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Refugees from Burma: Their Backgrounds and Refugee Experiences

Book information

Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2910931 bytes)
Pages
\88
Topic
History
Library
twirpx
Time added
2017-08-07 07:01:42

Description

CAL, 2007. – 88 p.This profile provides information about the richly diverse histories, cultures, and backgrounds of the refugees from Burma, with a focus on the Burmans (the country’s majority ethnic group), the Karen and their various subgroups, and the Chin. It also looks at their experiences as refugees in camps in Thailand and Malaysia and the early experiences of their fellow countrymen and women who have already been resettled in the United States. The profile is intended primarily for refugee service providers who will be assisting the refugees in their new communities in the United States. But others may find it useful, too. Teachers may use it to educate students about once faraway peoples, now struggling to find their way in a new land. Local government agencies—the courts, the police, the housing and health departments—may use it to help their staff better understand, and so better serve, the new arrivals.

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