Refugees In Camps During The Refugee Crisis

No one is prepared for war and the most challenging decisions you will have to make to survive. Although each character in Refugee, by Alan Gratz, is from a different time and place, they each share similar hardships and challenges in their experiences, such as they were all forced from their homes, they all lose a family member, and their problems begin in their own country.

“Doesn’t the world see the suffering of the millions of refugees of Palestinians who have been living in exile around the world or in refugee camps for the past 60 years? No state, no home, no identity, no right to work. Doesn’t the world see this injustice?” (Ismail Haniyeh). This is how many of the universal refugees feel. There are millions of refugees all over the world in similar situations. This is also similar to how Ha feels in the book “Inside Out and Back Again.” Ha’s life mirrors the universal refugee experience because many lives are turned inside out, they have to get used to their new living arrangements, and they have to adapt to a new world.

I experienced many different cultures, ethnicities and traditions when my family lived in Thailand. We lived in a Refugee camp and it was not like an America society. Every month, a volunteer group from a big city would aid every family in the refugee camp with bags of rice depending on how many people are in your family. There were about ten schools in the camp which were public schools and Catholic schools. Schools and houses were built out of bamboo and trees, and the buildings don't last more than a decade. Life was not easy in Thailand. Not every parent had a job and they found other ways to make money to provide for their families. There were many cultures and different ethnicities living in the same area and our neighbors spoke different languages and they were from different ethnic groups. There are many holidays and cultural traditions that we celebrate every year by dancing, playing music, and having big festivals.

What is the Holocaust? The Holocaust was an attempt of genocide toward the Jewish race:

Moving to America was the biggest change in my life. Before, I know very little of this world and my thoughts and opinion were very narrow. I did not have the best education and I think little about my future since I lived in a refugee camp. I also could not open myself up to people of different background because of the lack of diversity while living in the camp. But moving to America I was introduced with a new culture, education, and diversity that changes my life and my views.

During the Holocaust Jews went on boats to other country's but they kept getting denied. The Fresno family did not go to that boat. St.Louis did get on that boat and sailed to many country's. While they were on the ship after a long time of sailing the ship most people started to feel queasy. They went to the U.S. and also Cuba, but both of them had denied them. That is one difference they had between them.

    Refugees are people who are forced to flee their country because of persecution, natural disasters, and mainly war. When they leave their country their live essentially turn “inside out.” This happens when they are put into new experiences they are not used to and being bullied. In the novel, “Inside Out and Back Again,” Ha is living a normal life before the war. As the war is happening she goes through many things that make her life turn inside out. When she arrives in America it turns back again as she tries to start a new life.

The purpose of refugee camps is to provide a safe place for people who escaped a war torn area and give them food, shelter, water, care, and an education. Some refugee camps provide many kids with a nice school to go to so that they can receive a basic education. A couple other camps have nicer buildings for people to stay, but with others they have to stay in a abandoned jail cells, garages, and even shipping containers. But at least they are safer than they were in their old homes. While most camps are very safe some have high crime rates. Another bad thing about refugee camps is that disease can spread like wildfire through the refugee camps. But overall, refugee camps provide people fleeing war torn areas with many necessities.

Granting a substantial amount of un-vetted refugees access to a country cannot come without substantial consequence. By offering access to asylum, one is exposing the country to problems such as rising crime rate, economic hardships, social problems, and other problems that unvetted refugees bear and and potentially bringing more problems and make already rampant problems much worse. My argument is not saying to stop all flow of refugees, but instead of allowing any who wants refuge in, precautions need to be taken such as proper vetting and background screening. Vetting is the process in which an immigrant has their background checked before they are allowed into their country of refuge. Allowing large amounts of refugees into a country without vetting or regulation results in more problems than it solves.

Many of the world’s greatest leaders, thinkers, and minds, began with a humble beginning, however, through the law of nature and arbitrary, were given or acquired resources, which enabled them to achieve the impossible, unthinkable, and most importantly, the remarkable. I see this opportunity to assist Rustic Pathways in the Hill Tribe Support and Refugee Camp, as my first step, in my long journey towards greatness and success. Just as Leonardo Da Vinci’s first introduction to the world of art, mechanics, and chemistry was through his apprenticeship in Andrea Del Verrocchio’s workshop, so too, can Rustic Pathways serve as my introduction to the world of humanitarian work and aid.

Refugees: people who have escaped from their country because of a severe war or disaster.

We can help migrant refugees by giving them a chance to start over and find a new life. We can make houses and donate. By giving them jobs, they can earn money and by food, water, clothes, and sometimes even shelter. To help them get a fresh new start, all we have to do is give them a small push and they can do amazing things.

Ha and other refugees half to go through discrimination all over the world which they worry about because it can affect their family. Ha and all refugees half to go through discrimination when they head to their new home because people aren’t use to the color of their skin or their religion. Refugees get judged by their color of their skin, for example, “ I’m the only straight black hair and olive skin.” (Lai 142) People aren’t use to the color of her skin and her hair and she sticks out and other kids don’t talk to her because of that. Refugees also get judged by their religion, for instance “Oh, I don’t want to be with you, I don’t want to be your friend because you’re Muslim.” (Brice) Kids don’t want to be friends with refugees like in

Genocide, poverty, religious intolerance, misogynism, these are only a few of the atrocities the people in some countries face every day. What choice do they have? Their only means of escape are death or refuge. So the obvious choice is refuge. They stowaway on ships or airplanes, pack into cars, or just start walking to a country where they have a small hope of not only surviving, but living a normal life. Most of them will end up in detention camps, and most will end up in camps where the conditions are very poor. Some will apply for asylum and be in camp for an undetermined amount of time. Others will not and could be held for even longer, maybe indefinitely. The effects of detention on the human mind are debilitating, and a child

Refugee camps are temporary housing for people that are fleeing their country due to war, beliefs, persecutions, safety, or natural disasters. Refugee camps exist all around the world, including the United States. These camps are important because they provide a second home to people in need that feel threatened in their home country. In today’s society, refugee camps play a big role in changing one’s life. Refugee camps relate to the novel, Unwind because the Graveyard, where Connor, Risa, and Lev stay to seek asylum from being “unwound”, is an example of a refugee camp.