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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Rosalie K

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. 
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. 
Rosalie K

Lost Boys of Sudan Refugee Resettlement - 1 views

  • 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
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  • adapt to a new culture and become a part of the community.
  • the church arranged for Samuel to attend Nottingham High School,
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    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. 
Rosalie K

One Lost Boy of Sudan finds path, shares life story | The Chautauquan Daily - 1 views

  • Bol Malual remembers dodging crocodiles when he was a child
  • Lost Boys of Sudan.
  • You just did it.
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  • he does not know his exact age,
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      At the part where he said that his brother woke him up and told him to run, just imagining that is hard to process. 
  • Malual said his older brother shook him awake one day and told him to run.
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      I think that without the support of each other, they wouldn't have survived. 
  • Every 14 days, each boy received 15 kilograms of maize flour, some cooking oil and one cup of beans,
  • Sharing was what kept us together, pushed us together,
  • If I didn’t receive my ration one day, my friend would call me when it was time to eat.”
  • Malual, then a teenager, found a job. Although the large bulk of his salary went toward rent for an apartment he almost never saw, Malual took on extra hours and began to save money
  • You’re going to go home,’” Malual said. “And they gave me a ticket. I was so happy; I couldn’t believe it.”
  • ‘Is this the wrong family?’”
  • His brother, who had been the one to tell Malual to run as a child, had remained in the village.
  • ‘When I told you to run, I didn’t mean to run forever
  • he described America as his second home and said he couldn’t imagine leaving it.
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    Great story about this boy called Malual and his survival as a lost boy. His story stretches from the beginning to his arrival in America and how he felt about it. 
Rosalie K

Lost Boy of Sudan talks with Meridian Middle School students - YouTube - 0 views

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    Really interesting story that this los boy of sudan tells to middle school students/ 
Rosalie K

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

  • Where Are the "Lost Girls"?
  • with 1,000 to 3,000 girls.
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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. 
Rosalie K

TimeRime.com - Sudan Civil war timeline - 0 views

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    A brief timeline of the Sudanese war of when it started and ended and a few dates in between.  
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