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Rain in a Dry Land, a PBS/POV documentary film by Anne Makepeace
Author Helen Thorpe discusses her book, The Newcomers.
USA TODAY book review, The Newcomers
The Middle of Everywhere by Mary Pipher
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Cultural Orientation from CAL & IOM
The Somali Bantu profiled in-depth in the UNHCR magazine
The Burmese Karen: Who they are--a BBC report
Background on Eritrea and human rights abuses
Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR statisitics and overview
Video: Women in Congo, Weapons of War, 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper (Viewer discretion advised)
Anderson Cooper's reflection on the 60 Minutes story about rape in Congo
Hodan's story (prior to being resettled in Denver, interviewed by UNHCR)