Thousands of refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina have fled to the United States to seek protection from the ethnoreligious conflicts of the region. To best assist these families‚ service providers must understand their wartime and migration experiences and their culture. The purpose of this article is to review the literature relevant to working with Bosnian Muslim refugees as well as to understand the uruque issues facing this population. The authors ’ interest in Bosnian Muslim refugees is a personal
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There are many different views about refugees in Australian society‚ where illegal boat people and over flowing detention centres are a controversial problem today. Go Back To Where You Came From is a documentary directed by Ivan O’Mahoney about a social experiment that challenges the dominant views of six Australians about refugees and asylum seekers. These six Australians are taken on a 25 day journey where they are placed into the troubled “worlds” of refugees. For a few of the Australians it is
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different demographics between immigrants and refugees from the same origin. There were five areas of origin for the majority of these refugees: Afghanistan‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ the Middle East‚ Somalia‚ and former Yugoslavia. Another factor to keep in mind are the inherent biases that may be in place when diagnosing mental health cross-culturally. For instance‚ having a level of fear towards a parent figure may be different from culture to culture‚ so when these refugees move to a different culture‚ something
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provide an overview on the attitudes towards asylum seekers within Australia as part of encouraging integration of people from different cultures. This paper also will intend to address the issues asylum seekers and refugees are facing in Australia. The policy on Asylum Seekers and Refugees remains one of the most argumentative topics in today’s Australia. Australians have witnessed numerous changes in this area over recent months. They are happening quite often and very quickly‚ which makes it really
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them a new understanding and reviewed their perceptions of refugees. Therefore‚ their process of discovery had made them to question their view of the world. “Go back to Where You Came From” is a social experiment that was on the SBS channel. In this reality show six ordinary Australians Raye‚ Raquel‚ Glenny‚ Adam‚ Darren and Roderick undertake a journey in the life of a refugee. The main purpose of this show is to build empathy for refugees and allow audience to understand the risks and dangers on
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United States. The refugee resettlement was an act of humanitarianism but also an experience of American discrimination. This is because as America open its door to welcome the refugees‚ the media portrayed refugees in a stereotypical way. With the influence of the media‚ American public discriminated and even attacked the refugees. The legacies of war brought to the Hmong people were high causalities‚ dispersion of families‚ and identity crisis. The Hmong people had dealt with all these legacies by adapting
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This movie depicts issues‚ most resulting from the civil war‚ such as poverty‚ migration‚ and most importantly refugees. The civil war raging within Agu’s country causes a significant amount of suffering for both those participating and those who are just caught in the middle. Agu and his family would be a prime example of the latter‚ forced to separate and the remainder executed after an accusation‚ based on no evidence‚ of them being spies for the rebels. The war makes Agu into a refugee that
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book “Inside Out And Back Again” Ha has to flee her home due to southern Vietnam being struck by war with the North. Refugees are forced to flee their homes when when factors like natural disasters‚ war and persecution‚ or environmental crisis hit.The process of fleeing home is a hard and painful time for
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Shouts ring out like gunfire; flashes of light exploding from small green bombs; deafening‚ murderous. These memories replay throughout countless refugees’ minds everyday‚ kindling feelings of trauma day by day. Not only are refugees cursed with these events which are stained in their minds- but they also experience constant racism‚ anxiety‚ and hopelessness as they attempt to assimilate into a culture that is now being forced onto them. The everyday struggles of a refugee‚ or a person forced to
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the refugees raises the risk of domestic terrorism‚ but it is rational to ask if the tradeoff is worth it. The government is aware of the growing risk of terrorism‚ but the domestic surveillance has increased over the past years‚ and it would help to put more out there. Not only policemen but a powerful technologically enhanced‚ multibillion-dollar to watch or even eavesdrop since there isn’t trust. The U.S has enough money to be able to obtain it. We all have to realize the Syrian refugees are
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