particular, refugee services. This organization relocates refugees, the ones I worked with are

from Sudan, Africa. A 20 year civil war has been raging in Sudan leaving families displaced and

relocated. The war is between the Northern Sudanese (mostly Arab Muslims-also in control of

the government) and the Southern Sudanese (mostly indigenous people of Nuer and Dinka

'tribes'). The Southern Sudanese do not recognize the government except when forced to.

White missionaries come to Southern Sudan to aid these people while converting them to

Christianity (and furthering their God's/or religion's own agenda). Bior (a boy I work with) told

me, "we like the white people in Sudan, they come to help us build things." The Southern

Sudanese have been cosntantly attacked and often fled to neighboring Kenya. Even in Kenya

refugee camps the Southern Sudanese have been attacked by their Arab enemies.

The Northern Sudanese are largely Arab Muslims who control the government. The

government is seen as artificial to the indigenous population. The government attempts to

collect taxes and impose laws on those in Southern Sudan. Resista

who argued for reason and morality as a dictate of the actions of states would be pleased with

Philadelphia house with modern refigerators, televisions, telephones. They go to school

Christian missionaries meanwhile attempt to get the local tribes to act according to Christian

This product relates to social change on the individual level. The boys want pictures

Monday through Friday from 8am-3pm. Identity is constantly being shaped and formed: their

these services provided. Protectionists (upset with globalization lowering 1st world standards

and religion combine to create a global community (Callo and Farmer discussed these created

a license, and a car. Culture overlaps: they want materials and embrace American materialism.

and now they try to synthesize their Sudanese background and new American reality.

Some common words found in the essay are:
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