Global Citizenship REFUGEE POPULATIONS

What are some recent refugee movements? What can you infer/ interpret from the pictures? Where did they come from/ why are they leaving? How do you feel?

Key Vocabulary Discrimination: treatment in favor of or against a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit Civilian: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization Refugee: someone who seeks safety by migrating to another country Refugee Camp: temporary settlements built to house refugees

South Vietnamese Boat People Political takeovers result in refugees.: Vietnam War- North Vietnam’s communist regime Reason for leaving: Communist takeover ◦South Vietnamese civilians felt threatened and chose to leave the country. ◦They had no transportation, so they crammed into boats attempting to sail to Australia or another accepting country. ◦Many died from dehydration and starvation during the trip. ◦Survivors spent years in refugee camps.

South Vietnam and travel trajectory

Key Vocabulary Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own Genocide: systematic killing of many people from an ethnic or religious group Systematic: thoroughly planned Nomadic: people or tribe that move from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the food supply Militia: a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers Asylum: protection offered by foreign government that recognizes refugees as legitimate migrants and allows them to stay in the country.

Nomadic Genocide

African Refugees- Rwandan genocide War or civil war, combined with intolerance creates refugees Reason for leaving: Hutu government takeover; Tutsi genocide Hutus made up majority of population and controlled the government. Tutsi population being suppressed and murdered. Over a period of 100 days, almost 800,000 people were killed. 2 million surviving refugees fled across the border and returned when peace was restored.

Rwanda

African Refugees- Sudanese genocide In the Darfur region of Sudan, there was conflict between local farmers (Non-Arabs) and nomadic herders (Arabs). When farmers complained that the Arab- controlled government was not responding to their needs, the government created a militia that began attacking non-Arabs. Hundreds of thousands were killed, 2 million refugees fled the area; they migrated to Chad, where they struggled to survive. Some returned, but many never will.

Sudan

Asylum Seekers When people migrate due to violence or conflict, they usually head to the nearest safe haven. Many refugees seek asylum in wealthy countries that have the resources to help them, like Canada, U.S., and Australia. EXAMPLE: 1950’s- Fidel Castro took control of Cuba, about 600,000 refugees fled that country and were granted asylum in the United States. Refugees had to assimilate into the culture of their new country. Assimilate: to adapt one’s actions to fit the new cultural surroundings.

Australia and Asylum Seekers Why are refugees attempting to find asylum in Australia? Why is Australia not welcoming these refugees?