Teenage Refugees and Immigrants from India Speak Out

Teenage Refugees and Immigrants from India Speak Out
Author: R. Viswandath
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1996-12-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780823924400

Teenagers from India discuss why their families left that country and how they have adjusted to life in the United States.

Palestinian Teenage Refugees and Immigrants Speak Out

Palestinian Teenage Refugees and Immigrants Speak Out
Author: Nabil Marshood
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1996-12-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780823924424

Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Teenage Refugees from Mexico Speak Out

Teenage Refugees from Mexico Speak Out
Author: Gerald Hadden
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1996-12-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780823924417

Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.

Teenage Refugees from Ethiopia Speak Out

Teenage Refugees from Ethiopia Speak Out
Author: Globe Fearon
Publisher: Globe Fearon
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1999
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780835922289

Teenagers from Ethiopia describe the conditions in that country that caused them to leave and their new lives in the United States.

Tested to the Limit

Tested to the Limit
Author: Consolee Nishimwe
Publisher: BalboaPress
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012-06-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1452549591

“If there is one book you should read on the Rwandan Genocide, this is it. Tested to the Limit—A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience, and Hope is a riveting and courageous account from the perspective of a fourteen year- old girl. It’s a powerful story you will never forget.” —Francine LeFrak, founder of Same Sky and award-winning producer “That someone who survived such a horrific, life-altering experience as the Rwandan genocide could find the courage to share her story truly amazes me. But even more incredible is that Consolee Nishimwe refused to let the inhumane acts she suffered strip away her humanity, zest for life and positive outlook for a better future. After reading Tested to the Limit, I am in awe of the unyielding strength and resilience of the human spirit to overcome against all odds.” —Kate Ferguson, senior editor, POZ magazine “Consolee Nishimwe’s story of resilience, perseverance, and grace after surviving genocide, rape, and torture is a testament to the transformative power of unyielding faith and a commitment to love. Her inspiring narrative about compassionate courage and honest revelations about her spiritual path in the face of unthinkable adversity remind us that hope is eternal, and miracles happen every day.” —Jamia Wilson, vice president of programs, Women’s Media Center, New York

Conditions of Violence

Conditions of Violence
Author: Christian Gerlach
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2024-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 3111568733

Mass violence comes not only from states, but also from people. By analyzing mass violence as social interaction through survivor accounts and other sources, this book presents understudied agents, aims and practices of direct violence and ways of action of those under persecution. Sound history – examining the noises of mass violence and persecution – is particularly telling about such practices. This volume shows that violence can become socially hegemonic, and some people claim a freedom to kill as a political right. To scrutinize indirect violence, which is often imperialist in character and claims many victims, the book proposes the concept of conditions of violence. These conditions are produced by definable groups of actors and foreseeably harm definable groups (which differs from the anonymous and static ‘structural violence’). This is exemplified in a case study concerning famines in World War II and another on COVID-19 as mass violence. Less global in character, other case studies in this volume deal with Rwanda, Bangladesh/East Pakistan and the Soviet Union.

Historical Dictionary of Rwanda

Historical Dictionary of Rwanda
Author: Aimable Twagilimana
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810864266

Blessed with natural beauty and rich vegetation, Rwanda is often called the 'land of a thousand hills' (le pays des mille collines). A proud people, the Banyarwanda (Rwandans) possess a centric view of the world, believing that Imana (God) favors Rwanda, as conveyed through the saying 'Imana yirirwa ahandi igataha i Rwanda' (God spends the day some place else but goes back home to Rwanda to sleep) and the fact that Rwanda means 'the universe.' However, this idyllic view of Rwanda sharply contrasts with the sad history of ethnic strife that has unfolded in the country since the 1950s: the 1959 Hutu Revolution followed by years of anti-Tutsi pogroms, undemocratic regimes, the civil war of 1990-1994, and, more significantly, the April-July 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and Hutu who opposed the killings. This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Rwanda, through its chronology, introductory essays, appendixes, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, provides an important reference on this central African country.

American Immigration

American Immigration
Author: Grolier Educational Corporation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1999
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780717292837

An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.