Sometimes a refugee’s trauma twists them inside out and although, we never see it, we always see the end result and how far they’ve come. In the article, Refugee Children In Canada it goes to say, “Perhaps it is also true that many do not talk because we do not listen.” Kim Ha, the ten year old girl named after the Golden River her parents treasure so dearly is like most ten year olds, she was childish, selfish, pouty, dedicated, and mischievous. The strongest point of her childish ways was on page (11) of Inside Out and Back Again,“I’m glad we’ve become poor so we can stay.” This proves that she simply doesn’t understand. Before she was forced to leave her home she was a busy child, played with her mouse bitten doll, collected flower seeds with her neighbor, and dedicated her time to watching her papaya tree blossom and grow.
A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their homes due to war, lack of food, or culture cleanouts, Ha and her family being among these people. As the leader of the home, Ha’s mother has a tough decision to make, Should I leave and seek hope with the possibility of never finding it? Or do I stay here and risk …show more content…
They were segregated, treated unfairly, and often judged as though they aren’t people too. A refugee’s culture and their religion usually, plays a large part in how they are treated by their host country. During the Vietnam war, refugees were treated as though they were animals. Americans believed that the Vietnam war, was a war that we had no business being in. In more present times, muslims are treated as if they are all terrorists. In the article Children of War page 10 says “My graduation is next year, So I have to think about college.¨ This is proof that refugees can adjust with a little bit of acceptance, and guidance. Inside Out and Back Again says on page 164, ¨An older woman throws up her arms and hugs us.¨ This is proof that someone is finally accepting
A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their homes due to war, lack of food, or culture cleanouts, Ha and her family being among these people. As the leader of the home, Ha’s mother has a tough decision to make, Should I leave and seek hope with the possibility of never finding it? Or do I stay here and risk …show more content…
They were segregated, treated unfairly, and often judged as though they aren’t people too. A refugee’s culture and their religion usually, plays a large part in how they are treated by their host country. During the Vietnam war, refugees were treated as though they were animals. Americans believed that the Vietnam war, was a war that we had no business being in. In more present times, muslims are treated as if they are all terrorists. In the article Children of War page 10 says “My graduation is next year, So I have to think about college.¨ This is proof that refugees can adjust with a little bit of acceptance, and guidance. Inside Out and Back Again says on page 164, ¨An older woman throws up her arms and hugs us.¨ This is proof that someone is finally accepting