Home Sweet Home?
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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
- 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
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