David Starr

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A Guest of the Government of Iraq

A Guest of the Government of Iraq

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Describes the experience of a Kurdish man from Iraq who was imprisoned by the Iraqi government and the trials he experienced trying to get his family to safety. 15 $1.50 Add
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Afterword

Afterword

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Provides an update on what has happened to the people described in other chapters in the book during the five years since its original publication. 3 $0.30 Add
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Beginnings

Beginnings

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A profile of Elaha Anwary, an Afghan refugee, who won the Grade 7 public speaking competition for her BC school by sharing her story. 5 $0.50 Add
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Freedom Smells Like Sunlight Detergent

Freedom Smells Like Sunlight Detergent

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Outlines the process of becoming a refugee as outlined by the United Nations, government assistance vs. private sponsorship, and arriving as a refugee claimant. Describes the process of arriving … 10 $1.00 Add
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From Many Places

From Many Places

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An introduction to Edmonds Community School’s and Byrne Creek School’s history and experience in multicultural education. In these schools six out of ten students are learning English. 8 $0.80 Add
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I Would Go Back if I Could

I Would Go Back if I Could

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Describes the experience of a Iranian woman who converted to Christianity and was disowned by her Muslim family, she became an illegal refugee in Turkey with a constant fear of deportation before … 12 $1.20 Add
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In Breath, You Listen

In Breath, You Listen

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Details the experience that staff have had in reaching refugee students at two schools in BC. Staff included in this chapter are a dance teacher, a settlement worker, a youth services worker, an … 15 $1.50 Add
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It Began With a Story

It Began With a Story

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Describes the experience of teachers and a principal working with a seventeen-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who would not follow instructions. Once his personal history … 7 $0.70 Add
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Keeping Hope Alive

Keeping Hope Alive

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Describes the story of how a man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was a teacher and activist which made him a target of the army. Details his struggles to claim asylum and finally … 18 $1.80 Add
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She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

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Describes the experience of an Afghan man forced into army service to graduate from school who marries a half-Russian, half-Uzbek woman and their escape the violence of the area to come to … 18 $1.80 Add
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Sisters in Struggle

Sisters in Struggle

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Describes as context the recent history of the Sudan, and recounts one family’s experience living through the 1983-84 violence in the country, their journey to refugee camps in Ethiopia and … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Last Song of Akol Chol

The Last Song of Akol Chol

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Details the life of a young boy from the Sudan who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the war. When his family came to Canada in order to get him the services he needed they placed him in … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Legacy of Violence

The Legacy of Violence

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Discusses how teachers and others can support students who have lived through extreme violence and what programs have worked in two schools with high refugee populations. 8 $0.80 Add
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These Things Happen in Africa

These Things Happen in Africa

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Describes the life of a man from Somalia who lost his leg delivering supplies to a UN refugee camp and then became a refugee in Uganda before being approved to come to Canada with his family. 9 $0.90 Add
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They Cannot Hide From the World What They Did

They Cannot Hide From the World What They Did

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Describes the experience of an Indonesian family who were hunted by security forces in Aech and split apart before illegally journeying to Malaysia and becoming refugee claimants. 15 $1.50 Add
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This is What War Looks Like to Women

This is What War Looks Like to Women

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Describes the experience of a woman born in Liberia in 1982 who escaped the civil war in Liberia by moving to Ivory Coast where war soon broke out as well. She then found her way to a refugee … 11 $1.10 Add