Sister Kay Haver explains, "the Refugees realize that the suffering is not over when they arrive in

Belonging in society is challenging for specific groups of people and they can be demoralised by this greatly and that can have a huge effect on their working life or social life but after being accepted or being resilient, their life can become much better. In The Happiest Refugee Anh Do overcomes exclusion is various ways after he has fled from his own country to Australia. Sometimes Anh is affected by the ostracisation by some people in the new community that he has become a part of in Australia.

Our cohort is nearing the end of its secondary education and therefore it is important that we reflect on the ways in which it has shaped our attitudes, values and beliefs. For example, over the past five years, we have read, analysed and evaluated various literary works such as novels, plays, poems and films in our English studies. These texts have expressed various ideologies, explored interesting themes and introduced us to fascinating characters. These elements have left a lasting impression on our attitudes, values and beliefs. In addition to this, English literary texts have provided us with historical knowledge as well as a thorough understanding of the role that aesthetic devices

Anh Do’s story is a timely reminder of the plight of refugee in our country. Discuss the Happiest Refugee in the light of Do’s universal message about the suffering of human beings during times of war and the struggle to make a better life in a foreign country.

Anh's success is ultimately defined by his parent's teachings. In Anh Do's memoir, “The Happiest Refugee”, his accomplishments are explored through his relationship with his family and his career as an established comedian. After fleeing the torn society of Vietnam, the Do family resettle in Australia and begin their new life with more opportunities and chances for success. Anh's parents are accountable for part of his success. Although Anh seems to be the most accomplished in his family, none of his accomplishments and personal traits would have been obtained if it was not for his parents. Anh succeeds throughout his life because of his parents. Anh's resilience is a positive reflection of his parent's guidance. His mother sacrificed a

Violence and lack of jobs is all around the world. Immigration is often a result of this. Immigrants are forced to leave their homes based off many different factors. The reasons for immigration can easily be avoided and aided by those who are able. In The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, immigration is explored through Estevan and Esperanza, who have taken the journey from Guatemala to America due to various reasons. The immigrant experience is often characterized by violence and the need for jobs.

In both of these articles they talk about refugees. Some families had adjusted a new life after all the bad things that happened to them. When the refugees were being sent away, they felt queasy about where they were going. All the refugees thought they were going to get a document and be U.S. citizens. But they weren't, they were being sent to internment camps. And had to live there.

Barbara Kingsolver once said, “Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life” (Barbara Kingsolver Quotes). Contemporary Literary Criticism includes authors’ critiques of Kingsolver’s novel, The Bean Trees, agreeing this quote “…imbues the reader with giddy feelings” (“Barbara Kingsolver”). Published in 1988, Kingsolver takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster with a manifold of feelings. Her novel, filled with friendship and survival, is set in the barren American Southwest, focusing on Taylor Greer’s search for a new life as she traveled across the country (“Barbara Kingsolver”). Kingsolver’s adventurous childhood in Kentucky, eye opening

Imagine trying to flee your country in the pursuit of freedom and a better life? The Bean Trees is about Americans who have different thoughts about immigrants coming to the United States. Barbara Kingsolver defines the immigrant experience in The Bean Trees through discrimination, making friends, and protecting those in need.

This essay is about the universal refugee experience and the hardships that they have to go through on their journey. Ha from Inside Out and Back Again and other refugees from the article “Children of War” all struggle with the unsettling feeling of being inside out because they no longer own the things that mean the most to them. Ha and the other refugees all encounter similar curiosities of overcoming the finding of that back again peaceful consciousness in the “new world” that they are living in .

