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Book Refugee Refugees   See the East Timorese

Download or read book Refugee Refugees See the East Timorese written by X. Duong and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Exile and Return Among the East Timorese

Download or read book Exile and Return Among the East Timorese written by Amanda Wise and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East Timor, the world's newest nation, finally gained its independence in 2002, following half a millennium of Portuguese rule and 24 years of Indonesian occupation. That occupation produced a refugee diaspora spread between Portugal and Australia that has been integral in advancing East Timor's cause abroad. Because East Timorese in the diaspora identified strongly as exiles and invested so much in pursuing East Timor's independence, the homeland's liberation has complicated the very basis on which many have "imagined" themselves since fleeing to Australia. Wise interrogates the space after exile for members of the East Timorese diaspora in Australia, in dialogue with key debates on diasporic identities within cultural studies, contemporary anthropology, and cultural geography. Drawing on innovative ethnographic research, Exile and Return Among the East Timorese explores questions of shifting identity and home, trauma and embodiment, belonging and return among the East Timorese abroad at this critical juncture in their lives. The book asks what forms of cultural identity emerge among politically active refugee diasporas, what happens to such groups when the dream of homeland is fulfilled, and how they renegotiate a sense of home after exile. The lived experience of Timorese in Australia and former refugees who have returned to East Timor is brought to life through their eloquent and often moving firsthand narratives, which the author has used liberally throughout the book, vividly presenting them alongside images and analysis of their role in the political struggle. Providing unique insights into cultural identities in the transition from exile to diaspora in a post-refugee group, Exile and Return Among the East Timorese is essential reading for anyone interested in questions of home and identity among diasporic, transnational, and refugee communities.

Book The East Timorese Asylum Seekers

Download or read book The East Timorese Asylum Seekers written by Kerry Carrington and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Indonesia East Timor

Download or read book Indonesia East Timor written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on interviews conducted by Human Rights Watch from October 30 to November 7, on conversations with aid workers, and a range of published reports and other documentary sources, this report describes the continuing obstacles to return for East Timorese refugees in West Timor. It also presents new evidence of direct Indonesian military involvement in the forced explusions. (adapted from publisher's abstract).

Book Young East Timorese in Australia

Download or read book Young East Timorese in Australia written by Hedda Haugen Askland and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From Timor Leste to Australia

Download or read book From Timor Leste to Australia written by Janet Trezise and published by Wild Dingo Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poignant stories and poems of seven East Timorese families living in Melbourne whose experiences belong to that long history of human tragedy created where violent conflict of power, land and resources takes place, inevitably visiting on ordinary people, disruption and loss. Since 1975 to 1999, men, women and children, and even grandparents, have been forced to flee their beloved homeland, their culture, their language, their families - - and the graves of those murdered in repeated massacres over those years. The East Timorese have a special place in our history: so close geographically; giving succour and safe haven to our soldiers during the Japanese occupation of their island; our government in 1975 giving tacit support for an Indonesian invasion with its consequent brutal oppression; and later, in the bloody aftermath of the 1999 independence vote, Australia supporting independence and leading a UN international peace-keeping force to the island. And from 1975 to 1999, refugees arrived in Australia, mostly settling in Melbourne, quietly making new lives, without fuss or fanfare. Some returned after independence, many contributing their Australian-acquired skills and experience to the fledgling country. Until now, their stories, written by people in their community, have not been recorded and published. With a heritage tied so closely to Australia in so many ways, this collection represents an essential part of the great story of migration, whether voluntary or forced, to this country particularly in the last 50 years. The reader will be moved by these remarkable, courageous, and resilient people, who endured so much, just on our doorstep. The East Timorese families in these stories settled in the City of Casey in Melbourne's south-east. The stories are woven into the history of East Timor, a country that was colonised by Portugal for four hundred years, invaded by the Japanese during World War Two, later abandoned by its colonisers and suffered civil war before being invaded by neighbouring Indonesia. In the various periods of this history there are acts of defiance against oppression which resulted in family members being exiled, imprisoned or executed. In two families this fate was passed down through several generations. Some families were split apart as a result of war and conflict, suffering separation for many years. One family of seven children lost their father and were then separated from their mother for more than three years. A 13-year-old girl was away from home when her family were forced to flee. Left behind, she suffered incredible trauma for many years before being reunited with the other family members. Several mothers and some grandmothers were left alone in conflict zones to care for their children and grandchildren, and some were forced to take refuge before being able to escape. And yet, in times when family members were suffering great deprivation at the hands of occupying forces, there were small acts of kindness by individual soldiers.

