Refugee Progress Report #2

Group: Refugees:
Members: Kerri Iha, Tae Rim Eum, Mike Hue, Hyunseung Lee, Sung, Michael Bienz, John Hindman, Katie Barker

Update:
For the most part, our group has been focusing primarily on individual and specialized research on our specific topics.  We've found some wonderful resources from a variety of media.  In the future, we hope to meet for more than just a few minutes to truly go over our own topics and teach each other what we have learned thus far.  I  think we have made incredibly progress and are on the right path.



Bibliography:

Cuba:

"Wet-Foot Dry-Foot Policy." US Immigration Support. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. <http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/wetfoot-dryfoot.html>.

Wasem, Ruth E. "Cuban Migration in the United States: Policy and Trends." Congressional Research Service (2009): 1-15. Fas.org. 2 June 2009. Web. 1 Oct. 2012.

Boswell, Thomas D. "2." The Cuban-American Experience. Culture, Images, and Perspectives. Totowa: Rowman & Allanheld, 1984. 31-46. Print.

Burma:

CBS Evening News. CBS: WANE 15, FORT WAYNE, April 24th, 2012. Television. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27p3MGGYbFs>.

"Discover Fort Wayne's Burmese Heritage." Fort Wayne Insider. 14 12 2011: n. page. Web. 1 Oct. 2012. <http://www.visitfortwayne.com/blog/index.php/2011/12/discover-fort-waynes-burmese-heritage/>.

 "Burma." Refugees International. Refugees International, n.d. Web. 1 Oct 2012. <http://www.refintl.org/where-we-work/asia/burma>.

From Burma to New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Oct 2012. <http://www.fromburmatonewyork.com>.

 Leiter, Karen, Voravit Suwanvanichkij, Ingrid Tamm, Vincent Iacopino and Chris Beyrer. "Human Rights Abuses and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: The Experiences of Burmese Women in Thailand." Health and Human Rights 9.2 (2006): 88-111. JSTOR.

http://www.exodusrefugee.org/

The first source is a CBS news segment that tells the story of one family who moved from a Burmese refugee camp in Thailand to New York City. Our second source focuses on the Burmese refugee population in Fort Wayne, IN. Fort Wayne has the largest population of Burmese refugees in the United States. The third resource is an article from the national organization Refugees International about Burma: its history and its refugee crisis. Our fourth resource is the most intriguing. It is a multimedia project created by students from Columbia University in New York City that chronicles the journey of Burmese refugees. It follows them as they attempt to assimilate in or at least immigrate to America.  The fifth resource is a scholarly article on the health problems refugees may face through their transportation and possible abuse.  The last source is simply a link to an Indianapolis organization's website.  Although Exodus helps refugees from all over the world settle into Indianapolis, most of the refugees they help are Burmese.  They could be a wonderful resource in learning more about refugees in our own community.

Media: Vietnamese Refugees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqVLn4PV3vM

amesln  “Vietnamese Refugees.”  Youtube Jul 19, 2011. October 1, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqVLn4PV3vM. 

The group learning about Vietnamese refugees found one video, two articles, and one newspaper resource.

Bibliography for North Korean Refugee Group

(Tae Rim Eum, Sunghoon Chung)

Popular media sources

·         "memoirs of life as an North Korean Refugees." Sae Tuh Min Shim Tuh. N.p., 10 May 2008. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <www.toxjals.com/>.

·         "North Korean Refugees Part 1 of 2 - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.. N.p., 25 Oct. 2009. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY2gNcYQgmc&feature=watch_response

Theoretical book chapters or articles

·         Lankov, Andrei . "NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN NORTHEAST CHINA." Asian Survey Vol. 44.University of California Press (2004): pp. 856-873. Print.

·         Kay, Bryan. " A North Korean Refugee Dilemma A North Korean Refugee Dilemma | The Diplomat ." THE DIPLOMAT The Diplomat . N.p., 8 Mar. 2012. Web. 1 Oct. 2012. <http://thediplomat.com/2012/03/08/a-north-korean-refugee-dilemma/>.

This group first looked up the website made by North Korean Refugees who currently live in South Korea.  They focused primarily on reading about the experience they faced escaping North Korea and the harsh conditions living as a refugee.  The second source is a video about the North Korean Refugees.  The third and fourth sources are articles about North Korean Refugees with political views on the topic.