The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This seventh volume brings together examples of four different world migration systems, that of the Black Atlantic, of early modern religious migrations, exile in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and twenty-first ......
A woman who sewed her city into a dress. A musician who rescued his ancient songs. A couple who rebuilt their pharmacy. In an era of mass migration, journalist Stephanie Saldana crosses nine countries to give voice to stories from the people of Iraq and Syria about hope, home, and what they rescued from war when everything else had been lost.
The book delves into a data-driven apolitical perspective of the migration problem in Turkey with the challenges that the Turkish government and international NGOs have had to confront in providing public services; notably, education and health to Syrian refugees in camps, public schools and clinics around the country.
Strategies of Self-Preservation and Inter-Generational Encounter with Na
A narrative analysis of memoirs of six holocaust survivors from a single family, this book examines strategies of self-preservation and resilience in young people exposed to persecution at different ages and life stages. It argues that holocaust-era stories can enhance understanding of today's child refugees.
Today's immigrants face a dangerous mix of rising nationalism and xenophobia, alarming rates of displacement within and across nations, war, trafficking, terrorism, and deportation. Multiple traumas stem from these experiences. This book examines the lasting impact of trauma for racial minority immigrants and subsequent generations.
Border Dissidence, Sociotechnical Resistance, and the Construction of Ir
The Migration Mobile explores how governments use technology to control borders, and how migrants use technology to circumvent, challenge, and reconfigure that same border apparatus. The book investigates these issues through empirical examples drawn from across Europe, including cases from Greece, the Austrian-Italian border, and Northern Europe.
" ...extraordinary memoir ...this small, brilliant book restores a dimension of humanity to the impassioned abstraction that the Middle East has become." -- Washington Post
This book remains the leading textbook on social work with immigrants and refugees, and the only one to address legal and policy issues along with clinical skills. This revised edition has ben updated to reflect recent key policy changes that affect social work with immigrant and refugee populations.
This volume examines the cultural legacy of Jewish emigration from the Maghreb and the Middle East in the years following 1948. Drawing on the remarkable cinematic and literary output of the last twenty years, this collection posits loss as a new conceptual framework in which to understand Jewish-Muslim relations. Whereas previous studies of ......
How are refugee crises solved? This has become an urgent question as global displacement rates continue to climb, and refugee situations now persist for years if not decades. The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and ......
How are refugee crises solved? This has become an urgent question as global displacement rates continue to climb, and refugee situations now persist for years if not decades. The resolution of displacement and the conflicts that force refugees from their homes is often explained as a top-down process led and controlled by governments and ......
Refugee Stories contains 30 compelling stories of refugees who have escaped war or conflict from more than a dozen countries. Their inspirational journeys show the potential of refugees to help make Australia a richer society.
Presents an analytical framework for advocacy on behalf of refugees and internally displaced people. This book identifies the social and political conditions integral to the plight of refugees and displaced persons. It discusses the fundamental right to freedom of movement, sender roles and the rights of women, and the effects of war.
An in-depth practical guide for mental health practitioners working across diverse theoretical orientations to provide mental health services tailored to the needs of refugees. Chapters outline research-supported psychological interventions that can be used in a culturally sensitive manner.
Amazing People from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Across Our World
Refugee Heroes shares the authentic stories of inspirational refugee journeys, including recent stories of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. It's a compelling read for people interested in empowering human stories, international politics and the humanitarian sector. The book puts a human face to the conflicts, tensions and ......
How a Refugee from the Vietnam War Found Success Selling Vinyl on the St
As a youth in Saigon's Chinatown of the 1960s and 70s, Paul Au was greatly affected by American "hippie" culture and Rock and Roll. He was smuggled into Hong Kong in 1974 to escape the South Vietnamese military draft. At first living in rooftop squats, he started to trade used vinyl records on the streets of Kowloon, and finally established an ......
Spaces of Refuge and Belonging in the City of Shiraz
Iranian Hospitality, Afghan Marginality examines the nexus of hospitality and nationhood in diverse iterations of Iranian identity, opening spaces for recognizing the self and other in the everyday interactions between Iranian citizens and Afghan refugees at sites of national significance in and around the city of Shiraz.
India, Citizenship, and Refugee Crisis: Political History of Hatred and Sorrow examines the effects of the Partition of India in 1947. The partition as suggested by the British to satisfy the Muslims, who formed the bulk of the British Army during the 2nd world war, could not stop the communal riots but instead led to their intensification. The ......
This book contributes to the understanding of Somalis' integration in Scandinavian societies through the exploration of constructions as well as negotiations of welfare and security practices.
An account, in graphic novel format, of a young Syrian refugee and how war forced him to leave everything behind, including his family, his friends, his home, and his business. This narrative follows his travels from Turkey to Greece.
"An account, in graphic novel format, of a young Syrian refugee and how war forced him to leave everything behind, including his family, his friends, his home, and his business. This narrative follows his travels from Syria, to Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey"--
The end of a journey, the beginning of a new life. -I'm Syrian, and I got here from Turkey. -Whoaaa! That's a hell of a trip! -You could say that . . . I left home almost three years ago. After being rescued from the Mediterranean, Hakim and his son reach European soil, full of hope. But before they can get to France, they face a new ......
Public Rhetoric and the Making of the "Illegal" Immigrant
In the 1920s, the US government passed legislation against undocumented entry into the country, and as a result the figure of the "illegal alien" took form in the national discourse. In this book, Lisa A. Flores explores the history of our language about Mexican immigrants and exposes how our words made these migrants "illegal." Deportable and ......
This book studies refugee migration through the experiences of Bosnian women displaced by the 1990s wars in former Yugoslavia and analyzes themes of gender, performance, political economy, and citizenship in women's diverse postwar lives.
Haitian Refugees and Antiblack Racism on the High Seas
Black Interdictions exposes the antiblack racism that was latent in the US government's Haitian refugee policies of the 1980s and the 1990s, setting the tone for the criminalization of migrants and refugees in the new millennium.
This book, written by the faculty and students of The George Washington University Refugee Educational Advancement Laboratory (REAL), examines the experiences of refugees settled in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area (DMV) during the last ten years and their pathways back to access and success in education.
While many non-Indigenous academic researchers have introduced the concept of reconciliation in their work, they have not adequately explored what it means for transnational immigrants and refugee communities to view reconciliation as a source of knowledge and understanding. How can assuming responsibility for reconciliation empower immigrant and ......
A narrative account, in graphic novel format, of the traumatic experiences faced by children fleeing war and poverty in Afghanistan, as well as the isolation they often feel as refugees in the West.
