The Lhotsampa People of Bhutan [electronic resource] : Resilience and Survival /
Pulla, Venkat.editor.
This book provides insight into one of the world's quietest human rights abuses. The story of the Lhotsampa people of Bhutan describes their journey of coping and resilience, incorporating qualitative research undertaken in the refugee camps in Nepal and resettlement areas in Australia and elsewhere in the world.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1.Who are Lhotsampa? What caused their flight from Bhutan?; Venkat Pulla2.Around the time of crisis; Venkat Pulla & Prahlad Dahal3.Life in refugee camps; Venkat Pulla & Prahlad Dahal 4.Human rights and inhuman wrongs: the year in review 1990, Bhutan; Venkat Pulla & Asmita Dhittal5.Settling in Australia; Venkat Pulla & Sarjoh Bah6.Resettlement perspectives of Bhutanese refugees: a place called home with future; Venkat Pulla & Devika Rai7.Spiritualty, Coping and resilience of Lhotshampa; Jennifer Woods & Venkat Pulla8.Beyond Cultural Competence: Working across cultures in a globalized world; Narayan Gopalkrishnan & Venkat Pulla9.Settlement planning for refugees: Australia and US; Venkat Pulla & Om Dhungel 10.The concluding theme: Survival and resilience and spirituality; Venkat Pulla List of ContributorsIndex.
This book provides insight into one of the world's quietest human rights abuses. The story of the Lhotsampa people of Bhutan describes their journey of coping and resilience, incorporating qualitative research undertaken in the refugee camps in Nepal and resettlement areas in Australia and elsewhere in the world.
Social policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Political science.
Ethnology
Social justice.
Human rights.
Asian Politics.
Social Policy.
Migration.
Political Science.
Asian Culture.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.