Sudanese Refugees
Exhausted Sudanese mother and her seven children arriving at a refugee camp in Eastern Chad.
Below are stories and images of Sudanese refugees. Your task is to read each story and view the images. When you have completed your analysis of their hardships, make connections with your group members using the attached form. When you have completed your comparison to Ha and her family's hardships submit your paper to me, via the Common Share Folder. When I receive your submission it will be displayed on the SmartBoard and used for class discussion and synthesis at the end of the lesson.
Mary's Story
Mary Bior comes from Bor in southern Sudan. She fled with family when the civil war came to her area in 1983. Mary, with her sister and brother, survived in the bush between Sudan and Ethiopia for two years. They lived off the land, sometimes obtaining spare meat from the rebel forces. They then fled to Ethiopia in 1986 where they stayed until 1991 when war forced them and many others back to Sudan. She eventually reached Kenya where she lived as a refugee for many years.
Mary came to Australia in 2003 with some of her family. She has found life in Australia different to what she expected. She has faced many challenges, but her faith in God has helped her.
"A lot of people died [in Sudan] because of hunger, the kids … because of disease."
"I thank God for having me here. I thank God because my child did not pass away through bad things. I thank God because my children are healthy."
Edward's Story
Edward Massimino was born in Sudan and fled to Uganda with his family at the age of five at the beginning of the first civil war, living there from 1964 until 1976. Edward returned to Sudan where he remained until the most recent civil war. He and his wife then moved to Cairo, Egypt for two years before coming to Australia in 2004. They are both studying and working in the field of social welfare. Their children are at school and university, working towards their own goals.
"Religion … your culture is there to bind you together, in language, in education … In [Sudan], people sit around the fire and tell stories about the old times, about hunting, about fishing … about the movement of peoples."
"Many people decided to come [to Blacktown] because of friends, because of brotherhood and [the local] community."
Works Cited: http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/sudanesestories/mary-bior/
Works Cited: http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/sudanesestories/edward-massimino/
Exhausted Sudanese mother and her seven children arriving at a refugee camp in Eastern Chad.
Below are stories and images of Sudanese refugees. Your task is to read each story and view the images. When you have completed your analysis of their hardships, make connections with your group members using the attached form. When you have completed your comparison to Ha and her family's hardships submit your paper to me, via the Common Share Folder. When I receive your submission it will be displayed on the SmartBoard and used for class discussion and synthesis at the end of the lesson.
Mary's Story
Mary Bior comes from Bor in southern Sudan. She fled with family when the civil war came to her area in 1983. Mary, with her sister and brother, survived in the bush between Sudan and Ethiopia for two years. They lived off the land, sometimes obtaining spare meat from the rebel forces. They then fled to Ethiopia in 1986 where they stayed until 1991 when war forced them and many others back to Sudan. She eventually reached Kenya where she lived as a refugee for many years.
Mary came to Australia in 2003 with some of her family. She has found life in Australia different to what she expected. She has faced many challenges, but her faith in God has helped her.
"A lot of people died [in Sudan] because of hunger, the kids … because of disease."
"I thank God for having me here. I thank God because my child did not pass away through bad things. I thank God because my children are healthy."
Edward's Story
Edward Massimino was born in Sudan and fled to Uganda with his family at the age of five at the beginning of the first civil war, living there from 1964 until 1976. Edward returned to Sudan where he remained until the most recent civil war. He and his wife then moved to Cairo, Egypt for two years before coming to Australia in 2004. They are both studying and working in the field of social welfare. Their children are at school and university, working towards their own goals.
"Religion … your culture is there to bind you together, in language, in education … In [Sudan], people sit around the fire and tell stories about the old times, about hunting, about fishing … about the movement of peoples."
"Many people decided to come [to Blacktown] because of friends, because of brotherhood and [the local] community."
Works Cited: http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/sudanesestories/mary-bior/
Works Cited: http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/sudanesestories/edward-massimino/