Refugee’s lives are filled with struggles and terror. A refugee is a migrant that is outside their home country of citizenship because they are fearful of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, or membership of a certain social group. They leave their home country because they are not safe there. Then they arrive to a place like the U.S. and struggle to adapt to a new culture and life. I chose to go to this presentation because the topic of refugees has been significant lately. Syrian refugees have been trying to resettle in places like the U.S., Lebanon, Germany, France, Turkey, and more. Burmese refugees I America was the topic of the presentation. RISE in collaboration with EMBARC sponsored a presentation where Dr. …show more content…
A refugee is a migrant that is outside their home country of citizenship because they are fearful of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, or membership of a certain social group. They leave their home country because they are not safe there. Then they arrive to a place like the U.S. and struggle to adapt to a new culture and life. I chose to go to this presentation because the topic of refugees has been significant lately. Syrian refugees have been trying to resettle in places like the U.S., Lebanon, Germany, France, Turkey, and more. Burmese refugees I America was the topic of the presentation. RISE in collaboration with EMBARC sponsored a presentation where Dr. Liberata Aung shared her experience as a refugee. Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center is a community organization that was founded to help ethnic members from Burma. They have three programs they focus on: advocacy, community development, and education. Dr. Liberata is a Burmese refugee herself who came to America to find a better life. Refugees need all the help they can get when resettling. They have no money, rarely and education, and they cannot speak English. Everything they need to have a good life needs to be taught to them. That’s why organizations such as EMBRAC are there to help them through that