In Exile For Awhile - A refugee camp simulation designed to stimulate faith, thinking and action in youth. Contact CRWRC at 1-800-730-3490 for more information.
These are some of the stories of Southeast Asian refugees that came to Iowa under Governor Robert E. Ray's leadership in the early 1980s and as the years passed came to know Christ and the Christian community in and around Northwest Iowa.
Monzi and Mama's Stories
This short children's book tells a story of the refugee experience from the point of view of Monzi, a seven year-old boy. Monzi has lived a quiet loving life with his mother, until one day things go horribly wrong. Orphaned and afraid, Monzi becomes a refugee and the stories his Mama used to tell him to provide him comfort through the hard journey. Each book is beautifully illustrated and can help make the plight of refugees more understandable to young readers. The cost per book is $5.The author will donate all her royalties from this book to CRWRC’s refugee sponsorship program."
To place an order, e-mail sonyavf55@hotmail.com.Please include Monzi and Mama’s Stories in the subject line.
Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war, the "Lost Boys" of Sudan (ages 3 to 13) fled villages, formed surrogate families and sought refuge from famine, disease, wild animals and attacks from rebel soldiers. The "Lost Boys" traveled together for five years and against all odds crossed into the UN’s refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. A journey’s end for some, it was only the beginning for John, Daniel and Panther, who along with 3800 other young survivors, were selected to re-settle in the United States.
This 12-minute video (viewable online) explores the memories of the journeys by Southeast Asians to the U.S., and their subsequent resettlement in American society. It places the refugees' struggles into historical perspective by weaving photographs and symbolic articles and events in a graphic timeline.
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