Line Up! Line up in the front of the classroom

from oldest to youngest without talking Oldest will be on far left Youngest will be on far right

Let’s Compare With your partner, read the following

passage Once finished, compare this story to

different immigrants that we have learned about by completing the Venn Diagram

In about eight minutes we will reconvene as a class to discuss your findings.

Why are there differences? This immigrant moved because of

different reasons Fearful of life Felt like she had no choice

Because of these reasons, she is known as a refugee

Refugees make up a large amount of immigrants United States and Worldwide

African immigration is characterized by refugees

CONTEMPORARY IMMIGRATION: AFRICA, REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

US/VA History –Mr. Blincoe

What are refugees? A refugee is someone who has been

forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence.

A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.

What are some examples of refugee movements?

Example of a Refugee Movement

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) An internally displaced person (IDP) is a

person who has been forced to flee his or her home for the same reason as a refugee, but remains in his or her own country and has not crossed an international border.

Unlike refugees, IDPs are not protected by international law or eligible to receive many types of aid.

What is an example of a group of internally displaced persons?

Example of a group of IDPs

With your partner… Compare and contrast refugee and

internally displaced persons on Y-Chart. Then, we’ll share our ideas with the class

Why Focus on Africa? Each arrow

represents a refugee movement in Africa.

Where the line ends is where these refugees end up

Let’s Focus on North and South Sudan

Sudanese Refugees – (Camp in Chad)

Let’s Take a Look View the three videos and keep the

following questions in mind: What struggles do these refugees face in

these refugee camps? What do you think will happen to the

refugees or IDPs in the videos? What can we do as a community to help

refugees?

Video One http://www.yotube.com/watch?v=_GP-nz

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Video Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9U_

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Video Three http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssnd

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Let’s Talk About the Videos How did you feel about Sudanese refugees

before the video? How do you feel now? What struggles do these refugees face in

these refugee camps? Why would some displaced persons not want

to leave their home country? How has the world responded, or not

responded to the situation in Darfur? What do you think will happen to the

refugees or IDPs in the videos?

Where do Refugees and IDPs go?

Asylum http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refug

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U.S.A. Refugee Policy

What about Harrisonburg?

What resources exist in Harrisonburg that helps refugees?

Skyline Literacy Career

Development Academy at JMU

Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence

First Steps Boys & Girls Club

United Way Mercy House Our Community Place New Bridges

Immigrant Resource Center

Harrisonburg Refugee Resettlement Office Church World Service

Local resources in Harrisonburg – Refugee Resettlement Office

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-4ZlZlCzTU

Let’s Think… Discuss with your partner the following

questions: What do we like about the program? What do we dislike about the program? What else can we do to help refugees?

Mini-Investigation Lets investigate organizations that help

refugees. Specifically:

Find one organization that helps refugees. If you have time, you may find another organization.

Answer the following questions: How does this organization help refugees? How can you or your friends get involved?

(Ex: Do they have a local office?) Be prepared to share your findings with

the class!

Let’s Share What We Found!

One Last Think-Pair-Share What else can the community do to help

refugees?

For Homework… Write down a list of at least five

questions that you would want to ask a refugee for our immigration panel.

Turn in these questions next class.

Before you go… Complete two Frayer Model worksheets.

One on refugees. One on internally displaced persons.

Turn in these Frayer Model worksheets to the teacher before you leave.