The middle of everywhere
Subtitle: helping refugees enter the American community
By: Mary Pipher.
Edition: 1st Harvest ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Orlando, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Refugees -- United States
Other titles: Center for Educational Pluralism Collection
Description: Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has been a great source of wisdom, helping us to better understand our family members. Now she connects us with the newest members of the American family-refugees. In cities all over the country, refugees arrive daily. Lost Boys from Sudan, survivors from Kosovo, families fleeing Afghanistan and Vietnam: they come with nothing but the desire to experience the American dream. Their endurance in the face of tragedy and their ability to hold on to the virtues of family, love, and joy are a lesson for Americans. Their stories will make you laugh and weep-and give you a deeper understanding of the wider world in which we live. The Middle of Everywhere moves beyond the headlines into the homes of refugees from around the world.  Working as a cultural broker, teacher, and therapist, Mary Pipher has once again opened our eyes-and our hearts-to those with whom we share the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references p. [366]-368 and index.

Available at the Center for Educational Pluralism, located in Miller Hall 250.
Table of contents: title: Cultural collisions on the Great Plains; title: The beautiful laughing sisters-an arrival story; title: Into the heart of the heartland; title: All that glitters ...; title: Children of hope, children of tears; title: Teenagers; title: Mohammed meets Madonna; title: Young adults; title: "Is there a marriage broker in Lincoln?"; title: Family; title: "A bundle of sticks cannot be broken"; title: African stories; title: Healing in all times and places; title: Home-a global positioning system for identity; title: Building a village of kindness. Coda: We're all here now.