Book
In search of safety : voices of refugees
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Physical Description
246 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Summary
"Five refugees recount their courageous journeys to America -- and the unimaginable struggles that led them to flee their homeland. An Iraqi woman who survived capture by ISIS. A Sudanese teen growing up in civil war and famine. An Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army living under threat of a fatwa. They are among the five refugees who share their stories in award-winning author and photographer Susan Kuklin's latest masterfully crafted narrative. The five, originally from Afghanistan, Myanmar, South Sudan, Iraq, and Burundi, give gripping first-person testimonies about what it is like to flee war, face violent threats, grow up in a refugee camp, be sold into slavery, and resettle in America. Illustrated with full-color photographs of the refugees' new lives in Nebraska, this work is essential reading for understanding the devastating impact of war and persecution -- and the power of resilience, optimism, and the will to survive. Included in the end matter are chapter notes, information on resettlement and U.S. citizenship, historical time lines of war and political strife in the refugees' countries of origin, resources for further reading, and an index."--Amazon.com.
Contents
- Welcome to Nebraska, Welcome home
- PART I: ARRIVE: Fraidoon / Country of origin: Afghanistan / Ethnic group: Tajik (Map: Afghanistan ; The first day of my life ; Fraidoon ; Fred ; Who would marry someone with a fatwa on his head? ; Coming to America, the hard way ; The black hole of red tape)
- PART II: BIRTH: Nathan / Country of origin: Myanmar/Thailand / Ethnic group: Karen (Map: Myanmar and Thailand ; Flip-flops, rice, soccer ; TV, hamburgers, football)
- PART III: RUN: Nyarout / Country of origin: South Sudan / Ethnic group: Nuer (Map: South Sudan and Ethiopia ; In Africa ; In America)
- PART IV: SURVIVE: Shireen / Country of origin: Northern Iraq / Ethnic group: Yazidi (Map: Northern Iraq ; Captured ; For sale ; The black hole of captivity ; After)
- PART V: HOME: Dieudone / Country of origin: Burundi / Ethnic group: Hutu and Tutsi (Map: Burundi and Tanzania ; Early one morning ; Heaven ; Umoja)
- PART VI: NOTES AND RESOURCES (The refugee process ; Author's note ; Acknowledgments ; About Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska ; About the Yazda Cultural Center ; Chapter Notes ; Time Lines ; Resources ; Index)