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The Lost Boys Of Sudan: An American Story Of The Refugee Experience


I picked this up at the Tompkins County public library this weekend (shoutout to the reference staff!) and spent the next ten hours reading it, to the detriment of housework, gardening, exercise, and other weekend tasks. This is the story of a group of boys from Sudan who suffered unimaginable hardships during their country’s ongoing civil war, and were brought to cities across the United States as refugees. After three months of governmental support, these “Lost Boys” were required to support themselves in a world where everything was new: stairs, cleaning products, packaged food, the concept of pets. Despite an almost religious desire for education, these young men were introduced to a new form of poverty as members of the American Working Poor. The book follows the lives of four Lost Boys as they travel from war-torn Sudan to Atlanta, Georgia and learn to survive in their new home. Lions no longer lurk in the bushes, but after 9/11, drunk locals pulled a knife on a refugee and called him a terrorist.

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10 Replies to “The Lost Boys Of Sudan: An American Story Of The Refugee Experience”

  1. I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

  2. YOU MAY WANT TO GET THIS OTHER LOST BOYS TOO, IT NAME IS.( GO TO WWW. AMAZON.COM AND, TYPE IN RUOT.YOU WILL LIKE I AM SURE. THANK YOU.

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  8. But they’re not boys any more, and they’re not lost. I think they’ve been treated like curios, bricka-brack for the mantle, when they’re adult men who deserve our care (yes) and respect, but not the exploitative ogling we’ve given them.

  10. We have some of the “Lost Boys” here in Chicago. Our church had some of them speak recently and it was amazing. Thanks for the book rec.

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