Résultats pour "Refugee" dans Sciences sociales

This Very Short Introduction covers a broad range of issues around the causes and impact of the contemporary refugee crisis for both receiving states and societies, for global order, and for refugees and other forced migrants themselves. Gil Loescher discusses the identity of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons and how they differ from other forced migrants. He also investigates the long history of the refugee phenomenon and how refugees became a central concern of the international community during the 20th and 21st centuries.

In 1996, when Akuch Kuol Anyieth is five, her mother flees to Kakuma with her children, intent on finding safety and freedom for her family, while her husband stays behind in South Sudan to fight in the civil war. The family spends nine years in the camp, eking out an existence amidst famine, disease, unbearable heat and chronic violence. Despite their suffering, Akuch never loses hope or her sense of humour. She’s a bright student who loves learning and does well at the local school.

By the end of the Civil War, nearly half a million slaves had taken refuge behind Union lines in what became known as "contraband camps". These were crowded, dangerous places, yet some 12 to 15 percent of the Confederacy's slave population took almost unimaginable risks to reach them, and they became the first places Northerners came to know former slaves en masse.

A must-read for modern sanghas--Asian American Buddhists in their own words, on their own terms. Despite the fact that two thirds of U.S. Buddhists identify as Asian American, mainstream perceptions about what it means to be Buddhist in America often whitewash and invisibilize the diverse...

Refugees Walls of Memory, is a living platform that consist of podcast, interview series, dialogue forum, and refugees historical archive built to secure refugee memory and amplify refugee voice. It treats testimony not as content but as inheritance. Stories aren’t headlines here; they are kept with dignity, preserved for learning, policy, and posterity. Where others bury trauma, we lay it as a foundation stone. Where reports flatten lives into numbers, we build oral histories with names, faces, and breath. This platform turns a symbolic room into a bridge and refugees museum.

In this intimate and eye-opening book, Diya Abdo—daughter of refugees, U.S. immigrant, English professor, and activist—shares the stories of seven refugees. Coming from around the world, they’re welcomed by Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR), an organization Diya founded to leverage existing resources at colleges to provide temporary shelter to refugee families.

A memoir by one of the original female psychedelic pioneers of the 1960s Shares Rosemary’s early experimentation with psychedelics in the 1950s, her development through the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s, and her involvement, at first exciting but then heartbreaking, with Dr. Timothy...

For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the victims of violence and displacement. To Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. To Central America, the Congo, and the refugee camps of Jordan. To the Tibetan Parliament in exile in northern India. We are living in a time of massive global change, when negative images of refugees undermine the truth of their humiliation and suffering.

A gripping portrait of refugees who forged a new life in the Rust Belt, the deep roots they’ve formed in their community, and their role in shaping its culture and prosperity. "This is an American tale that everyone should read. . . . The storytelling is so intimate and the characters feel...

Refugee Picnic is a raw, immersive, and deeply personal non-fiction podcast that brings to life the extraordinary journey of Rremida Shkoza. Based on her autobiographical story, this podcast unpacks the harrowing realities of escaping communism, the psychological toll of displacement, and the resilience required to rebuild in an unfamiliar world. Refugee Picnic sheds light on the intersection of mental health, and the immigrant experience, while navigating the complexities of identity as a queer refugee caught between two cultures.

A rousing, inspiring call-to-action that encourages us to embrace the economic potential of refugee women and break the invisible barriers that constrain their power Every day, thousands of women are forced from their homes by war, famine, economic collapse, religious persecution, or personal...

In the wake of the American and French Revolutions, thousands of men and women took to the roads and waterways on both sides of the Atlantic—refugees in search of their inalienable rights. Although larger nations fortified their borders and circumscribed citizenship, two port cities, German Hamburg and Danish Altona, opened their doors, as did the federated Swiss cantons and the newly independent Belgian monarchy. The refugees thrived and the societies that harbored them prospered.

A 2026 FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE PEN/GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION Five Days at Memorial meets Into the Raging Sea in this “vivid snapshot of a broken asylum system” (Kirkus Reviews)—the gripping true story of a devastating shipwreck during the biggest refugee...

Father’s Refuge Podcast is a compassionate space for anyone navigating grief, loss, healing, and personal restoration. Through honest conversations, faith-centered reflection, and real-life stories, the podcast explores themes of grief recovery, emotional healing, forgiveness, redemption, and hope. Host-led discussions and guest interviews offer encouragement and practical wisdom for those processing loss related to family, relationships, identity, or life transitions. Father’s Refuge is a place of refuge for the hurting—welcoming fathers, mothers, individuals, and families seeking ...

The Olympic Games is once again bringing sport to global attention as the finest athletes from across the world come together to compete on behalf of their nations. A number of athletes, however, will again compete for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, representing more than a 100 million displaced people worldwide. What are the personal stories of these athletes? What does their participation symbolise for the millions of refugees worldwide? How does it shape our views of refugees? What’s the role of sport in supporting the wellbeing of refugees – especially displaced youth - across the ...

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the...

Lamia Scally a toujours pensé que la période nouveau-né serait la partie la plus difficile de la parentalité. Elle a maintenant deux enfants en bas âge et découvre qu’un tout nouvel ensemble d’outils est nécessaire. Depuis qu’elle est devenue parent, elle a beaucoup appris. Elle est ici pour tout partager avec vous. Chaque épisode aborde un problème parental à travers la philosophie de la parentalité respectueuse, positive et bienveillante, offrant un changement de perspective qui libère les parents du besoin de stratégies, d’astuces et de tactiques. Le refuge des parents ...

A new podcast to present the monologues of Syrian refugees gathered by Fadi Skeiker for his play SY-Aspora. This project receives the Creative Research and Innovation Grant at The University of the Arts @uarts https://www.uarts.edu/news/uarts-awards-inaugural-creative-research-innovation-grant

The word “refugee” sparks conversation and fuels emotion. There are more than 22 million refugees worldwide and another 65 million who have been forcibly displaced. But who are these people? Images filter into our consciousness via dramatic photographs - but these photos only offer a glimpse into their stories. As a young ER nurse in Boston, Roberta Gately was stopped cold by stark images of big-bellied babies with empty haunting stares in the news. She called the aid organization featured in the news story, and, within two months, she had become a humanitarian aid worker.

كيف ستتصرف لو وجدت نفسك فجأة في بلد أجبني لا تتحدث لغته ولا تعرف ثقافته وقالوا لك: لتعيش، عليك أن تبني لك حياة هنا؟ موقف مخيف ذو رهبة لا يحسد عليه صاحبه! بودكاست اللاجئ المدير، يقابل أشخاص أجبرتهم ظروف بلادهم أن يلجؤوا إلى الخارج لبدء حياة جديدة كلياً مغايرة تماماً لكل شيء تربوا وكبروا وتعودوا وعملوا عليه. هؤلاء الأشخاص وجدوا ...