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mia taicher

Outcomes of the Sudanese Civil War - 2 views

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    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.
Rosalie K

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

  • 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.
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    The opinions and views on America by the lost boys and how they cope with adapting to their new environment. 
Shruti A

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

  • 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.
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    Interview with one the lost boys, Mr.John Majok
Rosalie K

IRC Helps Lost Boys Of Sudan Rebuild Their Lives In The United States | International R... - 0 views

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    Some information about the war in Sudan and the lost boys journey to America and how they feel there, also the support state and their new lives. 
Ryan W

A new generation of Lost Boys, and Lost Girls, of Sudan | Seattle Times Mobile - 0 views

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    This is a good summary of the lost boys. 
mia taicher

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

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    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.
Hazel S

New dangers threaten Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp - 0 views

  • Life in the camp is hard, and it is about to get harder. Poorly funded infrastructure means that disease is always a threat. The coming rains could overwhelm the already overstretched water and sanitation facilities, said aid officials on the ground, who worried about overflowing toilets and outbreaks of diarrhea, pneumonia, measles and cholera. One third of the camp’s population lacks adequate shelter, according to the UN. Even firewood is scarce; some people actually have sold their food rations to buy wood to cook with.
  • The latter advertises a “mine risk education program.” Poisonous spiders, snakes, and scorpions abound in the area.
  • The second threat is terrorism. Now, with the success of the Kenyan army in pushing back al-Shabaab, there is concern that members of the militant Islamic militia may try to infiltrate the camp.
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  • There are also more than 57,000 children in the camp, about 5,000 of whom have no parents. A lack of funding means that services to them are limited.
  • Maker said that since he left Sudan as a little boy, he has not seen his parents. “So I don’t know where they are at this time and that’s why I am still in the camp. And camp is just like my home now, you know?” he said.
  • They ran excitedly across the dirt field, barefoot, clad in threadbare t-shirts. An older boy kicked a goal as a smaller child stood on the sideline, watching quietly. Looming behind them was the main gate, where a sign reminds entrants to “leave the camp better than you found it.”
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    The article contains a lot of information about Kakuma. The small details are included which is really useful.
Shantanu S

Ambiguous Loss - 0 views

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    A very detailed and complex (sometimes too confusing) report that analyzes how the Sudanese boys coped with losses.
Shantanu S

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

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    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.
Hazel S

Manyang Reath | Real Life Stories | American Red Cross - 1 views

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    very very short video (32s), a story of a Lost Boy. Although it doesn't give you any information, it can help you to get quotes. 
Elisa B

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

  • 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. 
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    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.
Hazel S

UNHCR - Kakuma camp in Kenya - 0 views

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    A short article about the amount of refugees in the camp. There is a growing population there with refugees from Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Somalia and DRCongo. 
Hazel S

UNHCR - Sudan - 0 views

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    The profile on Sudan. Has some interesting information about the refugees and asylum seekers.
Rosalie K

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

  • 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.
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    Talks about what happened to the Lost girls and their future
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    This is really good  for anyone if you want to research about the lost girls of Sudan and what happend to them. 
Molly Sunwoo

The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation - Interview - 0 views

  • 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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      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?
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    About writing What Is The What.  Double interview with Valentino Achak Deng and Dave Eggers. 
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    Shantanu this is about the process of writing the book, you might find it interesting. :)
Hazel S

Baggara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    A wikipedia article, but a good start for learning about the Baggara in Sudan.
Hiroto A

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

  • "In our culture, women are being dominated. Not just in Sudan, but in all of Africa. Maybe people don't think we did much, because they see us as followers of the 'Lost Boys'." "But the fact remains ladies were there."
  • Few have thought to inquire about the fate of the "Lost Girls". Although an estimated 3,000 arrived in Kakuma in 1992, most have simply vanished from official records
  • "We have lost them... they are completely lost", Mr Mable says regretfully, "They have lost that status of lost girls. Some of them are mothers. They are married...There's nothing I can do - or anyone else can do" But it is clear that some of the 'Lost Girls' continue to suffer greatly.
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    Hiroto, this article might be helpful for your research...
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    Talks in description about what happened to the lost girls. 
Molly Sunwoo

Second Sudanese Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      When and Where.
  • . It lasted for 22 years
  • conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government
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  • The civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II.
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    Good link to find out more details about the Sudanese Civil War. Includes causes, timeline, peace agreements etc. 
Molly Sunwoo

Second Sudanese Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • natural resources of Sudan, particularly in the South, where there are significant oil fields.
  • 70% of Sudan's export earnings.
  • Nile river and heavier precipitation in southern Sudan, the south also has greater access to water, and is therefore much more fertile
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  • 1946, the British gave in to northern pressure to integrate the two areas.
  • Arabic was made the language of administration in the south, and northerners began to hold positions there.
  • (Muslims vs. Christians and Traditional African Religions)
  • (Arabs in the central government vs. Africans in the South)
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    Good link to find out more details about the Sudanese Civil War. Includes causes, timeline, peace agreements etc. 
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