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Across the border and into school

Published Year
2016
Resource Type
Journal
Thousands of Central American children made a harrowing journey to the United States. Now they are navigating the arduous process of getting an education.

Graphic novels portray bicultural America

Published Year
2016
Resource Type
Journal
Like Superman, the comic-book hero who navigated the dual identities of Superman (or Kar-el) and Clark Kent, many heroes of new graphic novels and illustrator-authors are bi-culturale.g., immigrants or the children of immigrantsexploring multiple identities in contemporary America.

NO CHILDHOOD HERE: Why Central American Children are Fleeing Their Homes

Published Year
2014
Resource Type
Journal
This brief investigates why many Central American children are leaving their homes to come to the United States or travel to other Latin American countries. Many children cite crime, gangs, and violence as key reasons, while smaller numbers of children report leaving because of extreme poverty.

Program helps foreign families

Published Year
2016
Resource Type
Journal
This article highlights a refugee from Darfur and how she has gone from a struggling parent to one who helps others adjust to life in the United States.

IOC names 10 athletes to refugee team for Rio Olympics

Published Year
2016
Resource Type
Journal
This article describes the International Olympic Committee's (IOC's) decision to select 10 refugee athletes for the Olympic games this summer. The athletes hail from Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.