The Happiest Refugee Essay

awaiting.''Back Again'' the second half of the title, shows how someone or in Ha's case, her family can get their lives partially normal, or how it was before. It is never easy for a refugee to flee, let alone find a new home, and get their life on track, we see this, especially through Ha's experience. Life as a refugee is challenging, and it can change your life in a negative way, as it did to Ha. For example, in the book it says ''In the distance war bombs explode like thunder, slashes…

Thousands of people join our military and risk their lives to fight for their country. After many years of fighting in war soldiers are no longer who they used to be. When they return home they are looked at, treated badly, and are not given the treatment needed to recover. The struggles and obstacles these veterans face on their journey home and once they arrive forever face. In the epic poem, Odyssey by Homer, it shows the obstacles a soldier has to face on their journey. Odysseus and his men…

Europe is facing a crisis unlike anything it has experienced before. Millions of people, whether war refugees, economic migrants, or otherwise, are flooding into Europe and pushing it to its limits both economically and socially. The situation on the ground is very dynamic, with refugees typically coming from the countries of Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. However, Italy in particular, has seen a sharp increase of refugees from northern Africa. The migrants entering Italy are primarily from…

The world continues to record escalating number of refugees. Governments guarantee the physical security and basic human rights of its citizens and the refugees. When civilians become refugees, the safety, and human rights disappears. In this case, countries should be aware and act on their obligations to protect refugees and people seeking asylum. In some cases, host countries fail to protect these refugees. Consequently, these refugees have a hard time catering for their families and meeting…

keep warm especially during this winter. Now in december we see articles of Syrian refugees “freezing to death” in the camps meant to protect them. This is another example to tack on to the ever increasing amount of reasons why the whole Syrian refugee crisis is a blunder. Though we should give them credit for the insane amount of refugees pouring into the country it has also been a political nightmare beyond belief, and that is usually the reason for the majority of the relief efforts in the…

The first half of the novel’s title, “inside out,” reflects the universal refugee experience of fleeing home. This relates to Ha’s experience in various ways. For instance, at the beginning of the novel, when Ha was still back in Saigon, she writes in the poem, “Closed Too Soon”, that, “I’m mad/ and pinch the girl/ who shares my desk,/ Tram is half my size,/ so skinny and nervous” (Lai 38). This shows how Ha was a bully who was feared by others. This proves how before the war, she was a…

States Congress on September 24, 2015 in Washington D.C. Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and spoke about current topics relevant throughout the world to the United States Congress. He focused on the religious extremism, the refugee crisis, immigration, diplomacy, and the trading and sale of various weaponry. Pope Francis was able to do so through the use of anaphora, metaphors, and anecdotes. Throughout this speech Pope Francis was able to successfully and…

environment and learning to survive was made especially difficult when your heart longs to be in another place. Before long, using the English he studied so hard to learn he managed to make the most of his situation. Working as a translator in a refugee camp meant he was able to generate income and used it to try and further his education. He recalls the willingness to help and the generosity of those in the camp as unbelievable. He says, “it 's funny to see how those with the least are so…

situations, including the Kosovar Conflict and the Vietnamese Boat People Crisis. In order for its interferences to be successful, the United Nations must utilize each component in its arsenal effectively: monitoring, pro-action, and reaction. The current refugee crisis from Syria and its neighboring countries has manifested extensively due to the United Nations’ inadequate…

History Essay Throughout the wars many events involving immigration shaped Canadians and their views resulting in a more accepting and interracial country. Before the war from the years of 1890 into WW1, Canada saw itself as a home to a white European population based on Anglican beliefs, those without the same mind set or beliefs were seen as enemy aliens resulting in distrust. The discrimination and distrust Canadians put upon the ones unlike them such as Blacks, Asians, Italians, Arabs,…