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Becoming American: The Odyssey of a Refugee Family

Type: VHS
Author:
( Asia , Asian American , General , Multicultural , Outreach , Refugees , Social Justice , United States , Welcoming / Reaching Outside the Church )

Traces one refugee family's experiences from their home in Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand, and from there to Seattle, Washington, where they are finally resettled. A deeply moving film encouraging action and awareness. Includes discussion guide.

Finding Home; A Guide to Solidarity with The World's Uprooted

Type: BOOK
Author: Birkland, Carol
( General , Group Study , Homeless , Intergenerational , Refugees )

The goal of this study guide is beginning to build solidarity with uprooted persons. It centers on the book "No Place Left Called Home," and includes session-by-session plans, learning activities, plans for retreats and intergenerational studies, a simulation game and more.

Make a Little Difference - Refugee Children

Type: VHS
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
( Children , Children at Risk , General , Global , Mission , Refugees , Social Justice )

Presents a perspective on the situation of refugee children in camps on different continents through the voices of the children themselves. Reaction and commentary by children from a developed country--the UK. Provides a compelling view of the reality of the refugee existence, and it serves as an excellent introduction to a presentation or discussion on refugees. It is suitable for children from 8 years and up, and has a powerful appeal for adults. **Another copy under SJ-RF-003**

On Frequent Journeys: Worship Resouurces on Uprooted Peoples

Type: BOOK
Author: Chevalier, Rebekah, Ed.
( Culture , Devotions , Faith , General , Global , Global Studies , Liturgy , Meditations , Prayer , Refugees , Worship )

A collection of worship resources from around the world. Includes prayer, litanies, reflections, and worship outlines, interspersed with stories of uprooted people.

Return of the Maya

Type: VHS
Author: De Graaf and Mann
( Central America , Culture , General , Identity , Mission , North America , Refugees , Social Justice )

A millennium ago the Maya were one of the most advanced civilizations on earth, lords of a vast empire. In the last decade, more than 100,000 have fled their homes in Guatemala to escape violent repression. Portrays the plight of the Mayans and tells the unusual story of how these refugees, many now living in Mexico, are rediscovering their heritage and identity.

The Family Matters: People With Aging Parents

Type: VHS
Author: UMComm
( Family , General , Older Adult , Parent/Child Relationship , Parenting , Refugees )

Growing old is a fact of life, but we don't think about it until our parents begin to grow old. An increasing number of adults are faced with this issue. They are hungry for help in 'parenting' their parents.

Traces of the Trade

Type: DVD
Author: Katrina Browne
( Refugees , Social Justice )

First-tie filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in Rhode Island to slave forts in Ghana to sugar platation ruins in Cuba. Step by step, they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling and streching their way through the minefield of contemporary race relations. The film...

UPROOTED ! Refugees and Forced Migrants

Type: BOOK
Author: Elizabeth G. Ferris
( Refugees )

Fifty million people roam the world without homes, communities, countries. They are uprooted, the refugees, the outcasts forced to flee from war, persecution, famine or econmic exploitation. What they all have in commin is that they leave their homes out of fear.

Uprooted! Refugees and Forced Migrants

Type: BOOK
Author: Ferris, Elizabeth G.
( General , Justice , Refugees , Social Justice )

Expose of the unfathomable reality of 50 million people in flight…all around the world, including the United States. Explores the economic, political, ecological and religious conditions that tyrannize and ostracize large groups of people.

Why We Care About Refugees

Type: VHS
Author: GBGM
( General , Mission , Outreach , Refugees , Urban Issues )

Explores the plight of refugees who come to the USA and sometimes face the same kind of hostility and prejudice they hoped to leave behind.