Book No Longer in Exile

Download or read book No Longer in Exile written by Amanda Yvonne Wise and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sanctuary

Download or read book Sanctuary written by Andrew Hamilton (S.J.) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Children and Forced Migration

Download or read book Children and Forced Migration written by Marisa O. Ensor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book responds to the reality that children and youth constitute a disproportionately large percentage of displaced populations worldwide. It demonstrates how their hopes and aspirations reflect the transient nature of their age group, and often differ from those of their elders. It also examines how they face additional difficulties due to the inconsistent definition and uneven implementation of the traditional ‘durable solutions’ to forced migration implemented by national governments and international assistance agencies. The authors use empirical research findings and robust policy analyses of cases of child displacement across the globe to make their central argument: that the particular challenges and opportunities that displaced children and youth face must be investigated and factored into relevant policy and practice, promoting more sustainable and durable solutions in the process. This interdisciplinary edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of forced migration studies, development, conflict and peace-building and youth studies, along with policy-makers, children's rights organizations and NGOs.

Book The Mental Health of Refugees

Download or read book The Mental Health of Refugees written by Kenneth E. Miller and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print version originally published: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.

Book Troubled Transit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Antje Missbach
  • Publisher : ISEAS - YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE
  • Release : 2015-09-11
  • ISBN : 9814620564
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Troubled Transit written by Antje Missbach and published by ISEAS - YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troubled Transit considers the situation of asylum seekers stuck in limbo in Indonesia from a number of perspectives. It presents not only the narratives of many transit migrants but also the perceptions of Indonesian authorities and of representatives of international and non-government organizations responsible for the care of transiting asylum seekers. Fascinated by the extraordinary and seemingly limitless resilience shown by asylum seekers during their often lengthy and dangerous journeys, the author highlights one particular fragment of their journeys — their time in Indonesia, which many expect to be the last stepping stone to a new life. While they long for their new life to unfold, most asylum seekers become embroiled in the complexities of living in transit. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, is more than a location where people spend time waiting; it is a nation state that interacts with transiting asylum seekers and formulates policies that have a profound impact on their experience in transit there. Troubled Transit tries to explain the complexities faced by the transiting migrants within the context of the Indonesian government and its political challenges, including its relationship with Australia. The Australia-centric view of recent asylum seeker issues has tended to ignore the larger socio-political context of the migratory routes and the perspectives of transit states towards asylum seekers stuck in transit. This book hopes to direct the Australia-centric gaze northwards to take Indonesian policies and policymaking into account, thereby giving Indonesia more relevance as a transit country and as an important partner in regional protection schemes and migration management. Even though some Indonesian policies and practices are less than favourable for asylum seekers, and even reprehensible from a human rights perspective, more attention must be paid to ongoing developments that impact on transiting asylum seekers in Indonesia if any of the hardships they suffer there are to be alleviated.

Book Out of the Ashes

    Book Details:
  • Author : James J. Fox
  • Publisher : C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9781850655541
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Out of the Ashes written by James J. Fox and published by C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2000 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ethnicity and Nationality

Download or read book Ethnicity and Nationality written by Amnesty International and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catching Fire

Download or read book Catching Fire written by Nicholas Van Hear and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catching Fire provides for the first time an in-depth analysis of political and humanitarian catastrophes in which forced migration characterizes the complexity of both the emergency and the response. The book examines forced migration both within borders and beyond borders, giving attention to the complex combination of circumstances in which refugees often find themselves and the impact of relief programs.

Book Migrant Smuggling  Illegal Migration and Organised Crime in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region

Download or read book Migrant Smuggling Illegal Migration and Organised Crime in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region written by Andreas Schloenhardt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ethics and Politics of Asylum

Download or read book The Ethics and Politics of Asylum written by Matthew J. Gibney and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the ethical and political issues raised by the responses of Western states to refugees.

Book East Timor and West Irian

Download or read book East Timor and West Irian written by Keith Suter and published by Minority Rights Group Publications. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protection of human rights.