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Watch "TEDxPhoenix 2010 Jany Deng - Arizona Lost Boys Center" Video at TEDxTalks - 1 views

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  • Molly Sunwoo on 05 Apr 13
     
    Wow. Guys this is Jany Deng, one of the Lost Boys.  He is an example of success through resettlement in America and this him on TED talking about his experiences!!  That's amazing.
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A Lost Boy's Journey-Timeline - ImpactAVillage - 1 views

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  • 26,000 other displaced
  • overthrown by rebels.
  • Molly Sunwoo on 21 Mar 13
     
    A timeline showing the main events of the Lost Boys. It isn't overly detailed and shows only the major events.  This is a timeline based specifically on a man called Deng Jongkuch. Timeline continues showing the rest of journey - America.  1983 - Sudanese Civil War starts 1987 - War in Southern Sudan (affecting civilians such as Achak Deng. 1987 - The walk of the Lost Boys started. Goal - to reach Ethiopia. 1987-1991 - Refugee Camp in Ethiopia 1991- Walk from Ethiopia to Kenya - after Pinyudo attack
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Slavery in Sudan - 1 views

www.sudanupdate.org/...slave.htm

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  • last ten years.
  • mostly Dinka people
  • Bahr al-Ghazal
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      Molly Sunwoo on 10 Mar 13
       
      'Mostly Dinkas and people from the Northern Bahr al-Ghazal region.' This is precisely the identity of Achak Deng.
  • government-armed militia
  • Rezeigat and Meseriya people
  • Baggara, cattle-herding Arabic-speaking people
  • Many centuries
  • xported tens of thousands more to Egypt and the Arab states.
  • The government has repeatedly denied that slavery exists,
  • the government has not often been helpful.
  • escape, s
  • eleased by the courts or by inter-tribal negotiation.
  • Reports of foreigners helping to "buy back"
  • Molly Sunwoo on 10 Mar 13
     
    About Child Slavery in Sudan. Directly answers the questions; Are there slaves in Sudan? How many slaves are there? Who are the slaves? Who captures them? How long has the taking of slaves in Sudan been going on? What is the Sudan Government's policy? How can the slaves in Sudan be freed? Is slavery the main problem in Sudan's war? What is the background to the war? Is this a religious war? What can I do to help? More information?
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BBC NEWS | Africa | No return for Sudan's forgotten slaves - 1 views

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  • being used as slaves in the north.
  • Some 8,000 people are believed to be living in slavery in Sudan, 200 years after Britain banned the Atlantic slave trade and 153 years after it also tried to abolish slavery in Sudan.
  • Arab militias rode in to her village on horseback, firing their guns. When the adults fled, the children and cattle were rounded up and made to walk north for five days before they were divided between members of the raiding party.
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  • "When I was 12, he said he wanted to sleep with me. I could not refuse because I was a slave, I had to do everything he wanted, or he could have killed me."
  • Molly Sunwoo on 28 Feb 13
     
    Article about Slavery in Sudan. For anyone who is interested about the Life in Sudan and Child Slavery. 
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Second Sudanese Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • 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)
  • Molly Sunwoo on 24 Feb 13
     
    Good link to find out more details about the Sudanese Civil War. Includes causes, timeline, peace agreements etc. 
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Found: How The Lost Boys of Sudan Found Hope In America - YouTube - 1 views

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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      There are different perspectives to resettlement in America because different boys were placed in different situations. In some articles, boys who were moved to America mentioned that this is not what they expected, they cannot get any education and must work with a low paying job. But David, on the other hand, is in a whole different situation. He is a successful example of resettlement of the Lost Boys in America who got into college and is in the right situation to even go back to Sudan to help others.  But is this fair? Some people being more lucky than others, when they all went through the same things?
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    Brief description about the Lost Boys and moving to America.
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BBC News - South Sudan profile - Timeline - 0 views

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  • North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ends civil war
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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) - research further. 
  • deal provides for a permanent ceasefire, autonomy for the south, a power-sharing government involving rebels in Khartoum and a south Sudanese referendum on independence in six years' time.
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    South Sudan Profile Timeline of South Sudan Including Sudan's Civil War and after. 
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Second Sudanese Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      When and Where.
  • conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government
  • . It lasted for 22 years
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  • The civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II.
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    Good link to find out more details about the Sudanese Civil War. Includes causes, timeline, peace agreements etc. 
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The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation - Interview - 0 views

www.valentinoachakdeng.org/interview.php

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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.
    • Molly Sunwoo
      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. :)
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Lost Boys of the Sudan - 0 views

www.lostboyschicago.com/LostBoys.htm

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  • In 2001, intolerable living conditions in the refugee camp gave the United States government reason to resettle some 4,000 of these now young men in America.
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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      'intolerable'??
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    Overall summary of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Includes some statistics and numbers. 
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Sudan's 'lost boys' in America - 2 views

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  • Three years ago, the United States government agreed to allow 3,600 of them to begin new lives in America.
  • I don't worry now that if I sleep that people are going to shoot me," says 19-year-old Abraham Maker, who arrived in the US in 2001 along with thousands of others.
    • Molly Sunwoo
      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      This is the kind of life they lived before moving to America. But is this a bit exaggerated to gain the sympathy of others, precisely sponsors and americans? Or is this just the bare truth?
  • Abraham has been luckier than other lost boys, many of whom have had difficulty adjusting to life in America.
    • Molly Sunwoo
      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      Others may be luckier than others. Nothing will be completely fair. If he is adopted to an American family and is happy now, what happens to the social relationships that he had with his fellow Lost Boys before? Has he forgotten about his old life now?
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  • The unlucky ones, those judged to be above 18, were too old for high school and so had to go to work. As they had no qualifications they were forced to take menial, low-paying jobs.
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      Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
       
      This is not what they expected after over 10 years of being lost. After Ethiopia and Kakuma, the lost boys probably built up their expectations of America so high that they were shocked of what was waiting for them. 
  • "America wasn't paradise and it wasn't as easy as they told you in the camps," says Samuel, who has done the rounds of menial jobs: he's been a security guard and is now a bagger, someone who puts shoppers' groceries in their bags at supermarkets.
  • Molly Sunwoo on 22 Feb 13
     
    About the Resettlement of 'The Lost Boys' in America. 
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