Would you like to learn more about what refugees experience? Are you looking for materials to help others understand why millions around the globe have been forced to flee their homes? Please check out this list of educational and informational resources compiled from CMC staff.
Books:
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation by Joseph Sebarenzi with Laura Ann Mullane
*Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
*Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Luma Mufleh
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Mary Pipher & Susan Cohen
They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein
*Young adult novels
Movies:
First They Killed My Father (2017) (Available to stream on Netflix)
Flee (2021) (Available to stream on Hulu)
Short videos:
Temple by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down (music video)
You can also watch an interview with the artist about this song here.
Don’t feel sorry for refugees — believe in them, Luma Mufleh
What it’s like to be a parent in a war zone, Aala El-Khani
World Refugee Day Virtual Panel: New Beginnings
Other Resources:
Finding Home (app for iPhones) This app turns your phone into a refugee’s phone, simulating the experience of a refugee as they flee from their home.
“The ungrateful refugee: We have no debt to repay” by Dina Nayeri