The middle of everywhere
Subtitle: the world's refugees come to our town
By: Mary Pipher.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Refugees -- United States
Description: Offers the tales of refugees who have escaped countries riddled by conflict and ripped apart by war to realize their dream of starting a new life in America, detailing their triumph over adversity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-371) and index.
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.