSU study noted that refugee camp experiences had significant positive and negative influences on the refugees’ adjustment in the United States. For instance, having suffered through hardship, they recognized the special opportunity they had coming to the United States to pursue an education and employment, according to Luster. 
  • Elisa B on 25 Feb 13
     
    This is a very brief article which talks about how some Sudanese have adapted to life in the US amongsth with their goals and struggles.
Shantanu S

Ambiguous Loss - 0 views

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boys sudan separation loss research lost

shared by Shantanu S on 21 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Shantanu S on 21 Mar 13
     
    A very detailed and complex (sometimes too confusing) report that analyzes how the Sudanese boys coped with losses.
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