Progress Report #3 Michael Bienz

            For my topic, Burmese refugees, I have four sources that range from an article and a newscast to a multimedia recording project. The main point I have taken away from my research thus far is that Burmese refugees have been displaced due to a civil war in their country, and they now live in the jungle, refugee camps, or as illegal immigrants in neighboring countries. One of my resources, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27p3MGGYbFs, tells the story of a family who moves from a refugee camp in Burma to America. Another resource I found is the website for Refugees International. The website tells about the history of Burma’s civil war, and then it discusses the refugee crisis the country faces today. To frame the presentation, I included an article from the “Fort Wayne Insider”. The article states that Indiana, and particularly Fort Wayne, Indiana, has the highest number of Burmese refugees in the nation. This shows that the topic of Burmese refugees in very relevant to the students in human rights class because the most popular place for Burmese refugees to settle is in our state. Finally, my most intriguing source is a multimedia project created by graduate students at Columbia University in New York City called “From Burma to New York”. The project follows Burmese refugees as they arrive in NYC, attempt to find a foothold in American society, and make new lives for themselves. All in all, I think that I have a good variety of sources that will make for an informative and interesting campaign.