Middle of Everywhere The World's Refugees Come to Our Town

Name: Middle of Everywhere The World's Refugees Come to Our Town
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ISBN: 9780151006007

ISBN-10: 0151006008

ISBN-13: 9780151006007

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary Pipher

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Over the past decade, Mary Pipher has helped us understand our family members. Reviving Ophelia did for our teenage daughters what Another Country did for our aging parents. Now, Pipher connects us with our greater family--the human family. In cities and towns 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 essential virtues of family, love, and joy are a tonic for Americans who are now facing crises at home. Their stories will make you laugh and weep--and give…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 4/2/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Foreword xiii


Prelude: Ellis Island xxi



Hidden in Plain Sight



Cultural Collisions on the Great Plains 3



The Beautiful Laughing Sisters-An Arrival Story 24



Into the Heart of the Heartland 64



All that Glitters... 83



Refugees across the Life Cycle



Children of Hope, Children of Tears 113



Teenagers-Mohammed Meets Madonna 161



Young Adults-"Is There a Marriage Broker in Lincoln?" 196



Family-"A Bundle of Sticks Cannot Be Broken" 216



The Alchemy of Healing-Turning Pain into Meaning



African Stories 247



Healing in all Times and Places 275



Home-A Global Positioning System for Identity 305



Building a Village of Kindness 325


Coda: We're All Here Now 351



Working with People for Whom English Is a New Language 355



Becoming a Cultural Broker 358



Universal Declaration of Human Rights 359


Bibliography 369


Acknowledgments 373


Index 375