For the podcast, I interviewed Lina Abdulnoor, with the intention of exploring the intricacies of refugeehood by analyzing Lina’s refugee experience. Lina lived in Iraq with her family until they began receiving death threats due to their religious beliefs. Convinced that they needed to flee the country to survive, they left Iraq as refugees. After leaving Iraq, they settled in Jordan, where they waited two years until the U.N. to approve their request to move to the U.S. in 2012. Lina and her family initially settled in Virginia, where she experienced culture shock as she adapted to American culture and the English language. However, Lina did not feel accepted in Virginia; her experiences in the state led her to think that Americans treated her according to negative stereotypes of Iraqis. After living in Virginia for several months, Lina and her family chose to resettle in San Diego, California, which harbored a larger Iraqi population than Virginia did. Supported by San Diego’s Iraqi community and various refugee organizations, Lina flourished, and she currently studies at UCSD while holding a stable job.

Ha’s life as a refugee is a life experience is something that only the strong can go through, and her entire family made it. When refugees flee home, it is because of fear that their family will be torn apart by the war when they leave home, family, friends, memories, basically the perspective of the person is leaving what they desired. Then when they finally do find a home, (not all), they are greeted with new challenges, one of many is that acceptance in their new home, some people probably don’t want to make a living in their new home, “But life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not”. But when people turn “inside out” they feel empty inside and everything is useless, they have to start over from square one and become “back again”. When they become happy again and accept what has happened to them, so they can move forward in life. This book is mostly about a girl with her family who was in a war, so they left of fear of being torn apart by the war because they will be safer than where they are at in the moment, Saigon Vietnam, but are greeted with challenges in the Alamba U.S.A.

In 1945, humanity had a defining moment. The Nazi Era had ended, yet 71 years later the reign of Adolf Hitler still continues to have an effect on our society. Approximately 6 million Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust, which is the largest genocide in history. Today, we face a similar situation. In Syria, there is a civil war which has taken over 200,000 lives and left over 2,000,000 people displaced. The crisis directly relates to upholding human rights and the impact fear has on opinions.

The starless sky was casket-black and brooding. Even the clouds seemed morose. Gelid hands clasped algid steel as we gazed upon our foe. The cold north wind keened and mewled through both the valley and the soules of our men. The clouds cleared as their spears glimmered cruelly under the eerie moon. Its phantom flame sent ribbons of chrysalis- silver light spilling onto the upraised shields of our men. The monsters swarmed and swayed below us like corn in a field, yet it seemed there were more of them than a thousand bushels could hold. Our commander raised our proud pennant aloft in defiance. It represented our dreams, our lives and our salvation. If it was taken, it would mean we were dead.

In the book The Refugees, the question “In the future. What do you want to do with yourself?” was asked. It is a question that most people are afraid to answer due to lack of certainty. Most people are uncertain what the future holds. Yet it is always best to plan, or at least visualize how they want their future to look like. This also applies to present. Especially, since current life choices may affect or lead to future life decisions. My family’s guidance contributed to my current situation. In the early Fall semester, the idea of attending CSUCI had become no longer an option. The lack of money prohibited me from attending the school. There was not sufficient amount of money to pay for living in the dorms, and commuting was not an option because I do not own a car. I had to come to a decision to attend community college instead. It was not until my aunt heard about my financial struggles, and called my mother explaining that the opportunity I have right now is definitely something I should not throw away. My aunt and uncle-in-law offered financial help should I need it. Coincidentally, the day after that call, I received a text message from a girl named Khia, who saw my roommate request online, asking if I was looking for a roommate to live with. The apartment was only 10 minutes away from school, but there was public transportation available for me to take to school. Had it not been for my family’s support, as well as my roommates reaching out to me in my time of

The United Nations High Commissioner Refugees (UNHCR) is an international organization that works to protect and assist refugees anywhere in the world, by providing shelter, health, safeguarding individuals, assessing global needs and advocating for those population (UNHCR, 2016). In fact, the 5 groups the UNHCR helps are refugees in Eastern of Turkey, The diaspora from Africa, refugees in South America, refugees in Middle East and refugees from Syria (Salopek, 2015). Generally, refugees are those who flee from inevitable, often long-term violence and other difficult living conditions brought on by the conflict. The United Nations more narrowly defines refugees as "persons who are outside their country and cannot return owing to a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group" (UNHCR, 2016). Those are groups of people who leave their home to another country for safety purpose.