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Molly Sunwoo

The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation - Interview - 0 views

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what is the what research news sudan boys africa foundation interview

shared by Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • 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. :)
Rosalie K

Lost Boys of Sudan Refugee Resettlement - 1 views

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lost boys resettlement

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  •  An estimated two million people have died and four million have been made refugees in the eighteen year old civil war in Sudan.
  • hey remained in camps in Ethiopia until a newly-elected government expelled them in 1991, and they were forced to return to Sudan.
  • Last year, the United States offered to resettle 3,600 of these "lost boys."
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  •  Grouped in threes or fours, the Sudanese young men, now in their late teens and twenties, are being resettled in sites in the US where expertise and special services are provided for these refugees refugees who have been deprived of their childhood and family life. In addition to expert case workers, sponsoring churches make an invaluable contribution to the adjustment of the refugees.
  • Starting in the late 1980s, thousands of Sudanese boys trekked to Ethiopia to flee the war. T
  • The three very gaunt and thinly clad young men arrived in the snow of a northern winter to a warm reception from Andrews Memorial UMC, James Street UMC, and the Church World Service (CWS) staff
  • foundation on which they can rebuild their lives: an apartment, furnishings, clothing, kindly guidance and friendship, accompaniment to appointments, help in learning to cook for themselves, shop, and prepare for job interviews.
  • United Methodist Churches
  • adapt to a new culture and become a part of the community.
  • the church arranged for Samuel to attend Nottingham High School,
  • Shruti A on 22 Feb 13
     
    This site gives a brief description about the Lost Boys and talks about their resettlement to America. 
  • Rosalie K on 22 Mar 13
     
    A very descriptive and informative piece of writitng about the resettlement of the lost boy in America. Some information on their journey and their life in America. 
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