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Molly Sunwoo

The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation - Interview - 0 views

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  • VAD: It is very close to the truth, but many things in the book are somewhat different than what happened in life. Some characters have been combined. Some time is compressed. They are minor things, but they were necessary. For one thing, I was very young when the book begins, so I could not remember conversations and small details from my early childhood in Marial Bai. It was necessary to reconstruct the chronology, and that is what Dave did. He took the basic facts and then created the story from there.
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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      He states that he didn't make What is the What a biography because he couldn't remember all the tiny details on the way. Because some of the characters were combined and the time was compressed. Could this give him a 'slack' or possibly an excuse to exaggerate a bit in some parts of the story?
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    About writing What Is The What.  Double interview with Valentino Achak Deng and Dave Eggers. 
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    Shantanu this is about the process of writing the book, you might find it interesting. :)
Paula Guinto

South Sudan - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • South Sudan
  • The south’s departure did not put an end to conflicts. There were many unresolved issues, and Sudan and South Sudan soon began squabbling bitterly over how to demarcate the border and share oil profits. (The conundrum of the two Sudans is that both countries are extremely dependent on oil, but while the export pipelines run through the north, the bulk of the crude oil lies in the landlocked south.)
  • Tribal and cultural tensions are an ongoing issue
  • Paula Guinto on 22 Feb 13
     
    Guys, I suggest you read this article. It's very helpful.
varunj

Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) - 0 views

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  • By 1969 the rebels had developed foreign contacts to obtain weapons and supplies. Israel, for example, trained Anya Nya recruits and shipped weapons via Ethiopia and Uganda to the rebels.
  • varunj on 22 Feb 13
     
    This is a great article for anyone trying to find out more about the SPLA. It talks about how they got their supplies, weapons and support. 
Julian Hunt

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | The 'Lost Girls' of Sudan - 0 views

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  • Julian Hunt on 22 Feb 13
     
    The lost girls of Sudan, a short narritive and description of what they had to go through.
Hazel S

Sudan: Tribes - 0 views

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  • Hazel S on 22 Feb 13
     
    has some good links to information on different tribes in sudan. 
Hiroto A

Where are the Lost Girls of Sudan? | The Chronicles of Travelling Womanists - 1 views

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  • Ryan W on 24 Feb 13
     
    This gives of some facts and figures and explains what happened to some of the lost girls. 
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  • Hiroto A on 05 Mar 13
     
    Where the lost girls of Sudan are
  • Paula Guinto on 07 Mar 13
     
    Be specific about what you found...
  • Hiroto A on 07 Mar 13
     
    According to Sudanese culture, the girls could not be left alone and instead were placed with surviving family members or with other surviving families/adults. Also, when the US resettlement program was created in 1999, by that time, most of the girls had been living in the family units assigned them for 9-14 years and were no longer considered to be orphans. Therefore, they were not allowed for resettlement. However, many of the Lost Girls that did come to the US have now earned their college degrees and/or married. Some have returned to South Sudan and are working in the government of South Sudan and assisting in rebuilding their country. The lost girls are known to be having their normal lives.
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