Recommended Reading

Emma’s War, by Deborah Scroggins. Tall, striking, and adventurous to a fault, young British relief worker Emma McCune came to Sudan determined to make a difference in a country decimated by the longest-running civil war in Africa. She became a near legend in the bullet-scarred, famine-ridden country, but her eventual marriage to a rebel warlord made international headlines—and spelled disastrous consequences for her ideals. Emma’s War is at once a disturbing love story and a fascinating exploration of the moral quandaries behind humanitarian aid. Available at Rochester Public Library.

Recommended Watching

The Lost Boys of Sudan. An award-winning feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa's cruelest civil wars, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gunfire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other children. From there, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger, a world away from home, they find themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia. Available at Rochester Public Library.

Sudanese

RISE: Rochester In Support of Everyone: A brief overview of Sudanese in Rochester.

World Factbook. Information and statistics on population, history, economy, ethnic groups, religions, government, military, communication, transportation, and more in Sudan.

Sudan.Net: Information on culture, history, government, weather, and more, plus news and discussion.

SudanHome: Chat, comics, e-cards, photos, news, history, and more.

Comprehensive listing of links related to Sudan.

Amnesty International case sheet: Sudanese refugees on the Chad border.

Slideshow on Sudanese refugees, a New York Times site

Lost Boys of Sudan, a group of young orphaned refugees forced from their villages by war to trek hundreds of miles through African wilderness.

Health care issues among Sudanese refugees

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