Abstract This paper relates that Jon Holtzman's book "Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota" is an ethnographic analysis of a small group of refugees from Sudan called the Nuer. The author of this paper compares their struggles with his own struggles.
From the Paper "In "Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota " Jon Holtzman describes the contemporary migration of the Nuer people into the United States Holtzman relies on comprehensive anthropological studies of the Nuer people of the southern Sudan and their migration to Minnesota. The Nuer people are now part of a growing number of groups from sub-Saharan Africa resettling in the United States. Consequently, these groups provide an opportunity to make detailed anthropological studies that could have significance in evaluating and managing migration patterns to ..."
Tags: Nuer, refugee, ayylum, culture shock, poverty, assimilation, english literacy, social services, welfare, challenges to overcome, globalization, power and consumption, foreign policy, charity, tolerance, wealth
