We wish to thank AT&T, Northwestern’s Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, and Medill for their support.
For four days in December 2010, we reported the stories of refugees living in Jordan, Namibia and Malawi. We continue to report the stories of refugees once they’ve resettled in Chicago. Check out our stories at Refugeelives.org, or go to them directly from the list below, where you’ll also find some frequently asked questions about refugees that we answer through personal stories of those involved:
Jordan
From arrival to resettlement, an insider’s look at UNHCR By Christina Walkere
Moving toward a new future: An Iraqi family’s struggle By Christina Walker
In between lives: Iraqi sisters begin a new life in Jordan By Heather Devane
Pictures: A play of Iraqi refugees’ trials and triumphs By Christina Walker
“Sowar†of a City: Snapshots of Young Iraqi Refugees By Hannah Bricker
Scattered in an Urban World By Katherine Mullersman
Refuge for Iraqi Christians By Heather Devane
Play football, make peace By Kevin Short
Crafting community By Christina Walker
A commute of two countries By Hannah Bricker
A family divided: Dreaming of reunification By Hannah Bricker
Mariaham Alries: A new home for the holiday By Christina Walker
Malawi
Slideshow: Dzaleka By Corinne Chin
A personal essay By Corinne Chin
What would you tell the world? By Zachary Wichter
Simon says: A refugee addresses Dzaleka’s problems By Corinne Chin, Lauren Manning, Zachary Wichter
Dzaleka Dances By Mitchell Armentraut, Shireen Ali Mirza
An activist life in the Dzaleka camp By Zachary Wichter
Losing his wife: One man’s tale By Lauren Manning
Health care: 11,000 people, 1 dispensary By Corinne Chin, Lauren Manning
“In need of protection†By Corinne Chin, Lauren Manning
“Rebel†with a cause: Dzaleka, Day 1 By Corinne Chin
Two homes, one family By Mitchell Armentraut, Shireen Ali Mirza
Refugee lives = Refugee struggles By Corinne Chin, Lauren Manning, Zachary Wichter
Tastes like chicken By Zachary Wichter
Meet us in Malawi By Corinne Chin
Update from Lilongwe By Corinne Chin
Arriving in Malawi By Lauren Manning
Namibia
Refugee without status by Rose Conry
Osire refugee settlement: We believe by Chad Stambaugh
Refugees: Sand in a jar by Jack Doppelt
Going back home: The split in Osire’s future by Jack Doppelt
To the young and talented: There are only two things involved by Jack Doppelt
DP, a friend, maize meal porridge, and other things I learn by Marcia Mahoney
Food by the month by Chad Stambaugh
The strength within by Meixi Ng
Fishing with Mama Isabel by Meixi Ng
Travel plans with Shaibu Hafiz by Sarah Daoud
Healthcare at Osire by Krislyn Placide
Shared experiences make the grade by Sarah Daoud
From a librarian’s perspective by Marcia Mahoney
Kids will be kids by Kaitlyn Jakola
Parentless refugee finds family and faith by Rose Conry
Gabriel Yuma: Dreaming of emerging from the grave to life by Jack Doppelt
The Osire elder by Kaitlyn Jakola
From hospital to hospital with no relief by Krislyn Placide
Mike Müller: A national among refugees by Kaitlyn Jakola and Krislyn Placide
Osire learners excel with growth of school by Rose Conry
Refugee economics: Making a living by Kaitlyn Jakola
Hendricks Kabemba: Translator, poet, stuck after high school by Jack Doppelt
David Banda anticipates changes at Osire by Rose Conry
Angolan carpenter supervises building project at Osire by Marcia Mahoney
Permit problems…resolved by Jack Doppelt
An offer of marriage breaks the ice by Sarah Daoud
Talk of repatriation at Osire by Fabiano Leal
The refugees’ disconnect by Rose Conry
Etosha: Namibia’s pride, our joy by Fabiano Leal
Waiting to be resettled by Krislyn Placide
Accidentally on course by Kaitlyn Jakola
Talking shop: Principal to hopeful principal by Meixi Ng
Chicago
Tekie Tsegay: An Eritrean refugee struggles to find work in Chicago by Shireen ali Mirza
Thoung Shwe: A Burmese refugee with time to share by Mitchell Armentrout and Corinne Chin
Shanti Niraula: The future is not there, it’s here by Heather Devane and Krislyn Placide
Qusay Al Salih: Three times a refugee by Kaitlyn Jakola and Fabiano Leal
Damodhar Dhakal: Finding the time to adjust in the States by Ariana Bacle and Rose Conry
Eugene Peba: A Nigerian’s fight for survival and protection by Lauren Manning and Christina Walker
Mofak Hasan: An Iraqi refugee totes his teaching across continents by Kate Mullersman and Kevin Short
Nabeel Aywab: Paradise found for a Christian family from Iraq by Stephanie Arias and Meixi Ng
Poe Clee: Resettled refugee prepares to return home by Hannah Bricker and Naomi Rosen
Jumatano Majaliwa: A Congolese refugee reclaims his children by Sarah Daoud and Zach Wichter
Surviving the Killing Fields to tell the Cambodian refugee story by Jessica Chou, Mallory Gafas and Keenya Hofmaier
The caged bird thrives: Jorge’s flight from Guatemala by Meital Caplan and Christina Rosales
Out of the tall grass with Sudanese refugee Peter Magai Bul by Lauren Alexander and Ashley Fetters
Leaving a life of “no choiceâ€: Burmese refugee Ernest Pyaohn finds dignity by Dara Carroll and Lindsey Kratochwill
Fleeing the bombs of Baghdad: Omar Muhammad’s refuge by Blake Sobczak and Melissa Sobin
My homeland is a suitcase: The story of Palestinian refugee Awad Sifri by Lauren Coffaro and Kelsey Sheridan
Exchanging favors: Ethiopian refugee Esayas Mesfin’s survival kit by Kayla Stoner and Cathryn Vaulman
Escape, faith and dance: What it means to be Tibetan for Lobsang Yangphel by Philip Jacobson and Dan Q. Tham
Good Questions
What’s the difference between refugees and other immigrants, and how are those differences reflected in policy and practice in the U.S.? by Hannah Bricker and Naomi Rosen
What issues are involved in educating the children of refugees? by Ariana Bacle and Rose Conry
How are refugees treated in other countries compared with the U.S.? by Mitchell Armentrout and Corinne Chin
What are the complications for refugees when their families are separated? by Sarah Daoud and Zachary Wichter
What is the legal status of asylees coming into the U.S., and how does that evolve as they remain? by Lauren Manning and Christina Walker
How many refugees were allowed into the U.S. last year? From where? And how are those decisions made? by Heather Devane and Krislyn Placide
What is the first day for a refugee like? by Stephanie Arias and Meixi Ng
Who pays the airfare to transport refugees to the U.S., and how does it work? by Christina Alexander
Do refugees come to the United States with a clean bill of health? by Kate Mullersman and Kevin Short
Is the U.S. government the only agency to provide funding and other support for refugees? Who else is involved and what do they typically provide? by Kaitlyn Jakola and Fabiano Leal
What happens if a refugee and family move from the location or state where they were originally placed? by Shireen Ali Mirza
Other stories relating to the project
US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps – UNHCR site
Students Report Live From Refugee Camps – Medill site
Live Feed of Refugee Life: Northwestern undergrads report from refugee camps in Jordan, Malawi and Namibia – Northwestern site
