Refugees are Heroes.

[shawnaree]

So, I've been thinking about how literature might be used to help refugee children heal from the wounds of their exile. At the Center, there are many many children for whom violence has always been the norm (one child actually tried to hang another with whom he had had a disagreement because "at the Camp, that's what happened to you if you said the

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[recordplayeron]

Not sure if it matters much, but something similar: a friend who is Rwandan and survived the genocide found a lot of relief in hearing about other survivors. She is now working with the UN and has been for a while, helping others in situations similar to hers. So, in her case, hearing about others helped her, and she is now passing it on.