Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A story like the wind A story like the wind Gill Lewis As a group of refugees huddles together in a rubber dinghy, one of them uses his violin to weave their stories together and give them hope for freedom in the future. OL19762823W
The boy who said no The boy who said no Patti Sheehy As a boy Frank Medeross grandfather teaches him to fish, to navigate the seas, and to think for himself, much needed skills under the new Castro regime. When Frank is drafted into the army, he is soo… OL19965273W
Drift Drift Caroline Bergvall Caroline Bergvall's Drift retraces the language and maritime imagination of early medieval North Atlantic travels from the sagas to quest poems to today's sea migrancies. Its centerpiece is the song … OL19988550W
Escape to Miami Escape to Miami Elizabeth Campisi "While the Naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is well-known for its infamous prison camp, few people are aware of its prior use as an immigrant detention center for Haitian and Cuban refugees. Begin… OL20031795W
The Vietnamese boat people, 1954 and 1975-1992 The Vietnamese boat people, 1954 and 1975-1992 Nghia M. Vo "Here is a history of Vietnamese diasporas, chronologically arranged from 1954 to post-1975. Everything that affected the escapees, from pirates to refugee camps, is analyzed. International responses… OL5838805W