Home Sweet Home?

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0152
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0152
Title: Home Sweet Home?
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. Ellen G. Nygaard's talk, "Home Sweet Home?", discussed global and U.S. refugee resettlement programs, emphasizing her experiences with the Lynchburg Catholic community's 2004 project aiding Bantu refugees from Somalia. Highlighting challenges like language barriers, cultural differences, and societal prejudice, Nygaard concluded with insights on overcoming personal biases and the importance of love and family. The paper underscores the complexities of refugee assimilation and the resilience of displaced individuals.
Date: 10 November 2005
Creator: Nygaard, Ellen G.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Nygaard, Ellen G.; Refugees -- resettlement; Lynchburg -- Catholics; Refugees -- stigma
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Nygaard, Ellen G.; George M. Jones Library Association