Refugee Services of Texas Austin (RST) is a not-for-profit social services agency that provides services to newly arrived refugees‚ asylees‚ parolees‚ survivors of human trafficking and any other expatriate escaping persecution appertaining to race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group‚ and/or political opinion. Since its initiation in 2003 in Austin‚ TX‚ RST has provided resettlement services to over 15‚000 refugees. RST is funded by both state and national partners and
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statistics indicate that the immigrant and refugee populations in the United States are rapidly increasing. In fact‚ the United States has witnessed the greatest migration in its history with an increase of 44% since 1990 (U.S. Department of Homeland Security‚ n.d.). Estimates indicate that the foreign-born population is 28 million to 31 million (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2002). This means that 1 out of every 10 people in the United States come from an immigrant or refugee background‚ with 1 in 5 born in another
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Mother in a Refugee Camp Chinua Achebe’s Mother in a Refugee Camp‚ paints the pathetic picture of a mother holding her dying son in her hands for the last time‚ portraying both the inevitability of death and the pain of those whose loved ones have died yet they live on in a harsh light. The poem starts with the poet comparing the scene of a mother holding her son in a refugee camp with the love and care which is usually depicted in all versions of Mary holding a ding Jesus in her arms. The poet
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What did you get for 15‚ 16‚ 17?Cinthya Garcia 5122 Wood Ranch Drive South Jordan‚Utah home: 801-696-4847 cell: 801-554-9853 email: gtcinthya@gmail.com Education: Juan Diego High School‚ Draper Ut Experience: Petsitter 2009-present -provided care for various types of animals such as feeding‚ walking‚ cleaning‚ and yard care. Babysitter 2008-present -provided care for children of the neighborhood Volunteer Experience: -Boys and Girls Club -Utah Food Bank -a part of the
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These past few years of highschool have had its ups and downs‚ but overall it’s been amazing. I’d like to thank my friends and family for always believing in me. Congratulations to the grads of 2013‚ see you all in 10 years! A discriminating reader may take pleasure in reading "The Destructors"‚ over an immature reader. A discriminating reader is a reader that takes deep pleasure in fiction that deals with life significantly‚ expects characters‚ plot and themes that are complex or realistic and
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prominent problem today than it has ever been. The threat is sitting right in the United States back door‚ and people are terrified. The terrorist group ISIS has arisen in the middle east as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis and has already struck in multiple places worldwide. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the worst in history. The Syrians are being brutalized and are running for their lives‚ especially to the U.S. The primarily Muslim population of Syria is
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The “Happiest Refugee” is the official autobiography of the Australian comedian Anh Do. The book is based around his life story starting in Vietnam and then becoming a fascinating story about his triumphs and darkest hours. Anh and his family went through many challenges as depicted in his text and these included the struggles Ahn faced at St Aloysius School‚ thereby depicting his social context. Ahn Do’s journey over to Australia was also conveyed through the use of descriptive and emotive language
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The two poems written by Langston Hughes‚ dreams and Refugee. These two poems have many similarities and they both talk about freedom. Freedom a word with many meanings and a word with different perspectives. Some people look at freedom in a totally different way‚ depending on where they live and the things they live through. Then there’s some people who don’t know what freedom is at all and the word means nothing to them. Well in the two poems they will describe two different points of freedom but
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In addition to meeting the definition of a Convention refugee‚ Toben also meets the four criteria for determining whether or not someone is a Convention refugee. First‚ Toben is alienage. An alienage is someone who has been denied protection by their home country and is now unwilling to return. Toben had left Nigeria in April 2015‚ to come to Canada. Moreover‚ it has been noted that Toben was in fear of being persecuted by the Nigerian government. He has already been detained since he has joined
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DRAFT 1 Writers always have a reason or purpose for writing stories. “The Happiest Refugee”‚ written by Anh Do‚ is a memoir describing his family’s journey from Vietnam to Australia‚ heartbreaking struggles in his life‚ and how he became such a well-known comedian. He uses comedy to lighten serious issues and shows the best of his life living in a dominant white society. He makes readers more aware of Vietnamese refugees‚ how they are not taking this country for granted‚ and breaks the dominant
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